...Smarter.” In the article, Johnson explains that he believes watching television makes you smarter because it forces you to “pay attention, make inferences, [and] track shifting social relationships” (279). Johnson then takes it one step further by comparing television from the past and the present, and the amount of threading the shows contain. He goes on to explain that the multi-threading used in television today affects how our minds work and in the end make us smarter. Although, Johnson uses many excellent examples in this article to persuade the audience that television is not a bad thing such as 24 and Hill Street Blues. While I do believe that television might be affecting us mentally, I don’t believe that lounging on the couch watching any of the shows Johnson mentioned in this article will sincerely make me a smarter person. Which is why I must disagree with Johnson in thinking that television makes you stronger. In the article, Johnson talks about a concept called the, “Sleeper Curve” (279). Johnson goes on to describe this concept as “the most debased forms of mass diversion” (279). He even goes on to describe video games and violent television as nutritional, that these everyday activities we do work our cognitive faculties without us even realizing that it’s happening. Now Johnson might be right on television giving us a cognitive workout, but I do not think that playing video games or watching television is making me smarter. Nor do I think either would help me pass...
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...Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury is a well-known author of stories, screenplays, and multiple novels that have left a lasting influence on American fiction. He left legions of devoted readers and a vast oeuvre that, at its best, combined Hobbesian fears with emotionally resonant hopes for his country and for the human race(Weiner 79). Bradbury’s work contained themes stemming from events and circumstances of the 1950’s. Such as the history of past wars, the times of an irrepressible movement of technological developments, and the censoring of offensive material. Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953, is a cultural time marker, helping us to locate the past, evaluate the present, and imagine the future (Smolla...
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...The media has a lot of control over the socialization process. When one looks at the values of a society and one sees that the media has changed significantly over the past thirty years in terms of sexual content, sexual undertones, and violence. People have become numb to programs and reports that in the past would have created a stir. The media has helped to mold our social mores. When the media presents homosexuality in a more pleasant tone, persons have become more accepting of the stands. Rosie O'Donnell was aware of this when she aired her program about families of gay people on a cruise ship. It was addressed at helping to alter public opinion of what constitutes a family in the 21st century. News shows only present the information that will sell. The media operates on the support of sponsors. If an issue is not going to draw public interest, the media will not present it. The news media also reflects the opinions of the person's who create the news as a team. The fashion industry and product market functions on the media attitude that if the public identifies with a product it will sell. In order to sell products sexuality and music serve to entice the public. Yes, the media has a significant impact on the social values and mores in a society. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION IN U.S SOCIETY There are four major agents of socialization in the life of many people today. Those major agents are family, school, peers, and mass media. There are also two other agents called religion...
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...Communication: Past and Present HCS/320 July 25, 2013 Sandra Alviso Communication: Past and Present Every country suffers from natual dissasters. In 1979 at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station there was a malfunction that Lt. Gov. Bill Scranton miss communicated to the public. (Rose, 2011). In 2005 Mother Nature brought Hurricane Katrina to the coast Lousiana and, she devastated the city of New Orleans. Today our community’s natural disaster is a life-threatening biological agent which has spread in the water supply of several towns. Technology has changed the way a community in a disaserous situation communicates after the Three Mile Island and Hurricane Katrina. Comparing the way an Emergency Management Office communicates with the public and the groups involved, the advantages and challenges that come with the past and present communication technology, and the media opportunities used in today’s world. Individuals and Groups With a life-threatening situation there are many individuals and groups internally and externally that need to be notified of the situation. Within the office the entire staff needs to be aware of the seriousness of the situation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Center for Disease Control Center (CDC) are a few federal agencies that need to be aware of the situation. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) was directed by Congress to develop the first National...
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...In the early days of television, the role of a misfit was one of comedic effect, an excellent example is one of the first and certainly one of the most popular comedy shows of its era; The Three Stooges. In The Three Stooges, almost every gag is either violent slapstick, a farcical joke, or demeaning jokes centred around the main cast's stupidity. As one approaches contemporary times, the role of a misfit changes significantly, over the decades, society becomes more tolerant of difference and more accepting toward individuality, imposing fewer expectations on youth to replicate their parent's lives, this was around the time of programs such as Freaks and Geeks. Eventually, television and society start celebrating differences, seen in modern television in many programs, especially seen in series such as Son of Zorn. The changes in television are deeply linked to changes in society, each affecting the other....
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...most of America sits in front of their televisions impatiently waiting to watch their favorite shows. From prime time television to viral videos on YouTube, media has become one of the most influential areas of life. The clothes we wear, slogans we say, and actions we portray are all influenced by media. For example, in 2012 “Ain’t nobody got time for that” became a popular slogan which transcended from a news interview that went viral. Although the slogan was catchy, it became famous more so for the way it was presented. The interviewee was an African American female who was a victim of a house fire. With the female being very passionate and animated while speaking in an urban accent, it provided for great entertainment. Sadly, that news interview lacked the appropriate representation of African Americans. The way media portrays a certain message “can have an inordinate influence on the public’s perception of blacks” (Holt 6). Audiences have been a witness to negative portrayal of African Americans since the days of “blackface”, where Caucasian American actors painted their faces black to depict African Americans. According to blog author Michelle Whalen, “now, more than ever, images of African Americans are transcending racial stereotypes and forging ahead into the fight for equality” (1). In the past two decades, media has been successful in providing positive progression in the portrayal of African Americans although some areas of television continue to have an absence in the...
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...to review the past and present management alongside the mass media and how it would pertain to this paper; Giant RV has neglected to update their technology to increase their ability to overcome past setbacks. Technology, mass media, and outstanding management have never been a large importance in the recreational vehicle industry. This industry has been behind in technology for many years, it has become increasingly harder to improve standards to public when management will not spend the extra cost to explore new avenues. It would be to the companies benefit to explore the Internet, radio, newspapers, television, and to other industries to increase knowledge on how other companies venture out to expand their profit through mass media. If management within the recreational vehicle industry would implement new standards to improve how the recreational vehicle industry does business this might increase revenue throughout the United States and within Giant RV. By doing this it could change many of the standards already in place throughout the United States and how other recreational vehicle dealerships do business. Mass Media With many ways to explore how management can overcome this setback they could look at how the mass media has implemented suggestions within the population so that many will follow the media’s recommendation on trends and political thoughts. These thoughts and suggestions usually implemented throughout the Internet, Radio, and Television through intercommunication...
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...Television is a form of media that has great ability to influence and brainwash the viewing public. The talking box in one’s living room has assumed the overpowering role it plays today as a result of the weakness of society. This may seem like a negative view but a society’s strength is based on the relationships between people and when so much time is spent away from others and together with the media, the actions that take place are often times a reflection of what television presents. In President Clinton’s speech, he brings forth this very point and he acknowledges the family’s increasing weakness and calls on all people to bring back the values of the past and stop the media from playing such a huge role in our community. The overwhelming influence of the media is a constant threat to the maintenance of traditional family values and to the protection of our children’s future. Nevertheless, television cannot be changed for it is too big and powerful but compromises can be made that can strengthen society and help keep certain values protected. Over the past decades, people have less and less time in their hands due to careers, divorces and the constant struggle for success. This unfortunately, is resulting in parents spending less time with their children, which is an important responsibility that no one or nothing can replace. President Clinton said, “television… may be the third parent, but it can’t be the first or the second”(Clinton, p.173). The focus on “parental...
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...European Union: Is the Media Friend or Foe? Over the past several decades, the French, Italians, Spaniards, Germans, Austrians, Swiss, and so on have been tempted to surrender their identity to the newly formed culture, “European.” Formed in 1993, The European Union consists of 27 European countries that have agreed to abide by the same foreign and security policies, such as accepting a new currency, the Euro. The European Union mainly formed due to the extreme forces of nationalism, which had previously devastated the entire continent in World War II. In order for the union to perform successfully, a sense of unity among all countries has to be present. To create this new culture, experts thought the television was the best medium to unite people from different countries. In my opinion, the media is the result of a culture, and therefore it is difficult to create a new culture through television. This issue of the International Communication Gazette explains how television has helped the European culture evolve. The authors discuss the two different approaches to culture: primordialist and constructivist. Primordialism holds that national identity is unchangeable and depends largely on biological heritage and history. Constructivism, on the other hand, rejects ethnic homogeneity as a factor and states that culture is based on the recent interaction of knowledge and ideas. Overtime, nationalism increased in Europe, which caused conflict and later, destruction. Therefore...
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...For the vast majority of human history, the arts have played an important role in society. With the recent developments of technology, more specifically, mobile phones and television, art appears to be fading as most people spend their time watching television, playing video games, and texting. Despite this, the great works of literature of the past and present will last forever, never disappearing due to technology. Personal technology never lasts more than a few years, but the greatest pieces of literature have the power to last through centuries. Lasting over the years, the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is a perfect example of the power that literature has to transcend time. Published in 1930, this work has not lost to technology....
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...Essential Grammar in Use Grammar reference R AY M O N D M U R P H Y Contents ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● I/me he/him they/them etc. 2 It’s mine/yours/hers etc. 2 am/is/are 3 a/an and the 4 flower(s) bus(es) (singular and plural) 4 a car / some money (countable/uncountable) I have … / I’ve got … 5 I am doing (present continuous) 6 I’m going to … 6 I do/work/like etc. (present simple) 7 worked/got/went etc. (past simple) 8 old/nice/beautiful etc. (adjectives) 9 the oldest the most expensive 9 under behind between etc. (prepositions) up over under etc. (prepositions) 10 can 11 List of irregular verbs 12 For further practice: Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises Helen Naylor with Raymond Murphy Essential Grammar in Use Cassette Set Example sentences from Essential Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy © Cambridge University Press, 2000 Not for sale separately 5 10 I/me he/him they/them etc. People subject object I me subject I we you he she they we us I know Ann. We know Ann. You know Ann. He knows Ann. She knows Ann. They know Ann. you you he him Ann knows me. Ann knows us. Ann knows you. Ann knows him. Ann knows her. Ann knows them. she her they them object me us you him her them Things It’s nice. I like it. subject object They’re nice. I like them. it it they them Whose is this? Mine I we you he she they → → → → → → Ours my our your his her their → → → → → → mine ours yours his hers theirs It’s mine/yours/hers etc. Yours His It’s It’s...
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...like 1900 House, Regency House, and The Ship has examples in "docudramas" such as the PBS production An American Family (1973) and MTV's Real World, launched during the early 1990s. Alexander Cook and Katie King, contributing to this volume, point out that such programs also share structural similarities with observational film and hence often have an experimental character. While reenactment seems widespread in the United States as well as Britain and other countries. A cultural phenomenon whose link to the individualist. Reenactment is a global phenomenon not necessarily confined to historical events nor even to factual ones. Reenactment often verges close to fantasy role-playing in its elastic appropriation of both the real and imagined past. Indeed, there is a general discrepancy between...
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...The Entertainment in our country (Past, Present, Future) ➢ Submitted by: The Blinker Member: Md. Nasif Shahed (2012-1-10-030) ENG 102, Section : 8 East West University ➢ Submitted to: Israt Jahan Senior lecturer, Department of English Table of content: | Page no | |Summary………………………………… 3 | |Introduction…………………………….... 4 | |Benefits of entertainment………………... 4 | |Different types of entertainment………… 4 | |Some famous present entertainment……. 5 | |Some famous past entertainment………. . 5 | |How entertainment affect our culture….....5 | |Lack of good entertainment…………...….5 | |About the future of entertainment…….…. 6 | |Opinions…………………………………. 6 | |Conclusion...
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...The Issue of Media Influence on Our Children Ever since the first televisions made their way into American homes in the 1950s, people have been concerned about what their children watch and how it affects them. There is good reason for such concern, as the impact that television has on our children can be astounding - it is said that children are exposed to a violent act every three seconds when they watch cartoons. Although exposure to violent content is one problem media presents, it is not the only one. The messages, which children are being fed via television and social media outlets, are also a good cause for concern. While these problems are pervasive in today’s ubiquitous media avalanche, there are solutions at hand. Having an ongoing and healthy dialogue with children about media content, paying attention to and being selective about what media children are exposed to, encouraging more physical than sedentary activity and promoting self-esteem are very real weapons against the potential onslaught of media’s negative influence. Research dictates the negative impact mass media has upon our children. For example, an article in Science Daily reads: “Fame is the No. 1 value emphasized by television shows popular with 9- to 11-year-olds, a dramatic change over the past 10 years, UCLA psychologists report in a new study. On a list of 16 values, fame jumped from the 15th spot, where it was in both 1987 and 1997, to the first spot in 2007. From 1997 to 2007, benevolence...
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...Pop culture gives the notion of having a lot of negative implications associated with it. Opponents accuse the mass media of minimizing the intellect of society. Pop culture has grown increasingly more complex over the past thirty years. Some of the biggest influences of style in pop culture stems from watching television, genres of music, video games, the internet and individual trends and fashions. Television plays a major role in present day pop culture. The Nielsen Company estimates that there are 114.7 million United States households with a television. Commercials, music videos, and television shows that push the limits of the FCC, are in a continuous rotation on most networks. TV shows have changed a lot over the past thirty-five years. Also, people have changed their thoughts and perceptions about family concepts, social behaviors, personal interactions, and what’s acceptable in society. Families are no longer viewed perfect as they were once portrayed. Television shows with families like the Cosby’s, the Cleaver’s (Leave It to Beaver), and the Brady’s (Brady Bunch) have become obsolete to today’s suggestive humored sitcoms. Nowadays most television shows are based upon sex, drugs and violence. Sex and murder have become the norm on primetime television. Media news today did a study with 600 films and 5,000 students to find that movies play an important role in people lives (medical news today). News media outlets have taken on larger roles, more than just reporting the...
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