...the canyons of Studio 5 several weeks ago, the cast of ABC’s hit series “Modern Family” was busy filming an episode. As crew members huddled around the monitors, Cam, the portly, gay Mr. Dad portrayed by Eric Stonestreet, learned some bad news. His partner, Mitchell, had failed to mail out invitations to a fund-raiser in their home that night. Cam had ordered the crab cakes and rented the harps, but he had no guests. “Get me Mitchell!” Cam shouted to his nephew, Luke. What followed was a high-tech version of “Who’s on First?” Luke doesn’t know Mitchell’s number. Cam grabs the phone and presses speed dial. Mitchell lets the call go to voice mail. Luke doesn’t know how to press redial. Cam snatches the receiver and gets twisted in his headset. We’ve had five back-and-forths in 10 seconds and still nobody has managed to communicate. Shakespeare used mistaken identities to flummox his lovers. “Modern Family” uses dropped Skype connections. In the last two years, “Modern Family” has ridden timely premises like this to surging viewership and six Emmys, including outstanding comedy series. In a rare concurrence, the darling of the critics is one of the highest rated comedies on television, and is the 20th rated show over all this season. This unusual success for a family comedy raises questions: What aspects of contemporary life has it tapped into? What does “Modern Family” say about modern families? From the beginning, the creators Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd...
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...Angie Quintero 4/09/2013 p. 7 La hermosura de Sofia Vergara nacio en Barranquilla, Colombia el 10 de Julio de 1974 a sus 41 años, La revista ASKMen.com la considera una de las mujeres más sensuales del mundo. Gracias a su trabajo en la serie televisiva Modern Family, es considerada una de las mejores actrices cómicas de la televisión estadounidense. Es la actriz de televisión mejor pagada en la televisión estadounidense. En el año 2013, la revista Forbes da a conocer las cien mujeres más poderosas del mundo, donde Sofía Vergara se ubica en el puesto 32. En cuanto a su vida personal es madre de u hijo Manolo González-Ripoll Vergara de 21 años , con el a compartido todo su crecimiento desde que salio de su natal Colombia. Con Manolo su hijo, a hecho muchos proyectos de los cuales a tenido excelente resulatado economico. Sofia Vergara is happily engaged to the charming Nick Loeb and they might be bucking tradition by having him take her name. Sofia Vergara está felizmente comprometida con el encantador Nick Loeb y podría continuar la tradición haciéndole tomar su nombre. Agregando mas donde ya tiene suerte. Antes de su gran fama, Confesó para la revista Self Magazine que a los 13 años consideró seriamente que cuando cumplia 18 años iba a someterse a una cirugía de reducción de senos, lamentando, “No importa lo que me ponga, me veo como una estríper.” Sofía Vergara fue descubierta por un cazatalentos en una playa del Caribe colombiano y contratada como...
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...Egyptian, Archaic Greek, Aegean Civilization and Classical Greek periods. The writer will determine how the theme is reflected in the cultural and world developments from these time periods. The writer will also compare and contrast the development of the theme of the different time periods to modern day time. Artistic Themes Artistic themes of Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Ancient Egyptian, Archaic Greek/Aegean Civilization, and Classical Greek Periods The time periods of Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Ancient Egyptian, Archaic Greek, Aegean Civilization, and Classical Greek are different from the modern day period. Each time period had its own way of doing certain things. For example, each time period had its own idea of work. Work from each of these time periods was performed in different ways. The writer will explore work as it relates to the time periods of Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Ancient Egyptian, Archaic Greek, Aegean Civilization, and Classical Greek. The writer will determine how work is reflected in the cultural and world developments from the time periods also compare and contrast the development of work within the historic time periods while relating past attitudes to modern attitudes. Prehistoric There are no written records from prehistoric times. Information from prehistoric time is only reported from certain fields of study such as geology, astronomy, and archaeology (Chisholm, 1983). Prehistoric animals such as dinosaurs and cavemen were the only form of life...
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...Suzette Wright World Civilization II Jill Walsh July 14, 2013 The role of women in today’s society has changed significantly from the modern age. There will always be different traits of each gender that can’t be duplicated by the opposite gender. Many families have tried to make the responsibility roles more equal amongst the adult male and female in the house hold. In today’s society the women is still treated un equal, less human rights than a man and the American culture still tends to believe that a women can’t do a job that a man can. In the modern age, the women were expected to raise the children, keep the house cleaned and have dinner ready when the man gets home at the end of the day. Families were not able to pay for the expense of child care so the mother stayed home with the children. Many of the children were also home taught because school was too expensive or too far for the family to travel to. The man in the house hold tried to do some hunting and they grew their own crops to cut down on the cost of food. Times started to change and families could barely get by so it became worthwhile for the female to try and find a way to help out the family financial as well. When it was time for the women to enter the work field, it was difficult for them at first. Employers had a lot of doubt in the female’s work ability and the quality of the job they were capable of. In the eye of an employer, men are seen to be a strong individual...
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...further the plot of the story and enhance the theme of revenge and justice. Some events that took place are; the Queen betrayed her son and told Claudius of the murder of Polonius, Ophelia became insane and eventually drowned herself in the river, and King Claudius plotted to ship Hamlet off to England to be killed. Shakespeare wrote his plays during the Elizabethan era, and life was much different for people of that era, then it is for people of present day. How words and dialogue were written in the play, is hard for us to understand with are modern day language and slang; the same can be said for the ideas and influences certain parts of the play have on us. Someone who was alive during the Elizabethan era and attended one of Shakespeare’s plays would view the live production very differently than a modern day audience would. There are a few points that come to mind when comparing the differences between the Elizabethan era and modern day; such as the great chain of being, extreme importance on religion, and the pride in defending your honor. These examples of the differences between the two eras are very noticeable in Act IV Scene IV lines 53-66, when Hamlet exclaims: Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honor’s at the stake. How stand I then, That have a father killed, a mother stained, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep-while, to my shame, I see The imminent death of twenty...
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...William McCravy Religion 134 6 December 2015 Introduction A religion our modern world, believers of different religions responds to many different challenges in today’s world. This paper to covered common characteristics of religion that share with each other, how a specific religion is responding to challenges in the modern world and what have changed about the roles of women over time. As times change, so do people’s views and attitudes about religion. What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares with the others? There are numerous common characteristics religion share with other religions. All religions pretty much exist on the belief of its followers, religious prophecies, ceremonies, texts and writings. Most religions believe in spirits, gods or even one God, a higher power in which created everything that exists. Other characteristics which religions share, they all have a requirement of certain rituals and traditions for individuals and certain faith communities. Religions also help humans cope and deal with the cycle of life and death. All religions promote great moral codes and values for individuals and people of their faith. All religions have the promise of peace with in an individual regardless of how life can be. Most religions share the theme of helping people that are suffering from illness, being poor and less fortunate while always showing compassion. Almost every religion has a God that is the supreme judge for the way in which we...
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...ABC's Modern Family is a renewed look on the standard American family. This is a large claim, one that can be looked at in full with different aspects of Media Literacy. Analyzing today’s media allows us to understand how different have an effect on the audience, and whether that effect can be positive or negative on society. Beside the creative and humorous story-lines, the family is constructed in a way that many people can relate to. Media are constructions. Three individual families represent the complexity of "family" in today's modern world. The show aims to do this by including several mixed family situations. Jay Pritchett is divorced and remarried a much younger Colombian wife, Gloria. Gloria has son Manny Pritchett from a past marriage. From his first marriage, Jay has two children, Mitchell and Claire. Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker form a gay couple who adopt a Vietnamese baby. Claire married Phil Dunphy, and they have three children. Haley, the eldest daughter who dropped out of college, Alex, a bright middle daughter, and Luke, the goofy youngest son (Cast). Although Modern Family represents many modern tastes of what it is to be "family", the show still uses many stereotypes to build its humor. It becomes evident that without traditional aspects the construction of the "Modern Family" would fall apart. These stereotypes can create a negative sense of appeal to different demographics, including those they are trying to represent. This...
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...‘CHRISTIAN FAMILY AND THE MEDIA’ INTRODUCTION: Every Christian family is a balanced environment designed by God for the growth of human beings. God’s idea of family is to transmit values from generation to generation. Every Christian family is originated in God alone. And every family has its purpose from God. When we study about Christian family, we find that each family differs from one to the other in terms of design, lifestyle, background, character, purpose, goal and the structure. Christian family comes under the plan of God where the relationship between parents and children are notable through which it touches the outer world. Family is also one of the most important and enduring institution in our modern society. Every good and bad thing comes out of the family. If the family fails then the other institution of societies will get sick. So the family is that basic unit of society which strengthens and weakens the entire society1. CHRISTIAN FAMILY IN MODERN SOCIETY: The life of the family depends on the love of parents for children. But most parents focus on making material prosperity by keeping aside their children. Their problem is very common in today’s world. In many cases the modern parents leave their children depending in electronic games and media instead of teaching faith, values, behavior and a Christian world view. As a result the family has become an idolatrous symbol in parts of the modern world. The fame and reputation of a family in society...
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...ASSESSMENT 2: CASE STUDY ON INDUSTRIALISATION AND CONSUMPTION Introduction Modernity is a transition between how society lived years ago opposed to how society lives now. This case study will focus on the impact of industrialisation and consumption and how it has shaped the modern world of a close friend along with society today. The academic sources that were used contained useful information along with an interview I conducted, to help prove and analyse how the impact has changed and shaped the modern world. This case study will cover the way industrialisation has changed society. It will discuss the social, economical and technological changes along with the key changes and how society perceives what work is. In addition it will discuss how society has gone from producing to consuming, how we shopped years ago opposed to now and how this has changed our lives. Literature Review Industrialisation: Industrialisation has transformed the way societies have produced products required to meet societies needs. It has transformed many social institutions such as work, family, social bonds and education. In addition the biggest impact of industrialisation was the change from gathering and cultivating to manufacturing which has drastically improved productivity and wealth. The major social, economic and technological change was the Industrial Revolution between the 1760’s and 1850’s in Great Britain, spreading through Europe, United States, Japan and Australia...
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...of the Family George Peter Murdock was a researcher in the 1940s and 1950s in the USA and defined the family as characterised by six main factors; common residence (living in the same home), economic cooperation (sharing money or helping one another with work or children etc.), reproduction, at least two adults of the opposite sex maintaining a socially approved sexual relationship and one or more biological or adopted children of the cohabiting adults. Murdock advanced the thesis in Social Structure that the family was a universal social institution found in all societies. His claim was based on his study of two hundred and fifty societies of all kinds - from small hunting communities to industrial societies and believed that the children were the 'corner stone' of the family, and was not a family if there were no children. According to Murdock the nuclear family was the smallest. However, many sociologists of today's society disagree with his view and are able to point out limitations. This definition, despite excluding many modern day families and being seemingly a very traditional old fashioned approach to the family, is an extremely useful starting point for defining the family. Due to his vast research he cannot be criticized for being ethnocentric, because his studies were world wide and this allowed him to acquire a thorough understanding of the diversity families at the time. His definition is just wide enough to include some of the lesser known families that would...
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...Modern family was introduced to America as a show about three families, a traditional family structure, homosexual family, and a mixed family that all interact with each other. Keeping Up With the Kardashians are an American family with their own reality TV show, centering around a celebrities everyday life. In analyzing the two popular TV shows Modern Family and Keeping Up With the Kardashians from a feminist perspective, it is evident that American culture in today’s society is either pushing or differing away from the norms of gender roles and hegemonic ideologies. In September 2009, Modern Family first aired on ABC and is not on it’s seventh season. This culturally defining series has now won five consecutive Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award and continues to entertain American with its sitcom. The head of the family is Jay, who is married to a much younger Latin woman named Gloria, and he tires to keep up with her and her passion filled son Manny. Claire, is Jays daughter who is a hard worker but had trouble raising her three kids while her husband Phil is worried about “getting down” or being just like them. Their three kids are Haley, a typical bratty teenager, Alex, who is incredibly smart, and Luke who is very different. The third family is Claire’s homosexual brother and his partner Cameron and together they have an adopted little girl named Lily. Throughout this show we watch the three families go through their everyday interesting lives. Keeping Up With the Kardashians...
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...Debunking the Modern Family Myth According to Stephanie Coontz in “What We Really Miss About The 1950’s”, the 1950’s were symbolic in terms of the nuclear American family. The “typical” nuclear American family structure consisted of an unemployed stay-at-home mom, working dad, a child or two, and a suburban home. In her article, she refers to the 1950’s as being the optimal time period for family’s where the ideology in television shows such as “Father Knows Best” and “Leave It To Beaver” was not just a depiction of how life was supposed to be lived, but an accurate portrayal of how life actually was back then. Today, the once commonly known family structure has been modified and tweaked and the standard image of a modern day family is no longer exactly how it looked 60 years ago. Twenty-first century culture has opened the door for many new views including the redefining of the typical structure of a family; in today’s world the model family is no longer just between a male and a female but also includes homosexual couples (Male/Male or Female/Female). Before complying with the definition of how the traditional family should be, we must be able to first define what a marriage truly is. Marriage as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the intimate or close union of two individuals”, though the definition seems stable enough it isn’t the only definition of marriage and the idea of marriage itself is actually quite wide spread as we see in Evan Wolfson’s “What is Marriage...
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...by Leonardo Marques both explore the concepts of black slavery in the 17th Century. Lannen’s article explores the black slavery within the British colony in Georgia. It talks about how the British colony saw liberty and slavery as a major function in Georgia. It also goes into Georgia’s prohibition of slavery prior to the American Revolution. One person in particular was James Oglethorpe and his relationship with the trustees. Marques’ article explores the US slave trading of the D’Wolf family. Based on the article, it shows that the D’Wolf family was the largest slave trading family in the United States history. The article goes into...
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...With modern consumerism on the rise, it is negatively affecting our children and their future. The negative effects of modern consumerism on children must be addressed before the damage is a permanent affliction of the American society. I. The effects of consumerism are beginning to mold our children and the American future society in negative ways. A. Sub point 1: In the current consumer society, "I am what I possess" is the average American’s outlook on their lives. 1. In today's society consumerism is viewed to be a negative portion of society and social behaviors. 2. Families have begun to stray from the meaningful and necessary time spent teaching and shaping their children to become productive adults. B. Sub point 2: Modern families need to focus on rearing their children to be a positive influence in society. 1. When a child is raised primarily by electronics they lose sight of their actual surroundings. 2. Common interaction with peers becomes limited. Parents need to focus the attention away from the television and put the efforts into their family values rather than the family car. II. Consumerism can actually have some positive effects on the American society. A. Sub point: The economy depends on society purchasing items. 1. Without the everlasting effects of supply and demand the employment status would decrease. 2. The increase in demand for consumer items also entices investors to provide money into an increased production therefore, consumption...
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...Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca goes through many obstacles to return to his own kingdom. In today’s society Odyssey would mean all the situations and adventures one goes through life. Many people go through situation that leaves them positive and negative marks. Many people today have their life planned out. They have all their goals set that they want to achieve in life. Along with these planned life goals, also come things that are unplanned. In my opinion an odyssey in today’s world would be someone who is fighting for their rights. An odyssey today would be a person that is fighting in the political world. I believe that it is someone that is fighting in the political world. This is because people today are not as scared to speak what they say or act on what they believe is true. For example today it would be an individual fighting for their rights In today’s society there not people fighting to be king, queen or to have a throne. A person today is hoping to get go back to their hometown and see their family. An odyssey today would be an illegal immigrant. It is an immigrant because an immigrant here is always wanting to be able to go back home and visit their hometown, see there family without difficulty. Immigrants today many fight for their rights in getting their papers to work or in even getting their residencey so they can travel and see their family. Modern odyssey and the ancient odyssey do compare in various ways. Odysseus is a person who is courageous...
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