...TV Violence and the Future of Our Children In recent years, the news has seemed to mimic violence that appears in television and in movies. Several incidents support the majority of people's assumption that TV violence effects a child's behavior in many ways. A child's judgment is hurt badly by viewing TV violence, which can have some serious long-term effects. First of all, when children see characters on TV or in movies triumph by using physical force, they begin to see violence as an acceptable way of resolving conflicts. As a result, children use physical or verbal abuse toward others on the playground or at school. Some parents often worry that their children will not fit in with their friends if they do not watch popular children's television programs. The same 20-year research tell us that children who watch more violent television are actually rated more poorly by their peers. Also, according to Dr. Jeanne Beckman, children who spend more time watching violent TV programming are rated more poorly by their teachers, their peers, have few problem-solving skills, and are more likely to get into trouble with the law as teenagers and young adults. Take for instance the young boy who opened fire at his school in Pearl, Mississippi. The movie the Basketball Diaries had the most effect on this boy. Children who view too much media violence may have more difficulty getting along with others. If children do not see acts of kindness between other children and adults, they...
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...Topic: What are the advantages and disadvantages of allowing long term prisoners to watch television. In today's society long term prisoners have the privilege to watch television. There are good things about watching television and there are bad things about television. Television can turn one into many things, a good person or a bad person. Some advantages of watching television are that it can have a spiritual impact on ones life and we can learn many new things like cooking and things that are happening around the world. Some disadvantages of allowing long term inmates to watch television are that they might watch TV shows that can make them act out of character. Another disadvantage is that it will cause the inmates to procrastinate and it will also cause fights and arguments. Allowing long term prisoners to watch television can have a spiritual impact on their life. Allowing them to watch inspirational movies, shows or series can impact them tremendously. These movies and shows can provide them with the truth, the right path to take and what steps to make in order to change ones life. They can watch church whereas they can learn about Jesus Christ and how He died for us, how He sacrificed his own life to save us. They can get healing just by listening to the pastor preach and realize that it's time to make a change in their life that no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes and disserves a second chance. Another advantage of allowing...
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...Psych 200 Professor April 15, 2014 Psychological Warfare. In this report I am going to explain how propaganda and psychological warfare influences and manipulates people to make them support a country. I am going to show how the media works as the medium through which the governments spread their propaganda. The government manipulates masses using pamphlets, speeches, morality and priorities. This manipulation is done through the media. Media and subjects like censure are going to be discussed in this report. I will show how the Persian Gulf War can be set on as an example of the media spreading government propaganda and psychological warfare. This report also includes an analysis on propaganda and it’s denotative and connotative meanings. This report is also going to show us it’s effect and importance in our community and society. Whats Propaganda All of us, know about the horrors and the devastation that are a result of wars. Despite these horrors, we act indifferent towards war and it’s effect on the world community. Countries’ governments manage to manipulate us and make us think that their war actions against another nation, race or culture are well justified. Nations make the members of the society believe, that they are doing the right thing, and that this military action against a declared enemy is the most desirable thing to do in order to keep “the world’s stability and peace”. For this reason people say we are “meant” to help and serve our country, in...
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...The Walking Dead In the TV series “The Walking Dead” is about a group of people trying to survive in a war between them and the zombies. In the few episodes we’ve watched, we analyzed how they interacted and what are the strategies they've done to save their lives. Now, if this happens in real life, how we’re going to react in this situation? What are going to be our decision if one of our loved ones got bitten by a walker? How does this situation will affect our lives? This paper will explain how the characters act around other people and the way they respond to the others which are social interaction. While, social structure is the framework of society. In this show, we’ve seen a lot of examples of social structure and interaction for each of the characters. Some of it is the master statuses, status symbols, role conflict, and role exit. First of all is the role conflict occurs when an individual is experiencing a dispute between two or more characters that involves because of the incapability: example, in episode two, when T-dog was torn between saving Merle and himself. At first, he tried to go back to save Merle, but he accidentally dropped the handcuff key into the drain. Merle thought he did it on purpose, but T-dog didn’t have a chance to save him, so he left Merle on the rooftop, but before he leaves, T-dog put a big chain then padlocked it. Made sure that the walkers wouldn't come in. In this case, T-dog doesn't have a choice. If he didn't leave Merle both...
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...I have long felt that reality television is contributing to the moral downfall of modern society. This is validated, yet again, by Salman Rushdie in his 2001 article, “Reality TV: A Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality.” Much like Rushdie, I avoid being pulled in to the idea that watching someone else demean and humiliate themselves for the sake of fame and fortune is an acceptable, moral attitude. However, the media has placed it in nearly every variety of television programming possible. The “tawdry narcissism” (p.4) of society today is blatantly displayed for all the world to see in these programs. Has society today no shame? Have we, as a society, completely forgotten the virtues that separate us from all other forms of life on planet Earth? Is this truly the example that children should see as role models for how life should be lived? Rushdie asserts that people are doing this because “famous and rich are now the two most important concepts in western society, and ethical questions are simply obliterated by the potency of their appeal.” (p.6) These concepts are leading people to believe it is ok to “be exhibitionistic.” (p.6) The things people will do for money! These reality TV shows started out mundane and boring. This made it acceptable for the viewers’ lives to be mundane and boring. They give the impression that this is a “normal” way of living. Never mind the fact that the producers of these programs have engineered the reality the contestants are living in,...
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...Mass Media Revision Notes The mass media are forms of communication which reach large audiences. They can be split into two groups: Traditional media * TV * Radio * Cinema * Music * Newspapers * Books New media * Internet * Dvd * Digital television * E mail In society today it is very difficult to avoid the mass media. There is a division between the press (newspapers) and broadcasting (TV and radio) The press in the UK Newspapers and magazine which are privately owned and are commercially run for profit They are financed through advertising and sales which means they are in competition with each other Some newspapers reach a national market such as the Guardian and others a local market such as the Yorkshire Evening Post Newspapers can be divided to broad sheets which is considered to be the quality press and the tabloids such as the Sun and the Mirror Broadcasting in Britain This refers to the TV and the radio. In the UK we have public television which is the BBC – this is funded by the TV licence fee. We also have commercial television which aims to make money through advertising. In recent years there has been a move towards the sponsorship of programmes – Cadbury’s and Coronation Street – and now companies can pay to see their products feature in TV programmes, this is called product placement. Technological developments In 1980 there were only three channels – BBC1, BBC2 and ITV – we now have additional terrestrial channels...
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...Are we aware of how advertisers appeal to us? Do we think about the credible messages we are listening and watching to without realizing it? Let’s hope so because as consumers, we purchase products that we can identify with. It is important for us to look at the little hints in advertisements, and the parts they play in in determining what products men and women buy in today’s economy. The number of ads a human see’s throughout their day, between TV and street ads mainly, is in the ballpark of 3,000 and that’s not including the grocery store, the movies, or the mail we get. We don’t realize how exposed to ads we really are. And the scariest part of it all is that they’ll hit us when we’re least expecting it. When you get that craving for cheeze-its, the sudden impulse to buy a new purse, buying the newest pair of shoes, for no reason at all. You know you’re not supposed to buy them, but you cave in and burn a damaging hole in your wallet. You can try as hard as you want not to look at ads but they are all around us. As I sit at my kitchen table writing this paper, I can see at least fifteen ads without turning my head and all I can think about is how good Tormino’s pizza and I could get a free small pizza with my punch card or how I need to beat the next chapter in the HALO saga to take out my anger for how much I love school, Better Homes soft cashmere Amber candle, 1980’s Nintendo helpline number with Mario on it. Just to name a few. Since the television became popular...
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...Cognitive, Conscious, Energetic and Behavioral Impact of Violent Video Gaming Experiences Gabriel Aaron Dionne Strayer University English 215 December 11th 2011 Cognitive, Conscious, and Behavioral Impact of Violent Video Gaming Experiences “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Brainy Quote (2011) Identifies Violence as: The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault. Ravishment; rape; constupration. To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel. This statement gives insight to the ideology of violence being compelled or brought about in an individual through excited actions. The level of violence in video games is astounding not to mention the level of realism which can totally encapsulate you in the gaming experience leaving you feel like that experience was real on a conscious, cognitive, and behavioral level. Long gone are my days of Mario bouncing on mushrooms these days it is assault rifles, hand grenades and tactical missile strikes. Entertainment Software Rating Board (n.d.) provides a list of potential violent behaviors that may be found within our children’s gaming experience and it...
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...Brooke Basham April 20 2014 Research Paper News coverage is always evolving. The media industry gets a jolt from certain events, which brings instant change on how the media portrays these events. The media is faced with extreme controversy because media outlets are bias. The media is a form of propaganda making their bias tendencies a serious problem. Fox news was the most popular news coverage during the 2003 invasion on Iraq. They influenced other media outlets to cover war in the same way. CNN and MSNBC do not cover war the same way as Fox. The media has a tendency to leave out important information while covering war. They usually only show the pro-war side and not the anti-war side. As we all know, the media is a huge part of our every day lives. Whether we notice it or not, television and the Internet is our main source to obtain information. It is commonly used and widespread because it is used in many countries. Today, most people have phones that can access the Internet making a source of media right at your fingertips. We want to believe everything the media says because they are delivering important information about our country, but unfortunately it is not always accurate. Some believe media coverage is mainly influenced by national contexts. Coverage is expected to vary from news station to news station (Gerhards and Schafer 2013). A news station has different journalist, which separates every station from each other. Each station may believe in different...
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...for Ceylon TV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. | | HDBM-F-112112 | 2/27/2012 Introduction Telecommunication is a well established and a rapidly growing industry in Srilanka. Television, as an almost 100percent penetration medium, provides an ideal platform to television viewers to involve and participate and to get updated on current events and ongoing situations. Ceylon TV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. Ceylon TV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. Is a privately owned, local television station in Srilanka. The channel is On-air broadcasting as a Lifestyle and Entertainment Channel. Ceylon TV Channel's focus is on quality lifestyle and entertainment programming, while at the same time being a news provider and updating people with the current situations and events happening around the country and worldwide. The station's high quality original programming, together with its stylish presentation of acquired programming, provides a distinct TV channel to the viewers. Ceylon TV Channel has a unique and highly visible studio set up that will integrate with its programming presentations. Vision Ceylon TV Channel Channel’s vision is to become a television channel for Srilankans that provides a new standard of television, focused on the people of Srilanka. Mission Ceylon TV Channel Channel’s mission is to become Srilanka’s leading channel in innovation and quality of programming, relevant and constantly evolving while protecting and enhancing the cultural values of the country. The Ceylon TV Channel Team...
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...downfalls it has its benefits also like with safety and communication. However, there's no doubt technology within family life has its conflicts. In addition the conflicts have only amplified as the Internet and social media have joined distractions such as TV, the cell phone and the computer. They will continue to increase if we don’t change are habits now and stick to it. This paper will look into five ways technology has negatively affected families. Away we go. Meagre performance in school is becoming problematic with kids not paying adequate attention. “Kids who get too much "screen time" -- through watching lots of TV, surfing the Internet and playing video games.”(Williamson) Too much screen time is triggering kids to get desensitized and then kids can’t focus on the simplest task like reading a book. Playing video games so much these days is causing the reading skills to decline. It is virtually impossible to get your entire family around a dinner table anymore. “Traditionally a haven from the outside world and a chance to reconnect, today's dinner is often a frenzied event where members tend to be distracted during the meal by the computer, cell phone or TV.”(Williamson) Nowadays parents can’t even make it through their kids sporting event or award ceremony. This generates jealousy and...
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...Harsh Reality TV Globalization is a reality. New technologies, such as TV and internet are being used every single minute all over the world. In the modern world, the media has a great impact on our lives. Among other things, television and internet keeps us updated with news from all over the world. But has Reality TV gone too far? And who are we to blame when young people’s behaviour are affected by it? “Harsh Reality TV” puts up a negative perspective of reality TV. The author L.B. Bozell states that the reason reality shows are so frequent is because the TV producers are more inclined to create cheap reality shows than expensive dramas. One of the greatest TV hits to this date is the TV-series “Friends”, which has cost Fox-TV 1 million dollars per episode for EACH of the six major characters. It is clear that Bozell feels that reality TV is more trouble than it is worth. He says that the shows are “cheap ego massage” (p. 11, l. 8) and “stupid (literally) shows” (l. 14), and he calls the participants “human camera fodder” (l. 6). He argues that today’s reality television is inappropriate for impressionable kids, such as his own seven-year-old son. Using statistics from a study made by the Parents Television Council, he explains that the overall rate of sex, foul language and violence in reality shows was 9,5 instances per hours. Most of today’s Reality TV shows are based on the fact that sex, dirty language and violence are much more interesting, when it is shown in genuine...
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...CONFLICT CHANGES PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER Conflicts can be well known, or hidden from society, can be huge historical occurrences, or can be small and unseen. No matter the scale of the conflicts that occur in our world, people, whether directly involved or not, are always changed for the better. A famous example of how conflict changed people occurred in World War Two, where the Japanese soldiers captured many women and children from Singapore. This historical happening of the Second World War has been captured through the art of film by Bruce Beresford. The film, ‘Paradise Road’ told the historical story of these women, whose growth through experiences of conflict changed them for the better. Another famous example comes from the life of Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop. This great Australian man, put others before himself, something he may not have done when living in Australia, shows how the conflicts he found himself in changed him. Oprah Winfrey, a great African-American woman may seem like a woman who has it all, but what many do not realise, her early life lead saw many hardships in which she needed to overcome in order to be where she is today. No matter the situation, these historical men and women all needed conflict to change for the better. The film ‘Paradise Road’ is the perfect example of how conflict enables one to grow through their experiences. The women (who were taken to the camp) started off as important members of society, coming for highly esteemed classes of...
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...then you become aroused to do the same. Hearold in 1987 completed a meta analysis of over 1000 studies seeing the effect of TV on behaviour. Overall he found pro-social to be more effective than anti-social in effecting people. This study is recognised due to the large amount of studies it used so can be generalised to a lot of different places around the world. However, making a conclusion from this many studies is difficult to operate. Another explanation of the media influence is exposure to the pro-social messages. Children watching TV are exposed to a large number of pro-social acts. An early content analysis of US broadcasting found that on average there were 11 altruistic acts and 6 sympathetic behaviours per programming (Skrafkin 1075). However these acts are frequently appeared in the context of anti-social behaviour. From this we can conclude that studies continue to demonstrate pro-social content on TV is clearly as evident as anti-social behaviour. Howard and Roberts 2002 studied toddlers from the age of 14 months watching the Teletubbies. As a response of this the toddlers engaged in pro-social acts such as joining in with the action by singing and dancing or clapping at the end of a scene. This kind of interaction has been observed in older children of four or five years old as well (Palmer 1986). This is because of the positive acts on the TV by the role models have influenced the children to imitate the...
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...After reading “War of Words”, I was intrigued by the evidence issued by Deborah Tannen. It is true that today the media enjoys promoting warlike conflicts that would lead to duals. Most people today would rather listen to a story or a debate that has been handled with embarrassing conflicts just because it gives the audience a reason to criticize the wrongdoer. Take it from Deborah Tannen when she was on a TV show and a man who was paid by the media was only there to attack her. Creating this image on live TV would only create criticizing and anger the audience but, people enjoy anything where they are able to pass judgment or settle a dispute with vicious behavior. Deborah Tannen had also mentioned that even in our colleges that we are being cultivated and rewarded to be aggressive and that we must demonstrate it. With this kind of behavior I find it that people will think that this will b the solution to solving a problem but deep down inside problems should be solved by compromising or solving a debate with intellectual communication rather than attacking the problem with violence. Being an aggressive person can be helpful at some point but we must also realize that approaching the debater or situation with kinder approach will lead to positive results. We are born brought up to respect others so why is it that when we get to college we are being taught to attack with combative strategies that will lead to drama and ruthless situations. To avoid these situations...
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