...men pasting by them. In this essay the reader is going to be able to known and identify the stereotypes of rebels. The reader is also going to known the stereotypes of rebel teenage girls and teenage boys. The bad boy and the bad girls are seen in movies and in television shows and they are known as the rebels. The rebels in movies and in television shows are shown as impulsive, negative attitudes, girls getting pegerent, boys doing delinquents, teenagers being bullies, and the rebels have their own dressing style. For...
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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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...Violent on Television and Children How much is too much? Who is responsible? These are some of the questions that come up when we talk about the impact of media violence on children’s behavior since the beginning of mass media. Researches and a lot of studies have been done to find the direct relationship between media violence and child aggressive behavior. Some of the studies have shown a positive relationship while other has shown no relation at all. Some of the opposing sides, mainly the people that create these types of media, argued that there is no solid correlation between the two to suggest otherwise. Others actually believe that violent media, such as video games can be beneficial to children. Whether this is true or not, the evidence which proves positive relation between media and child aggressive behavior outweigh those which oppose it. The studies on child psychology and it receptiveness to aggressive behavior and its long term effect simply cannot be ignore. Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children and adolescents. Studies have shown that children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. By the time of high school graduation, they will have spent more time watching television than they have in the classroom. With this high amount of time children spent watching television, they will surely be expose to violence in various shows. In fact, the level of violence that they see on prime time...
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...towards students and teachers, he even went as far as making a hit list of people he wanted to kill. Prior to the shootings the two teens were already having troubles with the law. They were arrested for stealing supplies out of a work van. Their mental health was questionable as both of them ended up going to anger management classes. Harris also went to a therapist for about a year. These things would have been happening regardless of Marilyn Manson’s music. Manson uses freedom of speech to the fullest and does have a huge following of loyal fans. Most of these fans are angry and confused teens. Manson goes to extremes to express himself. He uses satanic images and themes of rebellion and death. His music is no doubt dark and creepy but it does not encourage acts of violence. Thousands of teens have followed him for years and have shown no aggression. On the other hand, Manson feels the media is used to manipulate the mind and takes over changing our own values such as religion. He makes this statement in relation to that in his music, “God is in the T.V.”(Rock is dead) It is the negative attention he got from politicians, parents and media that made him a huge success and it is also that attention that almost took him down. I think this view goes along with the Cultivation Theory because if the media such as, the television and music industry, would not have focused so much negative attention on Manson’s music over a long period of time, the viewers may not have perceived...
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...Writing Assignment Bryant & Stratton College PYSC 101 Scott Rogers February 6, 2015 Studies have shown that the optimum amount of sleep a person should get each night is seven to eight hours. Many people have trouble getting this amount of sleep. Between work, family obligations, and household chores, often a person gets only a few hours of sleep a night. My test revealed that I show symptoms of sleep apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder, and I show symptoms of insomnia, which is defined as a persistent inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. I agree/disagree with the findings I do not have trouble breathing as the sleep apnea says. I could have a case of insomnia I do have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep for a period of time. I also can not sleep without the television on, may sound crazy, but it helps me to draw out the thoughts I may have and it concentrates on the television voices so it take away my thoughts. The steps I could take to get more sleep would be, sticking to a regular sleep schedule, pay attention to what I eat and drink, get more comfortable, and manage my stress. Having sleep deprivation has a definite effect on a persons learning, memory, and the ability to think clearly. Not getting enough sleep can have serious effects on a person emotionally. Who would be in a good mood when they are tired? When a person body tries to run on fumes it does not leave enough energy to keep a person in a good mood. You should know your...
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...Interpersonal Conflict In Television George Morgan COM200: Interpersonal Communication Instructor, Elizabeth E. Nelson January 1, 2016 Relationship conflicts happen in television, just as they happen in everyday life. As in life, one can see interpersonal conflict in television that could have been resolved in a better way. I noticed interpersonal conflict in a television episode of "The Big Bang Theory" titled "The Empathy Optimization". Kaplan, E., Holland, S., Molaro, S., Lorre, C., & Cohen, R. (Executive producers). (2007-2014). The big bang theory [Television series]. United States: Columbia Broadcasting System. The resolution to the conflict could have been resolved better by using efficient methods of communicating between the actors. Verbal and non-verbal communications were not used to the scripts best advantage. The ability to listen, along with the use of problem solving skills, were not used effectively. We must remember this is a comedy series, involving several characters with different perceptions of what reality is. The conflicts in this particular episode revolves around empathy, and the actions and reactions, involving one of the characters temporary sickness. The sick persons’ empathic friends took into consideration their sick friends perspective, as well as his thoughts and feelings. His friends recalled similar experiences in their own lives that had generated needy feelings of their own. Their sick friend complained about...
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...In Marie Winn's "Television: The Plug-In Drug" she argues how the television has had a negative impact on the American family life. Indeed this is correct as the telvision has had many negative impacts on how a family interacts. Not only that, the television has impacted the way the youth socializes through out America. Thus, the television has had a negative impact on Americans all around. The fact that the television became a medium in family homes has had many impacts on a family. Although the television brought families together into one room to be entertained by what was on t.v it seperated them in different ways. One example given in Winn's essay is, "by it domination of the time families spend together, it destroys...
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...Sydney Nelesen 13 September 2016 The Idiot Wall In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the government-controlled television shows are catered towards a society of conformists with short attention spans and no desire for any substance or meaning. There is a show in which people randomly yell at each other for no reason other than that they are in some sort of argument. Mildred watches this show, and when asked by Guy what it is about, she has trouble trying to explain it. Guy prompts her with questions about the people arguing and she struggles remembering. Mildred watches her television shows and does not comprehend what is going on because the shows are very nonsensical. She is not bothered by the lack of sense, though. All she cares...
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...Mr. Stevenson has just come home from a terrible tiring day at work. The first thing he does, after taking off his tie and shoes, is plop down on the couch and turn on the television. Does this sound like a normal routine? It should, because Mr. Stevenson’s action is repeated by millions around the world. People use television to relax and forget about daily troubles. However, what started out decades ago as an exciting, new type of family entertainment is currently being blame for problems, especially in children. Many researchers now claim that too much television is not good for kids. They have a point; watching too much TV often does have negative effects on youngsters. One negative effect of TV on kids is laziness. Nowadays kids do not think that outdoor activities are as entertaining as a TV show can be. In the commodity of the couch they can pass hours and hours without moving even a finger watching TV. On the other hand, if they go to play outside it requires physical activity and a little bit of imagination; it can be too hot or too cold. Staying inside watching TV is not a hard option. Attention, imagination, or physical effort is not a requirement anymore if you they want to pass a good time. It is very simple, just stay home, lie on the couch and with a remote control in hand, hours and hours will pass without even noticing. Another negative point about TV watching is that it may cause children to have difficulty distinguishing between what is real...
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...The Cable industry was established in 1948 in Arkansas, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. It was first created to provide reception of over the air television signals in remote areas that had trouble getting good or any reception at all. The Cable industry started to grow in fact by the 1960s about 800 cable systems serving 850,000 subscribers were up and running. By the 1970s the cable industry was rapidly growing in fact in was also during this time that Charles Dolan and Gerald Levin of Sterling Manhattan Cable presented the world’s first TV network that customers had to pay for which was HBO. HBO was the trendsetters of the networks charging customers for their services, in fact it was because of HBO that a national satellite distribution system was created. With satellites now a part of the industry, more and more businesses started venturing into the industry and helped in a major way to grow the program networks. Because of cable’s success and the fact that local television stations felt threaten, it was also at this time that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) first started to regulate the Cable industry. Why Was Cable Regulated? Cable’s first regulation was issued in 1965. Local television stations and broadcasting networks were complaining and felt that cable was becoming a problem and was a major threat to the television industry. The reason that local station and broadcasting networks felt so threaten was because cable provided customers broadcasting from other...
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...contain sex, profanity, and violence, negative peer pressure that can get youth into trouble, and TV and movies that emphasize sex, profanity, and gore. These influences effect teenagers and lead teens into trouble. Society needs to find alternative outlets for teens to plug into in order to avoid these negative influences. The main negative moral influence is video games. Games rated “MA” or “T” can sometimes be too violent and may have a lot of nudity. Having young teens exposed to this kind of materials can put them in the mindset that this kind of behavior is acceptable in the real world. A few games like “Grand Theft Auto”, “Mortal Combat”, and “Call of Duty” contain violence and too much gore. What teens can do to avoid their interaction with these games is to play less video games and find other things to do such as, playing outside, go to the mall with their friends, or even join after school clubs and activities. These outlets can help teenagers become well rounded, learn more about life and themselves as an individual, and get in to less trouble. The second negative influence is peer pressure such as smoking, drinking, or coaxing someone to do something illegal. Teens could avoid these situations by choosing to hang in the right crowd of friends that don’t do these things. They can also avoid this situation by speaking up and saying “No!” to things they think might get them into trouble and just walk away from the situation. Teens can also find positive outlets like joining...
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...bodies responsible for television and radio throughout Britain are: • The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which broadcasts television and radio programmes; • The Independent Television Commission (ITC), which licences and regulates commercial television service including cable, satellite and independent teletext services; • The Radio Authority, which licences and regulates commercial radio services, including cable and satellite. Television (Telly) People in Britain watch on average 25 hours of TV every week. (Find out about our other leisure activities) Television viewing is Britain's most popular leisure pastime. About 96 per cent of the population of Britain have television in their homes. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television. It is estimated that about 10 per cent of household have two or more sets. The average viewing time per person is over 25 hours a week. There are five main channels in Britain: • two national commercial-free BBC networks, BBC1 and BBC2, • commercial ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 services. The BBC channels are commercial free while the other three have commercials. All the channels offer a mixture of drama, light entertainment, films, sport, educational, children’s and religious programmes, news and current affairs, and documentaries. The BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since 1936. BBC television productions come from main studios at the Television Centre in west London...
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...someone takes. It is quite true that many television programs and web pages incite to large-scale violence, but our work is do not let ourselves be influenced by that and take care of our families or friends will not be affected for it. Personally, I have known a case where a person after reading a story online which gave details of how it could make "perfect crime" decided to put that information into practice and unfortunately for him he died in the attempt. According to the opinion of Dr. Allen Francis, in the recent mass murder in Arizona, he said: "The Media and the Internet also have much to answer for. The 24 / 7 coverage of violence inadvertently lurid promotes imitation. Even more culpable is conscious selection as half the stars of the most-promoting reckless voices to degradation of civility and encouragement "of verbal abuse the dog Which Increase the Risk of Physical Violence. Media ratings obviously have been given over our national safety priority." (Allen Francis) In a study by several psychologists in the state of Texas we can clearly see what violence in the media or the internet can do in people. In their presentation give us examples of studies which clearly reveals how damaging can be for anyone be constantly exposed to violence, "A substantial number of laboratory and field experiments over the past half-century exposure to have examined whether on film or violent behavior tends to increase aggressive television behavior in the short term. The consistent...
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...Television and Children NaTasha Buggs Com/172 January 9, 2012 Melissa Glossup Television has made a big effect on our children today by having attention disorders, obesity, and many more. Learning the negative effect, positive effect , and knowing how to monitor our kids viewing habits will help parents see what effect television has on children. Television causes a negative effect on children. Research shows that television can cause attention disorders and emotion disorders that lead to trouble on down the line. Attention disorders have been a big concern in children today. Studies show that a big result from attention disorder comes from children watching too much television. “Watching television leads to a developmental disorder in the part of the brain, which is responsible for language skills” (Oak, Manila Para 3). This tells us that kids are learning their language skills not just from parents, but from television as well to much of unsupervised television could cause children to develop the wrong type of language skill. The brain develops rapidly between the ages of one and five years watching television over a certain amount of time a day could cause attention disorder. “ Researchers have found that every hour preschoolers watch television each day boosts their chances by about 10percent of developing attention deficit problems later in life” (organic consumers...
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...Television and Children COM/172 "Children who watch a lot of television are likely to: have lower grades in school, read fewer books, exercise less, and be overweight." (Children and Watching TV., n.d.) Based on research, there are many more negative effects that television has on children than there are positive effects. While there are a few positive effects that television watching can have on children, the negative effects seem to outweigh the good. Television can affect children socially, psychologically, and physically and each of these aspects are equally harmful to children. Television takes the time away that is needed for children to develop language and social skills. A child's language and social skills are developed by interacting with people, talking, and listening. Language and social skills cannot be developed or improved by listening to a television. Children who watch too much television are also at risk for developing anti-social behaviors; these behaviors include: stealing, bullying, and fighting. “The fifteen per cent of five-year-olds who spend at least three hours in front of the television each day are at a slightly higher risk of anti-social behavior by the age of seven.” (Collins, N., 2013) Although bad behaviors can be learned from television, there are also studies that show good behaviors can be learned from television too. Television has positive effects on children when they are exposed to positive role models. When children watch...
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