Too bad the only thing suave about him was his outfit. Even if it was only as suave as it could have been if he'd kept the Armani from Barney's" (qtd in Naugle 52).
In addition to this, is the constant spreading of lies and rumors to climb up the social ladder and the constant intrusion into the lives of other people could also teach teenagers to be uncompassionate and cruel in order to get the things that they desire.
It is true that Cecily von Ziegesar wrote about her own teenage experiences (Naugle 19). She also and tried to avoid preaching to teens and creating overly good characters, as she herself hated these types of novels (Ibid). The Gossip Girl novels and the television show do not intend to cause the readers or viewers harm or expect them to imitate what they see on television or read in books. However,…...
mlaReferences
Barnett, Rosemary V. Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Physical Development in Adolescents: Part 1. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. 2008
Barnett, Rosemary V. And Sally Moore. Helping Teens Answer the Question "Who Am I?": Physical Development in Adolescents: Part 4.University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. 2009
"Frenemies, Season 3." HBO: Sex and the City. 2009. Home Box Office, Inc., May
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Friends TV Series 1994
Friends TV Show
FIENDS TV SEIES
AUTHO'S NOTES
Crux of the Series
Popularity and Viewership
Viewers eviews
Critics on "Friends"
Christianity Perspective of the Show
The paper is all about the TV Show "Friends," an American sitcom about six friends living in Manhattan, New York. We will be viewing the show's happenings, critics and fans' views on the show, its popularity, its progress, the main storyline and its implications in accordance with the religion Christianity. The sitcom is a comic sitcom that goes around the lives of these six friends and how they deal with the problems they face in their lives and the happiness they share together. It is all about loving, sharing and caring for friends and has a very positive approach towards life. This is the major concept behind the show and this is what we will be analyzing and highlighting upon in the paper.
Introduction
"Friends" is a comic sitcom which first aired…...
mlaReferences
F.R.I.E.N.D.S.W.I.K.I. Friends. wikia.com. (accessed 27 August, 2012).http://friends.wikia.com/wiki/Friends
Burbank, Calif. 2004. Synopsis of 'Friends' TV Show. HollywoodJesus.com (May 11). (accessed 27 August, 2012).http://hollywoodjesus.com/friends.htm
Hammond, Maggie. 2000 . Critical Analysis of Friends. Maggie.jp. (accessed 27 August, 2012).http://maggie.jp/PhillipsMaggieFriends.pdf
IMDb Users. User Ratings for Friends. IMDb.com. (accessed 27 August, 2012).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/ratings
Generations of Family TV Shows
Many believe that scripted television shows provide a window into the culture, by portraying cultural norms and standards. Therefore, family television shows should highlight aspects of family life in American culture during the time period in which the shows were produced, not necessarily the time period portrayed in the show. This investigation will involve a single television episode from two family-focused television series that stopped airing new shows at least 20 years ago, and a single episode from two family-focused television series that are currently airing on modern television. The two older television shows chosen for this paper are Little House on the Prairie and Bewitched. The two currently-running television shows are Good Luck Charlie and Two and a Half Men.
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie was a television series that aired in the mid-1970s through early 1980s. It was based on…...
mlaWorks Cited
"Big, Flappy Bastards." Two and a Half Men. Twohalfmenonline.com. 29 Sep. 2003. Web.
11 Dec. 2012.
"Charlie is 2!" Good Luck Charlie. YouTube. 10 Feb. 2011. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.
"Nobody's Perfect." Bewitched. YouTube. 15 Sep. 1966. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.
Did your view of media literacy change over the course of the class? How will your consumption of media be affected?
As a result of taking this course, I think I have become a more critical consumer of the media. When I see a commercial, I am hyper-aware of how the product is being positioned in the market, and what types of narratives are being used to play upon the goals and aspirations of the target audience, such as being a 'good mom,' or 'hip and sexy' or even to live pain-free into one's old age. Although I was always aware of advertising, now I am better able to see how advertising works upon the psyche of the consumer. I also notice how certain ads are featured during certain kinds of television programs, or on certain Internet sites, to specifically reach a demographic.
I think I may also be slightly more…...
service give consumers information TV shows movies widely criticized. A firm named ASI market esearch Inc. A service called Preview House. The service hooks movie theater audiences ( Which telephone lists promises free movies) instantaneous response machine dials recording likes dislikes.
Preview House
The Preview House product is controversial, with arguments being raised in both its favor as well as against it. The final opinion depends mostly on the personal values, perceptions and beliefs of each and every individual. At an objective level however, the Preview House represents an expert system, the combination of marketing and technology (Betz, 2003) and it is only a natural step in business and technologic development.
In the contemporaneous business climate, customers are pivotal to the success of any economic agent. They are no longer the force buying whatever the companies produce and sell, but they are the force telling the companies what to produce and sell.…...
mlaReferences:
Betz, F., 2003, Managing technological innovation: competitive advantage and change, 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons
Giaretta, D., 2011, Advanced digital preservation, Springer
Schumann, J.H., 2009, The impact of culture on relationship marketing in international services: a target group-specific analysis in the context of banking services, Gabler Verlag
Okay forget it. Who am I talking to... (dismisses the conversation)
Scene 3:
Jerry is at the coffee shop with George. He has a paper in his hands and looks excited.
George: what have you got there? (Points to the paper)
Jerry: It's the agreement.
George: What agreement. (takes the paper from him)
Jerry: Elaine and I think there should be an agreement before we place the order so no one can serve us soggy croissants.
George: You mean you are actually gonna show this to the guy when you place your order.
Jerry: Yup
George: I like the idea. (grins)
Jerry: You do. Good. Now watch me.
George and Jerry walk up to the counter. The guy is ready to take the order.
Jerry: We would like two black coffee with croissants.
Guy: two black coffee.. okay anything else for you sir?
Jerry: No. But before we pay, I would like you to sign this agreement.
Guy: An agreement! (looks very confused)
Jerry shows…...
reality in reality television. She points out how the show appeared to more of a joke than it did anything else.
For instance, she states that the creators of the show have "set up a number of artificial challenges geared to maximize the tension" between the contestants. The author expresses that CBS was successful in raising its ratings but if it were really serious about attracting teens to the show they would have "put a few baby boomers on the island, so that kids could have the pleasure of seeing their parents get kicked off." In addition, she felt the advertisements were not geared toward a younger audience.
Clearly the author has issues with the genuine circumstances about the show. This is evident when she says, "I myself killed a spider in my bathtub just the other night, using nothing but my bare hand and a few sheets of one -ply…...
Television Shows
Since the 1950s, television has become an increasingly vital part of life, providing both an escape from the pressures of everyday life as well as offering social commentary. Television shows that center on family life have historically been among some of the highest-rated shows. One of the reasons why these shows are among the most popular are that they reflect the realities of actual families and family problems yet do so in a unique and refreshing way. In order to understand the role of television in explaining family structures, it is necessary to compare television shows from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with contemporary television shows.
TELEVISION SHOWS COMPARED
There are numerous similarities and differences between television shows of the 1950s, 1970s, and 1980s that center on family life and television shows depicting contemporary families and family forms. In general, television shows have adapted to reflect changing family structures, typical…...
television shows such as Dexter influence and/or desensitize people?
The aim of this particular thesis question was to understand the perception of the idea of 'attaining justice through any means'. Hence, this proposed thesis will mainly look to understand how a TV show like Dexter can influence the idea of justice as well as how and through what means justice can be implemented and achieved in reality.
eception Idea: Summary
eception concept is a variation of visitor feedback fictional idea that highlights the visitor's reception of a fictional content. It is usually called audience reception in the analysis of interactions designs. In fictional researches, reception idea stemmed from the job of Hans-obert Jauss in the 1960s. It was most prominent throughout the 1970s and very early 1980s in Germany and United States (Fortier 132), and amid some remarkable function in Western Europe. A type of reception idea has actually likewise been put…...
mlaReferences
Geiser-Getz, G. (1998). Chapter in Critical Approaches to Television (Berg, L.R.V., Wenner, L.A. And Gronbeck, B.E.). Houghton Mifflin Company. New York: Boston.
Real, M.R. (1996). Exploring Media Culture: A Guide. Communication and Human Values, Sage Publications. International Educational and Professional Publisher, Thousand Oaks, London.
television show onto the air in America is a difficult task. It requires a great investment of time and effort, and is often discouraging and disheartening. To get an idea to air, the an idea must be carefully nurtured through the complex processes of creating a script, getting the script read by someone in Hollywood, getting the script to pilot, and finally getting the pilot to air.
There are many important steps that must be undertaken to get an idea for a television show onto the air in America. The first and most important of these steps is to get a pilot episode made to show to networks that might pick up the show. A pilot episode is simply the first episode of your television show, and should showcase the show in the best possible light. Getting an idea to the stage of a pilot show is a difficult undertaking,…...
mlaWorks Cited
Adventures in Hollywood, Scene 1. 18 February 2004.
http://www.howtowritescripts.com/how2/index.htm
Glatzer, Jenna. Interview With Lynn Barker. 18 February 2004.
television shows Parks and ecreation and the American version of the Office deal with similar themes regarding the nature of the modern workplace and the relationships which populate it, but although both shows are shot in the same single-camera, mockumentary style, they end up saying very different things about their shared subject. This is ultimately a result of each particular show's setting; in The Office, the story follows the employees of a small paper company, but in Parks and ecreation, the story is about the public employees of the parks department in a small town. This difference is ultimately responsible for the different interpretations of similar themes seen both shows, and examining the ramifications of this distinction will serve to explicate the particular meaning of either show.
For much of its history The Office focuses on the ineptitude of management and the failure of the commercialized masculine ideal, implicitly critiquing…...
mlaReferences
Aronstein, A. (2011, May 05). The personal politics of parks and rec. Retrieved from http://splitsider.com/2011/05/the-personal-politics-of-parks-and-rec
Griffin, J. (2008). The americanization of the office: A comparison of the offbeat NBC sitcom and its british predecessor. Journal of Popular Film & Television, 35(4), 154-163.
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Watching Toy Stoy is likely to influence many adults to believe that it would be wong fo them to allow thei childen to view the animated comedy. I believe that it is wong fo the Motion Pictue Association of Ameica film ating system to povide it with a G. ating, taking into account the violent scenes that the animation contains. Andy's next-doo neighbo, Sid, is a hoible peson and he is obsessed with mutilating toys. While it would be pefectly nomal fo childen to occasionally beak toys, an individual who wants to mutilate toys and who ceates mutant toys consequent to doing so is actually deanged.
Poviding childen with the image of a deanged individual is pobable to have a negative effect on them…...
mlareferences and profanity, but violence is practically absent and adolescents are shown in ways that are characteristic to teenagers in general.
This film has an inappropriate rating and it should have been provided with an R. rating or even with a PG-13 rating. By labeling it NC-17, the Motion Picture Association of America virtually fails to acknowledge that teenagers are capable of putting across behaviors that are not socially acceptable. The reality is that many teenagers are likely to identify with characters in the film and that the most activities shown are actually perfectly normal for teenagers.
The chart is meant to emphasize the rating that each film should be provided with when concerning particular aspects like violence, sexuality, and drug use:
2 stands for G -- general audience
4 stands for PG -- parental guidance suggested
Interpersonal conflict is a daily part of human existence," ("Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts," n.d.). The hard part is learning how to resolve interpersonal conflicts, because they are inevitable. One of the reasons television shows are popular is that they mirror the genuine interpersonal conflicts that people have in their daily lives. This can be seen on the television show Modern Family, which depicts several interpersonal conflicts. One conflict that is developed early in the show is between Mitch and his father Jay. Mitch is gay, and although his father pretends to be fine with it and accepting of his son, his homophobia comes to the surface during the wedding planning. When Mitch mentions some problem he is having with deciding on the decor of the wedding, Jay gets impatient and says, "Why do you guys have to do this, anyway?" His outburst signals the deeper-rooted antagonism Jay had been harboring all…...
movie television show .
Globalization is one of the most discussed topics in the contemporary society and it is very difficult and almost impossible for someone to claim that he or she has not been affected by the process. Even with this, most people have a limited understanding of this process and are unable to decide what would be the best attitude to employ with regard to it. The reality is that society in general is unable to devise perfect methods of dealing with this process. The saying "history repeats itself" might be true in some cases, but this is a whole different matter, taking into account that a series of cultures have come together in creating the present day social order.
Globalization has both positive and negative aspects, this is certainly incontestable. However, what is more difficult to determine is whether or not it is inevitable. Most individuals today are…...
mlaWorks cited:
Chapeyama, Mashell, "Globalization, Meaning and Scope: A collection of essays on Globalization and its Impact," (GRIN Verlag, 17.07.2012)
Jaffe, Eugene D., "Globalization and Development," (Infobase Publishing, 01.01.2006)
Velshi, Ali, and Romans, Christine, "How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need Now," (John Wiley & Sons, 20.10.2011)
TV Comparison
Simon Cowell: The Man with Two Faces
The enormous popularity of American Idol gave many people in the United States their first taste both of Simon Cowell and the singing-superstar contestant shows that he seems to have made it his life's work to popularize, but in fact the acerbic Brit was prominent on the producing end of the music industry for decades, and before his American Idol fame he was a creator, producer, and judge on the UK television show X Factor, which has since spawned many versions in other nations. It is not all that surprising to discover that Cowell started a show similar to American Idol in his native country, but it is somewhat striking to see the difference in his temperament and character between the two shows.
The Simon Cowell that for so long graced U.S. airwaves as a judge on American Idol was a vicious, cold, and…...
In order to handle this argument, you will need to choose a side based on what you believe. If you think mass media is portraying men negatively, look for a TV show or movie where a man was portrayed in a very positive light. Sometimes these can be religious shows or other types of shows with strong moral backgrounds, but that does not have to be the case. Part of the concern with this question is that what is considered positive or negative may be different depending on who is answering the question. Because of that, consider what you view....
King Arthur has been a steady feature in pop culture since the original stories of him were told hundreds of years ago. In fact, he retains a mythical status because of the quasi-historical nature of the stories told about him, leading to many people wondering if King Arthur is actually a real person. The consensus appears to be that he was not an actual person, but that there were real people whose stories contributed to the stories of King Arthur. It is no surprise, then, that he continues to be a compelling character in books,....
Sure! Here are some essay topics on various aspects of the English language:
1. The importance of learning English as a second language.
2. The evolution and history of the English language.
3. The impact of technology on the English language.
4. The influence of English in the global world.
5. The role of standardized testing in assessing English language proficiency.
6. The benefits and drawbacks of using English as a global lingua franca.
7. The representation and portrayal of English in literature and media.
8. The challenges and strategies for teaching English as a foreign language.
9. The differences between British English and American English.
10. The role of....
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