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the situation and reality at hand a wide spread of races have reacted to the exposure of media in America differently. In an article presented by Dana Mastro she expressed how the depiction or races of in television and movies influence watchers to have a positive/negative bias towards that race due to how they were shown on screen. “In the 1950s portrayals of Blacks were dominated by unfavorable archetypes such as loyal but subservient mammies and ridiculed buffoon…” Generally, black characters function to serve and amuse their white counterparts on television. However, changes began to emerge by the end of the 1960s. Although these new images of Blacks offered idyllic representations of
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Parents will argue that other people are the reason their children are violent and usually take absolutely none of the blame, when in reality they should be taking a lot of the blame for violence among children. I believe media as a whole, including television, radio, movies, video games, news, et cetera, can be very detrimental to society and leads to a lot of violence among children with which we are dealing. I was always taught that what goes in your head has to eventually come out, so shouldn't you put in only good stuff? I believe that music, is an example of media, that negatively affects teenagers by repeatedly exposing them to themes such as Satanism, substance abuse, murder
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The "Real" World Why do people enjoy watching voyeuristic television shows? The number of viewer for The Real World has nearly tripled in the past three years. There are many other shows gaining popularity as well. Big Brother and Survivor are ideal examples of the two other television programs that have captured millions of viewers hearts. There is a shift to a "reality view" that stands very popular with people ages 8-24. This age group enjoys seeing things how they appear with no glitz or glamour. By depicting things as they are naturally, it creates a scenario in which everyday people can relate to a character on TV. Companies are finding a new savvy way to advertise through the
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once you've learned what is happening, as opposed to coming out with a wonderful creative idea and then trying to find the market". With the approach introduced to Music Television they company used to introduce trivia game shows such as the remote control in the year 1987. The following trivia game was followed with its reality based hit The Real World. It started the boom of the reality television during the year 1990. Also during the year 1990 the Music television used to move into cartoons such the Beavis and Butthead in which in the year 2000 it contributes to the show Jackass which is known to be files of dangerous stunts. The following competitive influences, keep the status of the
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good example would be when cline says, “An especially good (or egregious) example of this can be found in Manigault-Stallworth, a star of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice. She has been called the most hated woman on television because of the behavior and attitude people see her with.” I would personally take this as something to learn from because if I were to behave in such a way and express myself in a negative way I would know that people wouldn’t accept me or want to talk to me.
The third reason why I find reality programs not negative would be finding encouragement through them. “People are... put into situations simply to see how they react,” mentions Cline in his article. Many of the TV
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Censorship in America "Get your stinky, yellow ass off my property before I pop your guts full of blood!" I don't think any of the parents would want their little children running around the house repeating all the bad things they've just seen on a television. Hundreds of tragedies occur each year, which involve children imitating their TV idols. Children don't know the difference between a TV and reality. America should get smart and protect their children. That is why censorship in books, television programs, and music should be enforced. What kind of books do children read? Books have a significant influence on child's behavior. Violent literature leaves a
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episodes and what they put. Criminal minds have been accused of how far they pushed the limit on violent depictions. They are not just costing the show of being canceled, but of actors losing their jobs. They take what they see on television from the news and put it as their fictional versions of things. Actor Mandy Patinkin, left for reasons of the show. He said himself he did not know what he was getting himself into, until he started reading the scripts. If criminal minds does not fix their problem of extreme and violent uses of actual events, the show will be canceled.
Resources
“'Criminal Minds': Television's Violent Crime and Its Impact on Audiences and Reality.” The Artifice, the
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propose the opposing side of the argument causing it to be riddled with
bias.
Throughout Zimmerman’s article, she referenced ten television shows and movies and
pointed out issues with their representation of bisexuality and being gay. However, what she
does not mention is that the vast majority of those programs are of the comedy genre. They are
not meant to be taken seriously nor are they intended to mirror reality. In the final paragraph of
Zimmerman’s article she utilizes an appeal to pathos in rallying for “those who are growing up in
families, institutions, or regions that do not accept their desires or lifestyles” (Zimmerman 566).
While there is no arguing with the fact that there are
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to be more aggressive generally and that will cause them to want to integrate the violence from certain characters on television to satisfy self-need (Tatiana Merlo Flores) Other studies state that children do not need to be disturbed in order to want to watch violence in television but rather they need to be able to emotionally divulge into the movie rather than using logical reasoning (Jody Keisner). There is also the factor of special effects used in these gory and violent movies that build up suspense in the viewer which causes them to be drawn to the movie and have a thrilling experience (Jody Keisner). There are different perspectives on this issue.
Satisfying Self Need
When
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able to leave the cave, the prisoners were deprived of the real world which shows that people see reality only as the visible world around them. Similarly, the idea that people only know what they see is presented in Weir’s The Truman Show where Truman is showcased as a prisoner in the cave. The Truman Show takes place as a television program which stars Truman himself. Truman’s life is a show for others but because he has grown up with it his entire life, to Truman, his surroundings are reality. What Truman does not know is that his reality is actually a television set with actors which play a role in his life. One of the characters in Truman's life, Sylvia, confesses that Truman is “not a
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On July 9, 1955, one of the most prominent Hispanic actors was born. His name is Jimmy Smits, a.k.a. Detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue. Smits has helped increase the visibility of Hispanics in non-typecast roles on television. He has also made his appearance in several movies, and he lends his support to groups concerning themselves with Hispanic issues.Jimmy Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father came from Surinam, and his mother came from Puerto Rico, where he spent most of his childhood. Smits eventually returned to Brooklyn and attended Jefferson High School. Jimmy played football at first--standing six feet, two inches tall--but decided later on that acting was more
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television ( 1 ).Extended amounts of graphic violence on TV is now worried of the desensitization of the public from actual violence to other people, which many believe causes some to be more violent themselves (Media Violence 3-4). I believe desensitization can go both ways. I think it can be somewhat helpful in preparing people to deal with the sometimes harshness of reality; where we see violence and it is not so shocking and disturbing as to scar us psychologically. I know I have grown somewhat used to the things that go on in the world. I am not shocked to hear about a shooting at a school or a bomb going off in Israel anymore, from the fact I see it all the time on
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improvement in a technology that has been embraced by Americans for more than 50 years.How does it works?OR say What makes digital television so special?To understand DTV working we have to get an brief idea of how analog TV broadcasting so by comparing that two we can get a good idea of DTV.First of all what is wrong with analog TV?The resolution of the TV controls the crispness and detail in the picture you see.The resolution is determined by the number of pixels on the screen.An analog TV set can display 525 horizontal lines of resolution every thirtieth of a second. In reality, however, an analog TV displays half of those lines in a sixtieth of a second, and then displays the other half in the
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on two main ideas and concepts ; hyper - reality and simulation . He defined hyper - reality as the generation by models of a real without origin or reality ; it is a representation , a sign , without an original referent ( D . M . Boje ,1995). Basically , a method of characterizing the way consciousness interacts with reality . When consciousness loses its ability to differentiate reality from fantasy , it begins to engage with the latter without understanding what it is doing . Believing that we live in a world where simulated experiences and feelings replace the real thing . Shopping malls , amusement parks and mass - produced images from the news , television shows and films dominate
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reality than most viewers would have liked. The gun control debate is not by any means a new issue, but especially over the last 10 years it has made its way into the political agenda of both parties. Democrats for the most part, advocate for gun control while republicans advocate against. The show especially portrays the entire gun control debate as just a scapegoat for the true problem in America which is unneeded violence. [endnoteRef:2]Per the FBI, 1,604 people were killed by “knives and cutting instruments” and 374 were killed by “rifles” in 2016. Granted that guns do make killing easier but they are by no means the only weapon used in attacks against people. The television show also
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are multi-faceted peoples because each tribe or nation has complex and it is a mistake to generalize Indians. In addition, besides their appearance, media perform and shows American Indian culture and tradition incorrectly. According to the book, “racist television cartoons, which were drawn in the 1940s and portrayed Indians as be feathered savages, are still shown today as entertainment” (p14, Devon) As result of media, children has false imagination about how American Indian still look like and still play with “cowboys and Indians” which is reflect historical reality.
Another stereotype of Indian is that “Indian tribes did not value or empower women” but on reality “Indian women often
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In today's television programming, there seems to be a trend towards more reality shows. Ever since the premiere of the show Survivor, it became extremely popular and each season, newer reality-type television shows start to air. Survivor prompted network producers that the public like to see real people doing real stunts and real action. The dangerous stunts and overreacted drama in these shows are really catching the public's attention and keeping them entertained. It intrigues the public because it has real people doing things that the people at home would never even think about doing. From that, I can assume that reality TV is entertaining for one reason, and it is because it shows
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AbstractGeneral Motors Corporation achieved $186,800,000,000 in revenue for the year 2002. The internationally acclaimed automobile giant approaches the advertising efforts of its numerous brands on every imaginable front. From television, with over 10,000 commercials per week beamed to American households to magazines, newspapers to billboards, sporting events to concerts, game shows to reality shows and musical lyrics to monster trucks, General Motors Corporation spends $2.14 billion dollars on advertising and marketing definitely has the resources and ability to bring any of its products to the consumer forefront. GM's Hummer's H2, Chevy Trucks and the new Saturn VUE sport utility
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Virtual Reality Virtual reality, is a computer-generated, multi-sensory human interface to computers. Virtual reality extends beyond the capability of typical workstation graphics in two ways. First, through the use of tracking sensors, the computer knows precisely the location and angle of the user's head, which enables the graphics scene to be generated in the correct perspective for each eye. Second, because a very wide-angle image is provided, which is updated 10 to 60 times a second and is often augmented with synthesized surround sound, motion, and even scent, a level of immersion in the simulated scene is achieved. Immersion, combined with correct perspective, allows the development
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alone. However, across all types of media, there is one problem we all face which is violence. Gradually, people start becoming aggressive, antisocial and unfeeling towards violence.
It is true that excessive violence in the media desensitise people as violence is apparent in programmes shown on television, video games also display violent images and lastly the internet which has a galore of violence which are easily accessible.
Firstly, violent television programmes can potentially desensitise people. According to researchers, 5.7 % of those who watched less than an hour of television a day had committed a serious violent act while 25.3 % of those who had committed a serious violent act
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