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- 201: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
- ... persons brain until they can forget about it. The reason that words are easily forgotten is because children hear so many of them and cant remember them. Media brings violence into all day occurrences. The television can not be turned with out some one on the screen saying someone has gotten shot. The media today brings everything to extreme. The ten o’clock news reports on all of the gun shooting, knife stabbing and serial rapist it can find. The news stations have to put this type of news out because of the blood thirsty society which we live in. Levines clams that television plays a big role in the actions that children make. These actions are brought upon themselves and other youths. Television is not the only way children get crazy ideas in their head. Movies, magazines and the Internet also play a big role in these extreme ideas. Detachment is not considered a major problem for ...
- 202: Jim Henson, a Gentle Genius
- ... very successful in life. He accomplished many things that people might dream of as a child. His success first started in high school when his family first moved to Washington and he became fascinated by television. In the summer of 1954, just before he entered the University of Maryland he learned that a local station needed someone to perform with puppets on a children’s show. That job didn’t last ... the show brought him nationwide fame. He was soon making guest appearances on The Steve Allen Show, The Jack Paar Show, and The Today Show. Henson then moved to New York in 1963 as his television appearances grew to include The Tonight Show, Ed Sullivan, and the Jimmy Dean Show, and weekly appearances on The Today Show as well as commercials. During this time he also experimented with short films, including “Time Piece,” which was nominated for an Oscar for best live-action short subject. In 1968 he broadcast his first television special, “Muppets on Puppets.” (Padgett) In 1969 Sesame Street began. Henson was always careful not to take credit due to the fact that he did not create the show. The Children’s Television network ...
- 203: Videoconferencing
- ... replaces copper wire in the nation’s telephone infrastructure, and as compression technology is enhanced, videoconferencing will be possible and affordable using standard telephone lines. Description The primary components of a simple videoconferencing system are television cameras, monitors, microphones, speakers, and a communications network. Facsimile machines, telephones, and computer-based switchers may be added to more complex systems. The communications network can be as simple as a pair of coaxial cables ... to more traditional copper wiring. Videoconferencing will eventually be as practical as placing a telephone call. Wiring used to connect personal computers in local area networks also can be used to conduct videoconferences. A small television camera mounted on the personal computer monitor connects to a special board in the PC. Software routes video and audio signals between selected locations, displaying the image from each camera on the other participant’s PC screen. Court events, conferences, and meetings using videoconferencing are similar to those conducted when all parties are in the same room. Everyone sits in front of a television monitor and can see the parties at the other location. The television camera is located so that eye contact appears natural. Sound volume and camera angles can be adjusted so everyone sees and hears ...
- 204: An Analysis Of Violence In Pub
- ... With innocent victims dying everyday, researchers and psychologists work franticly to understand this new dark behavioural trend in hopes that solutions can be implemented. What is making children and teenagers so violent? Some say the television is to blame, as well as the other forms of media responsible for representing and displaying images of a violent nature. The idea is that violent behaviour is learned. Many people suggest that limiting the violent graphic content found on television might lead toward a less violent society. The assumption is that without a catalyst (violent programming), violent behaviour will be less prevelant. I can see how one might think this way; 1. chilren appear to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation there. It may be just a corelation. American television networks operate on the supply and demand curve just ...
- 205: How Sensationalism Affects Eve
- ... up in the 1920s, picture tabloids. Sensationalism still remains a strong force in the current media. May it be in the form of picture tabloid magazines, celebrity journalism, or the violence infested media known as television and movies, the fact is that it sells. As long as there is a market for this type of unethical journalism there will a supply. Over the years, the general public has depended on the ... for The New Republic and two reporters for the Boston Globe resigned over charges of plagiarism and falsifying stories. In addition CNN ran a story on Vietnam that was proven inaccurate. The radio waves and television sets are flooded with sensationalized shows featuring beautiful young women and handsome men. The news watched today is sensationalized with one catastrophe after another. Is excitement what the market wants, or is the excitement expected ... there is bias in the news media. „h 80% believe that sensational stories get lots of news coverage because they are exciting, not because they are important. Furthermore, George Gerbner has studied the effects of television violence (sensationalism) for more than thirty years. Through his studies, George Gerbner has found that violence seen on television does not promote violent behavior. It does much worse; it creates a sense of fear ...
- 206: The Catcher in the Rye: Now and Then
- ... rural areas to the urban cities was just beginning. As this happened, the crime rate rose dramatically.(Holzman) Today crime is a part of everyday life. Whether it is first hand or just seen on television. Forty years ago, towns were places where you could “sleep with your doors unlocked.” That feeling of security cannot be bought today. In Salinger’s novel, Holden is faced with violence in a number of ... use of our country’s and our world’s mass-communication system. In 1951 almost every household had a radio and a telephone, and only the wealthy had televisions. Today almost every household has a television, telephone, and a computer. Television is one of the greatest influences on children. Most families have more than one television. Today televisions have many different channels to chose from. A child can see anything from a cartoon, to sports, ...
- 207: An Analysis Of Violence In Public Schools
- ... With innocent victims dying everyday, researchers and psychologists work franticly to understand this new dark behavioural trend in hopes that solutions can be implemented. What is making children and teenagers so violent? Some say the television is to blame, as well as the other forms of media responsible for representing and displaying images of a violent nature. The idea is that violent behaviour is learned. Many people suggest that limiting the violent graphic content found on television might lead toward a less violent society. The assumption is that without a catalyst (violent programming), violent behaviour will be less prevelant. I can see how one might think this way; 1. chilren appear to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation there. It may be just a corelation. American television networks operate on the supply and demand curve just ...
- 208: An Analysis Of Violence In The
- ... innocent victims dying everyday, researchers and psychologists work franticly to understand this seemingly new dark behavioural trend in hopes that solutions can be implemented. What is making children and teenagers so violent? Some say the television is to blame, as well as the other forms of media responsible for representing and displaying images of a violent nature. The idea is that violent behaviour is learned. Many people suggest that limiting the violent graphic content found on television might lead toward a less violent society. The assumption is that without a catalyst (violent programming), violent behaviour will be less prevelant. I can see how one might think this way; 1. chilren appear to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation there. It may be just a corelation. American television networks operate on the supply and demand curve just ...
- 209: Online And Research Journalism
- ... the political discourse, and as a society we wish newspapers to keep their special role in this. Newspapers as carriers of content have had to yield various functions in the past century to radio and television services, and now there are other categories of information that might migrate, this time to the net. The printed paper risks losing revenue generators such as classified and personnel ads, and thus runs the risk of becoming less profitable. Unexpected competitors such as search engines and free homepage services, as well as the online directory services of television stations, now fight in the same arena for the user's attention and the limited advertising money available. New services, such as interactive features, guides to information sources and community building are new to newspapers ... the opportunity to develop additional revenue streams based on their core product, the collection and analysis of information. The interactivity of the medium has proven to be attractive for many, drawing the audience away from television to return to a largely text-based medium. Even with widespread access to interactive new media - be it via the Internet or new applications such as digital television, datacasting services and other electronic means - ...
- 210: Having Fun While Learning
- ... enticed to look forward to the next day of school. Several techniques can be applied to learning that allow the student to thirst for more knowledge, including the teachers themselves, computers, and the use of television. The first, and most important element, is the teacher's ability. The early stage of life is when a person's mind may be more readily shaped and the teacher plays a vital role in ... with music and sound effects (Dominick, Sherman, and Copeland 473). The computer is still a relatively new way of learning in the classroom, but as technology continues to advance, computer usage will continue to grow. Television is another wonderful technique used, not only by teachers to show documentaries, but also in the home. For example "Sesame Street", one of the most popular television shows for young people, has been on the air for more than twenty years, viewed by nearly 6 million preschoolers every week (Dominick, Sherman, and Copeland 471). Research conducted on the show discovered several ...
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