Television has so many shows since I was younger. There were only a few shows I knew back then, but now there are many more. The only shows I like the most are Martin, and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.…
Though this show aired some thirty years before I was born it has been one of my all time favorites. The show was a first of its kind. Twilight Zone aired from 1959 to 1964 lasting five seasons, remembering the time was early fifties, many of the fears and anxieties of that time period could be felt in the show from the events during that decade. The Twilight Zone captured America at the end of one of the most time changing decades of the century. During this time, Americans experienced dramatic changes not only in the country's position in the world, but also in the culture, and one of the major influential changes was television. In a time when skit comedies and game shows ruled the air waves, Rod Serling's created a science fiction program that would stand out as an example of the artistic potential and cutting edge special effects of the era. The powerful television program had a social commentary and a thought-provoking theme. Seeing television's potentially as not just a entertaining tool for the masses, but as an opportunity to indulge the conscious, stimulate the subconscious, and make people think without realizing it, Serling used this new medium to showcase the troubling issues of the time, as well as to reflect on people’s fears of the consequences of our actions. The Cold War, the H-Bomb, space travel, aliens, technology -- even morality in general -- are all themes that would appear frequently in The Twilight Zone. What sets the show apart is the…
One of the most popular forms of entertainment in the United States is television. Whether it's used to spread news, watch sports, or watching a sitcom, television can be used to address the many issues of the period. Television shows such as Battlestar Galactica, The Twilight Zone, The Cosby Show, and Freaks and Geeks have reflected the many societal and political issues of their time period.…
Hello everyone, I am here representing Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. When Reagan started school he went to Eureka High School, after graduating from Eureka High School he attended Eureka College. While he was at Eureka College he had majored in Economics and Sociology. While attending college he had worked as a sports announcer on several radio stations. After college he had moved to Hollywood in 1937 and from there he had became an actor and was in a few big movies. In the 1950’s Reagan started to get really involved with politics. In 1964 he had wrote a speech called “A Time for Choosing”, this speech supported Barry Goldwater presidential campaign and gave him national attention as a conservative…
In 1981, VCR sales rose 72% in 12 months. By 1989, 60 percent of American households with televisions received cable service. Huge or memorable movies of the decade included On Golden Pond, Tootsie, Arthur, Stephen Spielberg Movies like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Big Chill, Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Out of Africa, Back to the Future, Cocoon, The Breakfast Club,Platoon,Star Trek, Good Morning Vietnam, Fatal Attraction, Rain Man, and Driving Miss Daisy.…
Marilyn Monroe speech: so the big question is…. How did Marilyn Monroe die? Was it suicide? Or was it murder?…
Robert Gray most definitely provokes thought and stirs emotion through an effective use of language and techniques used in his poems. One of his major messages are those connected with mans effect on the environment and our constant need to create something new and yet, forget about what we already have and where that ends up. Also the sense of our society almost becoming, un-Australian and very international.…
We come together today in memory of the light of America, A very generous, inspiring, caring, and moral man. Today we celebrate his life as a as actor, singer and writer. He was married three times with 2 children that were adopted during his first marriage. He is best known for two memorable characters as a small town sheriff and defense lawyer. The Famous Andrew Samuel Griffith, Born in June 1926 and passed away in July 2012 at the age of 86. We are here today to remember his life, being a star actor and inspiring others.…
Welcome to the programme where everybody just wants to make popular music! Wrong! The X-factor is but merely a show for the vain to become famous or the unsuccessful to gain mild fortune!…
How has the prescribed text you have studied conveyed how knowledge attitudes and beliefs of characters have been affected by the transition of going ‘Into the World’?…
Achieving the American Dream is something that most Americans strive for during their lifetimes. It is the idea that if we work hard and are determined that we can achieve whatever we set our minds to. Whether it is wealth, fame, family, or a successful career, we all strive to achieve it. It can be different for each one of us, but it is something that we all want to achieve. Although it is a shared goal by many people, but our past shows that it is not an easy thing to accomplish. The novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, the poem "Hope" by Karen Hesse and Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech" all use the aspect of hope as a vital part of achieving the American Dream through their development of perspective and tone.…
a. Attention getter- “Juvenile arthritis is one of the most common childhood diseases in the United States.”…
All humans are subject to express their own personal opinions on certain topics, whether it be relevant to the world or just specifically in their community; however, it is the content of what people share and the words in which they use that makes the difference between meaningful topics and irrelevant ones. In other words, one has to draw the line from purposeful discussions which form deeper knowledge in a person’s mind about the point of controversy and unnecessary videos that do not have a specific purpose. For example, discussing if the environment schools create for growing students affects their creativity in a negative fashion helps open peoples’ perspectives, guiding them to think critically about a school’s teachings; this is oppose…
Her father was strict and made her education a priority. She became an honors student and graduated from East Nashville High School.…
3. Finally, I will discuss what the affect she had had on little girls and what is known as Barbie backlash.…
