visitor survey (Tourism Council of the South Pacific‚ 1991)‚ after beach activities and natural scenery (62%)‚ visitors to the Cook Islands are looking for entertainment and folklore and culture experiences (27%). Tourists contribute to the local economy by spending money on travel to and around the country‚ as well as on accommodation‚ food‚ entertainment and souvenirs. Results from this same survey‚ for example‚ revealed that in the survey period (October 1991 to February 1992) close to 90% of tourists
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The Media Impact on Youth Violence COM/156 Linda Perez The Media Impact on Youth Violence When we were children‚ there were only thirteen channels on television‚ only one house phone‚ there was no cellular phones and no computer but a typewriter in the house. We played outside‚ hopscotch‚ jump rope and stickball. Was not allow to watch primetime Television including the news‚ we was told it ’s was for grown-ups. My‚ how times change from then to now‚ everywhere
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books he foresaw other forms of mediums that would have the same effect in our society. Postman states that American television has devoted to supply its audience with entertainment and slowly created an appetite to which everything that we consume should be presented in a form of entertainment. Television has “made entertainment itself the natural format for the representation of all experience” and the problem is that “all subject matter is presented as entertaining.” (p.87) Television broadcasts
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from music hall or theatres; which was‚ at its peak‚ the television of its day. “During the 19th century the demand for entertainment was intensified by the rapid growth of urban population.” [Britannica. 2012] This demand resulted in the creation of Music Halls. They originated in Britain during the mid 19th and early 20th century. Music hall was the entertainment for working-class Londoners. Staged in pubs or small theatres‚ it was loud‚ raucous and often rude. Variety theatre represented
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clearly apart of our society‚ and many others also‚ that we as Americans thrive on these sort of sitcoms. When we think our lives are at their worst just watch a complete stranger having troubles and it is strangely comforting. Is quality entertainment infact watching people make complete fools of themselves for the soul cost of being on TV? Well‚ that is a question which is personally acquired. For me‚ eating bugs doesn’t validate my insecurities and make me feel that I am the bigger‚
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kids and elderly people. The average American kid spends more time watching TV than attending school. Kids eat while watching TV‚ and they may do the same while doing homework. Elderly people watch TV even more than kids‚ since this is their main entertainment at home. TV is inherent in our lives. It is natural for a person to enter an apartment‚ switch on the light‚ then switch on the TV‚ and then keep on doing other things. The problem is not with watching - the problem is with watching what: breeding
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satellite communication which has resulted in inventions such as the Television‚ Radio‚ Internet and Telecommunication technologies. Mass Communication is relevant for entertainment. YouTube‚ Twitter‚ My-space‚ Facebook‚ Music Videos‚ Entertainment programmers are all examples of Mass Communication being used as a form of entertainment. Human beings like being entertained and as such we welcome anything that will give us a sense of escapism and relaxation from the cares of the world which might even
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Should people who download music and movies illegally be punished? Since humanity is getting a better life than ever before‚ entertainment is no longer a luxury affair. Music and movie become a top choice for everybody. However‚ music and movie are not spontaneously created. It is man-made‚ and it is not free. Thus‚ people’s solution is download music and movie illegally; as a result‚ illegal things must be punished. Downloading music and movies illegally can wipe out passion or creativity
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from the telegraph‚ and then the radio‚ newspapers‚ magazines and now to the most widely used- the internet. Our daily activities depend heavily on the information that is provided to each one‚ and the way that is communicated to them‚ be it entertainment‚ hard or soft news‚ personal relationships‚ travelling‚ or even healthcare. The influence of the mass media operates with the mission of providing one with more information than they might have expected. This could relate to the decisions made
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Movies today provide millions of people an experience that stimulates emotion as well as intellect. Film on screen can capture an audience and provide an escape from reality. Many people can actually get so involved in the film that they see themselves as a character in the show and feel the joy and sorrow of the character. There are many different ways that the screenwriters can tell a story on film. The content of the film can range from a feel good love story to a very controversial political
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