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    Since its 2005 debut‚ Seth McFarlane’s American Dad! has been among Fox Television’s popular sitcoms. This animated feature chronicles the day-to-day lives of the Smith family of fictionalized Langley Falls‚ Virginia. The Smith household is comprised of husband and father Stan‚ wife and mother Francine‚ college-age daughter Haley‚ teenage son Steve‚ and two non-human entities; a goldfish implanted with the consciousness of an East German named Klaus Heissler and an alien escaped from Area 51 in Nevada

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    Sitcom Family Values

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    Fullam Family Television Review: Tyler’s Perry’s Meet the Payne’s I chose Tyler Perry’s Meet The Payne’s . This show highlights family values on a Bible based foundation. This show is based on an African American family struggling with a drug addiction‚ extended family living together and facing everyday situations happen solved with humor and Christian principles. The husband‚ Curtis‚ is a retired fire chief. His wife‚ Ella‚ the spiritual matriarch of the family whom holds the family together

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    American Dad Casey Jones February 10‚ 2015 Dr. Chuck Tryon English 120 Fayetteville State University Abstract The main character Stan Smith‚ a CIA agent and father who is always on the lookout for terrorist and extraterrestrial activity‚ will go to the absolute extreme to make sure his country is safe from harm. In addition to his regular normal family‚ his wife Francine and his two teenage children Haley and Steve‚ they also has two “different and special” members. Roger‚ the sarcastic alien

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    Latin American Family Values Latin Americans seem to value the family above everything else. In fact‚ many spend all their lives just trying to improve the situation for their families. From experience‚ when speaking with a Latin American‚ the majority of the time they will say that their family is what brings them the most joy or what they are most proud of. Not only do Latin Americans work to care for their families but they also work to keep their families united. They pride themselves

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    about what you are going to watch‚ you should definitely consider the hilarious British sitcom‚ My Family. This modern day sitcom is based around the lives of an average‚ middle-class English family and their day-to-day experiences. The program is set within an enclosed world which changes between the Harper’s residence and a dental surgery. The funny and opinionated characters follow each other throughout their family problems and help each other out in their own special way‚ even if it may be of no

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    “Acting ethically means displaying honesty‚ integrity‚ and trustworthiness; demonstrating concern for others and being open to them; doing the right thing; and making decisions that are objective and fair and that uphold a solid set of values and principles.” Linda Klebe Trevino‚ Laura Pincus Hartman‚ and Michael Brown‚ The results obtained for this writer after completed the Ethics Awareness Inventory self assessment located on the EOS demonstrated that the ethical perspective for this author

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    14 October 2013 Sitcom Internet Assignment Sitcoms have essentially been around since the beginning of television in the 1940’s. One of the first sitcoms was “The Goldbergs‚” which moved from radio to television in 1949 (Fordham Metz). This show was centered on a family living in the Bronx made up of Molly and Jake Goldberg and their two children. The Goldbergs were Jewish immigrants and dealt with the everyday family-related problems of the time. Molly was a good housewife and mother to her children

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    Sitcoms and dramas both have the same purpose‚ and that is to entertain. The way conflict matters are portrayed between the two on the other hand is very different. Sitcoms generally portray conflict situations in a comedic manner while dramas are much more serious and/or realistic. Dramas also tend to be more character driven while sitcoms are more plot driven. It is quite common to find that romantic relationships figure prominently in the story lines of both domestic and nondomestic sitcoms and

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    Sitcoms and Society Joshua C. Dansby Soc 101 Prof. Miriane Portes April 18‚ 2012 Mass media makes a significant impact on society‚ no matter its form‚ whether we realize it or not. Mass media takes many different forms‚ but every form has its own unique impact on the progression of society. In this paper‚ I will examine mass media from a sociological point of view‚ utilizing the three main theories of sociology: Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ and Symbolic Interaction. Often we fail to realize

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    November 5th Comparison Essay Family‚ they are there for you no matter what. They love you no matter what your views‚ but is there anything that is more important then family? In the two essays ; Shooting Dad and TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ both show what being a family is like for different people. Each essay shows pathos‚ ethos‚ and cause and effect in both different and similar ways. TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ by Marie Winn‚ is about televisions “taking over” quality family time. Winn uses pathos by talking

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