What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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these understandings on addiction to social care practice. The word “addict” originates from Roman law where an individual is compelled to his or her creditor place of payment of debt (Ross et al‚ 2010). As Dunnington states that addiction is defined a number of different ways. Addiction is defined as a “brain disease” personifies by “compulsive use of drugs” this definition comes from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic‚ relapsing
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Entertainment Today and in the Past and how it has changed People The online Oxford Dictionaries provides the following definition of entertainment: “…as an act of providing or being provided with pleasure or enjoyment while holding attention and interest of an audience. It may take on a number of forms such as attending an organized event or a performance‚ or any other activity that has been designed to amuse and provide pleasure. Entertainment also covers the action of receiving guests and providing
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Entertainment is something that holds the attention and interest of an audience‚ or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task‚ but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience’s attention.[1] Although people’s attention is held by different things‚ because individuals have different preferences in entertainment‚ most forms are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling‚ music‚ drama
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Entertainment Essay Entertainment has provided society with an escape from reality‚ which at times may be very stressful and chaotic. The relaxation that entertainment provides is necessary for the overall well being of people. Peace and accord can be found through relaxation‚ and for many people this is achieved through entertainment. Some entertainment may be damaging to society because it is degrading‚ and lacks cultural enrichment. As a result‚ I qualify the assertion that entertainment
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It cannot deny that the image of black people on televisions or screen steps into positive attitudes of entertainment industry. Long time ago‚ there were only whites who can appear on screen while blacks disappeared from screen or they played just minor character. However‚ at the moment‚ African Americans are the key that drives the entertainment industry to complete. For example‚ Beyonce is American’s favorite singer star of all time. Throughout her career‚ most people agree
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corperate entertainment in Vietnam in recent years. 1.general situation in Vietnam In Vietnam‚ corporate entertainment is more and more developing thanks to fast industrization and modernization in recent years. The form of corporate entertainment first came to Vietnam in 1990‚ but only in the last two years has it seen strong development. It can be comprised such as Meetings‚ Incentives‚ Conferences‚ or Conventions and Exhibitions or Events.It may be refer to a particular type of entertainment in which
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Entertainment and News News coverage‚ whether by television‚ radio‚ the internet‚ or newspaper must be selective‚ selective not simply in which stories it reports but in how it presents them as well. The media is incapable of providing a rundown of everything that has transpired in a day. Therefore‚ editors‚ reporters‚ etc… decide what will go into the reports. Equally important‚ reporters are still human beings who‚ in spite their good intentions‚ occasionally succumb to anger‚ jealousy
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Introduction Ancient Romans‚ like the Greeks‚ loved entertainment. Their idea of entertainment was usually something involving death and drama. They liked to watch plays‚ watch gladiators‚ participate or watch games‚ and watch or participate in animal hunts. Colosseum Events The Colosseum is a famous arena that ’s still partly standing today. This arena could seat over 50‚000 people. On hot days‚ a canopy was raised over the Colosseum to protect the viewers from the heat. In the Colosseum
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Forms of Entertainment Everyone has been to a play‚ movie‚ sport event or some other type of entertainment before. People nowadays have so many different kinds of entertainment‚ so we always have something to do. Now imagine being in the 16th century in the time of people like William Shakespeare‚ Henry VIII‚ and Queen Elizabeth‚ etc. with no technology. There were not a lot of forms of entertainment back in these days so they relied mostly on the theatre‚ sports‚ and games. Theatre Even
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