THE IMPORTANCE OF TELEVISION MANILA‚ MAY 25‚ 2006 (STAR) STARBYTES By Butch Francisco - With the exception of Nestor Torre and Edmund Sicam‚ reviewers who came before me looked down on television and belittled my efforts writing critiques on TV programs. As far as they were concerned‚ film was the superior medium and definitely more sophisticated. But look at local cinema now. While the Philippine movie industry is breathing its last (but I sure hope it gets resuscitated – and I’m positive it would
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Creator The Truman Show is about the intrusion of the media in the lives of celebrities and the disruption such scrutiny causes‚ such as in the life of Princess Diana. Or‚ it’s a movie about the intrusion of the media into all of our lives‚ with shows like Oprah and Jerry Springer showcasing the lives of "average" people‚ delving into every nook and cranny of our private lives. It means that with the nature of the media today‚ we have no private life. That’s what The Truman Show was trying to illustrate
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The argument of same-sex marriage is an important one. The question of legalization of same sex marriages is an issue in many of our states today. I would like to argue that same-sex marriages do not infringe on any civil rights‚ but it is also immoral. We‚ as Christians‚ should not be afraid to stand up and use our Constitutional rights to speak against same-sex marriages. The debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized has focused on the infringement of civil rights. State recognition
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Argumentative essay: Academic Essay: Is television A Bad Influence On Children? The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. It provides entertainment to people of all ages especially children. Children love to watch TV and prefer to stay “glued” to the TV screen all day‚ rather than playing outside. In the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they
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the Houston Livestock Show‚ being that I am 5 years younger than my brother and I followed in his footsteps. I loved being in the barn with him and my parents‚ I would practice driving my hog just like my brother did. He is‚ and has always been‚ my biggest critic. Over time‚ I participated in clinics to learn how to show my hog to the best of my ability. I also participated in honorary shows before I was old enough to actually show in the county show and major livestock shows. Through the years I
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their programmes. It was then the reality show was introduced. A good entrance and the audiences love it. From a reality show of singing‚ acting‚ modelling to even parenting‚ audiences from all walks of life enjoys it. Reality show is well understood as a television programme that feature real people doing real things. Some can be hillarious and some can even make the audiences cry. Reality show is very well accepted all over the world. Thousands of reality show have already been in a place called the
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By examining what is meant by the concept of theatrical ‘genre’‚ how would you characterize the genre of Woyzeck? Today‚ whenever somebody is asked to think of a typical Tragedy‚ his or her immediate answer would be; Hamlet‚ Othello‚ Macbeth‚ possibly even King Lear. This is because these plays constitute what is conventionally known as a Tragedy. They mostly follow the conventions outlined in Aristotle’s Poetics‚ and have characteristics recognisable of a Tragedy‚ for example‚ the tragic hero being
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It was a crisp‚ but sunny May morning at the goat show and both little Spotlight the goat and owner were anxious yet excited for the show. The time was around seven am and the sun was just starting to rise over the beautiful Virginia Mountains. The humidity was low and this was going to be the first show that Spotlight was going to be shown in‚ as show season had just begun and little Spotlight was only three months old. There were almost sixty other goats peeking over their stall walls in the barn
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The slasher sub genre is near and dear to my bloody heart. From Michael to Jason to Ghostface and all those wackos in between‚ the slasher has kept afraid of alleys‚ lakes and one time hookups for close to forty years. You could make an argument that the slasher is lifeblood of the entire horror genre. Fanning that flame is writer/director Benjamin R. Moody’s (his wife Rachel produces) Last Girl Standing but Last Girl Standing‚ is not your typical fanfare. While it is a "slasher"‚ the film leans
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Intellectual Merits of Television Steven Johnson wrote an article “Watching TV makes you smarter. In his article he explains how watching television can help you make a smarter person. He uses examples from several TV shows and series that may be affecting our brain activity even when we don’t realize it. He try to reach to audience from teenagers to older adults. He makes some good points in his argument as well. He argue that TV isn’t necessarily a bad thing‚ but too much of anything is never
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