"In what ways do films and television shows relay messages about cultural norms provide an example of a cultural norm that was reiterated or challenged through film or television" Essays and Research Papers

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    What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on DVD video ’Cleopatra’) tell us about howher reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations In order to answer this question we must explore how the social and economic differences altered interpretations of Cleopatra and the effect it had on visual representations. Cleopatra‚ the last Hellenistic Queen of Egypt‚ was first portrayed by Theda Bara in 1917. She used her ’vamp’ like

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    though now we live in a time where television shows are integrated‚ it was not always like this. Up until 1969 television sitcoms were segregated and shows with Black actors were non-existent. When shows came out and they included Black men and women‚ both genders were portrayed as stereotypes society had for them and unfortunately this still occurs today. The characters in past shows had the stereotypes of the Jezebel‚ Sapphire‚ Sambo and Uncle Tom and in today’s shows they still portray these stereotypes

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    621-2433 Email: ram@bpa.arizona.edu Accepted for Publication in MIS Quarterly Design Science in Information Systems Research Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Allen Lee‚ Ron Weber‚ and Gordon Davis who in different ways each contributed to our thinking about design science in the Information Systems profession and encouraged us to pursue this line of research. We would also like to acknowledge the efforts of Rosann Collins who provided insightful comments and perspectives on the nature

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    Rationale For the purposes of this project‚ I have selected the television show called Scandal. Scandal is a highly charged politically devious show surrounding the highest valued employees of the White House. The show’s main character is named Olivia Pope who is quickly branded as a political “Fixer” that (with the help of a team of very loyal Lawyers and friends) that work to help high value clients menuver though their scandelous predicaments. Furthermore‚ she is quickly noted as the reason

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    Although this film is not very long it portrays a strong message of how society tries to change a person to adapt to that person’s cultural stereotype instead of accepting them. The teacher shows a concern for Fatima‚ especially in her religious beliefs although the school is nonreligious. At the beginning of the short film‚ Fatima is speaking with her professor. Although it could be for any number of concerns‚ her teacher focused on Fatima’s hijab‚ a traditional head covering for women‚ is her teacher’s

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    American film imitations by Brazilian cinema. They expect to attend a theater and see a happier-less accurate film of Brazilian life. Hollywood has dominated foreign markets so much that the idea of seeing a true Brazilian film that accurately represents the country is taboo. New ideas in cinema are rejected because the audience has become so accustom to seeing an American like film. This is an issue because it displaces the opportunity for a true Brazilian Cinema. A social-sentimental film is one

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    TELEVISION Are people nowadays addicted to TV? How does TV influence people’s behavior (particularly young people’s? Is violence on television a problem? What kinds of programmes do you enjoy? Do you think there should be more control of television programmes? I think there are many programmes that could offend certain members of the public‚ for this reason certain measures should be taken. The government should have the means to control TV programmes but‚ without being a kind of censorship.

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    Deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms. Since norms guide basically all human activities‚ the concept of deviance is broad. But what causes some people to be deviant? Could it be childhood problems? Could it be current adulthood complications? Or could it be maybe they just don’t know that they are violating cultural norms? Today genetics research seeks possible links between biology and crime. I am going to research the possible link between child abuse and deviance. Psychological

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    Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction of Gender and Representation Soaps but more importantly music videos can be said to interrogate the cultural construction of gender and representations of identity. The video suggests a set of images to the viewer and usually these are a blurring of gender and identity. Music videos predicate on the representation of female gender experience. The two interrelated sign systems- access signs and discovery signs- will be discussed. Music clips that

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    Education Through The Television "TV is justly called `the boob tube’." I disagree‚ in my opinion‚ television has many positive and informational uses. Television is now being used more in school because it is proven that students remember and comprehend better than from a regular class lecture. Television has always been good for spreading the news of current world events but it is now being used for more educational and informational documentaries. Television is becoming more and more

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