Television can be considered a cultural forum. By cultural forum‚ this means issues and points of view can be discussed openly and almost without punishment. These issues can vary anywhere from male dominance in the household‚ to wars‚ to racism‚ to political jabs and still be covered under freedom of speech. Television can hold a wide variety of opinions which may offend‚ but for the most part due so to prove a point. In the All in the Family episode we watched in class‚ it is no secret that
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TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION “Digital television is a new television service representing the most significant development in television technology since the advent of color television.” Studente: Francesco Gui (matr.144187) Corso: Telecomunicazioni (a.a.2009/2010) DIGITAL INDEX 1. Technology - The digital signal - Digital television types - Transmission scheme 2. Advantages & Disadvantages - Spectrum reallocation . No Ridondance . Digital Dividend - Interaction - Other advantages - Disadvantages
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Television is a great invention Some people say television is the worst inventions of modern times. They make this assertion for some reasons. The following points are some of them. First‚ they think that televisions make people more passive than before. Second‚ they think televisions contribute to the fact that people are more distant to each other. To begin with‚ I must admit that the first point is reasonable. With a television all you need to do—and all you can do is to sit on a comfortable
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Television was introduced in India on an experimental basis in Delhi on 15th September‚ 1959. This was made into a regular service in 1965. Thereafter‚ a number of T. V. centres namely‚ Mumbai‚ Srinagar‚ Jalandhar‚ Kolkata‚ Chennai and Lucknow were set up from October 1972 onwards in quick succession. The T.V. network received a big boost during the Ninth Asian Games in November 1982‚ when 20 low power transmitters were installed at different state capitals and important towns. Another landmark was
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Lee Yeonjoo‚ 2013230049 silver_517@naver.com‚ 010-3000-7827 Academic English“Alacrity”Class Assignment Submitted on Mar. 14‚ 2013 Outline of a Text Topic: Jessica Jackley Presentation Title: “Self-Introduction of Jessica Jackley: Our Stories Matter Very Much” (On TED.com it’s “Poverty‚ Money and Love”) Source & Date: TED.com‚ posted in Oct. 2010‚ watched in class in weeks 1-2 Length: about 3‚700 words Introduction (Hook) 1. Our stories matter (par. 1). 2. Thesis Statement: “These
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.Life with or without a TV Just about everyone in the United States owns and watches television. We have become accustomed to a fairly predictable home life. Every day‚ we come home‚ pick up the mail‚ do our homework‚ and switch on the TV. Every night‚ we cook dinner‚ clean up the kitchen‚ watch some TV. Every weekend‚ we do shopping‚ finish the chores‚ and settle in to watch a movie. It’s relaxing to hunker down on the couch at the end of a tiring day and it doesn’t take any energy to flip
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Positive effects of television As a piece of tehnology‚ television‚ became commonplace for civilization and has had incredible impact on society. It basiclly revolutionized the way people see themselves and the world around them. Television’s impact on viewers has been of concern since the box began its trickle into every room in our homes. Television broadcost has broad effects on the society all around the world. There are so many angles to see as to what extent TV has brought about changes in
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Television and the Rhetorical Analysis May 9th‚ 1961. Newton N. Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates
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Why Televisions Should Be Unplugged I believe all the televisions in America should be unplugged‚ and we should become a nomadic‚ goat-herding race- well‚ maybe not the part about the goat herding. Anyway‚ television programming is corrupting our youths’ minds; they are being stupefied and are becoming virtual vegetables as they are molded by the programs they view to be lazy‚ selfish‚ and to forsake all their moral and ethical values. The so called "entertainment value" to the shows is what’s
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Evaluative writing Advantages & Disadvantages of Television Television: source of entertainment‚ communication on a wide scale and source of information & news Advantages: Updates about the outside world Information about the happenings in various parts of the world Enhance knowledge about current affairs‚ encouragement via quiz shows for younger lot Provides a platform to bring forth and showcase people’s talent to wider audience Learning food recipes from various cookery shows Disadvantages: Affects
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