A Semiotic Approach on How Meaning can Be Created In An Audience “Human intellectual and social life is based on the production‚ use‚ and exchange of signs” (Danesi‚ 2002) As Danesi (2002) states‚ signs are an integral part of society; from watching television‚ listening to music‚ reading‚ writing or talking‚ we are engaged in sign based behaviour. This engagement with signs is known as the study of semiotics. Dating back to 460-377BC‚ with the founder of Western medical science‚ Hippocrates
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Cited: Biggs‚ Alicia. "BRAND INTEGRATION AND COMMERCIAL EFFECTIVENESS." Diss. The Johns Hopkins University‚ 2011. Advanded.jhu.edu Lafayette‚ Jon. "Product Placement Growth." TV Week.com. TV WEEK‚ 2007. Web. 1 Dec. 2012 "Lights‚ Camera‚ Brands." The Economist. N.p.‚ 27 Oct. 2005. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http://www.economist.com/node/5088577>. "Product Placement." What Is ? Definition and Meaning. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012.
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watch the latest episode of Jersey Shore. No educational value‚ no way of stimulating the brain However is increasingly popular Season 2 was the #1 television series in the p-12-34 demo for summer 2010 and posted increasing growth every week Has a soundtrack‚ sticker book‚ wall calendar‚ bobble head dolls‚ shirts‚ water bottles‚ and even a book titled “Gym‚ Tanning‚ Laundry: The Official Jersey Shore Quote Book.” (“Jersey Shore”) So where did this idea of reality TV come from? How many
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of girls who didn’t watch reality television shows. A further 38% of viewers admitted that they thought “girls are valued based on their appearance”‚ and 28% said that they would rather be recognised for their outer beauty than their inner beauty. “TV is a powerful influence on all of us‚ but particularly young girls who are looking for role models” says therapist Dr. Nancy Irwin. This may be one of the reasons that teenage girls commonly have body image issues. Shows that broadcast the rich and
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Cited: Gillham‚ Christina‚ and Anna Kuchment. "Kids: To TV Or Not TV." Newsweek 18 Feb. 2008: 60. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mod
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This paper is the observation of three television shows‚ one children’s cartoon‚ one children’s teaching program and one adult program‚ in search for Aggressive Acts and Prosocial Behaviors. For the experiment these programs were chosen‚ Barbie Dreamhouse‚ Arthur‚ and Criminal Minds. As to be expected the adult program‚ Criminal Minds hourly rate of aggression was higher than both children’s programs‚ ending at a rate of fifty-four. However‚ the children’s teaching program‚ Arthur‚ was not far behind
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References: * Poniewozik‚J. (2010) Why Reality TV is Good For Us. In A. N. Eken‚ B. Rodrigues‚ H. G. Atabaş‚ J. Harris‚ M. Güçeri‚ M. L. Bilgiç‚ S. Tack & Z. İ. ÖnelContemporary Issues In Focus (pp. 67-71). Harlow: Pearson Custom Publishing. * Rushdie S. (2010) Reality TV: a Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality. In A. N. Eken‚ B. Rodrigues‚ H. G. Atabaş‚ J. Harris‚ M. Güçeri‚ M. L. Bilgiç‚ S. Tack &
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Contain/Condone/Contradict I was hired to review the show 30 Rock episode 6 “Someone to Love” from season 2. Using the contain/condone/contradict system‚ there were two possible offensive ideas in this idea. There is one that would offend the politically correct and the other‚ the moral majority. There is an instance of racism which is problematic to the politically correct and an affair between liberal and conservative politicians‚ which is problematic to the moral majority. Using this new system
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TV Show Critique #1: Grey’s Anatomy Season 1 Episode 2 The nine characters who appear as series regulars in the first season all work in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Five of the characters are interns: Meredith Grey portrayed by Ellen Pompeo‚ who is in a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd. Cristina Yang is portrayed by Sandra Oh‚ an extremely competitive intern. Izzie Stevens is portrayed by Katherine Heigl‚ an ex model who struggles to be recognized as a doctor. Alex
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Problem Statement: The problem in this case is that KCDE-TV employees have the strong feeling of inequity. There are five related symptoms of this problem. First‚ the crew members have a common feeling that they were being “used” by management because they knew that many general office workers were earning more money and working shorter hours than them. Meanwhile‚ they felt that their jobs were more challenging and more valuable than those general office workers’. So they were supposed to earn
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