stereotyping. blaxploitation movies in the 1970’s portrayed african american avengers of white injustice in movies like shaft‚ foxy brown‚ foxy cleopatra‚ sheba baby .godfather disco‚ car wash and sugarhill are all considered b-films of this genre .Actresses were Pam grier and Tamara Dobson during the 1970s’. Minorities and social issues became more visible in television. Sitcoms such as The Jeffersons (1980’s)‚ what’s happening (Mid 1970’s) and chico man (the late 1970’s). A television spin off of the cosby
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Culture Made Me Do It! Since the beginning of popular culture‚ people are following the trends. Popular culture comes to us in many ways. Some of the branches are music‚ and the film industry. Since the beginning of popular culture‚ the music and the film industries are changing in incredible speed. Throughout the decades‚ pop culture has become an important part of our lives. The more we try to hide from it‚ the more close it comes. In our society today we especially see its effects on the
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Television in our life How do we spend our free time? Some 20 or 30 years ago the usual answers used to be: "We’re going to the theatre" or "We’re going to a party". Now we very often hear "We’re going to stay at home and watch the TV!" Television is now one of the most important mass media. It plays a great role in our life today. But when and how did it become an ordinary thing in the household today? The idea of a machine able to broadcast both sound and vision goes back to 1875. But only
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Television a blessing or a curse? TV or not TV? That is the question. .Television is one of the greatest and at the same time worst inventions of all times. . It is true that television can inform‚ inspire and create. But it can also misinform‚ deceive and destroy. Firstly‚ watching television makes people depended on laid-on entertainment. That makes them lazy and unoccupied. People used to have hobbies‚ read books‚ listen to music‚ go outside for walks now all of these have been replaced by
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* You are the news director of a local television station. The city council has just voted to close city parks 3 days a week to save money. Meanwhile‚ a major celebrity has died. The park story has greater effect on your viewers‚ but the celebrity death will get bigger ratings? Which do you make your lead story and why? For some unknown reason‚ news has become more than a center of information. It has become the platform of entertainment. Ratings have increased when the news includes celebrity highlights
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Rudeness at the Movies On average‚ most Americans go out to public places to eat and for activities. Majority might agree that public outings are no longer as pleasant of an experience. Going to the movies is becoming one of the less appealing outings for the general public. Movie goers alike can see that reasons such as‚ overly disruptive teens‚ obnoxious gabbers‚ and uncontrolled theaters are to blame for the decline of enjoyment and satisfaction at the movies. In the article‚ “Rudeness
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desire to create long lasting records and since they played very essential role in human’s life. They not only bring us information on different fields‚ but also teach us how to think independently. I can hardly imagine‚ if how we could transfer our culture heritage without having and reading books. Books are also very convenient to carry with you anywhere you wish. But there are some disadvantages related books. So‚ we may get bored after reading too much‚ as they includes no sound or visual information
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Advertisements Reflect What We Really Are Aristotle‚ a great philosopher said that all humans are social by nature. And he’s proven right. Humankind had formed societies from the ancient times in order to survive‚ and these societies as time went by evolved to the society we live in today. A society that is competitive‚ materialistic and demanding. A society that accepts us only if we are beautiful‚ have a high position in a big company and drive a nice‚ shiny car. Of course this reality
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The Effects of Television for Children The Effects of Television for Children Most people own a television‚ and many households have multiple television sets in their homes. Television is an American is more than just a pass time‚ but is part of our lifestyle. If we were to stop and think about when we started watching television‚ then when that would have been? For many of us it was when we were children. As we grow we have started to look at the effects that television has on children
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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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