Steven Johnson the author of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ argues that TV programing has become more cognitively demanding‚ and therefore believes that both watching TV and playing violent video games are somehow beneficial (278). By stating‚ that TV programing and reading focus on the same mental faculties such as attention‚ patience and retention (280) he makes it seem that is acceptable to indulge in such distractions. Ever since the multi-threading was introduced in the 1980 culture has
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Draft Watching TV- Is good for you? While it may be disliked by parents‚ friends or you neighbors in your town‚ TV industry is a permanent part of our world. In the history of TV‚ it began in 1873. It can help people in several ways while they are watching. Watching TV is an excellent way to relieve stress. When you spend about 10 to 20 minutes a day watching TV‚ you will experience and learn new things. However‚ watching TV is more interesting and educating people while they are watching movies
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It is true that‚ with the economic and social development‚ the number of students who work part-time during school time is increasing remarkably. As a result‚ it has become one of the most controversial issues among students. Some hold the view that students can face certain challenges with a part-time job. Meanwhile‚ others argue that working part-time can bring students some benefits. Personally‚ I’m strongly convinced that students should work part-time for three reasons that I’m going to explain
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I know very well‚ but all the same... A study of fetishism in relation to cinema This dissertation is an exploration into the different ways cinema utilises processes of fetishisation to evoke desire and disavow lack. In all cases it will show how the basic notion of fetishism functions as a symbolic substitution for the lack and as such‚ how it imposes itself onto the structure of film and the experience of watching/looking. Furthermore‚ how commodity (Marxian) fetishism - as an intrinsic value
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are discussing films make us cry and why we actually enjoy watching something that makes us burst into tears or another words to cry out loud. We are also looking at the language associated with crying. So crying out loud surely this is something that you have done‚ Feifei? F: I’m afraid yes so I have done that. R: Is there a particular film is made you cry? F: I think you have to see the film Turner and Hooch. And how about you Rob? R:Well‚ being a man obviously I will never cry well
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When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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The Study of history is important only because it helps pupils to become better citizens. How far do you agree with the statement? The Study of history goes beyond just making us becoming better citizens. The study of history inculcates in us the sense of loyalty‚ perseverance‚ tolerance which is essential values of becoming better citizens. For example through the learning of the heroic acts and selfless sacrifice of our War hero‚ Mr. Lim Bo Seng. Despite being tortured by the Japanese‚
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Influence of cinema Cinema is by far the most common and cheapest means of entertainment in cities in India. The maximum we Indians can look to cinema is as an exposition of art. In a country like ours‚ where most people are illiterate and so poor that they can ill afford any other recreation‚ Cinema has taken its toll. Poor‚ hard pressed and illiterate people find that the cinema is the only means by which they can break the monotony and drudgery or their routine mundane lives. The village or
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Our group agrees to this issue. - singaporean kids nowadays have maids to do every single thing for them‚ they become useless fools who grow up not knowing even‚ how to tie their shoelace or butter their bread. pity... -some even have a chauffer to ferry them around. In the end they do not know how to take public transport.That is basic needs of living in a society like SIngaporean‚ yet they do not know how to cater to themselves. -Nowadays‚ youngsters glue their eyes to the computer and uses
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Do you want better classes or exciting classes? Many students would like to have classes they like going to everyday. I was voted king of this high school and my goal is to get those classes. My other goal is to get luxuries‚ time‚ and transportation in this school. Our school needs to have luxuries. We would all like a netflix area somewhere in the school. It is not going to be free time‚ but it is going to be a class. Food courts are a big deal for our school. Not everybody likes the school lunch
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