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- 541: Television Shows Reflect American Culture
- ... that reflect American culture. A show or movie must address some current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note, parties, shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by the public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the life of a typical well-off American teenager growing up ...
- 542: The Advantage of Commercials
- ... lives, even more so then before. It's the TV that I'm referring to. The TV started only as only musicals on it,. But eventually proceeded up to today's oriented world, with movies, sports, and violence. Today more than 98% of all households have a TV. Over 75,000,000 of TV sets are color. To how haw our lives depend on TV; according to A.C. Nielsen, America ...
- 543: David Williamson's "The Club" and "The Removalists"
- ... money which will be used to buy more players. The attitude of acceptance of the commercialisation of sport that is evident in The Club is more relevant in the 1990s than ever, when all popular sports are funded mainly by sponsorship dollars from big corporations. Even the Australian Olympic Team has received massive financial backing from sponsors, something which is accepted and considered to be good by most people. Power is ...
- 544: A Comparison of Tragedy in English Works
- ... is so strong that he often lies about his success; at times he even believes his own lies. Willy always thinks his sons will always be successful because they are good looking and good at sports, but in reality they are failures just like Willy. At the end when Biff tries to tell Willy that he is just a commoner and that he cannot live up to his father's expectations ...
- 545: Essy and Possy
- ... which even though is intermittent is better than nothing", "...I resume for reasons unknown...", "...time will tell...", are among others. Other images created are those of a beautiful nature and uiversality, contrasted by those of sports (perhaps sgnifying a game's elevation in aggressiveness), and darker ones of death, close to the end of the speech ("...abode of stones...", "...the skulls..."), nostalgic of a possible Biblical interpretation. Clearly, there is more ...
- 546: Television - In Living Color
- ... person. Through the power of television, a spokesperson can be brought into millions of homes without ever having to leave the premises of a TV studio. This allow companies such as NIKE to use prominent sports figures to almost personally sell their shoes to each individual viewer in their home. Television allows even animals to sell and promote their favorite foods. Morris was able to convince many pet owners to purchase ...
- 547: Bugs Bunny and the Marlboro Man
- ... world, the commercials do. Commercials take up about a quarter of the airtime on television. In a half-hour show there are about five to ten minutes of commercials. Most of these commercials, especially during sports events, contain smoking or drinking. You see a camel wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket, or the Marlboro Man on his horse, and you think, "Hey they're pretty cool," so decide to start smoking ...
- 548: Sex Sells?
- ... The man sees this woman in the advertisement and believes that by buying this product perhaps he will attract a women like this. For example, in a Bacardi Rum advertisement from a recent men's sports magazine, there is a picture of a women's waistline and she is holding a glass of rum along with a lime. This is a woman with perfect, stereotypical curves. She also has a belly ...
- 549: Thailand
- ... you got a good price on what you were buying. But, on the other hand, if you really stunk at a bargain well then I’m sorry you get a bad price. Thailand also has sports! They mainly have soccer, kickboxing, boat racing, and an old Thai game called Saba. Saba usually attracts a big crowd. And the soccer games always attract big crowds! Especially when a big match is played ...
- 550: The Quebec Winter Carnival
- ... be evaluated at $48 millions. The Quebec Winter Carnival has many activities for all ages. Activities range from simple exhibits to spectacular exhibits of ice sculptures. You can take part in games and enjoy outside sports and cultural events with yours friends and family.
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