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- 361: Is One Rodman Enough
- ... known as feminine, he would be seen as a homosexual. Likewise, if a female were to possess some traits that would be known as masculine, she would be looked upon as being “butch”. Present day television shows and films mold most peoples’ views on gender identity. A person’s job helps to define their gender identity in other peoples’ eyes. Television and films portray certain professions to be very feminine. For example, have you ever seen a macho, male hair stylist in a movie or on television? A person’s choice of clothing also molds their gender identity in other peoples’ eyes. If a man were to wear tight, pink spandex all the time he would be looked upon as being ...
- 362: Psychology Comparison
- ... organizations and the research team were ÒshockedÓ by the findings, because the Internet has been viewed by many as having actively social uses. Harmon goes on to compare the Internet to the ÒpassiveÓ medium of television. She states that with these new findings the suggestion is made that the Internet is no healthier than older forms of mass media. She claims that these findings raise Òtroubling questionsÓ about the quality of ... being.Ó The researchers next include a section on the current debate of the Internet. They discuss the uses of the Internet describing social and asocial functions. They then go on to compare it with television and its entertainment value. Issues of time-displacement and physical inactivity related with television watching is also compared with possible effects of the Internet. They do grant that the Internet is inherently more social than television but emphasize that the relationships created on-line are not the same ...
- 363: The Involvement of Computers in Future Jobs
- ... take you to your destination. Telephones are technically computerized. You will soon be able to talk to a person on the telephone as well as look at the person you are talking to on a television set. Also television is computerized. Soon we will have true three dimensional television. We will be able to watch television like we never have watched it before. We will be able to touch the characters, and feel the characters like they were in the room with you. ...
- 364: Computers In Society
- ... we will examine the effects of computers in our society. Their positive and detrimental effects on people, and the way they operate within a given community. Thanks to the growth in computer capability and capacity, television and computers are merging into digital streams of sounds, images, and text that make it possible to become absolutely brilliant with information. The advancement in technology allows for the awareness and continued public support. Messages ... own homes. Then came the radio. A new and innovative way to listen to the sounds of other cultures, and those tunes we loved, that we could now hear from our own homes. Then came television, a new and innovative way to experience the sights and sounds of the world from our very own homes. And finally…the computer. A new and ever-changing innovative way to experience everything the world has to offer, from shopping, to banking, to television and radio from our very own homes. Slowly but surely we have enclosed ourselves in this little hermit-like shelter we call “our homes”. This excuse for bringing us closer to the world around ...
- 365: Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage censorship
- ... retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional libraries. 4. The world-wide web (WWW), which is another component of the Net, can be used to "publish" material that would traditionally appear in journals, magazines, posters, books, television and even on film. 2. It is also essential to give a brief history on the internet. 3.The U.S. government is now trying to pass bills to prevent misuse of the Net. II ... to contract-in or subscribe to a list. Another term that is often used is electronic news (enews/Usenet), enews is a broadcast, free to the Internet medium. It has some properties of radio or television, particularly talk-back radio or television, in that the destination is indiscriminate. The term FTP is also frequently used. File transfer protocol (FTP) started as an Internet archival and retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional libraries. Files can be retrieved ...
- 366: Barney The Hitler Of My Genera
- Barney is The Hitler of My Generation 1992 marked a dark year in our nation's television history. That was the year a small production company brought to life an over-sized, giggling buffoon on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Barney & Friends was born. Oh, if only we had known better. Barney ... then, researchers have proven Barney to be the spawn of Satan, and even educational leaders ponder the validity of his Nazi-like teachings. Barney & Friends is a show that PBS should definitely remove from its television line-up. Following the film Jurassic Park and TV shows such as Dinosaurs, Sheryl Leach, a Texas school teacher frustrated by the lack of "quality interactive and educational entertainment," created a fat purple dinosaur named ... unfocused educational goals. Gerald S. Lesser, a professor of education and developmental psychology at Harvard University, said, "I'm not sure what the strong attraction is, because it does not make much use of the television medium. If there is an organized curriculum, I haven't figured it out" (Walsh 2). Some more reasons that Barney hurts, rather than helps, children are as follows: Barney presents a candy-coated, unrealistically ...
- 367: Public Relations
- ... impact on a company, if it is used to its full advantage, it can be a very effective way of getting publicity. Newspapers are always looking for people and things to write about. Radio and television stations are always looking for people to interview and things to talk about. These stories are free of charge, and are of greater value than a commercial would be. People know that a commercial is paid for and designed under the companies own perspective of itself. People are more likely to pay attention to what a newspaper article, or a television interview gets across to them than a commercial. The reason for this is because the information is coming from a source outside of the company, and is therefore more trustworthy. This is not to say ... handle all of the details. This would include everything from arranging for a location, sending out invitations and arranging the agenda, to taking care of the refreshments and food. Setting up representatives for radio shows, television and newspaper interviews, are just a few of the other ways a P.R. firm can help to promote a company. A spokes person must be prepared to deal with the media though. If ...
- 368: Censorship and the First Amendment: The American Citizen's Right to Free Speech
- ... for censorship: in a classroom or library they may restrict or ban a book or other learning resource because it includes social, political, or religious views believed to be inappropriate or threatening. A movie or television program may be considered violent, or obscene because of nudity or indecent behavior. A song or speech may contain language thought to be vulgar, or ideas and values that some consider objectionable. Furthermore, a group ... not be suitable for the students. Often censors are parents, members of religious groups, or just citizens who are concerned about the presence of indecent or improper material in their schools, libraries, theaters, book stores, television, and else where in the community. These individuals are concerned with indecent or improper material in their communities. Shifting to the opposite view on this topic, there are those individuals that oppose the power to ... protect some forms of expression including libel and slander, false advertising, obscenity, and inciting a riot (Harer 13). In our age, there is an unlimited amount of information available through a diverse representation of media: television, radio, films, newspapers, telephones, computers, magazines, books, and so on. Opposed to other countries, within the world, we are advanced both politically and technically. With our ability to learn and to communicate with one ...
- 369: The Importance of Gender Conflicts Literature to Society Past and Present
- ... the person he is now. His body is older and he has trouble warming up his muscles in the morning. The once active man now is forced to spend his days in front of the television watching soap operas. Her father now finds himself the weaker sex of his marriage and has fallen into days filled with the mindless chatter of television game shows and video games. He talks to the television, at times issuing commands to the characters who will never follow his orders. It is as if he has taken on some of the stereotypical roles attributed to the housewife who stays at home ...
- 370: Mannerism Of Students From The
- Mannerism of Students from the East and West A U.S student comes home from school and watches television. Later that student copies the behaviors he viewed and learned from television. The media in our society has a huge impact on the behaviors of children. These attitudes and manners of students towards teachers and elders are influenced greatly by television, as they initiate behaviors they have learned on television. In contrast most Asian, students sit quietly waiting for the teacher to come into the classroom and respectively welcome him/her. When the teacher comes ...
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