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- 401: Music Censorship
- ... your bitches talk shit, I have to put the smack down," seemed quite arresting and ironic coming from Dr. Dre because he just settled a law suit for allegedly beating up Dee Barnes, a rap television host (Leland 63). Public Enemy's Chuck D and Ice Cube defend their lyrics by stating that the lyrics depict real inner city life and ghetto realities and black consciousness in ways that have never ... four companies) into placing a PG rating onto music of uncertain content (Zucchino 9). More pressuring enabled them to persuade companies to print the lyrics in some albums of uncertain content (Zucchino 9). Also, the television plays a very strong role in society, so it could be used as a very strong medium. People complain about the filth that fills the air-time of television, but if some of the time consisted of alerting parents of certain parental issues, such as music and the different types and styles of music, then people could not complain as much. Not all ...
- 402: Gangsta Rap: Crime
- Gangsta Rap: Crime The cultural majority in America is up in arms over the rising levels of violence and horrific images that have seeped into popular entertainment. Movies, television, and music have always been controversial, but even they can cross the line between poor taste and immorality. Entertainment corporations and record labels don't even blink, when told of the excessive torture or satanic ... and for those who live together. In contrast, 7 out of 8 televised sexual encounters involve extramarital sex (Newsweek, 1994). This trend is startling when compared to the fact that children spend more time watching television than they spend in school. According to the American Psychological Association, a typical child sees 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on TV before graduating from elementary school (Nation, 1994). The results of how television, specifically sex and violence, affect children is not completely known. Although psychologists state, “Aggressive children like to watch violent TV shows, and it appears that watching violent TV shows makes children more aggressive; this ...
- 403: The Benefits Of Satellites
- ... Internet is a great example of how satellites are able relay hundreds of countries in one single network and whether you are researching information on Egypt, online shopping in a Japanese site, or looking for television listings, it is the satellites which are doing all the hard work of transferring the information from one place to another with short delay. The satellites which makes the Internet global are free to access ... 1FM and thousands more all over North America. Voice transfers from cellular phones are also transported by satellites to the proper telephone relay stations. Residents in Canada can benefit from Telecommunication Satellites with free satellite television including all the Canadian channels available such as CTV, SRC and Muchmusic. Hence satellites have made their way from small space agencies to the whole Wide World. In conclusion, the Global Positioning System, Reconnaissance Satellites ... of millions. Because of the GPS system, it is virtually impossible to get lost. Reconnaissance Satellites helps the police to get rid of the terrorists of the universe and Telecommunication Satellites brings the news on television each day to millions of homes. This essay covers just a brief overview of the thousands of different applications that satellites have to offer in our everyday life. Satellites have truly contributed to making ...
- 404: Sportsmanship
- ... League (NFL) or the National Hockey League (NHL) are asked to try and remove the violence from their sport, they are hesitant because it is not what the fans want. "Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough and violent" (McPherson 294). Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are making money and keeping people employed. The fans of ... and talked about more by the mass media. If thereis one group to blame for the increase in violence I feel that it would be the media, not the athletesthemselves. If you turn on the television to watch a sportscast, it will always glorify an act ofviolence like a "hit of the night" or repeats of some type of fight whether it be in hockey, boxing or a bench-clearingbrawl in ... match. When you can only fit approximately "17,000 people" into a Las Vegasboxing arena, the money is not made at the gate (Lunney 39). Millions and millions of dollars aregathered from pay-per- view television where again millions of spectators are waiting to see the outcomeof a match like the one two weeks ago involving Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno where Tyson made an easy "$30 million" Lunney 39). ...
- 405: Violence In Sports / Hockey
- ... League (NFL) or the National Hockey League (NHL) are asked to try and remove the violence from their sport, they are hesitant because it is not what the fans want. "Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough andviolent" (McPherson 294). Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are making money and keeping people employed. The fans of the ... about more by the mass media. If there is one group to blame for the increase in violence I feel that it would be the media, not the athletes themselves. If you turn on the television to watch a sportscast, it will always glorify an act ofviolence like a "hit of the night" or repeats of some type of fight whether it be in hockey, boxing or a bench-clearing brawl ... you can only fit approximately "17,000 people" into a Las Vegas boxing arena, the money is not made at the gate (Lunney 39). Millions and millions of dollars are gathered from pay-per- view television where again millions of spectators are waiting to see the outcome of a match like the one two weeks ago involving Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno where Tyson made an easy "$30 million" Lunney ...
- 406: Violence and Sportsmanship in Sports
- ... National Football League (NFL) or the National Hockey League (NHL) areasked to try and remove the violence from their sport, they are hesitant because it is not what the fanswant. "Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough andviolent" (McPherson 294). Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are making money andkeeping people employed. The fans of the games ... and talked about more by the mass media. If thereis one group to blame for the increase in violence I feel that it would be the media, not the athletesthemselves. If you turn on the television to watch a sportscast, it will always glorify an act ofviolence like a "hit of the night" or repeats of some type of fight whether it be in hockey, boxing or a bench-clearingbrawl in ... match. When you can only fit approximately "17,000 people" into a Las Vegasboxing arena, the money is not made at the gate (Lunney 39). Millions and millions of dollars aregathered from pay-per- view television where again millions of spectators are waiting to see the outcomeof a match like the one two weeks ago involving Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno where Tyson made an easy "$30 million" Lunney 39). ...
- 407: The Volkswagen Beetle and Advertising
- ... backed by the sense that VW was like the tortoise against the hare and would ultimately withstand the test of time. Evidence of this ideal can be best seen in Doyle Dane Bernbach's 1966 television advertisement "49 Auto Show"(Takaki, 3). This advertisement features an array of automobiles at the 1949 Auto Show; each car is being showcased with dancing girls or other assorted hoopla. Then tucked away in a ... draw in the viewer (Adweek, 2). There are also short, witty, and powerful lines which were designed to reach a multitude of different audiences in an individual and personal way (Adweek, 2). The campaign includes television, print, billboards, point of purchase posters, and collateral materials (Warner, 1). The television ads are distinctly spare for TV, and feature the redesigned Beetle against a white backdrop. There are five different spots, all of which are set to late 90's British bands (Kaufman, 1). This ...
- 408: Pro Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Pro wrestling has been on T.V. since the very beginning of Television with weekly pro wrestling shows and then moving to a Saturday morning show in 1974, when Vince McMahon bought the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from his father. In 1974, the WWF only had about five ... Undertaker, Mankind, Sable, Bad Ass Billy Gun, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. This year ABC Monday night Football had its lowest rating ever and the World Wrestling Federation’s Raw has become the highest rated television show ever on Monday night. It was hard to believe that that many people were watching a fake sport, but than again, its hard to argue with 35 million viewers tuning in each week to ... it’s like watching a movie and basketball game put together as one. You get the action of the game with the drama and stories of a movie. Also, there is not another show on television that is on every week and doesn’t have reruns, its something new every week. The story lines are not like they use to be where it was Good versus Evil. You knew the ...
- 409: Sportsmanship
- ... National Football League (NFL) or the National Hockey League (NHL) areasked to try and remove the violence from their sport, they are hesitant because it is not what the fanswant. "Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough andviolent" (McPherson 294). Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are making money andkeeping people employed. The fans of the games ... and talked about more by the mass media. If thereis one group to blame for the increase in violence I feel that it would be the media, not the athletesthemselves. If you turn on the television to watch a sportscast, it will always glorify an act ofviolence like a "hit of the night" or repeats of some type of fight whether it be in hockey, boxing or a bench-clearingbrawl in ... match. When you can only fit approximately "17,000 people" into a Las Vegasboxing arena, the money is not made at the gate (Lunney 39). Millions and millions of dollars aregathered from pay-per- view television where again millions of spectators are waiting to see the outcomeof a match like the one two weeks ago involving Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno where Tyson made an easy "$30 million" Lunney 39). ...
- 410: The Simpsons: The History
- The Simpsons: The History The Simpsons is one of Americas most popular television shows. It ranks as the number one television program for viewers under eighteen years of age. However, the ideals that The Simpsons conveys are not always wholesome, sometimes not even in good taste. It is inevitable that The Simpsons is affecting children. Matt ... and Wolodarsky) Unlike many sitcoms, The Simpsons is more like everyday life. Homer works in a power plant. In many other sitcoms, the father works a popular job, such as an accountant, or with a television studio. The Simpson family is not a wealthy family living in a $300,000 house. Many children can relate to this. (Rebeck, 622) In some cases, The Simpsons is educational. Karen Brecze credits Homer ...
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