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- 531: Tour de Eiffel
- ... but the fees for these spaces in 1889 alone nearly paid for it. During World War I, it even was used for a military observation station. Ever since 1953, though, its been used to transmit television programs. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales (later becoming King Edward VII of England), opened the tower ... top. It was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for telegraphy at that time. In 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio, and French television have also made use of its stature. During its lifetime, the Eiffel Tower has also had a few strange incidents, including being scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by ...
- 532: LA Confidential And Film Noir
- ... tends to hide or obstruct reality. As mentioned before, the image of an honorable police force mocks the actual corruption. It is then ironic, that the police force in LA Confidential is affiliated with the television show Badge of Honor. Hanson uses the show to project an image into our subconscious. In the television show, the medias interpretation of the Los Angeles Police Department is emphasized. Equally ironic, the show Badge of Honor is just as corrupt as the police department is; cast members are blackmailed in favor ...
- 533: Witchcraft And Effects On Lite
- ... Quaker beliefs, she branded a witch and persecuted for her differences. Third, most importantly witchcraft has made its presence known through its appearance in American popular culture. Namely, it has become the subject of numerous television programs. Since the early 1960 s there have been almost a dozen network television programs based on the lives of witches. These shows include many popular hits like Bewitched, Angelique, Tabitha, Tucker s Witch, Free Spirit, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Charmed. Of these few programs, the most popular ...
- 534: Abortion
- ... the rapist, for treatment of venereal disease and prevention of pregnancy. Let is give our children good sex education; and let us get tough on pornography, clean up the newstands, literature and "Adult Movies" and television programmes which encourage crime, abusive drugs and make mockery of morality and good behaviour and therefore, contribute to rape. By some peculiar trick of adult logic, proponents of abortion talk about fetal indications for act ... an individual too small to cry for it's own protection. Abortion by suction curettage is not just as simple as a pelvic examination performed in a doctor's office as Dr. Morgentaler and the television programe W5 who were doing a great disservice to young women in Canada would have us believe. In Canada as reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (the Statistics from Statistics Canada), the complication rate ...
- 535: He Got Game - Cinematography And Film Techniques
- ... at a certain point in time. One example of this occurs when Jesus appears on ESPN's SportsCenter. The scene cuts back and forth between Jake and Jesus as both men watch the program on television. We see how they each react differently to different portions of the program and through this, Lee helps us understand each character better. The scene begins with the opening of the program and a close ... attend (his) graduation." At this point, both Jake and Jesus are shown in silence, with a grim look on their faces. These close-up shots are done from the side and the light from the television in both dark bedrooms makes each man's eyes glisten, as if moistened from sadness. In one short sequence, Spike Lee has used parallel editing to show us that Jesus misses his mother, that he ...
- 536: Baseball Strike
- ... clubs can survive. Money began disappearing from baseball in 1989 when owners, found guilty of collusion, boycotted free agent markets, and were ordered to pay players 10.5 million dollars. Then, in 1990, a huge television deal was set that was going to accumulate more than one - billion dollars throughout major league baseball. The TV package failed, and the owners lost all the money they were counting on. Finally, in 1992 ... changes for the better. America is silently pleading with baseball to not collapse but it seems baseball does not care. On labor day of this year, when the players were lounging around their mansions watching television, Oakland A's pitcher Ron Darling said, "What do real people do on Labor Day?", wanting sympathy because of his own boredom. Well Ron, maybe next Labor Day, you will be playing baseball, but the ...
- 537: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... King, Jr. Came to the forefront of the civil rights movement. As blacks and minorities began to push harder and harder for their civil rights, the scene became filled with tension, and Americans watched on television as racial violence erupted in Birmingham, Alabama. In a span of just 5 days over 2,500 blacks were arrested, showing that equality was still quite a way in the future. In a great loss ... Avant-garde is a French term referring to the leaders of an artistic movement and their works (McGehee 318)." Jazz music had enjoyed increased exposure in the 1950's. Jazz could commonly be found on television programs, and commercials. "Jazz also found its way into the film industry. Jazz provided background music and also provided the basic theme for a series of feature films (Feather 51)." Avant-garde jazz is based ...
- 538: Corporate Control
- ... he could make a difference. He knew that his testimony would never be heard in a court of law, so where could he turn. The answer: the fourth and fifth estates, or the press and television. Every night millions of Americans sit down and watch the nightly news or read the paper. We know that we will be told all the days news, that we will be educated about what is happening in the world around us. We also know that we will be updated on issues that we care about as individuals and a society. Another delivery mechanism for information is television magazine shows like 60 Minutes. People know that when Mike Wallace talks to them, they should listen. They can also look at his reputation and know that he is telling the truth. Wigand put faith ...
- 539: Barbie As The Epitome Of Beaut
- ... lax_6@hotmail.com Short skirts, tiny waists, large breasts, and flawless airbrushed smiling faces. These are the images of womanhood that I have seen while I was growing up. I see them on the television, on the sides of buses, on billboards, magazines, and everywhere else. And I wonder why so many female adolescents have self-image and weight issues? Add these limited images of feminine beauty a little baby ... believe that Barbie reigns as Queen of it all; queen of pink, of porn-star bodies, of tiny designer clothes, and of tiny pink malls. I see these images everywhere: in every ad, on every television show, on the big screen, and staring down at us from billboards. I think that Barbie has contributed largely to the problem, to the point she may be the root of this situation? I think ...
- 540: Bruce Campbell
- ... com) He is the youngest of three brothers, was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and has two children. He considers himself to have had a normal childhood in that he watched "Lost in Space" on television, dug tunnels in his back yard and ran around dressed up as Zorro. (http:\\www.bruce-campbell.com) Bruce started taking interest in acting at the age of eight when he saw how much fun ... at Traverse City's Cherry County Playhouse - a summer stock company where he worked eighteen hours a day putting up sets, being assistant stage manager, doing errands and so on. He got to work with television actors and considers it his first taste of Hollywood. He then briefly attended Western Michigan University where he took theater courses but dropped out because he felt it got too artsy. For about a year ...
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