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- 571: Internet The Advantages And Disadvantages
- ... be left behind (Why use the Internet? n. page). The Internet opens a wider audience to companies providing customers valuable information via mailing lists. Space on the Internet is inexpensive compared to paper, radio and television advertisements, therefore companies reach a broader community with little cost (Why use the Internet? n. page). Most web users are well educated Americans with professional or technical jobs with median annual salary of $69,000 ... has been one of the greatest concerns among parents. Surprisingly, pornography is easy to access and children will. Children are naturally curious and love to explore. Minors are also targeted by advertisers. Just like on television advertisers try to lure children in with pictures and web sites which include games and chat rooms. However the biggest danger is not what they find on the Internet but who they find. The information ...
- 572: The Legalization of Marijuana for All Purposes
- ... products were banned. Ever since marijuana was banned in 1937 biased research has been conducted and released in media awareness programs. No other example best represents this than a Partnership for a Drug-Free America television ad. In the television ad they first showed a normal human brainwave and second a flat brainwave from a 14-year-old on marijuana. Several researchers were disgusted by the ad and called-up TV networks to complain about ...
- 573: Roswell
- ... to the 1990Æs, people have despised the thought of sharing the universe with other intelligent life forms. Now people are interested in this mysterious phenomenon. People think it is the blame of the movies and television. By watching this, people are at a level at which they understand. Not only do these movies entertain, they inform people about the little information we obtained from the government. The thought of government cover ... trying to locate her. Five nurses are pictured in the 1947 Roswell Air Field yearbook. The files of all five are strangely missing from military records. A couple of years ago a report on Fox television network broadcasted a show called ôAlien Autopsyö. This show was mainly about what happened to the bodies which were recovered from the Roswell crash site. Bodies were showed being dissected on video tape. The whole ...
- 574: Computer Mediated Evnvironments
- ... as the WWW. The CME feedback loop from “receiver” to “sender” is much more direct, immediate, and much more likely to yield a significant response from the sender than with traditional mass media (e.g., television programming). In the case of CMEs, we see active communication between audience and sender, as well as the ability for audience members to communicate with one another, and to form important communication collectives which have ... University of Illinois Press). Simonson, Itamar (1989), “Choice Based on Reasons: The Case of Attraction and Compromise Effects,” Journal of Consumer Research, 16 (September), 158-174. Stewart, David N. and David H. Furse (1986), Effective Television Advertising: A Study of 1000 Commercials, (Lexington, MA: Lexington Books). Thaler, Richard (1985), “Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice,” Marketing Science, 4 (Summer), 199-214. West, Patricia M. (1996), “Predicting Preferences: An Examination of Agent Learning ...
- 575: John F. Kennedy
- ... Oswald assassinated him. Oswald was charged with the murder and arrested that afternoon. Two days after, Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot Oswald while being moved from the city to the county jail. Millions of television viewers saw Ruby kill Oswald, who was under police guard. On November 24, the body of President Kennedy was carried on a horse-drawn carriage from the White House to the Rotunda of the Capitol. Thousands of people filed past the coffin of the president. The state funeral of President Kennedy was watched on television by millions around the World. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Kennedy was the first President to be born in the twentieth century and was very much a man of his time. He was ...
- 576: The Increase of Violent Crimes
- ... are learning to live by the gun, and sort out their arguments with guns. In 1997, more than 27,000 young men between the ages of 12 and 15 were killed or injured by handguns. Television and films have helped to glorify the gun through the Westerns and police dramas where shots are fired in almost every scene. On the average, the American child sees 10,000 people die on TV ... crucial. In conclusion it seems that societies with few guns, have fewer murders and other acts of violence than those which have many, so why don't we put more laws on guns, and make television more sutible, and less violent?
- 577: "The Problem of Place in America" and "My Neighborhood": The Breakdown of Community
- ... even watched closely to make sure that he did not abduct a child off the street. These fears are a result of the media and our society telling us to fear certain types of people. Television often portrays the black man as a dope dealing slander who hangs out on corners with a forty of "Old E." Soon people begin to believe all that they hear and begin to discriminate against ... meeting. This means planning out the whole rendezvous point in advance and making sure that the person you want to meet can be there. Consumerism also keeps the community from talking with one another. The television, video games, and stereo equipment make us want to stay inside, thus ignoring our surroundings. Soon we have thousands of houses with no people that really know eachother because they are busy attending to a ...
- 578: John Kennedy
- ... was inaugurated in January 1961, succeeding Dwight D. Eisenhower. Kennedy won the Electoral College Vote by three hundred votes to Nixon's two hundred nineteen. Senator Byrd won fifteen votes. John was also the first Television President. In his Inaugural Address Kennedy stated "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend or foe alike, that the torch had been passed to a new generation of Americans. Born ... year old male to death the next morning. John F. Kennedy was then buried in Arlington National Cemetery, where an eternal flame now stands. His burial was viewed by millions of American viewers on national television. This was held as the most emotional week in American history. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most important presidents of all time. He delivered many speeches promoting his pro-Civil Rights attitude. John ...
- 579: Fahrenheit51 4 7
- ... if there was ever a time when firemen put out fires. Montag tells her no. Montag realizes that he is not happy in his work. When Montag goes home, he sees his wife lying watching television. Though Mildred would never admit it, she was unhappy also. She also takes sleeping pills, and Montag notices she took an overdose.It seems as though Millie always ignores Montag by watching her "family" on her three wall television. These are the indicators to Montag that their marriage is falling apart. Montag doesn't know of his unhappiness until his first encounters with the mechanical hound (a robotic dog that is programmed to find ...
- 580: John F. Kennedy
- ... Oswald assassinated him. Oswald was charged with the murder and arrested that afternoon. Two days after, Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot Oswald while being moved from the city to the county jail. Millions of television viewers saw Ruby kill Oswald, who was under police guard. On November 24, the body of President Kennedy was carried on a horse-drawn carriage from the White House to the Rotunda of the Capitol. Thousands of people filed past the coffin of the president. The state funeral of President Kennedy was watched on television by millions around the World. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Kennedy was the first President to be born in the twentieth century and was very much a man of his time. He was ...
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