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  • Mtv - Music Television

    Mtv - Music Television

    MTV is a cable network television station that has been on the air since 1981. (MTV.com) Ever since it began airing its target market has been the teen and young adult population, 15-29 year olds. It started as simply showing music videos but quickly branched out into other areas of television entertainment. They began running shows about lives of celebrities, such as the popular series The Osbournes, MTV Cribs, and Jackass. They started many reality/game

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    Essay Length: 2,624 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Televisions Affect on Children

    Televisions Affect on Children

    What is violence? Do you think that children who watch violence on television will show violent behavior? What about the terrible tragedies in which kids kill other kids, why? Many studies have been done to answer the question of television violence and its effects on children. Studies have been done by scientists, pediatricians, and child researchers in many countries over the last thirty years. These studies have tried to find out what it is about

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    Essay Length: 689 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Edward
  • Does the Media Cause Harm?

    Does the Media Cause Harm?

    Quyen Pham Date 12/08/2005 Paper # 3 Philosophy 115 Does the Media Cause Harm? There are many things in our surroundings that influence our behaviors. Among other things that shape our views are the education system, family values and the media. Whether they are right or wrong, they define to a large extent who we are. A lot people say that the media has a bad effect on their behaviors. I am of a different

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    Essay Length: 1,006 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • Television

    Television

    Television must be the most popular past times for human beings today. Just about everyone watches televisions and just about every house has a television set. Everyday and night people glue the eyes on the sets watching their shows. So television exerts a very large influence on us. The uses of television are many. As a means of communication, there is virtually nothing to match it. With it we can watch a football match thousands

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    Essay Length: 353 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Semiotic Analysis of Television Show Dexter

    Semiotic Analysis of Television Show Dexter

    Semiotic Analysis of Television Show Dexter Semiotics is the study of meaning. There are many aspects that go into developing a semiotic analysis. They include signs, a signifier and signified, codes, opposition, code confusion, intertexuality, paradigms, and syntagyms. Before delving into the analysis, the meaning of each of these terms and their relation to semiotics must be made clear. A sign could be anything that stands for something else. A signifier is the physical object

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    Essay Length: 1,542 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Effects Television Has on Children's Moral Reasoning

    The Effects Television Has on Children's Moral Reasoning

    When children watch violence on television, what do they see? Many cartoons and video games in today’s society produce many violent products to sell to children. What exactly do these children perceive from these violent acts, and how can these acts of violence affect these children in the long run? A recent study conducted by Krcmar and Vieire was put into place to test whether violence on television had an effect on the moral reasoning

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    Essay Length: 536 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Steve
  • Effects of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers

    Effects of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers

    Effects of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers Does violence on television have a negative effect on children and teenagers? The violence shown on television has a surprisingly negative effect. Television violence causes children and teenagers to become less caring, to lose their inhibitions, to become less sensitive, and also may cause violent and aggressive behavior. Television violence causes children and teenagers to be less caring, to lose their inhibitions, and to be less sensitive.

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Mike
  • Censorship in Television

    Censorship in Television

    The government is correct in trying to censor what is seen on television. Censorship does not violate the first amendment and it prevents the harmful effects of graphic television. Many people are in favor of censorship and it may be accomplished without violating the rights of broadcasters or any other individuals. Censorship "refers to suppression of information, ideas, or artistic expression by anyone, whether government officials, church authorities, private pressure groups, or speakers, writers, and

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    Essay Length: 1,074 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Video Games: Where’s the Harm?

    Video Games: Where’s the Harm?

    Running head: Video Video games: Where is the Harm? English COM 121-136 March 12, 2005 Abstract Many people do not believe there are benefits to playing video games. However there are many benefits to exposing and letting children interact with video games. Some benefits include opportunity to immerse ourselves in character, development of hand-eye coordination, cognitive thinking skills, cooperative playing skills, fine motor skills, and real-time decision making abilities. Banning video games, or placing restrictions

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    Essay Length: 1,626 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Television

    Television

    American children watch an average of three to fours hours of television daily. Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is violent. Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may: become "immune" or numb to the horror of violence, gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems, imitate the violence they observe

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: regina
  • Television as a Cultural Forum

    Television as a Cultural Forum

    Television can be considered a cultural forum. By cultural forum, this means issues and points of view can be discussed openly and almost without punishment. These issues can vary anywhere from male dominance in the household, to wars, to racism, to political jabs and still be covered under freedom of speech. Television can hold a wide variety of opinions which may offend, but for the most part due so to prove a point. In the

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • Negetive Affects of Television

    Negetive Affects of Television

    Influence of Television I hear the door slam abruptly and a thud from something hitting the ground. It’s about 3:15, so my sister should be home. I bring her backpack into the living room as I see her fixated on the television. I tell her to put it away and she says ok, whatever. She gets to her room and not two seconds later does her TV click on in her room. I ask

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    Essay Length: 1,171 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Television Violence

    Television Violence

    Television violence and the effects it has on young children Steve Sensoli What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere you look, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. Out of these three, at home is a major source of violence on a daily basis. Many peoples' living rooms there serve as an outlet for violence that often

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    Essay Length: 1,684 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Children's Violent Television Viewing: Are Parents Monitoring?

    Children's Violent Television Viewing: Are Parents Monitoring?

    Children’s Violent Television Viewing: Are Parents Monitoring? Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH*‡§; Ruth A. Brenner, MD, MPH; Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH‡§¶; Hari Cheryl Sachs, MD#; Patricia Moyer, BS; and Malla R. Rao, MEngg, DrPH ABSTRACT. Objective. Violent media exposure has been associated with aggressive behavior, and it has been suggested that child health professionals counsel families on limiting exposure. Effective violence prevention counseling requires an understanding of norms regarding parental attitudes, practices, and influencing

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Jon
  • Television Is Good and Bad

    Television Is Good and Bad

    Television is one of the greatest inventions to ever be created, or is it? As a child I always thought television was great. Television was amusing and brought entertainment to the comfort of households. Although, over the years, I’ve learned that television does more harm than good to people’s lives. Television teaches young children bad habits and family values are weakened by peoples’ interest in television. Many people grew up watching television ages ranging

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Television, from Analog to Digital, and Somewhere in Between

    The Television, from Analog to Digital, and Somewhere in Between

    How do they get those people in the television set? How are images able to be seen on our television sets? Throughout history we as a society have strived to create our world a better place to live in through technology. With some of that same technology we have given ourselves headaches, but for the most part the government has given us those headaches. The television being one of the greatest devices ever invented has

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    Essay Length: 2,660 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Steve
  • Tkam - Don’t Harm a Mockingbird

    Tkam - Don’t Harm a Mockingbird

    Don’t Harm a Mockingbird My brother was once accused of creating artwork with harmful intentions towards his art teacher. He had to go to court, and it is now permanently in his records. He was innocent and was harmed by the evil misconception of his art teacher. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the death of a mockingbird is used as a symbol to portray the harm of an innocent person. Tom Robinson’s

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Word Can Heal and Word Can Harm

    Word Can Heal and Word Can Harm

    Words can Heal and Words can Harm Words are very important. Words can heal and words can harm. Words can hurt grievously and for a long time. The tongue can bless and the tongue can curse. It is very important for us to control our words and tame our tongue when we are angry. Many times, when we are angry we say the most atrocious things. We forget ourselves and become indifferent to what we

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Your Television Is Ringing: A Survey of Telecoms Convergence'

    Your Television Is Ringing: A Survey of Telecoms Convergence'

    In relation to The Economist survey on the telecoms industry entitled ‘Your television is ringing: a survey of telecoms convergence’, examine the macro environment in which traditional ‘fixed-line’ telecoms companies (such as BT or France Telecom) operate, and describe the main challenges they face. (50% of the marks) In the heyday of the telecoms market prior to deregulation, voice data traffic was the core product of all the major players, France Telecom, Deutche Telecom, British

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    Essay Length: 524 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: July
  • Television

    Television

    Everybody watches television and has different taste of choice. My two favorite shows are “That’s So Raven” and “Degrassi”. That’s So Raven is about a high school girl named Raven and her two best friends Eddie and Chelsea. They’re your average teens getting through high school and dealing with problems, choices, issues, and pressure. Degrassi is the same plot as Raven. Teens going to school and dealing with problems, On Degrassi they show more

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: David
  • Cable Television Vs. Satellite Dish Service

    Cable Television Vs. Satellite Dish Service

    Cable Television vs. Satellite Dish Service Prepared for Candy Burke Television service shopper Prepared by James W. McCarver Customer service representative Table of Contents List of Illustrations iv Abstract v Introduction vi Cable Television 1 Description 1 Initial Cost 1 Picture Quality 2 Programming Packages 2 Available Services 3 Satellite Dish Services 4 Description 4 DirecTV 7 Dish NETWORK 8 Package Variations 9 Programming Options 10 Available Services 11 Recommendations 12 Works Cited 13

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Victor
  • Children and Television Commercials;

    Children and Television Commercials;

    Children and Television Commercials 1 Children and Television Commercials; Should they be so closely tied. Matthew Shelton Western International University COM 110-Effective Persuasive Writing Kirk Fontenot August 28, 2005 Children and Television Commercials 2 Children and Television Commercials; Should they be so closely tied? Are your children becoming the target of today’s “BIG BUSINESS”? There doesn’t seem to be a good time to watch television with your children. Whether its Saturday morning cartoons or Sunday

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Television Addiction

    Television Addiction

    Addicted to Television The temptations that can disrupt human life are often caused by pure indulgences. That which we most desire may ultimately harm and destroy us. For example, no one has to drink alcohol. Realizing when a diversion has gotten out of control, such as alcohol, is one of the greatest challenges of life. These excessive cravings do not necessarily involve physical substances. Gambling can be compulsive, leading to great financial distress; sex can

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Television’s Affect on Young Teens

    Television’s Affect on Young Teens

    Television’s Affect On Young Teens With the ever growing world of mass media becoming more accessible to our children, we must realize the effect television has on the youth of today. The views and images portrayed on television go right to the heart of American youth. Young men and women are being taught that being over weight or not being skinny enough means that you are unattractive and lazy. The ideal female body which

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    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Television Gender Roles

    Television Gender Roles

    The television and the shows it broadcasts are both very powerful modes of communication. With millions of people watching the messages and propaganda, one show on a single channel can reach an enormous amount of viewers. The television is like an amplifier of ideas and thoughts. It is not necessarily a specific station that gives out this thought, but the television shows that are seen by worldwide viewers. People can gravitate towards the ideas shown

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Artur

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