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    stereotypes, and sexual behavior; therefore it should be limited and monitored. Children are exposed to violence daily on the television, radio, and in newspapers. Modern technology brings in sniper attacks, gun battles, and other physical violence scenes on television that is directly brought into homes where children may be watching. Most movies and television shows are now made to have violence in them for the entertainment of the people watching. Warlike

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    Conformity In The 1950's

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    During the 1950s, American society developed a conformity and obeyed social norms. Television, Music, Movies and the suburbs contributed to the standardizing development by giving an experience exhibiting approved social patterns. The new style of music, Rock-n-Roll gave a clear definition of youth and adulthood during this period. Suburbia and Television became symbols of an era. People got their relaxation and enjoyment by watching movies and TV. The life in 1950s was portrayed as a decade of conformity

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    Television, or the media in general, is one of the most important inventions in the twentieth century. It is a powerful creation used for communication in our lives. In Harrison Bergeron, the government used television as a sedation for the people, a cover or distraction from seeing what was really going on. As stated right in the beginning of the story “George and Hazel were watching television.” (page 1) Our government does not do that, but it is not out of their reach to become hypocrites and

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    others. Violence in television and video games is becoming greater as does crime rates. Violent media tends to grow due to the amount of viewers watching. Media is becoming a ginormous factor in our society today, with that being said the audience has mostly been leaning towards more violent shows, movies, and games. With the viewer ratings of violent television series, more gory and violent shows have risen to fame. As most viewers tilt toward violence in their television there is a great chance

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    The Television Vision There are many numerous beautiful cultures in this world we all follow, one of them is called Pop Culture. It’s defined as events where a lot of people is affected and attracted by the mass media. It’s like a cultural artifact that’s created by humans for information. This phenomenon began around World War 2 times when innovations in mass media led to significant cultural and social changes. It began to merge with the dealings of mass culture, consumer culture, image culture

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    creation of ITV in 1954 Commercial Television has been playing big role in our lives for about 60 years already, whether it is the Morning News, Downton Abbey or The Britain’s Got Talent show (Johnson, Turnock, 2005: 1). Commercial television is entertaining, educating and informative and tries to fulfil viewer’s wishes of what they want to watch. British audience has been able to choose what they watch since 1954, when government published the Act of Television which allowed the creation of the

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    three networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS)? There are primetime shows aimed primarily at colored people like The Jamie Foxx Show, The Wayans Brothers, and The Hughleys featured on main networks like the Warner Brother’s Network and United Paramount Network. But the problem with these shows are that they are comedic/funny and keep in the originality of leading characters in unintelligent and jokey black actors ( Hamer 23). There is one recent show on primetime TV pointed at African American’s called ‘My

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    The Csi Effect

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    Many T.V shows come on and influence the public that the things that take place on these shows are real. There is Law in Order SVU, 24, Bones and our favorite CSI that make people think that countless cases are open and close do to outrageous finding of D&A traces. The CSI Effect is a theory that criminals are getting smarter. These shows give out numerous tactics on how many cases are cracked and suspects are arrested. The CSI Effect also results in various hang juries and miss trials due to lack

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    Abc Popular Culture

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    Over the past decade, ABC has successfully reinvented itself as an inclusive home of unrepresented voices with its signature shows from Shonda Rhimes and its diverse family comedies. Two dramas from Shonda Rhimes, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, have black female leads and numerous minorities in supporting roles. Additionally, ABC’s two signature comedies, Modern Family and Black-ish, highlight diversity and emphasize inclusivity. The former features a gay couple and an interracial couple

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    critique is a new television show called This Is Us and it airs on the NBC channel. This Is Us is a show about a family with triplets and they show how they handle all the different parts of their lives. This particular mass medium addresses many of the different current issues going on in today’s society including; race, diversity, education, religion, and politics. This Is Us addresses diversity in today’s society and portrays many different types of people within this one television show. To prove that

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