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    PAY STRUCTURE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY Primarily, themotivating factor of the entertainment industry is to earn profit for its expansion and development. The directors and the producers tend to invest upon the characters according to the certainties or uncertainties of the return they foresee to get from them. This makes it very clear, that there is barely any discrimination in the pay structure of a man and a woman. The media allots roles to the individuals as per the scripts made and the character

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    Influence of Entertainment Media LaTasha Green HUM/186 May 22, 2017 Stephanie Morrow Influence of Entertainment Media In today society the media entertainment has become very large. Media entertainment is everywhere you look and hear there is no way to avoid it. The entertainment media has influenced and shaped the American culture for many years. It has provided the American society with a variety of different television and cable programs such as drama, sports, comedy, suspense, horror, documentary

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    Living in the Age of Media: Entertainment and Relevancy The significant presence of electronic media has gradually become a crisis of society’s problems. Though it seems to go unnoticed by most, the obtainment of our information that we are receiving is a mere means of entertainment thanks to the universalization of media and television. Postman discusses the consequences of living in a technologically advanced age by discussing four aspects of society that are most affected: the news, religion

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    According to Barbra Dozier’s blog, movies play a significant role in the entertainment industry. They are appealing to the viewer’s eyes and ears because they combine both video and audio and they can be watched at home, in theatres, and thanks to the latest technology one can even watch movies on the go. Just like many individuals, I too spend my time watching movies as a form of entertainment. The latest one I watched and enjoyed was a comedy named The House. Although the movie may have had mediocre

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    As time has progressed in society and people’s values have changed, the entertainment industry has seemed to focus less on talent and ethics, and more on social and appearance appeal. Media and technology have become more important in everyday life, so a person may rely heavily on those factors for pretty much anything, especially entertainment. In today’s society, people have to complete tasks in very little time, this concept has transferred over to how people spend their leisure time; things

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    Vices compare and contrast The Ancient vice of entertainment has many differences and similarities comparing to modern day vices. Watching television and watching in a stadium are different nowadays between the Romans and us today. Entertainments have shown how the Ancient Romans spent there today and how we also do that same. Also how it has changed and affected our modern way of life. But these are the changes that happen through history and have affected people today. The similarities and differences

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    interests, as I have spent the last year and a half starting to work in the industry, and most likely want to end up working in entertainment back in my hometown of LA. I haven’t had any past involvement, and all I can say is I regret not knowing about this club sooner! 2. Why are you interested in the entertainment industry, specifically film? My initial interest in entertainment stemmed from the world I grew up in Los Angeles where so many of my neighbors, friend’s parents, and just general social

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    Influence Of Entertainment Media I believe entertainment media does have an influence on our culture simply because, it's all around us through the radio, television, newspaper, and Internet etc. Throughout listening to the radio, watching the television, reading the newspaper and surfing the Internet this activity holds the attention and interest of us or gives us pleasure and delight. Once we become so engaged and involved in what we are watching, hearing or even reading we believe and we tend

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    Postman’s premise is that we are in an age of entertainment, “a people on the verge of amusing to death”, and his argument that the medium is the metaphor: “each medium, like language itself makes possible a unique mode of discourse by providing a new orientation for thoughts, for expression, for sensibility.” And as the entertainment on television has become the metaphor for all communication, his premise is validated. In the first chapter of his book, Neil Postman first suggests that different

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    gaping holes where the traditional values of previous generations once solidly stood, it's implausible to honestly say that there is nothing wrong with state of humanity. According to some, this moral turpitude found in so much of today's entertainment and its influence can be ignored, and thus, is not a significant contributor to societal ruin. Most of the time, this is true if one takes the path less traveled and stays strong in the morals that so few have. However, Patsy Byers and William

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