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    Peter Griffin on Family Guy. His love for animation began around the age of two, when he was able to draw cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone; and around the age of nine, he published comic strips in the local newspaper of his hometown in Kent, Connecticut. Seth went on to pursue a degree in Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design, and around age 24 he became an executive producer. He then went on to write a few hit adult television series in the 2000’s including Family Guy and American Dad;

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    The media sample that I have chosen to analyze is an episode of the television show Family Guy, the episode is called “When you Wish Upon a Weinstein” from season 3. The plot to this episode is that in the beginning Peter Griffin buys into a scam of volcano insurance using the family’s rainy day fund. Meg ends up needing new glasses, and without the rainy day money Peter needs to find a way to get some cash. The next scene, Peter is seen sitting at the bar with his friends, who are talking about

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    tedious to infuse into entertainment-based animated shows, the scriptwriters would rather leave the academic teachings to the schools. Instead, cartoons of this genre are evidently focused on delivering moral values and encouraging friendships and family-cohesiveness. Plots for these cartoon shows might feature the characters going through some distressing troubles or difficulties; however, things always turn out right in the end. ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’, a long-run cartoon series from the 90s featuring

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    More than a decade has passed, since the beginning of academic research in regards to the impact of TV series on small children’s development. Evidences collected since that time entail limited educational or cognitive benefits of commercial TV animated series for young children, especially when comparing to the information they might learn from live, social interactions (Vaala, 2014). In spite of this fact, most American toddlers and infants do spend time watching animated educational TV series

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    your feelings and gone with your gut feeling? Maybe you have. Maybe it was something as small as a place you picked for dinner that accidentally gave your entire family food poisoning. Maybe it was a friend. Maybe it was a significant person in your life. For me it was ever putting my trust in Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, Ted, Cosmos and many other animated programs on Fox, despite the fair warnings from everyone from my mentor to his assistants to my friends phone calls as there were

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    Michael Calalang September 17, 2017 Operational Definition Assignment Part 1. Directions: In the following examples, identify why the definition is inappropriate, and provide a more appropriate operational definition. 1. Stewie becomes enraged and vocally berates his mother, Lois. This example is inappropriate and does not explain exactly what he does when enraged. My definition of enraged could be different from an unfamiliar person. A more appropriate operational definition would be, “Stewie

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    The Best Man Gets the Win Once upon a time in the middle of fall, leaves were falling from the trees like feathers. Bruce, a golden colored wolf, sat on a rock looking at the city below him. Hoping that maybe this year would be the year he can prove himself worthy to Panthera, the Queen of Sundham. Her old companion recently past and, it is time for a replacement. To take on such a position, one must a pass rigorous task, which will test your strengths. The winner will be Panthera’s husband Bruce

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    The Netflix Original show Big Mouth by Nick Kroll is an animated series all about middle school students and all of their experiences going through puberty. These students go through some awkward moments, which people can relate to. I mean who didn't go through awkward moments at that stage in life? It shows a variety of life experiences such as first kisses, first period, random erections, fascination with sex, and much more. The show is very vulgar and has a lot of inappropriate scenes

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    Having finished Meg’s characterisation, I moved on to Stewie. For this analysis, I took Culpeper’s (2001) self-characterisation and the implicit cues, as well as appraisal theory (Eggins & Slade 1997, Martin & White 2005). Here, I firstly analysed how he portrays himself as a homosexual and as a baby. For the first one, I took the example of when he kisses Brian so as to be expelled from the army and says I am so gay with my gayness. For the second one, I looked at when he says I’m learning to use

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    Family Guy, an animated sitcom produced by Seth MacFarlane, has humored millions of viewers since it first premiered in 1999. It captivates viewers through its satirical content, which not only tackles issues that are prominent and relevant to its audience, but also entertains them. Despite the initial cancellations of the show, Family Guy has successfully been revived and maintains steady viewership. Matter of fact, it has been nominated for numerous Emmys, the most notable being Outstanding Comedy

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