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Marianka Dodd Professor Warren Textual Analysis 30 March 2015 Friends, Makes Life Better Before the 1994 television season started, networks were declaring that the upcoming fall season was going to be the “Year of the Family”. Many creative powers were aiming to capitalize on the familiar formula of relative-based series with shows like: Family Matters, All-American Girl, Me and The Boys, Full House and Party of Five. On September 22, 1994 David Crane and Marta Kuffman created a new sitcom by the

If you were to ask nearly anybody who knew me the one thing that defined me, they’d likely all give the same answer- television. This may seem like an overstatement, or otherwise simply pathetic, but it’s also true. The grand majority of my free time is spent either watching or discussing television programs, and happily so. Many of my friendships have been formed after finding that the other person was a fan of shows I’d also enjoyed. This was not always the case, however. When I was very young

years, Japanese animation have gain more attention from the public than before. Japanese animation, also widely known as anime, dominates most of the animation that exists in today’s media. Much of its popularity originates from Studio Ghibli’s movies and classics, such as Astro Boy, One Piece, and Pokémon. These anime movies and series allowed anime to gain attention from the world as it revealed a different level of animation. However, anime was not at first well received by the Japanese people

Trainer-turned-activist Ric O’Barrey into the dangerous land of Taiji, Japan, where dolphin genocide is occurring. The ‘dolphin trade’ that is taking place kills thousands of dolphins every year. While those behind the dolphin-capture and trade suggest that it is a Japanese tradition to murder dolphins for food and other

called stereotypes. Stereotypes, though sometimes accurate, can be offensive. Some stereotypes are based on truth; others are stretched to exploit flaws in different races or people groups. Racial stereotyping is an underlying theme in many reality television shows from 2000 to 2014. Though not an overt subject, stereotyping based on race is discreetly portrayed through many of reality television’s seemingly harmless storylines. America’s Next Top Model epitomizes this

TELEVISION AND THE DOMESTICATION OF COSMETIC SURGERY ARTICLE BY- Sue Tait INTRODUCTION: Today, there are a number of reality series on television which make over “ordinary” people. Two such US produced shows are Extreme Makeover and Nip/Tuck. Extreme Makeover aired from 2002 to 2005 was the most successful of television’s surgical reality shows and Nip/Tuck which was on air from 2003 was the first drama series about cosmetic surgery. This article by Sue Tait throws light on how cosmetic surgery

Iweala are using their texts to ‘tell the truth’, what truths are they telling? The most powerful texts often introduce unfamiliar concepts to intrigue and even shock the reader. The novel ‘Beasts of No Nation’ by Uzodinma Iweala (2005) and the television drama ‘Blue Remembered Hills’ by Dennis Potter (1979) are no exceptions. The former portrays the account of a child soldier in an unnamed war-torn African country, whilst the latter depicts a day in the life of seven children in the West Country during

an imperative element of everyday culture (Silverstone, 2004). There is no denying the indispensability of television as the central hub as represented in the quotation: “In my heart I will take my television set with me. I love you.” - Suicide note of New York school boy after his father banned him from watching television (Sunday Times as cited in Silverstone, 2004). Although the television was once an essential part of the social sphere, advancements in the internet has developed flexible Streaming

Master of None is a Netflix Original, comedy-drama series created by and starring Aziz Ansari. The episode “Indians on TV” was released on November 6th, 2015 along with the rest of the first season (“Master”). In this episode the main character (Dev Shah), struggles with racist portrayals of Indians in American Television. As an actor, he is frustrated by only being offered stereotypical roles, and often being implored to do a fake accent. “Indians on TV” both identifies Hollywood’s limited progress

time it was created and the years that followed. Showcasing the not so black and white version of humanity and all that it entailed. Touching on the effects of the Cold War and the insecurities it brought to American society. Through this outlet in television, he was allowed to express his thoughts on the outlook that people were too afraid to speak about, lest being called out as a traitor or a communist. Almost, blatantly disagreeing with the McCarthyism if not exposing the idea of how ridiculous it