The beginnings of mechanical television can be traced back to the discovery of the photoconductivity of the element selenium by Willoughby Smith in 1873‚ the invention of a scanning disk by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884 and John Logie Baird’s demonstration of televised moving images in 1926. As 23-year-old German university student‚ Paul Nipkow proposed and patented the first electromechanical television system in 1884.[1] Although he never built a working model of the system‚ variations of Nipkow’s
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Reality Television. What exactly is reality television? Reality television is a genre of television programming which features real life people‚ as opposed to actors or fictional characters. Reality television is usually based on real people in real situations. Whether there is a bunch of people living together‚ or if you’re following the life and action of an individual‚ reality television is supposed to show you what real life is like. Reality television has had a negative impact on
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Television in the American society: Name: Institution: Television in the American society Generally‚ television remains the most popular form of entertainment in the United States of America (Huston 1993). In as much as the industry‚ the technology‚ and the audience has changed over history‚ its social‚ political‚ and cultural influence remains significant to date. However‚ debate still exists as to whether television is good or bad for the American society. This article has poured much
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In the age where media inhabits numerous conduits for the production of culture it is difficult to imagine culture without its mediated form‚ from television and comic books to fashion and postcards‚ culture is derived through a range of diverse vehicles. We experience our cultural life through media in various ways. Modern society is founded on universal law‚ enlightenment of reason and science is solution to social problems‚ utopia is possible (except the poor will always be poor); Western-centric
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SUMARY The Dangers of Television by Harriet B Fuller (USA) According to Harriet in the United States‚ television has played in changing American values as follows. In the 1940s‚ television was predicted to bring families closer together. Its influence‚ however‚ has splintered family relations. The first danger of television‚ as the author mentions is the lack of as family outings‚ the going of the whole family together such as family take a walk‚ dine out‚ go to the cinema are constrain
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Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children and adolescents. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. By the time of high school graduation‚ they will have spent more time watching television than they have in the classroom. While television can entertain‚ inform‚ and keep our children company‚ it may also influence them in undesirable ways." (AACAP‚ 2001‚ p. 1) Even though parents are conscious that the media can affect their
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Television is one of the major inventions of the twentieth century. It can be very helpful or harmful to the society. I believe it is more harmful than helpful. In my opinion young upcoming generation is misusing television for what it is not intended for. Young kids are watching television and are adopting bad habits and it is affecting their upbringing along with their behavior. Altogether it is not a good influence on young kids and should be enforced by rating and more programs that will help
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Television Censorship WHAT IS CENSORSHIP? "Censorship is the supervision and control of the information and ideas that are circulated among the people within a society. In modern times‚ censorship refers to the examination of books‚ periodicals‚ plays‚ films‚ television and radio programs‚ news reports‚ and other communication media for the purpose of altering or suppressing parts thought to be objectionable or offensive. The objectionable material may be considered immoral or obscene‚
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The History and Impact of Reality Television There are times when people wish that they could live the life of someone else. They may choose to do so out of stress‚ anger‚ sadness‚ or from being bored of their lives. In order to flee from their busy lives‚ they turn toward reality television. However‚ reality television can be seen in a positive or negative light. Reality television has become a bad influence upon its viewers‚ an escape from the challenges and difficulties of real life‚ and a
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Television‚ TV‚ the tube. All these words are one thing that consumes people’s lives. Many inventions have come about in order to allow us to watch all our must see shows. Everything from TiVo to Netflix allows us to watch movies and shows we otherwise would have missed in our busy lives. It transports us to a different world for a few minutes or hours. The role of Television is that it allows everyday people to be transported to different worlds thus forgetting‚ if just for a couple minutes
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