Effects of Television Watching in the Social Development of an Individual An Extended Essay presented to Professor Jam Severo Mapua Institute of Technology In partial fulfillment of requirement in English for Academic Purposes 2 (ENG11-B26) By: Joseph Louie R. Ledesma Estefan Josef Angeles Alvin S. Talavera Mark Kim Bryan B. San Pedro December 2013 Ledesma & Angeles Abstract The purpose of this research is to inform every individual the effects of television in the
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Norm Violation The social norm that I chose to violate was to go into an elevator and instead of turning around and facing the door upon entering; I had my back to the door and faced the other people in the elevator. In normality a person enters an elevator‚ pushes the button for their desired floor and turns to face the door to avoid eye contact with strangers‚ and prepare to exit the elevator. The reason I choose to violate this particular social norm was because I’ve never seen anyone else
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Social norms are expectations or rules to which people go by day to day. There are certain unwritten rules that outline how a person should behave socially; for instance‚ standing in line or stopping at a stop sign. When a social norm is being broken‚ people tend to act differently to it depending on the degree to which the norm was broken. Some broken norms may be taken it in form of jokes‚ some may be taken negatively and others can lead to serious consequences‚ like going to jail. Tempe maker
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the consumer marketplace‚ both consumer electronic manufacturers and consumers are beginning to ask what the next big technology for TVs will be. One new technology is 3-D Television. 2006 saw the introduction of several new cinema titles‚ such as Return of Superman‚ Monster House‚ and Nightmare on Christmas. In early 2007‚ Meet the Robinsons was released by Disney Studios. In each case‚ the films that were presented in 3-D retained higher receipts than those that were shown in 2-D. With studios
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Semester 1 – Level 5 – MFC5312 - Television Genres Essay - Deadline 7th December Explore in detail the development of one television genre of your choice. In this essay I am going to explore the development of reality television and throughout this essay I will consider generic characteristics‚ the genres place in television schedules‚ the needs and expectations of audiences and also the future of the genre on television. ‘The word genre simply means order. As applied to artistic works‚ a genre
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March 2013 Elevator Norm Violation I recently performed an experiment on a norm violation which had to do with elevators‚ and proper behavior while inside of them. The over all plan of this experiment was to stand facing the corner of the elevator so that no one could see my face as I went up or down. People today usually stand facing the door while riding in an elevator‚ so it was interesting to see peoples reactions as I violated this everyday norm. My hypothesis was that I would not get very
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Children and Television COM/156 Children and Television It is proven that children who watch television shows such as SpongeBob Squarepants score an average of twelve points lower on their I.Q. tests. Study suggests that watching just nine minutes of programs such as those can cause short-term attention and learning problems in four-year-olds (Fox News‚ 2011). Parents have become accustom to convenience and the sheer quickness of everything. The TV becomes a cheap and easy babysitter
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Televisions have been the portal to entertainment and information for centuries. The television was once considered something that was pure science fiction‚ but was brought to reality by a number of inventors and scientist. The TV has evolved in many ways since its existence‚ from bringing you entertainment and news‚ to now allowing you to play today’s hottest video game consoles‚ searching the world wide web and enjoying a movie in a theater. The visual graphics have changed from poor black and
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What Makes Someone "Out of the Norm"? Everywhere around the world‚ there are some people who appear to possess certain unique characteristics that shape them into extraordinary human beings‚ people who have the power to be real heroes— but at the same time seem as ordinary as can be. Some may be friends‚ family‚ or even random people you spot on the street. However‚ you have no idea what their identity is until you actually explore and thoroughly get to know them. A few weeks ago I started to develop
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When I was a senior in high school‚ everyone around me was rushing around filling out college applications and writing their entrance essays. All of the guidance counselors in high school were always talking about college. They made sure you applied to at least two‚ it was almost like they were pressuring you to go to college. I like to make my own decisions‚ rather than people tell me what to do‚ especially if I do not need to do it. I never took any AP courses‚ and I only took the SATs once
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