BBC children's television programmes Essays

  • Beth Blue Swadener's Article Children and Familes: At Promise

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    that I agreed, disagreed, and in some instances, just appalled with. The beginning of her article, Swadener makes the following statement that struck out at me, “…there is an emerging ideology of risk, which has embedded in it interpretations of children’s deficiencies or likelihood of failure due to environmental, as well as individual, variables”. This statement hit me hard because I never thought of ‘at risk’ students as having “deficiencies” or being destined to fail due to variables beyond their

  • Changes in the American Family Since 1970

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    In the past 60 years there have been a significant amount of changes that have occurred within the American families. Throughout the years times have changed in both the workforce, and simply in the home. The ways things are done in the home have drastically changed from how they used to be. During the video clip Changes in the American Family Since 1970 we were learning about the changes that had occurred in American families since 1970, which have, even since then, changed in other ways. At the

  • The Dramatic Devices in Our Day Out by Willy Russell

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    particularly evident in the zoo scene. The first device Willy Russell uses is in the stage directions at the start. ‘They point and shriek with horrified delight at the sexual organs of monkeys’. Russell uses this as a device to show the children’s immaturity, the aiming to emphasize the fact that the children have never never been exposed to this experience before as they have never been outside the inner cities and this is shown in their reaction. His choice of language ‘horrified delight’

  • The Characters of Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs in Willy Russell's Our Day Out

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    The Characters of Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs in Willy Russell's Our Day Out On 28th December 1977, a play was televised on T.V for the first time. The play, called "Our Day Out", written by Willy Russell, was about a progress class going on a day out to Conwy Castle, in Wales. It focuses on two main characters, Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs, both teachers in an inner-city Liverpool school. Both of these characters are very different in image, behaviour and attitude to teaching. Mrs Kay is a teacher

  • Elegy For Jane, My Student Thrown By A Horse Analysis

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    April 24, 2014. That day, I wore my black suit. I was in a large crowded room. People throughout the room smiled with tears and teared up when telling stories. Suddenly, the room became silent as the doors shut; the funeral service for my friend’s dad was about to begin. I regretfully remember that throughout the service I fought to contain my tears. For some unknown reason, I felt that it was unacceptable for me to cry for someone else’s dad. I thought that society would not acknowledge my grief

  • Spiral of Silence

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    Public communication is very important when in a discussion with coworkers and such. The one weakness that some people run into is silence. The spiral of silence theory by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann explains why certain people fall under the pressure and seclude to silence. Silence may not always be a bad thing, but according to a study by Lucy J. MacGregor, the fact is that silence during a speech or conversation is absolutely bad. With this, silence while talking to a large group negatively affects

  • Newsround: The Language Of Mass Communication

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    communication', speech that is designed to be heard not only by a select few people, but by an unknown number of viewers. Yet even so the audience are central to the style of language produced. It is therefore interesting to compare the way in which television news broadcasting channels implement

  • Comparing News Bulletins by BBC and ITV

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    Comparing News Bulletins by BBC and ITV The news is a collection of information, which is presented to people in different forms. It is broadcasted via several types of media including television, radio and newspapers, although news does get broadcasted through other means. People find the news important because they want to know what is happening and information only makes the news because it is deemed important enough to tell people. News is usually in four groups; international, national

  • Theories About Media's Effect on People

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    whether or not something is violent, are affected by the measure of violence they are exposed to by the Media, mostly on Television. 4. The Modelling/Copycat Theory This theory suggests that children pick up violent behaviour from programmes such as 'The Power Rangers'. They may watch the programme and re-create the fight scenes. Which could result in injuries or the children's conception to violence being substituted, to thinking that violence is a normal thing and it is acceptable... ..

  • The Role of Television in Today's Society

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    The Role of Television in Today's Society Has this technical box indoctrinated our minds with useless facts and images or has it given us a sensation of enjoyment, education and pure entertainment? Television has become ubiquitous across the globe. Nearly every household in Britain owns at least one television if not more. In my house we have three. For the past 80 years, this piece of technology has become more popular, cheaper and becoming more advanced. In London, 27th January 1926, John

  • The portrayal of young people in the media.

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    evil beings began. It will examine why media stories of young people are focused much more on negative aspects such as crime and gang culture rather than positive ones. It will also look at how television programmes such as ‘Teen Mom’ and ‘Skins’ portray the youth of today and whether these programmes come across as a positive or negative portrayal of teenagers. The idea of a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’ will also be examined and whether the way the media portrays children can be harmful to the

  • Junk Food Advertisements During Children's Programs

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    Saturday morning, when children are more likely to be watching, one food commercial is shown every eight minutes and which considered an alarming rate (Bell, 2009). Should government allow these companies to advertise their products on television during children’s shows? Some people agree that these companies should be allowed to do that as it is one way of making profits and is completely legal. However, a large proportion of people believe that allowing these companies and firms to advertise their

  • Product Placement Essay

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    not a new concept, but it has become much more prevalent in recent years. It is not only due to the changes to the way viewers are watching television, but also for the advent of new technologies. This marketing communications technique is evolving. While before companies tended to sponsor a film, or TV series, now they are buying space within the programme. With this new concept, companies can cut money on very expensive advertisement, and film producers and TV networks can get extra sources of

  • Marginalisation of Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Media

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    Marginalisation of Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Media In the last decade there has been an enormous change in the nature of the media and the ways people interact with it. For example, cable, terrestrial and satellite television channels plus widespread cheap access to the Internet and digital technology have spread rapidly from the USA to many other parts of the world. In addition audiences are now able to interact with the media to some extent, so they are able to exercise some control

  • Media Content Regulation

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    In this assignment I will be studying the ways bodies regulate the media. Media regulation is the regulation of the media, such as enforcing rules and regulations and how they deal with the breakers of these rules. The Press Complaints Commission is an independent organization which deals with the complaints from the public about content in magazines or newspapers. As and Independent body it has no government funding and the government has no influence in its affairs. The Press Complaints Commission

  • Stop Motion Ebjective Motion

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    examples of cel based animation is any of the Disney movies especially Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. All cels were hand drawn and painted in the film. CGI Animation – CGI is basically special effects on computer graphics. CGI is used in films, television programs and commercials, and in printed media such as new... ... middle of paper ... ...work. He had an effect on animation because he created new ways that animators could use in order to improve their animations. Katsuhiro Otomo - Katsuhiro

  • The Use of Stereotypes to Create Comedy in Little Britain and Shameless

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    which stereotypes cockney Londoners. In British television comedy, ‘Kevin and Perry’ portray teenage stereotypes. Such as teenagers being argumentative and not caring about their appearance. In addition to this, a promiscuous teenage stereotype is also used. ‘One Foot in the Grave’, is another British comedy that uses many stereotypes such as old people. Showing the elderly, for example as nosy and grumpy. To demonstrate how British television comedies use stereotypes of people and places

  • The Simpsons Research Paper

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    primetime animation and sitcom television. From its early beginnings, the show has faced criticism and controversy, for its parodical social commentary of the world, and its views on politics and the news, in particular. This is an element of the show’s success that has never changed, during its 29 seasons. This essay will look at how and why The Simspons has gone on to become not only the world’s longest-running sitcom but also one of the most important television programmes. Before Fox Network launched

  • Television Violence

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    Television violence and its effects on viewers has been a controversial issue for many years. Some viewers believe that there is an increasingly large amount of violence on television and this widespread public concern has "led to calls for stricter controls on the depiction of violence in programmes" (Gunter and McAleer 1990:92). Exactly how much violence is there on television though? Many cultivation theorists have studied this, acquiring data in the form of content analysis. They agree on a

  • Jimmy Savile Case Study

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    criminal justice system Introduction One of the most shocking cases involving victims of crime failed by the criminal justice system is the Jimmy Savile scandal that was uncovered in 2012, a year after his death. Jimmy Saville was renown as a famous television, DJ and radio personality and a highly respected man for his charity work within the UK. Nevertheless, he was also one of the UK’s most famous sexual predators and paedophiles who had many victims. His victims included women as well as up to 1,000