Essays on Television Page 10

Modern Family Television network ABC Family’s breakout comedy series, Modern Family, is a show full of life lessons and hidden meanings. Most television shows nowadays are all about sex, alcohol, and the dramas that occur because of them. Modern Family is not an exception, however it focuses more on the family aspect of life’s many…

Introduction The Glass Menagerie is a dramatic play about human nature and the conflict between illusion and reality. An illusion is pretense and not reality. In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams has made use of both reality and illusion together using conflict between them. Illusion is a misinterpretation of the facts. It is an opinion…

What is a Reality Show? A television reality show features talent culled from the ranks of ‘ordinary’ people, not professionally trained actors. Reality show producers typically shoot hundreds of hours of footage per episode and use creative editing to create a narrative thread. Subjects of a reality show may be given some rudimentary directions offscreen,…

Some sociologists see roles and relationships among couples as becoming more equal. However, there are a number of sociologists who are critical of this view. They argue that changes have taken place in gender roles and relationships within families. These changes suggest that attitudes towards gender roles have shifted, and increased participation by women in…

When I was a child, growing up in West Africa Liberia, the traditional roles for men and women were totally different. Women were known to be: child bearers stay at home moms and the caregivers of the family. Also, women were responsible for taking care of everything in the household such as: cooking, cleaning and…

Reality TV shows such as Sirasa Super Star, Shakthi Grandmaster, and Sirasa Lakshapathi have a significant effect on everyday life. They have both positive and negative impacts and are now an essential component of entertainment. While these shows present chances for innocent and talented people to compete, they can also be addictive and consume a…

The Caribbean, which is made up of islands and mainland territories surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, shares a common historical, social, and cultural background. Understanding the definition of development is essential to assessing progress in this region. The United Nations defines development as having access to healthcare, education, resources for a satisfactory standard of living,…