In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly
flooded every inch of space on daytime television. Many of us have seen
and heard the often recycled topics found on such veteran shows as Geraldo
and Sally Jessy Raphael. And anyone who watches talk shows on a regular
basis knows that each one varies in style and format. One might enjoy
watching the sometimes trashy subject matter found on Jenny Jones, while
someone else might prefer the more serious and light hearted feel of the
Maury Povich show. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in
content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the
Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey show.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash
talk." The topics on his show are as shocking as they get. For example,
the show takes the ever common talk show themes of love, lust, sex,
sexuality, adultery, cheating, guilt, hate,
conflict and morality to a different level. In a vintage Springer show,
one finds women who cheated on their boyfriends and are ready to confess.
But the boyfriends are in for a bigger surprise. As it turns out that all
the women haven't been secretly seeing other guys, but seeing other women,
who also happen to be waiting backstage. Another episode tells of a John
Wayne Bobbit type case, but with a more twisted plot. A male cuts off his
own manhood because he claimed that his homosexual neighbor was stalking
him. Shocking, indeed, but the list of talk material goes on from
dangerous love triangles, broken homes, pregnant strippers, teenage
prostitutes, adult film stars, devil worshippers and the ever popular talk
show regulars, the members of the Ku Klux Klan. Clearly, the Jerry
Springer show is a display and exploitation of societies moral
catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments
of other peoples lives.
Oprah Winfrey was once a follower of the trash TV format, but her
long running popular TV talk show has since been reformed. Like Jerry
Springer, the Oprah Winfrey show takes talk TV to its extreme, but Oprah
goes in the opposite direction. Oprah is probably the most immaculate talk
show there is. It is unlikely that you will find guest on Oprah that have
committed adultery, have sold their souls to the devil, or are part of a
racist hate group. Instead, the show focuses on the improvement of society
and an individuals quality of life. Topics range from teaching your
children responsibility, managing your work week, proper etiquette,
getting to know your neighbors and entertaining interviews with
In 1976 she moved to Baltimore and later hosts the T.V chat show people are talking. In 1984, Oprah relocates to chicago to host her own morning show “ AM Chicago”, which was renamed the “The Oprah Show”. In 1985 she makes film debut in Steven Spielberg's “The Color Purple” for which she was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actress. In 1986, OPrah launches the “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a nationally syndicated program placed on 120 programs. In 1988, she had established harpo productions. In 1989, Winfrey stars in the ABC TV miniseries “The Women Of Brewster Place”. In 1994, president Clinton signs the “Oprah Bill”, creating a nationwide database of convicted child abusers. In 1998, Oprah received her seventh emmy as outstanding talk show host and the ninth emmy for the “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. In 2000, a company launches O, the oprah magazine which is created as being the most successful magazine launch in recent history. In 2003 Oprah's Book Club becomes the largest book club in the world and she receives the association of American publishes, AAP honors award. In 2005, she ranked number one on Forbes power celebrity list. In 2009, Oprah interviews Whitney Houston. In 2010, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” begins its 25th and final
A lonely man receives a special invitation to an exclusive club of killers, who have gotten away with it and saying no to the club has deadly consequences.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007) women’s labor force participation raised from 33.9% in 1950 to 57.5% in 1990. The TV shows Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different in the way they portray that statistic through their gender roles. Married with Children shows the more traditional type of gender roles, while Roseanne shows gender roles that were not as common in past decades. Both shows exemplify gender roles that were common and rare compared to decades prior. The TV shows, Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different because of the gender roles each television show displays.
As our murderers sit in a Kansas diner. Not disturbed by the four murder he has just committed, Dick chows down on sandwiches. Perry, however, is troubled. He reads and re-reads an article about the crime he and Dick committed. He just has a bad feeling...but Dick has no time for his phenomenons. To him, everything was perfectly fine Perry mentions someone named Floyd who may be a problem. Dick becomes furious and implies that he would kill the guy if he needed it to.
I chose to pick a fictional character that played in a couple of films and now has a TV series. This particular boy suffered severe emotional abuse as a child at the hands of his mother who preached to him that sexual intercourse is sinful and that all women except her are whores. The boy’s father died which left the boy and his mother living alone together until adolescence, when his mother took on a boyfriend. This boy became incredibly jealous and murdered both him and his mother with strychnine.
Parties: Plaintiff Michael Costanza is a college friend of Jerry Seinfeld. Defendants Jerry Seinfeld co-creator and star of television show Seinfeld, Larry David co-creator of the show, National Broadcasting Network Inc. (NBC) who distributes the show, and the production company who produced the show.
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Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, Karen McDougal, a former playmate, and Rachel Crooks, a secretary at Trump Tower, all accused President Trump of various sexual misconduct charges. Daniels and Mcdougal both came forward to talk about the use of hush money in their affairs with Trump, while Crooks, alleges the president forcibly kissed her outside of Trump Tower in 2005. These scandals have sparked conversation across the USD community. Three students at the university shared their opinions on the events, while evaluating Trump's performance as president thus far.
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi living with a poor Baptist family (Wikipedia). Her parents, Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee were unmarried and still teenagers during the time she was born (Wikipedia). She lived with her grandmother where she would learn how to read aloud and recite sermons by the young age of 3 (America's Beloved Best Friend). At the age of 13 she would move to Milwaukee with her mother and that's when the trouble would start (America's Beloved Best Friend). She would face sexual abuse and molestation from her family relatives as a teenager, by her cousin, family friends, and her uncle (Victoria Walker). Oprah would keep this a secret and would bottle up her anger, which lead to trouble (Victoria Walker). She would repeatedly run away from home and was sent to juvenile detention, but her admission would be denied because the detention's overcrowded area (America's Beloved Best Friend). At the age of 14 she was impregnated by one of her abusers, but the baby would become stillborn, and this would devastate Oprah (Victoria Walker). Her mother would send her to live with her father as a last resort. She vowed to change her life (Victoria Walker).
The setting takes place present day in Harlem, New York. The main character is a sixteen-year-old boy named Steve Harmon. Steve Harmon is on trial for a murder that he believes he did not commit. While he is in jail he is writing a script for a movie about the trial. The script helps Steve stay calm and not go crazy while he is in jail. Steve and his Defense Attorney, Kathy O’Brien, are trying to prove to the jury that Steve is innocent. Steve is thought to have been working with two other men, James King and Richard “Bobo” Evans. These two people robbed the store and then Steve apparently killed the owner of the store after Bobo and
Gerald Norman Springer was born on February 19, 1944 in England to a set of Jewish refugee parents who fled Germany and immigrated to the U.S while Springer was a child. Springer attended schooling at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA earning a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1965. He followed this by attending Northwestern University Law School in Chicago, IL where he earned a Juries Doctorate law degree. After graduating, Springer was employed as an aide to Robert F. Kennedy. When Kennedy was assassinated, Springer became a member of a Cincinnati law firm and was elected as a councilman in the 1970’s. A later scandal arose, accusing Springer of being a client to a prostitute, whom he paid a check to, leading to his capture. This illegal action obligated him to resign from his position in 1974. He later cleaned up his act and was reelected and served as the city’s mayor. Later, during the 1980’s, he turned his career around and began practicing journalism. Springer quickly became a popular newscaster and radio voice. Shortly after, he created and hosted a television show that would drastically change and influence media.
Ponyboy and Cherry start to talk and realize they aren’t that different. On the way, however, they run into Bob and Randy, the girls' drunken boyfriends, and the girls agree to leave with them in order to stop a fight between the Socs and the greasers. Ponyboy then gets home late because of what happened at the drive-in. Dally is mad and starts yelling. Sick of constantly being watched and criticized by his brother, Ponyboy yells at him. The two brothers fight and Darry slaps Ponyboy across the face.
The Leopold and Loeb case of 1924 is nationally recognized to be the first of its kind. It was a crime committed by two wealthy teenage boys, Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, who committed murder with what seemed like no motive at all. This case was a catalyst for social interpretation as journalists played a major part in the discovery of details of the crime. Often time mixing fact with fiction, this case was talked about well beyond the years after it was laid to rest. Throughout the years there has been lots of speculation as to why Leopold and Loeb did what they did and many topics have been discussed; all the way from modern childhood to homosexuality. This case delved into every aspect of the boy’s lives and revealed new truths over time. The Leopold and Loeb case was never about the crime committed but more as how the journalists portrayed the boys in social media. Over time the case was interpreted as a sensationalist journey through an untypical crime that changed into a pop culture phenomenon that affected how crime and law is interpreted.
There is no one who does not know that Oprah stands for “ reaching out a hand on behalf of others”(Kirkwood). Through her foundations, she has supported countless programs in Chicago, throughout the United States and around the world, that encourage people to make a difference in the lives of others less fortunate than them. According to Forbes magazine, Oprah's network has raised more than $80 million to help educate women and children to believe in themselves. Not only that, the network also help support people around the globe in pursuing their dreams and provide those who are underprivileged with education to reach their potential. Oprah has also been a huge impact on “the way women think, talk, eat, study, shop, exercise, and lead (“Why We Honor Her”). She has change our everyday culture and vernacular to include respect for the emotional and spiritual. Oprah is a powerhouse of a woman who puts in her talents, efforts, celebrity, and money into shining the spotlight into those throughout the world, hereby providing beyond a doubt that one powerful women can indeed change the world. She has used her power for good and to show the world anything is
Richard Trenton Chase, also known as “The Vampire of Sacramento”, was a man who murdered six people, drank their blood and ate their internal organs. He was raised in a strict household and he enjoyed killing and mutilating animals. In his teens, he was an alcoholic and had a number of girlfriends but he couldn’t keep a relationship due to the fact that he could not be aroused. He went to a psychiatrist and was told that he had either a mental illness or suppressed rage and it was holding him