Essays Tagged: "Frontline"

Truth.

Frontline: Truth?"Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth". Write a persuasive article in whi ... ons prevail, as powerful figureheads decide what we inhale. And is this ethical? Through studies of Frontline and other sources, we see the relationships between those who hold the key, and the lock i ... her informed societal figures are the least conscious of morale, social, and ethical issues. In the Frontline episode 'Add Sex and Stir', truth is manipulated for ratings and controversy, with absolut ...

(5 pages) 279 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Manipulation Of the Truth by the Powerful

anipulate or distort the 'truth'. This facet of the media is exposed in a number of texts including Frontline, Wag The Dog, a 60 Minutes story entitled Moonstruck, and an article published at The Guar ... published at The Guardian. Each of these texts purport that our 'truths' are shaped by the powerful.Frontline, a satire which parodies current affairs programs, divulges the acts of malpractice that o ...

(4 pages) 231 2 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Comparative Essay of Snowball and Napoleon of the "Animal Farm" by George Orwell.

his talents in military affairs as a commander, and displays courage when he fights fiercely in the frontline, attacking Jones even after wounded by gunshot. While being aggressive and full of rebelli ...

(4 pages) 37 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Representation of The Media.

etermine how close to the truth it really is. Though a satire of commercial current affair program, Frontline with episodes such as Add sex and stir and This night of nights and non-fictional programs ... gredients such as sex appeal, sensationalising or concentrated appeal to human interest. Taking the frontline episode, Add Sex and Stir a main theme in the episode sex appeal is a key to audience inte ...

(8 pages) 174 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

China and the Invasion, Implications and Intervention of the Korean War

le to defeat American, South Korean, and United Nations infantry en route to establishing a Chinese frontline south of Seoul and across the Han River by January of 1951 . A mere intervention by a poor ...

(11 pages) 57 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Organization Culture.

l environment of major corporations. According to the lesson I learned from Xtreme Learning Course "Frontline Leadership: Positively Influencing the WorkplaceCulture" there are five factors that help ... rporate culture.1). Corporate vision2), Corporate products and business type3). Corporate Change4). Frontline Leadership5). InnovationThe first factor of identifying workplace culture is the organizat ...

(4 pages) 373 0 4.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

A Review of "A Dangerous Business". Lowell Bergmann & David Barstow. New York Times. PBS Frontline. 2003

003A Review of "A Dangerous Business"The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the PBS television show Frontline, and the New York Times collaborated on a project which resulted in a series of New York T ...

(3 pages) 64 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth

technologically advanced and intelligent, and those in political positions.These themes are seen in Frontline episodes, "The Matrix", the Watergate scandal, and in a quote by Richard Whately.Wealthy p ... d great power. In fact it is their wealth and connections that makes them most intimidating. In the Frontline episode "Smaller Fish to Fry", Media Watch criticize the Frontline team saying that they o ...

(6 pages) 163 3 4.4 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple" Transcript of a speech. Frontline, Lies (Michael Leunig) and Nothing to Report (May Herschel Clarke)

t sums up the difficulties of telling the truth, and this is furthermore shown in Rob Sitch et al's Frontline, Lies by Michael Leunig and the poem Nothing to Report by May Herschel Clarke.The televisi ... Marty is another reporter who has been in the business for a long time, and although he knows about Frontline presenting the 'incorrect truth', he does nothing to stop them.Like all current affairs sh ...

(6 pages) 122 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

English, Frontline- Telling the Truth Question: Our access to the truth is impeded by the powerful. Show how your study of the text and additional material demonstrates this assertion.

duals in Australia, being Mr Murdoch. The accuracy of this statement is established throughout the 'Frontline' series, created by D-Generation, in particular, the episodes 'The Night of Nights' and 'S ... this statement include; 'The Student Protests' and The Simpson's episode,'.......'. In the 'Frontline' episode, 'The Night of Nights', Mike Moore (Rob Stich) discusses with Brian Thompson (Bru ...

(4 pages) 78 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Telling the truth is often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable" Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.

often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable"Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.In looking at the media and society today, we can see that the media's d ... nipulates the truth into an emotion-fuelled story, beneficial to ratings can be seen in the series 'Frontline', the film 'Wag the Dog', the documentary 'U.S. Media Blues" and in various articles from ...

(5 pages) 124 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Feature article "Truth is never pure and simple"

atings. The manipulation of truth and how it is never pure and simple is the focus of the TV series frontline, a satirical look at current affairs reporting. Take the episode 'smaller fish to fry', a ... and people, get away with murder because others are afraid to expose the truth.Mike a character in Frontline is a warm and insightful presenter, who tries to go for the 'big fish' a story about a ban ...

(2 pages) 84 1 4.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Review of 'Gender, desire and the digger' in Fiona Nicoll's "Digger to Drag Queen".

Then there is the woman participating in what would be considered a traditionally male image on the frontline, nothing indicative of femininity, deliberately making reference to the fact this soldier ...

(4 pages) 31 0 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Breaches of the truth in "The Siege"

Rob Sich's frontline- Brian attempts to lie to his wife Caroline so that he does not have to look after his son ... hat he does not have to look after his son while working on "The Siege". Scene 4,page 57.Rob Sich's Frontline- "I'm so sorry to hear about your son and grandchildren..." (Brooke to Mrs Forbes, the mot ... ildren..." (Brooke to Mrs Forbes, the mother of the gunman). For Brooke and the rest of Mike More's Frontline team, the Siege is an opportunity for a great story. Therefore, Brooke is not sorry about ...

(2 pages) 35 0 4.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Examine the strategic value of information systems in a Collection organisation.

ess StructureThe Collections Unit comprises of:1. A team of about 80 Collection Officers - they are frontline people to contact and locate debtors who are owing to our clients.2. Five Collection Super ...

(3 pages) 91 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Capital Punishment

punishments' prohibited by the 8th Amendment"� (Angel on Death http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/). A statement from the U.S. Supreme Court, released in September of 2000, states, " ... successfully deter capital murderers and repeat offenders.Works Cited Angel on Death Row. 1998. PBS Frontline. 26 May 2001. Cothern, Lynn. "Juveniles and the Death Penalty."� U.S. Department of ...

(6 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Where Were You, Adam

Feinhals grieves about the loss of his loved one. After Feinhals recovers, he gets reposted at the frontline, there he sees the horrors of the war and especially the horrors that the Nazis caused. Fe ...

(2 pages) 1807 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Company K

r point of view. Before you left home you may not have harmed a fly. On the other hand, when on the frontline it is kill or be killed. During wartime there are many people who do not believe in the qu ...

(2 pages) 7 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Diary Entry of an Australian WWI Nurse

workmates and good friends died of a shell attack while she was assisting the wounded close to the frontline, it was a sad day for us all and we realised what the danger of our job is and that it cou ...

(1 pages) 5744 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

This paper defines functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling). This paper explains how each function relates to organization.

at any business wants. In a family owned childcare center two types of managers exist top-level and frontline, although, the top-level is just as accessible as the front-line manager. Even though the ...

(4 pages) 90 0 3.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management