However, during the Romantic era, people became less susceptible in believing these imaginary myths and more interested in reading the frightening literature that was presented in order to enjoy a "good" fright. ... All of the activities that are prohibited by society and morals can be lived out vicariously through the evil things we read about and watch on the screen. ... Finally, the appeal of frightening media can be explained in a very similar fashion as explaining why people enjoy roller coaster rides. ... It was also stated that children enjoyed being spooked by movies or television. ...

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Producers of media feed the public's desires of showing them the things that they enjoy watching. ... For example, when looking at the movie "The Godfather," a large portion of consumers (especially male teenagers and young adults) really enjoyed the movie and the connotations that were attached to organized crime such as Italian mafias, weapons, drugs, etc. ...

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People can then go onto media sharing sites such as Twitter and Tumblr in order to discuss a media product that they enjoyed, or otherwise wish to critique, participating in a discourse that can become beneficial for both consumers and creators. ... Researchers focusing on viewers of television have found that 'the more an individual deems a program as potent at contributing to stronger social connections, the more one would watch the program when it is freshly released' (Xu and Yan, 191). ... For everyday citizens who watch, comment on and reproduce copyrighted content, the umbrell...

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Michael Howe states: "We have to remember that children and adults do enjoy and do choose to watch and listen to those programs and music that contain violence- (48). ... The child enjoys eating such foods, though they produce the harmful effects of rotting away at his teeth. ...

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The media has the freedom and has also to answer for enjoying it. Media has an obligation not to harm the welfare of the society. It is the communicator that has to inform and not to misinform or mislead. It has to educate, entertain and motivate. Media plays the role of a channel that connects the ...

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