Network Television Programs Are Prohibited from Broadcasting Profanity

question 59

Essay

Network television programs are prohibited from broadcasting profanity.However,a network such as Comedy Central might want to censor a word,yet allow viewers to still "hear" the word.This is done by playing the first phoneme of the word and masking the remaining phoneme(s)of the word.Which mask would best allow the word to be perceived through the mask: a coughing sound,or silence? Explain your answer.Would the same mask work as well for all words?

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Definitions:

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A person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, often within indigenous and tribal societies, performing healings and rituals.

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The fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of their knowledge and point of view.

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A range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world through ritualistic healing and trance states.