Does “16 and Pregnant” Encourage or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Have you ever thought about how kids are being affected by tv shows like “16 and Pregnant?” 16 and pregnant discourages teen pregnancy‚ the rates of teen moms have gone down‚ the tv shows reality‚ people just make titles and assume stuff when they are wrong. First of all‚ by showing what will happen if teens are unsafe and showing their mistakes will help teens not to make those mistakes. Showing how difficult it can be to be a
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teenagers. MTV’s show “16 & Pregnant‚” which has only been on air since June 2009‚ is already reflecting the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach)‚ the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to
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series “16 and Pregnant.” In 2009 this series began with the intention to show teens how difficult it is to be a parent. While “16 and Pregnant” has been playing for many years now‚ the debate has been sparked whether the show promotes or prevents pregnancy. Many people think that “16 and Pregnant” promotes pregnancy. The show makes being a parent look more glamorous then difficult. They make it look easier and even more “fun” to be a teenage parent. Many teenagers who watch the show see girls
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Television shows and films are often used in different ways to illustrate different messages. Often‚ these motion pictures tend to illustrate flawed “realities” of our world. Also‚ motion pictures and shows are commonly used to appeal viewers‚ therefore certain plots and storylines allowed to be aired. Each motion pictures are created or formulated to target different audiences based on their age‚ sex‚ race‚ and more. A certain aspect of these shows or movies tends to create debates due to the extreme
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programs have changed throughout the years‚ when television shows were upcoming and popular the stereotypes of women and men were differently portrayed than today’s television programs. When television programs were first shown‚ the male characters of the programs were portrayed as iconic symbols and were always the lead character of many televised programs. But in today’s society the women are more common to be the lead characters of television shows‚ but yet men are still portrayed to be stronger or more
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This paper is the observation of three television shows‚ one children’s cartoon‚ one children’s teaching program and one adult program‚ in search for Aggressive Acts and Prosocial Behaviors. For the experiment these programs were chosen‚ Barbie Dreamhouse‚ Arthur‚ and Criminal Minds. As to be expected the adult program‚ Criminal Minds hourly rate of aggression was higher than both children’s programs‚ ending at a rate of fifty-four. However‚ the children’s teaching program‚ Arthur‚ was not far behind
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Assignment 1: Write to Your Audience - Instructor One of my favorite shows is the Barefoot Contessa starring Ina Garten. I thoroughly enjoy listening to the comforting sound of Ina’s voice‚ and the delightful stories she tells while she cooks. Her show transports me to an enchanted world‚ where life has no problems and every day is beautiful. Ina is always doing something fun like; creating lovely tea parties in her pretty garden‚ hosting a fabulous dinner party in her lovely home
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Television shows should not always be taken at face value‚ because sometimes there is a deeper message beneath the surface that must be evaluated for context. Television has a way of influencing us‚ but not all meanings should be taken as truth and believed. We must learn to evaluate‚ interpret‚ critique‚ and form our own opinions and ideas of the material that we are presented with. Chicago P.D. uses stereotypes in the show and it is up to the audience to interpret the meanings and decide whether
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Blake Miller 3/26/13 Writing Assignment #3 Everyone experiences multiple romantic relationships throughout their life. Some are great and others are down right awful. There are many factors that determine the experience of the relationship for both parties and ultimately romantic relationships work best when people are at the same stages of relationship growth as their partner. The romantic relationship I want to talk about is my relationship with my girlfriend Alex of 4 years. We started dating
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going to explain how the representations of Australian Culture in TV are accurate. I have here with me three sources: The Castle‚ Kath & Kim and 48 shades. These all have a fairly accurate view on what it’s like in Australia (mostly Logan)‚ although some skits are a little far fetched. In each show they have their own kind of representation‚ The castle represents the racism‚ Kath and Kim represent the bogan image and “48 shades” shows us the wild side of it all. There are many things we could
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