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    The concept of reality television can be traced back to the 1940s. In 1948 Allen Funt’s Candid Camera was debuted (Wikipedia 2006). That was the first unscripted reality television show. Since then reality shows have taken the United States by storm. This genre of entertainment has become a very important part of the American culture. So much‚ that a couple of reality shows are proudly using the continent’s name as a qualified title. Examples are America’s Next Top Model‚ and American Idol. Reality

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    MCO 450: VISUAL COMMUNICATION + Spring‚ 2015 * DR. NATHARIUS SUBMISSION TEMPLATE 2 pages: THE TRUMAN SHOW: A FILM ANALYSIS Student Name: Last: Green First: Michelle Student #: 1205641147 THE PRINCIPALS INVOLVED IN THE FILM Word Count: 436 Producers: According to The Truman Show’s IMBD profile‚ there were six producers and executive producers credited for the making of the film. Edward S. Feldman was also involved in the films 101 Dalmatians & Witness. Andrew Niccol also helped produce Lord

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    Does Reality TV Survive?

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    Sarah Johnson T/R 11-12:15 Research Paper 7 Dec 2010 What Makes Reality Television Survive? In the year 1992 a new idea was introduced to America and it was called reality television. MTV produced a show called‚ The Real World that had seven strangers living in a house together and had everything they did filmed. After many failed attempts at trying to make this reality trend catch on‚ CBS launched Survivor‚ which pioneered the way for all reality shows to follow in the next decade. It was

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    Truman Show vs. Logan’s Run In the last two weeks‚ we have watched two movies that are alike and different in some very interesting ways. We first watched the Truman Show and then Logan’s Run and saw two very different views on faith‚ or religion‚ in film. In the Truman Show‚ the main character‚ Truman‚ is adopted at birth by a company that wants to make a documentary of his entire life. Everything that happens to Truman is a result of decisions made by those in the company‚ especially the

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    Reality Television It’s Sunday night‚ the work is done and you are ready to sit down and relax. You walk down the stairs‚ make some popcorn‚ cuddle up on the couch‚ and flip on your favorite reality television show. On that Sunday evening you will not only have one reality show to choose from but many because reality television is becoming commonplace. These shows range from competitions to find your future spouse to episodes documenting the life of celebrities. What each show has in common

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    Reality TV has become a hot topic in the United States as of late. There are those who argue that reality shows are harmless entertainment and those who contend that reality shows are stereotypical and disgusting. John Kass claims that most popular reality shows are disgusting and he believes that the American society has reached a new low in what Americans find entertaining. John Kass is surely right about most reality shows hitting a new low because these shows are corrupting the American society

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    Reality Distortion Thesis

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    studied these edited components in reality television‚ but they have not looked at how these components impact social constructs. Patkin (2003) expounds on the unrealistic aspects of reality television by exploring the creation of a show through the placement of particular individuals in

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    neglect‚ gross abuse or violence. Again‚ these children will have to face the emotional stress of being removed from their familiar home setting. Most children in out of home placement will experience periodic change in placement; they will be moved from one foster home to another with the anticipation to find a perfect placement. Consequently‚ foster children may be predisposed to having behavioral problems and emotional issues that may overlap and mimic Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

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    ACTION PLAN FOR PLACEMENT SEVEN Date | What do I want to achieve? | How will I achieve it? | Who do I need to involve? | Target date | Outcome and Evaluation | | Check learning needs from the previous page and prioritise them: | Write down what you and your mentor and personal teacher agree that you need to do to ensure success: | Who can facilitate you in achieving your goals? | What is the cut-off date‚ when do you want to achieve this by? | What was the outcome? How well did you do? If it

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    In the movie‚ “Gone Girl”‚ the product placement was pretty obvious at times. The audience of this movie is mostly aimed at adult females‚ so the product placement seemed to be mostly brands that adult females would enjoy. Three specific products that would change people’s attitudes about the brands in the movie are the Dreyers’ ice cream carton‚ Diet Coke‚ and Dunkin Donuts coffee cup. When Nick is upset that things aren’t going well‚ he eats Dreyers’ ice cream right out of the carton. Although

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