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    “I do like reality shows‚ and I watch some of them because they’re high drama. Its also just fun to watch people have honest reactions” Lisa Kudrov . People love reality shows for its drama‚ its entertaining to them. Americans spend 1/3 of their free time watching television and of that 67% are reality shows. This means that more than half of America watches reality shows. Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences‚ and

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    Quiz Show

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    in which the questions for the show are taken to the studio. They are taken from a vault at the bank by police officers and there is a large procession that hand delivers the questions to the studio. It makes the viewer think that the whole quiz show thing is completely fraud-free. The camera then shows how such shows have captivated audiences around the country. Everyone wants to be a part of the phenomenon of quiz shows even if it means simply watching the show on television from their home

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    Television shows are an excellent way to make the audience feel a part of a story‚ and it also allows a person the opportunity to take their minds off of their own lives. Although watching television shows are an excellent way to pass time‚ there are some significant benefits obtained from spending some time engaged in a television show. Comedies‚ action / adventure‚ and documentaries are examples of three types of shows that can provide positive effects for a person. One of the most important

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    the discourse analysis of the former U.S. President Obama’s speech in Tokyo‚ Japan. The speech was held on November 2009‚ during his first official visit as new U.S. president. According to our analysis‚ Obama’s speech stands as a commendation of the 50 years-long U.S. and Japan partnership in the context of global dominance as well as‚ more specifically‚ the control of the Pacific area. In order to support this conclusion‚ our team will investigate three different aspects of the discourse: first

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    ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ is an American reality show based on the lives of the Kardashian / Jenner family. The show mainly focuses on the daily lives of Kourtney‚ Kim and Khloe Kardashian. The Kardashian / Jenner family has turned out to be so famous that they’ve almost turned into a brand name‚ from shows‚ to modeling‚ to clothing line and also make up. Reality show is a genre of TV show that aims to be both real and entertaining. The show involves filing of the actions and behaviors of people

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    James Paul Gee defines discourse communities as a way of life‚ which consolidates with language and texts (Gee‚ 274). He goes to say that discourses are used to create meaning to activities or to “get things done or not” (Gee‚ 275). According to Swales‚ there are six characteristics in order to be entitled a discourse community. The characteristics are as following: "[It has] A broadly agreed set of common public goals‚ [It has] mechanisms of intercommunication among its members (such as newsletters

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    The Height of Discourse After I watched two hours of intense play and the huddle split‚ I observed high fives and complex handshakes of some sort. “Hampton on three. Hampton on three. ONE‚ TWO‚ THREE‚ HAMPTON!” They started coming my way; as an ex-basketball player‚ deep down I yearned for a handshake or some kind of acknowledgment‚ but I sat there like a fork in the road. Each member parted around me to my left and to my right‚ some giving head nods and some giving nothing at all. I quickly realized

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    The Truman Show

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    The Truman Show The Truman Show is an American satirical comedy-drama film‚ released in 1998. The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank‚ a 29 year old insurance salesman whose life is broadcasted in a reality television show all across the world. From time to time he gets to find out the truth about his situation. The film got many nominations‚ like the Golden Globe or the Academy Award. Truman Burbank lives in Seahaven‚ a calm town surrounded by the sea‚ which seems perfect‚ as the sky

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    criteria‚ experience playing with LEGOs can come in handy at Harvard Business School. When Stefan H. Thomke teaches his new case about the iconic toy company‚ he gives students eight-studded LEGO building bricks to figure out how many different ways they can be combined. Thomke’s experience goes back a long way—as a kid growing up in Germany he participated in a LEGO competition. As an adult‚ though‚ his interests lie more in the business behind the bricks. "When you’ve written many cases you have a gut

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    Daily Show

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    politics come from shows like the Daily Show. The Daily Show has a negative impact on peoples views and opinions on politics. The Daily Show is a comedy show which gives false information which people tend to believe. The host of the Daily Show is a stand up comedian named Jon Stewart. The Daily Show also happenes to air on a channel called the Comedy Central. The Comedy Central is known for obnoxious comedies like the Chapel Show and South Park. So why do people take the Daily Show seriously and use

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