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    Reality television (also known as reality shows) is a television programming genre that presents unscripted situations‚ documents actual events and usually features unknowns instead of professional actors. Such shows usually have various standard tropes‚ including frequent interviews with participants that double as the show’s narration‚ and sometimes an emphasis on drama and personal conflict. Competition-based reality shows‚ a notable subset‚ often have additional common elements such as one participant

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    Are We Guilty of Making Ourselves Ill? I want to make an article I have many points but can someone help me in framing it and cutting out the unnecessary stuff. I also wanted to mention both pros and cons in my article. Here are the points: 1. Yes: Over-eating‚ eating only junk food‚ smoking‚ drug use/abuse‚ taking medicines wrongly. No: Can catch diseases‚ can inherit some diseases from a parent‚ may not be able to afford good food‚ may not understand what makes us ill‚ mental health problems

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    anything to gain the spotlight that his relatives have gained but rather to what extent will he be willing to compromise his values in the process. The second scene of the film displays the seemingly secure process 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

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    The Cosby Show

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    CWV-101 Professor Carleton The Cosby Show This assignment proved to be a very difficult one for me‚ for the very fact that I just don’t watch a lot of television at all. I don’t find much of anything at all that is entertaining to me. So many of the sit coms today have such a dysfunctional portrayal of families and I find that many of them down right degrade and show nothing but disrespect for the father’s especially. Nonetheless I chose to use “The Cosby Show” as my program of choice because it

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    Instant Fame Fame seekers may claim that reality TV’s biggest advantage comes in its unrivaled ability to produce more "15 minutes of fame" stars than other TV genres. A reality show provides exposure that people could not get anywhere else‚ giving non-celebrities the potential to become household names and land opportunities that otherwise may evade them. Achieving One’s Dream Competitive reality programs offer another advantage to participants: the opportunity to follow dreams‚ land big breaks

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    The Truman Show

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    “The Truman Show” is a film about a reality television show that was created to depict the life of Truman Burbank‚ the main character in the show who was adopted by the networking company‚ he is made to believe that the environment he lives in is true and real‚ this is his reality. The film is set in the made up town of Seahaven‚ which is a simulated world made to be similar to the real world in order for the audience to be able to relate to the events. The set of Seahaven is inside a large dome

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    The Truman Show

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    An interesting character in the film ‘The Truman Show’ by Peter Weir was Truman Burbank‚ played by Jim Carrey. The film is about a reality TV show which revolves around the life of unaware Truman. His life has been broadcasted to the world ever since his birth. In Truman’s world everything is fake except for him. What I find so interesting about the character is the way he reacts to his environment and how he manages to discover what he truly is. We first see Truman as cheerful and friendly. He

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    Pilgrim Show

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    The Terraces/Pilgrim Haven/Villages Retirement Home Performance When: Friday‚ Nov. 16‚ 2012 Performance Time: The show will be from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Rehearse if you can 12:30-2:30 PM in Foothill classroom‚ then proceed to show location 373 Pine Ln‚ Los Altos‚ CA 94022-1681‚ to arrive by 3 PM. A practice room to congregate‚ warm up‚ change‚ etc. and hold your personal items will be provided. Where: The Terraces/Pilgrim Haven/Villages

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    My Non-Academic Discourse

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    sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best‚”–Michael Johnson. By definition‚ discourse means written or spoken communication or debate. My non-academic discourse community is the track & field community and I can relate this‚ very easily‚ to my academic discourse. One of the most influential activities that shaped my life‚ started my freshman year of high school. I remember the first day of intramurals like it was yesterday

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    If you hear the word monster today a lot of different creatures and story’s come to your mind. But did you ever think about how monsters are created? Timothy K. Beal’s “Our Monsters‚ Ourselves” is arguing the idea of that we are creating the monsters in our life ourselves. He is using many rhetorical techniques to get the readers to not only agree‚ but also relate to what he is writing. Beal’s arguments are well organized and persuasive. The rhetorical techniques ethos‚ logos and pathos strongly

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