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    what if this perfect life was a lie and the story of your life was actually a TV show? That is the life of Truman Burbank‚ who was born and raised on a set his entire life without any knowledge of it. So the question is asked: is Truman’s lifestyle an abuse of human rights? Two characters arise to form two sides of the argument. Christof is the creator/producer/director of "The Truman Show" and has watched over Truman since before he was born. Christof believes that his actions are justified through

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    Psychology; period 5 5 September 2013 The Truman Show Truman Burbank is used for an experiment.  Psychosocial rehabilitation specialist‚ Kendra Cherry says “The experimental method involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another variable.  This method relies on controlled methods‚ random assignment and the manipulation of variables.”   Every aspect of Truman’s life is controlled by the tv show.  The crew of the show control what is said to him‚ the environment

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    Trumans life is built and controlled‚ and revolved around media without his knowledge. Trumans “perfect world” is a direct metaphor for our lives. Our lives are warped by the media’s ideals similarly how the protagonist unknowingly lives in a life that is being controlled. In both circumstances‚ the media’s main objective seems to be evident; a subtle way to convey a message. The media depicted in the motion picture has a significantly high influential role to our modern day society‚ which is unavoidable

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    Truman Paper The term fake love in itself does not make that much sense. How can someone express love‚ which is feeling that provides unconditional caring and commitment‚ and then call it fake. The only real way to have fake love for someone is to not love at all‚ but just to think you love. In the movie The Truman Show there are many individuals whom exhibit an illusion of love for the main character‚ Truman. At the beginning of the movie many of the characters appear to have genuine love for

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    figurehead Big Brother. Also‚ The Truman Show‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ represents a false utopia‚ similar to 1984 with the same idea of somebody watching someone’s every move. Both these works have similar themes. Because The Truman Show uses film techniques to illustrate an Orwellian theme‚ the film represents a worthy study‚ in conjunction with 1984. The importance of a higher power watching over someone is shown in both the Truman Show and 1984. The Truman Show’s a worthy of study to 1984 because

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    through philosophical thinking. The Truman Show is about a man whose life is basically fake because he thinks that he living in a world that is nice and cares for him but he does not know that he living in a studio‚ and all his friends and family are actors. In Allegory of The Cave and The Truman Show both are similar when it comes to characters and symbols but when it comes to setting it makes them different. To start with The Allegory of The Cave and The Truman Show are similar by how the characters

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    The Truman shows give a true excellent portrayal of both Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics at their finest. When relating to Utilitarianism the Truman shows viewers are complicit and the continued popularity of the show ensures it will continue. In utilitarianism even if the show is ethically questionable and allowed to continue‚ the success has a positive effect on the members of the productions team‚ cast and crew all for monetary profit. Furthermore‚ it has a potentially negative effect for Truman

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    Furthermore‚ both films‚ The Truman Show and The Matrix‚ recognize how people in power can create an artificial reality and manipulate human beings. The creator of the Truman show‚ Christof‚ played an indirect relational role in Truman’s life. Christof does not only affect Truman’s perception about life‚ but he defines it for Truman. For example‚ when Truman was young Christof took Truman’s father away from him by faking his drowning‚ causing Truman to develop hydrophobia (fear of water)‚ a strategy

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    Ashley Moreira Period 4 May 18‚ 2012 MLA Essay Trapped Reality only stretches as far as the eye can see. What somebody perceives is their own reality. In Brave New World‚ Siddhartha‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ “The Truman Show”‚ Sonnet 130‚ “Plato: Book VII of The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave”‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Anthem‚ “Harriet Tubman” and “Collective Wage Bargaining” how people’s realities are a combination of what they cannot control and what they choose to discover is depicted

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    Using the film The Truman Show as example‚ the essay discusses on the ubiquitous surveillance in today’s increasingly IT-based society with the theoretical lens of culture. Using Internet‚ be it the conventional computer-carried Internet or the cellphone-carried mobile Internet‚ people tend to rely on online communication more and more than face to face communication. In particular‚ among the young generation‚ the cyber culture can be no less important than the culture in the real world. One undeniable

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