REALITY TELEVISION AFFECTING REALITY A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF ARTS in COMMUNICATION by JULIE TEFFETELLER DECEMBER 2009 at THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Approved by: Dr. Jenifer E. Kopfman‚ Thesis Advisor Dr. Merissa H. Ferrara Dr. Vincent L. Benigni Dr. Amy T. McCandless‚ Dean of the Graduate School UMI Number: 1473049 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon
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Perspective Shaping Reality What changes the way one thinks of things. Perspective. It changes the way one views things that happen. By remaining hopeful and optimistic‚ one can overcome any problems they face. Anne Frank uses perspective to overcome her struggles during the holocaust‚ she shows this throughout her diary‚ published in 1947. Perspective helps one through even the hardest of times. As Anne Frank states‚ “We are going to be hungry‚ but anything’s better than being discovered”. Anne
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“Social Construction of Reality” Reality is not an objective thing that is imposed upon us‚ but is created by us. Reality does not exist externally but internally‚ as each individual or group interprets it‚ and is always changing. Due to these concepts sociologists often speak about the “social construction of reality” which is essential to understand when attempting to explain human social behavior. Since realty is the basis of people’s actions‚ W. I. Thomas states‚ “If people define situations
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“People don’t understand the pressure on me to look perfect‚ and be perfect” says famous reality television star‚ Kim Kardashian. Reality television shows are popular television shows that document the daily actions and events of people’s lives. The aim of reality television is to entertain the viewers‚ by supposedly giving exclusive insight into the lives of rich‚ high class individuals who thrive off drama‚ materialistic items and fame. These types of shows are causing issues in the teenage demographic
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Entertainment programming scheduled during primetime has always been popular amongst audiences‚ however; in recent years certain reality competition programs have risen above the other formats by using innovative concepts to engage viewers. The key to the explosion of this television format was the interactive element of audience participation. For each interactive reality competition‚ the viewers determine the winners. The beginning of the popular format as we know it started with Britain’s “Pop Idol”
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2013 The REAL in reality television Young teens usually encounter a new "Real World" TV show while flipping through the channels. "Real World" are all about young people living together under one roof. These shows have kept society entertained and are always the top of discussion. Reality television is corrupting our society by being dishonest‚ relying on humiliation and conflict to create entertainment‚ and sending the wrong message to the youth. These deceiving reality shows seem to be
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Formal Outline for Essay on the “American Dream” Working Thesis: What most dream chasers do not understand is that although America is a great place to start working towards dreams‚ it is not free of setbacks. In both the stories The Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun‚ each family starts out with big dreams. They are challenged by setbacks that they never saw coming‚ and are forced to accept such oppressive forces. I. Introduction A. Ask a question about regret to get the reader’s
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Reality TV in America Pop culture has been around for decades with so many different categories ranging from books‚ news‚ and television to athletes‚ singers actors/actresses. What was popular pop culture 50 years has evolved into so many other forms of entertainment. Right now reality TV is very popular and in high demand. Theses reality TV celebrities have a huge following ranging from all age groups. With anything‚ it has its pros and cons. Reality TV can also destroy the lives of the people
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The general argument Nozick is presenting would be that the point of reality is to be more vivid‚ more real‚ and to be more valuable. He states (p. 162) that in order to be real‚ one has to have a "higher score along any one of the various dimensions of the notions of reality". He also says that these specific dimensions "specify the notion of reality" by giving a description of the characteristics and they present the requirements for critiquing each item. He also mentions that the notion of value
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fanatical believers (Arnold.112). There are tales of flying saucers and elaborate accounts of encounters with aliens. With all these conspiracies theories‚ TV shows‚ movies and alien life form fascination‚ it hard to decipher the fiction from the reality. E.T. moved movie audiences with a story of friendship between an alien and a human. Star Wars stretched the human imagination and demonstrated the possibility of an enterprise with human and alien life forms out there in the galaxy. The Stargate
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