"The real" in reality programming is a highly flexible concept. Rather than solely relying upon the use of actual documentary or "live" footage for its credibility‚ reality programming often draws upon a mix of acting‚ news footage‚ interviews and re-creations in a highly simulated pretense towards the "real." Admittedly‚ mainstream television news is also involved in the recreation of reality‚ rather than simply recording actual events. And yet‚ "reality" is dramatized on reality programming to
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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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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about virtual reality? Most people think that virtual reality is video games or even computer games that you are able to communicate with other people from all over the world. The world of virtual reality is all around us. From watching television to working on homework assignments on your computer‚ almost everything that we do uses some kind of virtual reality. There are many aspects that are being used by many different kinds of professionals
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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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Reality "Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management‚ which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living happy‚ healthy and rewarding life." by Marilu Henner So sticking to reality and being realistic the way to live happily 1- Reality is full of disasters. Illusion is an outlet tham we can resort to. Although reality is full of suffering and
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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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Reality is always manipulated by the authorities throughout the world. This is no different in two particular movies‚ “The Truman Show” and “The Matrix”. So how do we know what reality is? How can we tell the difference between reality and a ‘Fake’ world? “Have you ever had a dream‚ Neo‚ that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” (Morpheus‚ The Matrix). In both film texts there are
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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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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 is not some "unclear commendatory term" (p. 162). From reading
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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 series adds the concept of time travel and the use of alien technology to defend the earth from hostile aliens. It depicts a complex relationship between humans and
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