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    All about Reality Television – “Reel or Real” The Inception of Television: Television has always been a medium for educating‚ spreading awareness and mainly entertaining for over four decades now and will go on for decades to come. But the question faced today by the audience is whether television has lost its authenticity and innocence that it once had when it came to India. When television came into India in the early 1900s‚ the only broadcasted channel was doordarshan that showcased shows in

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    In our society‚ there are many social norms we are expected to abide by. These unwritten rules and standards of behavior often go unnoticed‚ leaving society to take them for granted. We only become truly aware of the norms of society when they are actually violated. When a violation occurs‚ those who continue to conform may respond with positive or negative sanctions‚ such as humor‚ alarm‚ irritation‚ fear‚ or a wide variety of emotions. Our society also relies on language as its major bases for

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    Morals and Values of Reality Television Crystal Wilson ENG 122 Angela Temple December 6‚ 2010 The topic of my paper that I chose to write about is Values portrayed on Reality Television shows. This happens to be a subject of interest for me because I have children and I am concerned about what they learn and get out of the shows that are currently airing on television. At this time I choose to monitor what my children watch because there is so much out there that I think is inappropriate

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    The theory of cultural imperialism in media is where one culture controls another‚ forcing it ’s culture to change to the controlling one . This theory is said to have first developed in the mid-twentieth century‚ and initially it was a response to the changes society was undergoing after the development of improved telecommunications. Various terms such as "media imperialism"‚ "structural imperialism"‚ and "cultural dependency and domination"‚ (L. White) have all been used

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    decided to violate a norm at work. I am a tutor and I usually tutor about 4-5 students in a classroom. When I was getting hired‚ I was told that as a tutor I should always be on time‚ dress in business casual clothes and be professional. This week I decided to go into to work in jeans‚ a T-shirt‚ and flip-flops. I walked in to work like any other day and just started walking toward my classroom. From my peripheral vision‚ I could see my boss staring at me from head to toe. It was a quick walk by

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    Compare and Contrast Televisions Shronda Sanders English composition 1 Amber Anaya May 14th‚ 2012 There are so many TV’s to choose from now days it is so hard to pick the right one. Maybe this guide will help you out. The first color TV was introduced into the world in the year of 1966. It has taken 25 yrs for a mass acceptance. In today’s society majority of the homes have the up to date television. The newer versions of TV’S are a better choice to make when picking out

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    2040. My 12 year-old daughter had just handed me the essay she wrote for her english class. Her teacher told her that she’s going to enter it into an essay contest because it was one of the best essays she’s read from a middle school student in her many years of teaching. After reading it‚ I could tell that it was definitely way above the average 7th grade quality. I brought her to the dining table and sat her down. “They are not going to like you‚” I tell her. “Who? Why aren’t they going to like me

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    Television and Violence in Children Josef Schilling COM/172 October 30‚ 2012 Cassandra Baker Abstract Television has become the central activity in most homes today. Currently‚ in the United States‚ an extremely large portion of all households has at least one television set. Television has an ability to inform‚ entertain‚ teach‚ and persuade. Television unquestionably has incredible effects upon children. It has a way of consuming the minds and beliefs of these defenseless humans

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    Martin 1 “The Golden Age of Television” brought many changes to America (Bhattacharyya). Modern America is not like America was in the 1940s and early 1950s‚ and one reason is because of television. Musical shows‚ children’s shows‚ movies‚ news‚ and so much more are on TV. Television doesn’t only entertain us‚ but it helps us in so many ways. We can learn from TV. Different educational channels are created to help us learn (Cochrane). TV is a way for us to get information‚ too‚ just like books and

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    What are some ways in which receivers of messages provide feedback when listening to or reading a message? What effect does this have on the message? Receivers can provide feedback through body language and eye contract. For example‚ if a person is falling asleep or rolling their eyes‚ it shows they are not interested or not listening to the sender. If a person is talking to somebody else that could mean they are also disinterested with what the sender is saying. This has a negative effect on the

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