EFFECTS OF WATCHING TOO MUCH TV Humans welcome technological inventions and discoveries and the benefits they bring to people’s lives. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays. Within five years‚ the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in the Sudan. TV was also invented with dreams of positive benefits for humanity – TV would make everyone global citizens. In addition‚ its global reach would provide providing educational
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REALITY SHOWS SHOULD BE BANNED Reality television is a programming genre that presents unscripted or “Humorous” situations‚ documents actually events and usually features ordinary people instead of real actors. Usually involves love‚ violence‚ and money. Examples of these types of shows are‚ “jersey Shore”‚ “Toddler’s & Tiara’s”‚ “bachelor” and “The Real World”. In my opinion I believe such reality shows that promote anorexia‚ partying‚ lust for money‚ violence‚ should be banned for
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a friend and so on‚ which added to the drama aspect. The lighting‚ music‚ and editing all were contrived to produce the maximum possible suspense surrounding rather innocuous pop culture subjects one might find in any game of Trivial Pursuit for Children. The promise of money and the vicarious joy at someone winning lots of money‚ or more commonly spectacularly losing said money‚ is what draws millions of viewers. The second reason I believe reality television has become popular today is that of
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While the TV industry might claim that they need to be revenue based to produce content‚ in other countries‚ for example‚ the BBC in the United Kingdom‚ public television that is funded by the government has proven to be successful. Americans are told that television
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and the official hero. Giving people a chance to glance through a mind of a serial killer‚ the TV show Dexter embodies many characteristics such as the healing myth‚ the outlaw hero‚ and the official hero increasing the amount of things people can relate to. However developed the myth is it still needs its archetypes in order for the story to feel more complete. To help Dexter along his quest the TV show contains the wise old man and the good mother archetypes. At a very early age Dexter witnessed
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diagnosed during the childhood. The signs and symptoms of autism can affect the communication‚ social interactions and repetitive behaviors. People with autism can have very different characteristics and symptoms not always could be the same ones. Children with this disorder may have trouble to speak or be so distracted when you are talking to them. They may have to do another activity first to then be able to pay attention to you‚ or say the same phrase over and over again to calm down. They may flap
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1. * The 2009‚ the American Time Use Survey Summary conducted by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics stated that Americans‚ 15 and over‚ spend an average of 2.8 hours per day watching television. Businesses that use TV as an advertising medium to promote their product or service receive valuable air time that reaches countless viewers. However‚ many disadvantages exist as well. Larger Audience Pool * You can reach a larger amount of people
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Essay Outline Thesis: “Alice Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is not didactic but rather a story to be enjoyed for pure enjoyment and entertainment. Supporting Argument #1: The story is surrealistic void of connections with reality A) For Example: “The people she encounters are talking animals‚ mythical beasts‚ and playing cards who follow a code of conduct unique to their homeland and totally foreign” (Brownwell‚ the Ground Rules of Fantasy in the Alice Books) B) Furthermore:
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head dolls‚ shirts‚ water bottles‚ and even a book titled “Gym‚ Tanning‚ Laundry: The Official Jersey Shore Quote Book.” (“Jersey Shore”) So where did this idea of reality TV come from? How many kinds of different reality TV are out there and why is this is overwhelmingly popular? Topic 1: What is reality TV? Reality TV is any unscripted program that shows real people‚ not actors or athletes in a specific environment. Characters are real people Not filmed on a set but natural living or
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In “The Distorting Mirror of Reality TV” written by Sarah Coleman‚ says that the producers have a distorting mirror to us as viewers. All producers distort all stereotypes and want the viewers to know what life is really like because of human diversity. Coleman states that the producers choose particular contestants‚ and the producers are making the chosen contestants are playing particular characters that the producers want them to be Coleman states “For ethnic minorities‚ old people‚ the unbeautiful
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