At the end of 1985-1986 primetime television season‚ The Golden Girls was one of the biggest TV shows on the air‚ and that was after the conclusion of its inaugural season. From there‚ the series would continue to stay at the forefront of audiences viewing habits. People were deeply invested in the lives of these four women: Dorothy‚ Blanche‚ Rose‚ and Sophia. The show‚ behind these four female leads‚ presented a unique and previously ignored concept to the world of primetime television. It tackled
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The Internet and its Positive Effects on Society The Internet has made the world a smaller place. People across the world are closer together because of the increased use of the Internet communication. More than ever before‚ because of the advancement of technology and the use of the Internet‚ people are connecting. While social media is accused of negatively impacting society‚ it is highly effective form of communication‚ strengthening
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Reality TV Reinforces Demeaning Social Stereotypes By Dara Andriani We can’t deny that television shows make a huge impact towards our society‚ our culture‚ and how we interact with other people surrounding us. There are many things that we can learn from watching television shows like ‘The Voice’‚ ‘American Idol’‚ ‘The Biggest Loser’‚ and so on. Shows like that really give you an idea about how all of us as a person can accomplish anything‚ but then how about those TV shows such as MTV’s ‘Jersey
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“It is no longer a question of a false representation of reality (ideology)‚ but of concealing the fact that the real is no longer real‚ and thus of saving the reality principle” Simulacra and Simulations‚ Baudrillard. If we follow the statement made by Baudrillard in ‘’Simulacra and Simulations’’‚ the Truman Show is not an ideological movie‚ in the sense that it does not give a false representation of reality but a far-more complex understanding of the relations between the real/the imaginary
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Gentrification happens to most cities at one point or another. It means that investors renovate neighborhoods to make them more appealing to people of the middle and upper classes. In theory gentrification sounds like a positive thing‚ but in reality it can have a negative effect on the lower class people who inhabited these neighborhoods first. Short writes that every city has projects where very poor people live‚ often in public housing. The projects often come with crime‚ food deserts‚ and a lack
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working harder than it should‚ which eventually leads to obesity heart disease. Usually‚ fast food is higher in soya‚ fat‚ sugar‚ oil‚ fried meat‚ salt‚ cheese‚ mayonnaise and obviously calories. The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one’s health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals‚ as it contains higher amounts of unwanted nutrients like salt‚ fat and various types of additives (artificial chemicals). It may contain harmful bacteria
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians is a reality television show that has aired on E! for the past seven years. It has filmed eight seasons focusing on the lives of the Kardashian and Jenner families. The reality show focuses on both the private and professional lives of the Kardashian sisters Kourtney‚ Kim‚ and Khloe‚ with additional emphasis on their brother Robert‚ mother Kris‚ stepfather Bruce (Robert Kardashian passed away before the show aired and Kris got remarried to Bruce)‚ and half siblings
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change in many ways from socially to economically‚ and it came with many side effects as well. Although the ratification of this new Prohibition law had some positive effects‚ overall the negatives outweigh the positives and ultimately lead to the repeal of Prohibition with the installment of the 21st Amendment. If one thought of the possible outcomes of banning alcohol‚ they would be able to pick out several positive effects that could occur from such a ban. This was the case once the law was passed
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Positive effects of the internet Internet‚ as most of us know‚ is a large network of networks‚ which communicate with each other by means of data packets. Internet is regarded as the largest information base. Today‚ Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. We depend on the Internet to update ourselves about current news and rely on the communication platform it offers to get in touch with our near ones. The information from all around the world is just a click away‚ thanks to the
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and plan their next vacation.The point is we still always tune in.Why is reality T.V. so popular? The history of reality television is actually not very long.In 1971 PBS decided to film a documentary called "An American family revisited".It was aired in 1973 and is widely considered to be the first reality television show.The internet was to follow the life of an American family.It was very much like that of today’s reality television
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