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    Reality TV is a genre of television programming in which actual occurrences and unscripted situations are depicted‚ usually using a cast that is previously unknown to the audience. Since the beginning of reality TV programming‚ believed to be in the 1940s‚ it has become an increasingly popular form of television programming that ultimately achieved worldwide success in the late twentieth/early twenty first century. (OSU‚ 2001) In this essay‚ a makeover reality TV show will be looked at with regard

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    Impact Of Reality TV on the Teenagers in Mumbai Nimish Satpute St. Andrews College Instructors : Prof. Meenakshi Kamat : Prof. Jenny Benoy Abstract Reality-based television programming has become a dominant force in television over the past seven years and a staple of most networks’ primetime lineups. This relatively quick change in the television landscape and the sudden increase in viewers’ consumption of reality television necessitate

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    The popularity of reality TV shows continues to grow with every season since the first episode of "Survivor" aired in 2000. Every evening‚ millions of people sit in front of their television sets to watch the latest episode of "Big Brother‚" "Jersey Shore‚" or "Real Housewives." Although not a new genre‚ reality TV shows since "Survivor" have started a next generation of programming‚ but the negative effects of these shows may be greater than the actual enjoyment False Reality Because most viewers

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    Running Head: Reality Television and Children 1   Values Portrayed On Reality Television Programs Gloria Cheek Eng 122 Instructor Bernadette Anayah October 4‚ 2010                 Reality Television and Children                                                                            2 Values Portrayed On Reality Television Programs Television violence affects all who watch it‚ but its biggest effect is on children

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    THE DARK SIDE OF REALITY TV SHOWS In the 21st century‚ reality television has dominated our screens ambiguously. It is has become an essential part of our lives and entertainment. Reality television can make our culture become worse. It negatively impacts the viewers of the new generation when limited “reality” is present that occasionally is scripted and edited for entertainment purposes. But what is reality TV actually? Reality TV is a kind of television programming which consists of people appearing

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    connect behaviors in youth with reality shows. Reality television has come to dominate the television industry. There are educational reality shows and noneducational reality shows. They both have their entertainment values. The difference? One is productive television‚ and one is counterproductive. There is good and bad in everything‚ and everything is good in moderation‚ but counterproductive TV is taking over productive TV. The time slots to watch educational reality shows are generally later

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    Reality Television Stereotypes James A. Forbes once said‚ “When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes‚ rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the heart‚ mind and spirit‚ their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.” Over time‚ our generation has watched reality television develop into one of the most sumptuous prodigies of our time. From “Bad Girls Club” to “Basketball Wives” reality television has maneuvered itself into our everyday infrastructures

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    Manipulating Reality Surprisingly‚ reality TV lacks on one important factor that reality TV should incorporate‚ and that is reality. Many television programs full of high entertainment and creativity are full of lies and as well. Most television producers and directors edit conversations and persuade the stars to make certain decisions. Although there is no written script for the show‚ that doesn’t stop TV workers from altering reality. LifeTime’s popular reality TV program about the life of

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    Reality Shows should be Banned? The main essence of reality shows is to put ordinary people in a social confined setting with extraordinary environment and activities with the aim of entertaining audiences with the illusion that what is going on is not scripted nor rehearsed. Most reality shows attempt to convince the audience that the participants of the show are being pushed to their physical‚ emotional or physiological limits in order to complete a specific task or attain a certain goal of

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    Television should be prohibit to children Television as a media tool is popular around the world. With its popularity across all age groups comes the question of whether or not children should be prohibited from watching television. I believe that children should not be allowed to watch television for extended periods of time because it has many negative side effects. I will explain the three major negative effects—that is bad for children’s health like causing obesity‚ myopia and waste time in

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