Pre-Write Television‚ one of the World’s favorite technology. With billions of people watching‚ you would think that television stations would air shows that would be fruit for the mind‚ something that they could learn from. Sadly‚ this is not quite the case. Audiences are fed poison in the form of absurd reality TV shows. When watching an episode of MTV’S "Jersey Shore"‚ one would agree that this provides nothing for the mind‚ body and/or soul. Most reality shows are exactly that‚
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seen or heard a reality TV show over their lifetime – It’s our guilty pleasure! We can’t help that we like it‚ and that’s just human nature. Good evening adjudicators‚ chairperson‚ opposition‚ ladies and gentlemen. My name is ____ and I am the second speaker for the negative team. Tonight I will be explaining how reality TV exposes and introduces aspiring actors‚ musicians and performers to the real world. I will also go into depth about the type of contestants on most reality television shows‚ and the
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cultivation theory states that television has become the main source of storytelling in today’s society. It is the study of long term effects of television to society. This conduct of research is mainly carried out in America to analyze the audience there who are mainly categorized as couch potatoes. Cultivation theory also shows how people react after watching a particular program/movie on the television because cultivation theory is mainly based on how the television cultivates or moulds the mindset
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broadcast to a global audience as a television show. As Truman catches on to the made-for-television nature of his entire world‚ the film focuses on the negative effects of living during a television culture. This film can be read for symbolism and social meaning of the current television culture that we live in today‚ not just entertainment. The story of The Truman Show allows the audience to grasp that even "real" broadcasts‚ such as news programs and reality television shows are produced and controlled
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he feels that watching television in excess has the same effects on you as doing drugs. He begins to state that both drugs and television have the effect of escaping a person from reality. If you are blocking everyone out while your watching television you are doing pretty much the same thing as you would drugs because using drugs make you feel like you are in your own little world like television can make you feel if you let it. Hamill’s idea is that watching television is like an addictive drug
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VIOLENCE DEBATE Introduction Television and video games are favorite ways teenagers spend their leisure hours. Parents and teens themselves have wondered about their effects because of numerous concerns raised with regards to the negative influences that these form of entertainment bring. Many of today’s children grow up with a television at home or even in their own rooms and there have been studies dedicated to the analysis of their
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Reynolds Price’s “The Great Imagination Heist” discusses how television has corrupted the imaginations of today’s American youth. The idea behind the word “heist” suits the title and story well; however‚ I disagree with his idea that television and video games have stolen youthful imaginations. Has anyone ever thought about the people who produce video games and television shows? In all fairness‚ those who have made these forms of entertainment have far greater imaginations than those who disapprove
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this was designed with the best intentions it can have negative results. There are many examples of gender roles playing a part in our society. Television serves as one of the most common "voices" for the social guidelines; it reflects dominant social values to its audience which in turn reinforces them by presenting them as the norm. Television implies that it’s a man’s world buy usually placing men in the more powerful and wealthy roles while leaving women as just "eye candy" on the arm of
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Issues 5/13/2013 Reality of Truman The Truman Show criticizes society through a dystopian theme. The most undesirable characteristics that the film portrays are how society is entertained by dehumanizing people‚ and how government and other groups are encroaching upon people’s privacy. Today’s society has options to address these privacy issues and can influence the personal information they provide. Reality television is the most popular entertainment in media today. Television series such as Keeping
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Erica Spinillo Spinillo 1 Mrs. Spinilli Academic Writing 4/17/11 Argument Essay Reality TV shows can be inappropriate at times‚ but then again it speaks the truth and even teaches many good lessons. My personal opinion is that these television shows are a good thing. This differentiates with Schlosser’s opinion upon the media but there are many aspects of reality TV that can be a good thing. Meanwhile Johnson argues‚ “everything bad is good for you”‚ I agree with this aspect
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