Destructive Force: Reality Television Glenn Miller ENG 122 English Composition II Instructor Lauren Higgins April 29‚ 2013 Reality television shows are shows based on real people in real time. Individuals are put‚ as a group‚ in a particular environment where each person‚ or team‚ experiences roughly the same things. The fan base for realty shows is extensive and the number of shows has been rapidly increasing in recent years. Reality television has become very popular and‚ for some‚ even
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Reality TV seems to be everywhere these days. On every channel you turn‚ commercial you see and even on magazines stands at every grocery store checkout. There are multiple so called “reality” television shows that have made teen moms‚ extreme party goers‚ alcoholics and even drug addict’s huge‚ rich reality super stars. The main demographic viewers of these types of show range from preteens to young adults. In my opinion these so called “reality” television shows are giving their viewers a false
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Some of the most popular television shows in today’s society are The Biggest Looser‚ Jersey Shore‚ and Big Brother. These programs and many others are classified as reality television. Reality television’s main purpose is to attempt to portray ordinary people in unscripted situations. Recently‚ however‚ many of these shows have achieved in creating the complete opposite‚ and have earned an immense amount of criticism as a result. Reality television programs are detrimental to society because they
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The Impact Reality Television Has On Our Youth Misty Stouffer ENG 122 Marnie Nollette April 18‚ 2011 The Impact Reality Television Has On Our Youth Television serves nearly 30 hours of entertainment to children 8 to 18‚ weekly. Reality television is a phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. These programs are widely viewed by kids‚ tweens‚ and teens. Many of these kids idolize reality stars and mimic their every move and their vocabulary. This alleged reality is negatively affecting the well-being
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Reality Television: Good or Bad Sharia Burden Eng 122 Deborah Busby January 21‚ 2013 Reality Television: Good or Bad Most teens perceive reality television programs in different views and for different reason. Teens even have different reactions to viewing these reality television programs whether it is a negative reaction or positive reaction. Parents never consciously think of how the impact on these programs or what their teen is really watching until they become involved. Some parents
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The Ironic Satire of Reality Television When you think about the content and fibre of reality television there’s really not much there. Many people feel that reality television is the best production to come from ABC‚ NBC and all the corporate conglomerates trying to make easy money. That’s exactly what they are doing. Selling easily produced television to easily minded recipients. The first problem with reality TV is that it isn’t even reality. As soon as a camera is placed in front of someone
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By: Hager Samin Negative Effects of Reality Television I know for a fact that reality T.V shows are negative on teenagers. To start with‚ the shows for example jersey shore they do not emphasize education and responsibility. All they care for is partying drinking and smoking weed every single day. The characters in the show think its no big deal to show what they doing in daily basis on reality TV. They don’t care a bit for what kids might be learning from there
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Deford stated “It would seem to me that reality TV is nothing more than a form of sport. It’s competition‚ a game‚ but on a coast-to-coast bias it’s more emotionally appealing than many of our sports.” This is true because there are so many sports teams and it’s hard to keep up with all of them‚ but with reality TV it’s on one day a week and you can relate to the people because you actually have time to get to know them. Comparing reality TV and sports can show the similarities and differences‚ and
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The concept of reality television is defined as genre of programming in which the fortunes of everyday individuals‚ as opposed to actors‚ or fictional characters are followed (Soong‚ 2003). Although these programs have always been prevalent within society‚ it is only within these last two years that reality television has achieved its greatest success with shows such as Survivor‚ Big Brother‚ Master Chef‚ and Fear Factor. Today‚ reality television encompasses a variety of specialised formats or subgenres
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Reality shows‚ why do we like them so much? I started thinking about this question‚ and then I though about how many I actually had watched. Reality shows has become a big trend in our society today. People can become famous for almost anything‚ and a lot of people seem to think that being in a reality show is the biggest thing that can happen in life. I think all of us have though about being famous at some point in our life. How nice it would feel to be that athlete‚ singer or actor that everyone
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