TV has a negative influence on society Introduction: According to David Hinckley of New York Daily News‚ "The average America over the age of 2 spends more than 34 hours a week watching live television plus another 3-6 hours watching taped programs." This statistic shows how much tv can affect us‚ considering how much we watch it. I want you to think about your favorite tv show right now. I’ll bet you that that show contains some kind of violence‚ sexual interactions‚ cussing‚ drug or alcohol usage
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Annotated Bibliography How is TV bad/good? Do you learn from watching TV? What shows are best to watch? These are just some of the questions that this annotated bibliography will answer for you and help you decide whether TV is good or bad. This bibliography can be used by anyone who wants to decide if watching TV is good or bad‚ either for their children‚ or themselves. Johnson‚ Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say / I Say With Readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ Russel
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The Paradox of Reality TV A comment on the article: “Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us” For the last decade‚ reality TV has become increasingly popular. Not just popular‚ as in commonly well accepted and generally appreciated‚ but amazingly popular – a cultural revolution. The article “Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us” describes the phenomenon as the reason for the creation of attractive cults lead by spiritual leaders in shape of heartbroken singles‚ horny studs and failed actors
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Reality television has been around far longer than many give it credit. Many viewers forget about the very first reality television shows such as Big Brother‚ Survivor‚ and non-trashy versions of The Bachelor that displayed things such as alliance‚ friendship‚ and character development through the praises of its audience. Although newer shows have been accused of growing "trashier"; I feel that this change is actually only in response to the demand of its audience. Show popularity drops when the
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can turn on your television and find a reality TV show on somewhere. Why are reality TV shows so big today? There are a couple of reasons. First‚ fame and fortune are very appealing features. They can lure everyday people out of their boring lives with offers of money and appreciation by television viewers. Reality TV shows have gone from exposing personal lives‚ for example keeping up with the Kardashians‚ to almost anything imaginable. There are reality TV shows about cooking‚ magic‚ business‚ relationships
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Television Advertising & Indian Urban Children: An Introduction http://mediaelectron.blogspot.in/2009/04/television-advertising-indian-urban.html Advertising‚ ‘the hidden persuader[i]’‚ ranks fifth amongst the big businesses of the world (Chunawalla & Sethia‚ 2003)[ii]. Advertisers use advertisement for many purposes with many different possible effects. However‚ what guides the producer-manufacturer-corporate establishment to use this mode on consumers is the persuasive power of the medium
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To begin with‚ Nick Serpe’s article‚ “Reality Pawns: The New Money TV‚” criticizes reality TV‚ which targets the lower class‚ and broadcasts the show so people can use it as a form of entertainment. Serpe describes‚ “Tom is going to repo her car‚ but if she can answer three of five trivia question right‚ the car will be hers‚” (Serpe 268). By this statement‚ it demonstrates that the‚ trivia question‚ determines if a person will get their own property back. This means that these games are not really
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Over the years‚ hundreds of reality shows have been created as television networks advances‚ the popularity of reality TV increase. Many people like that reality TV shows were about real people with real life situations. In this article‚ “Getting Real With Reality TV‚” by Cynthia M Frisby‚ the associate professor of advertising at the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism Across Cultures. Wrote this article in 2003 and it appeared in the September 2004 issues of USA Today magazine. Frisby begins
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The Hillsborough disaster of 1989 and the “phone hacking” scandal by the News of the world is an essential fail of British media in terms of investigation the truth. The Hillsborough disaster was investigated by Independent Police Complaints Commission and The News of the world phone hacking has been under police investigation by the London Metropolitan. This essay will examine how the events occur and why it has taken so long for the media to publish the truth. The semi-final match Liverpool
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Divorce is always bad for children? One of the most frequently asked questions “Is divorce harmful to children?”. There are numerous discussions about the effects of divorce on children and most people and researches say that divorce has a negative influence on children. These children have more psychological and behavioral problems than children who live in married two-parent families. I agree with that because I think that normal psychological development and well-being of children are directly connected
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