comedy series‚ Modern Family‚ is a show full of life lessons and hidden meanings. Most television shows nowadays are all about sex‚ alcohol‚ and the dramas that occur because of them. Modern Family is not an exception‚ however it focuses more on the family aspect of life’s many dramas. On the surface‚ it is similar to the sex and drugs filled television shows that consume the media these days‚ but underneath that surface each episode has a moral to be learned‚ and the show overall represents many different
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Assignment 1: Madison Conradis Katie Kingfield Reality or Hunger For Fame Reality Television: Consequences of Reality T.V on Society Reality television has become increasingly more popular and appears to be taking over the entertainment business. Psychologist Lawrence Rubin seems to think it all goes back to Aristotle and “The notion of being drawn to drama and tragedy” (Kinon‚ 2009). The viewer receives a false sense of “real life” and disconnects from their own “real life” by diving
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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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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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Analysis of a Current TV Comedy Show Seinfeld It is definitely Seinfeld’s unmatched take on life’s most mundane moments that makes it a tremendously successful comedy. Seinfeld is a TV comedy often ironically referred to as "the show about nothing‚" which actually details the lives of four single people living in New York City. It is the cleverly written plots‚ snappy dialogue and crafty‚ genuine characters that make Seinfeld distinct from other similar TV situation comedies. The first specific
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Reality TV: Harmless Entertainment or Commercial Poisoning? THESIS: Reality television is certainly entertaining‚ informative‚ and in some instances even educational‚ but this form of media considered by many to be just “harmless entertainment” is poisoning the minds of our youth. I. Pros of watching reality shows A. Reality shows expose children to a new world by broadening their perception of life and the world around them‚ directly contributing to cognitive development. B
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that TV shows like ‘16 and pregnant’ encourage teenage girls to start their own family at a young age. Where this agreement usually ends however‚ is on the question of rather TV show ’16 and pregnant’ have helped teenage girls from getting pregnant at a young age. Whereas some are convinced that the show has reduced teenage pregnancy rates‚ others maintain that the show is not something teenagers should be watching because of the influence the show gives teens. Anyone familiar with the TV show ’16
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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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Compare the ways death and escapism are presented in Journey’s End & Birdsong. To what extent do you agree that Journey’s End portrayal of death is more effective than Birdsong? The early 1920s marked a period of silence in the arts as the problem remained on how to represent the war. The main struggle was getting plays staged because if they were‚ they were often failures‚ as no theatre manager was willing to take a play with a moral or historical purpose. Therefore‚ Sherriff’s Journey’s End‚ first
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and Stafford‚ 2006) It appears important for the receiver to analyse and understand the meanings carried by each type of medium. In order to do so‚ the different “vehicles” used by media have to be identified. Different vehicle theories include: semiotics‚ genres‚ narratives‚ representation‚ audiences‚ etc. (Ibidem) And while they all have to be gathered and related to form a medium‚ these theories have on their own signs to be interpreted by the viewer. Media has to construct meanings about the
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