of what we now call reality TV. In the 1950’s‚ came Truth or Consequence. In these programs people were recorded in their natural surrounds and their reactions to different situations. In the 1970’s PBS aired what would be the reality programming of our time in a show called An American Family. An American Family followed a family around in their real life and watched every personal moment unveil in front of them.” (Slocum‚ 2010) The research paper shows how reality TV provides negative values. Many
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"what is reality TV equal real learning?" by Annaweinstein‚ the good and the bad reality TV is explored. Reality TV has around for 40 years‚ but it has been only this past decade that there has been an explosion in popularity. Programs such as "Big Brother"‚ "American Idol"‚ and "Jersey Shore" have been captured the attention of millions who battles for fame and fortune. A large number of teenagers make up the audience of these programs‚ and they do not realize the detrimental effects of these shows
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she has difficulty memorizing her multiplication tables‚ all due to the effects of watching far too much television. However my sister is not alone in this‚ many youths her age have been negatively affected by watching far too much television. Television has dulled the mind of the average teen‚ and this is because they are used to having their information passed to them through the media‚ or “Google”. Also‚ many teens do not like to read because it involves too much concentration. My sister
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It seems that almost every TV channels has their own reality TV show. It’s crazy what they do on those shows‚ most of the episodes on Jersey Shore the cast drinks so much that they black out or Chef Ramsey cusses out one of the contestant’s family because they didn’t cook the fish properly. The negative aspects exceed the positive one vastly. According to Google the definition of a reality TV show is “a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations”
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table‚ as well as the authenticity that reality TV possesses and lacks. Tentative Outline I. The reality in reality television A. Validity of reality TV programs are usually composed and manipulated solely for entertainment. B. The actors behind reality ‘stars’ put their reputation on the line just for an audience’s amusement. C. Some reality shows are not just drama-filled trash‚ but is actually educational and are a positive perspective on reality TV such as Iron Chef or Pawn Stars. II. Negative
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release‚ religious reasons‚ or just for listening pleasure music has been at the center of our society. We have used music to express ourselves‚ tell stories‚ and let others into our thoughts. However‚ we often wonder whether what we are saying has an effect on the listening audience. Recently‚ in the 1990’s references have often been made to link violent and deviant behavior to music and certain music genres. Some such genres include but are not limited to; heavy metal‚ rock‚ death metal‚ rap‚ gansta
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manipulator brings tension‚ strain‚ complaints and conflict to a situation. Some people use passive manipulations - they come up with "poor me" situation to charm sympathy and pity out of others so others think they are wrong. One type of manipulation is TV manipulation. Television has now become an indispensable part of most household. Statistic s shows that people spend 50 hours a week in front of a television. Is television just a harmless entertainer as it is typically projected out to be‚ or is it
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TV corrupts our children. Jerome Singer once said‚ “If you came and saw a strange man teaching your kids to punch each other‚ or trying to sell them all kind of products‚ you’d kick him right out of the house‚ but here you are; you come in and the TV is on‚ and you don’t think twice about it.” He is correct; entertainment television is an especially bad influence on children for many reasons‚ including not enough control on violence. These things are quite literally ruining America by corrupting
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thing they do is turn on the television set. According to a survey done by Emory H. Woodard and Natalia Grindina‚ “on average‚ people are watching over 51 hours of television- that is five hours a day of TV on average for the last quarter of the year. Teenagers (12 to 17) spend 103 hours watching TV a month‚ whereas senior citizens (65 or older) spend 207 hours”(Media in the home) With the slumping economy‚ people are forced to stay at home to conserve resources. Although there are plenty of economical
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The TV Generation Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him‚ and afterward when you say to this person "the world today" or "life" or "reality" he will assume that you mean this moment‚ even if it is fifty years in the past. My generation is greatly influenced by the media‚ specifically television. Television becomes my reality by bringing into my life the happenings of the outside world.
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