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    RUNNING HEAD: The Truman Show/Sociological Perspective The Truman Show/Sociological Perspective Claudette Morrison University of Phoenix March 1‚ 2010 The Truman Show/Sociological Perspective The movie _The Truman Show_ is a compelling movie about the affects of a controlled society on an individual. This movie stars Jim Cary as Truman Burbank and is set in modern-day reality. The hypothesis of the movie is a mammoth sociological experiment involving this man named Truman. Truman is born and raised

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    The Truman Show Sequence 14 The Truman Show is a hidden camera reality television show based on Truman Burbank‚ the movie’s main protagonist. Truman is unaware that throughout his entire life he has been filmed with hidden cameras and broadcasted to the entire world 24/7. Unexplainable events begin to occur‚ causing Truman to grow suspicious of the world that he lives in. All of his followed attempted to escape or find answers and terminated and he is left trapped in Seahaven. Sequence 14 of The

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    satirical film The Truman Show (1998) directed by Peter Weir‚ the audience is offered the chance to examine ideas & realities that previously remained unquestioned within society. The film provides insight in to the tendency for individuals to question the reality of the world around them in times of unexplainable occurrences. Throughout the course of the film‚ various scenes display the ideas of truth‚ media control & individual choice. They are ultimately revealed by Truman Burbank’s quest to locate

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    The film The Truman Show follows a man who believes he is living normally‚ yet his life is being filmed without his knowledge‚ and everything he does or sees is controlled by Christof‚ the Director of the television show. Many people follow a religion in which a god or goddess dictates nearly every aspect of the world‚ which is not different to the role of Christof. In many countries like America its citizens are told that they have freedom‚ yet many laws limit and restrict people’s lives‚ similar

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    Truman And The Cold War

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    Airlift in 1948 and ‚The Korean War in 1950‚ The U-2 Incident in 1960‚ and many more in the span of forty years.Truman introduced The Truman Doctrine on March 12‚1947 to Congress in hopes to

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    Truman The Show Essay

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    Truman is a man who has been living a life controlled by a director‚ for the world’s entertainment. Though all the people surrounding him live through a script‚ Truman is the only one on the show who is oblivious to what is happening. Everyone in his life is just acting‚ including his wife‚ who is only pretending to truly love and care for him. His emotions are very true‚ which is what attracts so many people to watch the show. Throughout the movie‚ Truman sees small signs and hints that lead him

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    do their duty to keep you safe? These are designed to make their audience feel comfortable and safe but in many cases‚ these are examples of false propaganda designed to make subtle implications and guide the viewer to an intended conclusion. The Truman Show‚ starring Jim Carey directed by Peter Weir is a prime example highlighting either the government’s or another authoritative party’s attempts to brainwash their constituents. The movie was about a godlike figure‚ Christof‚ a Hollywood

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    better life has died. We must keep that hope alive.” This quote from The Truman Doctrine‚ which was first articulated in 1947‚ had multiple factors. These included the Cold War and the threat of Soviet communism‚ the geopolitical disaster from World War II‚ economics‚ the deterioration of Great Britain as a global power‚ the U.S. rise as a new kind of superpower‚ and the well-being of western development. For Harry Truman‚ the president who knew of these issues‚ the United States was the only nation

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    Truman Political Influence

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    political influences affecting Truman’s decision will be from Truman by David McCullough; Code-Name Downfall by Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar; America’s Rise to World Power by Foster Rhea Dulles‚ and The Atomic Bomb and American Foreign Policy by Barton J. Bernstein‚ “Nuclear Non-Proliferation” by Lawrence Scheinman‚ “The Atomic Bomb” by Campbell Craig and Sergey Radchenko and Prompt and Utter Destruction by Samuel J. Walker.

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    reference to the film The Truman Show (2008). The ethical standards include Confidentiality‚ Informed Consent‚ The Right to Withdraw and No Harm to Participants. Confidentiality and Informed Consent are all important ethical principles that are related to the film The Truman Show. Confidentiality is that participants have a right to privacy. This is important so participants’ private information is not shared with the whole world. An example of this being breached is when Truman is born in front of

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