popular reality television show gets about 7 million cell phone text messages each episode. At Rs 4 per SMS‚ that adds up to Rs 28 million per episode. Over a year (52 weeks)‚ that is an astounding Rs 1‚460 million. On a 50:50 split between the channel and the mobile operator‚ that works out to Rs 730 million to the channel. All that money from just one reality show. To get the SMSs in‚ they will motivate‚ inspire‚ incite‚ instigate and also lure you. All you people who vote/SMS for reality shows
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of these programs are reality TV shows which have some negative effects. These effects may include: Setting bad examples on people especially children‚ females can be influenced by some of the characters on reality TV‚ and people may get hooked on it. There are so many TV programs related to reality that sets a bad example on people especially children. One effect may be that children tend to pick up acts that they see on television. According to the reading Reality TV Shows Encourage Immoral
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Cloud‚ Dana. "The Irony Bribe and Reality Television: Investment and Detachment in the Bachelor." Critical Studies in Media Communication‚ vol. 27‚ no. 5‚ Dec. 2010‚ pp. 413-437. EBSCOhost Dana Cloud is a professor‚ author‚ and activist. At the University of Syracuse‚ she teaches communication studies. Cloud is most recognized for the phrase “rhetoric of therapy” in her book Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics: Rhetoric of Therapy. Not only is Cloud an author of several books
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Khoa BaoEnglish 1A Mrs. Pamela L. O’KloclTuesday‚ September 30‚ 2014 Reading Response 4 Reality TV: Surprising Throwback to The Past In the reading "Reality TV: Surprising Throwback to The Past"‚ Patricia Cohen reports a woman whose name is Lisa Shannon‚ wants to find a kind man to be her husband by a dating TV show. The shows lets a twenty-five-year-old woman to marry a man‚ and if they stay married for a year‚ they would receive an one-million check. Critics figures this show a disgrace for
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conflict and emotion this experiment would turn out to be one of the most watched reality television shows of all time. In an interview in 2001 DR. Zimbaro said‚ “The study is now more in the popular consciousness than it has ever been before. Attributing part of the recent surge in interest to reality TV shows such as Survivor and Big Brother. It represents a forerunner of reality TV." The characters in some reality shows go through difficult situations and face many kinds of problems. As more
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Bello Adria Bello Period 1 12 English Mrs. Miller Has Reality TV Overrun Television? Thirteen years ago‚ the most popular television shows were Frasier‚ Friends‚ and E.R: fun loving sitcoms. The top rating shows currently on primetime television are American Idol and The Voice: reality shows (Fahner‚ par. 3). Television has become overrun by reality television‚ pushing sitcoms and other programs to the side. Reality television is infamous for its questionable depictions of life‚ and it
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NBC’s hit reality TV show that showcases fresh new singers all across the United States‚ The Voice‚ is back for its 9th season with coaches Adam Levine‚ Blake Shelton‚ Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. E! Online reported that the season premiere last for two hours and it was all worth it because of the many amazing vocals that America just discovered this time. It started really great with a four-chair turner Mark Hood‚ 24‚ from Chicago and he is a son of a preacher man. Adam and Pharrell were
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“Hiding From Reality” The American Dream is exactly what it says‚ a dream. When people describe what they think the American Dream is‚ it is a utopia where there is no wrong in the world. Reality check‚ nothing or no one is perfect‚ this country will always have its faults but it’s the citizens job to make their country the best it can possibly be. Bob Herbert‚ a columnist for the New York Times‚ believes that no matter what we do this country will forever be in a sad shape‚ and unfortunately
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Hiding from reality The American Dream for many it means the ideals of freedom‚ equality and opportunity traditionally held by every American. A life of personal happiness in short terms. However this “American Dream “is different for everyone‚ and it is now being threaten by many factors such as the economy‚ which is a big part of it‚ employment and our education as well are being demolished. In “Hiding from reality” by Bob Herbert‚ he explains his view on how the American dream is slowly
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Reality TV VS High School. The real life story. High school is it all it really seems on TV‚ they leave out the true aspect of the High School drama‚ all people see is the glamorous part of high school‚ even the mean girl’s‚ but what about the part that includes the harder stuff and how high school students suffer to get through the day. High school life isn’t a walk in the park it is a lot of work. Not knowing if what you’re wearing is cool enough or if the guy you like will talk to you
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