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    drop is accredited to the MTV reality show‚ 16 & Pregnant. MTV is an American television channel known for the airing of reality shows filled with controversial topics and dramatic scenes. 16 & Pregnant was first aired on the MTV channel in June of 2009. Created by Lauren Dolgen‚ 16 & Pregnant was the first show that strictly revealed the everyday lives of teen mothers. The reality show 16 & Pregnant has brought about much controversy over whether or not the show truly does the best it can at

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    even death. Violence in children TV shows like cartoons have become so rampant and is harmful. In the animation TV show‚ “teenage mutant ninja turtles”‚ that first air on December 1987‚ is one animation with an extreme level of violence. Use of swords‚ blood-shed and violent situation were so occasional in this cartoons‚ (johnson‚ 2014). Remorse‚ criticism and most definitely consequences are some qualities that characterize violence situation‚ however‚ in this show‚ there was no sign of remorse. Actually

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    Running head: CHARMED: MY FAVORITE TV SHOW Charmed: My Favorite TV Show Tolby Markham Kaplan University LS 526-01: Academic and Professional Writing for Graduate Students CHARMED: MY FAVORITE TV SHOW Charmed: My Favorite TV Show Charmed‚ I’m sure! Are you? Charmed is the story of The Charmed Ones – the most powerful good witches the world has ever known‚ whose job is to protect the innocent and not blow their cover. When their grandmother‚ Grams‚ suffers a heart attack‚ Prue

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    Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ first published in 1954‚ became a very successful novel over the years. In 2004‚ ABC first launched the hit TV show Lost. These two have extreme similarities between each other‚ and Lost would not exist without Lord of the Flies. The mix of intrigue‚ survival skills and critique on human nature has made both the show and the book such respectable hits over the years. The similarities between these two are more than coincidental‚ having almost the same beginnings

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    Sargent and David White. The show is based on a witch who married an ordinary mortal man‚ and compromises herself to lead the life of a typically normal suburban housewife. Bewitched hit a fantastic popularity‚ ending as the number two program in America on its debut season‚ and achieving the longest supernatural sitcom theme of the 1960s & 1970s. The program continues to be seen around the world on recorded media. The show was ranked as #50 on TV guides 50 greatest TV shows of all times. A young witch

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    Reality TV Reinforces Demeaning Social Stereotypes By Dara Andriani We can’t deny that television shows make a huge impact towards our society‚ our culture‚ and how we interact with other people surrounding us. There are many things that we can learn from watching television shows like ‘The Voice’‚ ‘American Idol’‚ ‘The Biggest Loser’‚ and so on. Shows like that really give you an idea about how all of us as a person can accomplish anything‚ but then how about those TV shows such as MTV’s ‘Jersey

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    Racism In Crime-Drama TV Shows As Donald Trump once said‚ “ When Mexico sends its people‚ they’re not sending their best… They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some‚ I assume‚ are good people.” This is a clear example of how people are racist towards other ethnicities that they don’t belong to. People become racist due to a number of things‚ their environment‚ their upbringing‚ and even what they see in the media. The media plays a huge role in how people portray other

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    Dexter is a Showtime crime drama TV series. The show tells the story of Dexter‚ the protagonist that lives a double life as a serial killer‚ and a blood splatter analyst that works for the Miami PD. As he lives a double life he only hides his urges to kill and calls it his dark passenger. He is the way he is because of a tragic event that happened when he was just three years old‚ witnessing his mother being murdered in front of him. In the first episode of the show you can already tell he is psychopath

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    Popular culture is affected by American film and television show because it showcases an image of how Americans wants to perceives their own society’s values and dreams. It also reinforces stereotypes by only showing certain types of characters for their specific race‚ class‚ or gender. The effect it has includes how society views itself and what is acceptable whether the entertainment that is shown is positive and informative or crude and distasteful. Such behavior in the latter can be viewed through

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    Journalist Morley Safer once said “Reality tv is sleazy. It is manipulative. It is as momentary as any thing in popular culture.” Many reality tv shows shown today emphasize violence which could result in dangerous actions from others. Also‚ many reality shows are easily accessible for children‚ and they can influence vulnerable children. Finally‚ many people have a difficult time separating reality from reality TV. For these reasons‚ I believe that reality tv does promote dangerous stereotypes.

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