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    REALITY SHOWS SHOULD BE BANNED Reality television is a programming genre that presents unscripted or “Humorous” situations‚ documents actually events and usually features ordinary people instead of real actors. Usually involves love‚ violence‚ and money. Examples of these types of shows are‚ “jersey Shore”‚ “Toddler’s & Tiara’s”‚ “bachelor” and “The Real World”. In my opinion I believe such reality shows that promote anorexia‚ partying‚ lust for money‚ violence‚ should be banned for

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    There are several reasons that reality television has become popular today. The three that I will focus on are the concepts of money‚ instant fame‚ and the guilty pleasure phenomenon. The first catalyst for reality television being popular today is money. Today’s shows offer huge sums of money to people who do not necessarily possess the career skills that would make them a productive enough member of society to amass such wealth through honest work. Simplified‚ dumb people get lots of cash. Now

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    Manipulating Reality Surprisingly‚ reality TV lacks on one important factor that reality TV should incorporate‚ and that is reality. Many television programs full of high entertainment and creativity are full of lies and as well. Most television producers and directors edit conversations and persuade the stars to make certain decisions. Although there is no written script for the show‚ that doesn’t stop TV workers from altering reality. LifeTime’s popular reality TV program about the life of

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    Authenticity of Reality TV Saturday night‚ you have nothing to do so you turn on the TV‚ and the first show it displays is Man V.S. Wild. You wonder whether or not this show is true in its content‚ because the host could be getting some support behind the scenes. Reality TV is not truly authentic because the word “reality” has been trivialized‚ the content in the shows are often times distorted‚ and the advertisement for the shows portray only insignificant scenes. “Reality” in reality TV has morphed

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    into the world due to teen pregnancy (Henshaw‚ 2004). Within the past decade or so‚ the perception of teenage pregnancy has changed from an act of wrongdoing that is frowned upon to a “fashionable baby bump”. Why has this perception changed? I’d be willing to bet it’s from all of the new reality television shows and movies portraying teen pregnancies and not enough parent involvement. In the United States‚ teenage pregnancy has become a common occurrence with three out of ten girls getting pregnant

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    Reality Television Stereotypes James A. Forbes once said‚ “When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes‚ rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the heart‚ mind and spirit‚ their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.” Over time‚ our generation has watched reality television develop into one of the most sumptuous prodigies of our time. From “Bad Girls Club” to “Basketball Wives” reality television has maneuvered itself into our everyday infrastructures

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    School of Communication and Creative Arts Department of Communication and Media Studies Bachelor of Communication ( Hons ) Prepared to | : | Ms. Christable Karunanayaka | | | | Prepared by | : | Wilson Siew Wei Sern ‚ 47030 | | | Lee Shen May‚ Jolynn ‚ 57233 | | | Chong Chun Hoong ‚ 57424 | | | Kevin Chan Wei Siong‚ 58178 | Subject Name | : | Consumer Behavior | | | | Subject Code | : | MBMM 004 | | | | Title | : | Consumer Buying Process and Making Behavior

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    Is TV good or bad? Today‚ TV is the most necessary gadget in people’s lives. Without it people might wind up lacking resources‚ unsatisfactoriness and limiting entertains. TV affects positive impact because it provides variety resources‚ indirect experience‚ and stress release. TV gives people a chance to have more information. News reports about economy‚ weather and show business so people can get information about the world without any difficulties. Not only through news but people also

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    Reality Television It’s Sunday night‚ the work is done and you are ready to sit down and relax. You walk down the stairs‚ make some popcorn‚ cuddle up on the couch‚ and flip on your favorite reality television show. On that Sunday evening you will not only have one reality show to choose from but many because reality television is becoming commonplace. These shows range from competitions to find your future spouse to episodes documenting the life of celebrities. What each show has in common

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    Brainwash: Why reality TV is bad for women”. Project Brainwash focuses on how reality TV shows are maintaining stereotypes that society has created for women. Although many of us believe reality TV is just mindless fun‚ Pozner points out that many of the shows are portraying women badly and making them conform to society’s beliefs of what a woman should be like. Pozner began the topic by explaining the rise in reality TV shows over the past years. The rise is caused by the fact that reality shows are

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