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    In “The Distorting Mirror of Reality TV” written by Sarah Coleman‚ says that the producers have a distorting mirror to us as viewers. All producers distort all stereotypes and want the viewers to know what life is really like because of human diversity. Coleman states that the producers choose particular contestants‚ and the producers are making the chosen contestants are playing particular characters that the producers want them to be Coleman states “For ethnic minorities‚ old people‚ the unbeautiful

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    The Effects of Reality Television on Society Television has become a “member” of almost every single family on our planet. And not just an ordinary member‚ but a very important one‚ because the time spent next to it exceeds the amount of time spent together with any other family member. You do not have to apply any efforts to talk or listen to complaints while “communicating” with it. Television has the power to alter society. Whether we realize it or not‚ what we watch and listen to stays

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    What are reality TV shows? Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations‚ documents actual events‚ and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors‚ sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded. Reality television began in 1948 with a TV series named Candid Camera. The genre exploded as a phenomenon around 1999–2000 with the success of such television series as Big Brother and Survivor. Programs

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    Effect of Reality TV Shows on Teenage Girls The beginning of reality television started in the 1940s. Allen Funt’s Candid Camera went on air in the year 1948. Candid Camera was a hidden camera television series‚ which record people who are placed in embarrassing‚ ridiculous‚ and hilarious positions‚ and show their reactions. When people watch reality TV‚ they tend to think that what they are seeing is a true depiction of reality. Because of that‚ they tend to believe that what they see on TV is how

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    shows‚ like talk shows for example‚ the popularity of reality TV isn’t all that surprising. It seems that people simply enjoy watching other people perform various activities. Television networks realize this; therefore the number of reality shows has grown considerably in the last few years. Unfortunately‚ this type of programming has turned into something more than harmless entertainment. Reality television shows do not depict true reality because they are scripted‚ they overdramatize events‚ and

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    Assignment: Summary of Article “Reality TV‚ Faking It‚ and the Transformation of Personal Identity” In the article‚ “Reality TV‚ Faking It‚ and the Transformation of Personal Identity‚” Joanne Morreale writes about reality shows are remakes of older shows and effect their audience’s perception alter the audience’s reality. She describes a reality show called Faking It‚ which is a show that transforms a person from one career to another one. Faking It was a Europe based show that was shown in the

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    connect behaviors in youth with reality shows. Reality television has come to dominate the television industry. There are educational reality shows and noneducational reality shows. They both have their entertainment values. The difference? One is productive television‚ and one is counterproductive. There is good and bad in everything‚ and everything is good in moderation‚ but counterproductive TV is taking over productive TV. The time slots to watch educational reality shows are generally later

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    Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences‚ and often features a previously unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows. The genre has various standard tropes‚ such as reality TV confessionals used by cast members to express their thoughts‚ which often double as the shows’ narration. In competition-based reality shows

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    THE DARK SIDE OF REALITY TV SHOWS In the 21st century‚ reality television has dominated our screens ambiguously. It is has become an essential part of our lives and entertainment. Reality television can make our culture become worse. It negatively impacts the viewers of the new generation when limited “reality” is present that occasionally is scripted and edited for entertainment purposes. But what is reality TV actually? Reality TV is a kind of television programming which consists of people appearing

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    Values and Reality Television 1 Values Portrayed on Reality Television Programs Wendy Cubos ENG122 Professor Jaden H. Klein August 27‚ 2010 Values and Reality Television 2 Reality Television and Values Portrayed Reality based‚ non-scripted television shows have gained popularity over the last Few years. They can be seen on a global scale. Due to this gain in popularity‚ concerns have emerged about the values that are being portrayed on these shows‚ particularly

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