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    Television vs. Reality

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    This proves that in this show, most relationships are based on sexual attraction, instead of cognitive relationships. Then he asked his roommate to break up with the woman for him, since he had to leave. In reality, most people like to believe that sex is a sign of love and, although there are also many exceptions to this rule, many still try and live by it. Today there are also many fears about AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases being spread. The characters

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    Nowadays, there is a wide selection of reality shows, which audiences can pick and watch. The reason why there are so many different types of reality shows is due to the expansion of the broadcasting industry and the need to ingratiate the taste of the public. Although most people will agree the term reality shows is used to identify shows that have arisen since the 21st century, the appearance of reality television shows actually emerged earlier than everyone thought. For example, Allen Funt’s Candid

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    Reality Television Educates Television has had an impact on our lives, bringing new information that we probably haven’t heard of before. It informs the viewers of lives of people who struggle with themselves and shows the viewers how to solve them. Reality helps more people than does harm because it educates on certain people’s lives that need some educating on. These shows are improving young audiences knowledge by spreading positive messages through blunt situations. For families, the most

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    Reality Insanity Astonishingly, reality TV has little reality in it at all. Most reality TV shows are scripted and edited to present an audience with unrealistic scenarios for entertainment. There are an abundance of reality TV genres to choose from, including competition, hidden camera, dating, and paranormal. Competition reality is based solely on a desire to win. Contestants use their strongest attributes to compete for a final prize, whether that be money or fame. Most of the time contestants

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    Reality Television      When Philo T. Farnsworth invented the electric television, he probably did not think that it would be used to show people eating bugs, finding husbands based on votes of viewers, or living on deserted islands. But that is exactly what you can see any given night on television now. This newest form of television programming fad is the reality television genre. Reality television is now on every station, every night, everywhere. The web page Fact Monster credits the beginning

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    "What we see on television and magazines eventually becomes our standard of reality and desire." George Gerbner made that statement. He was a professor of communication, the founder of cultivation theory and a media critic. I agree with him, what the media shows us is what becomes norm in our lives, because the media can shape how we view certain things and how we feel about ourselves, changing our reality at a whim or over time. Television shows are very influential, especially reality TV shows, more

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    viewers’ lives. People do not just watch a television show, they tend to normalize the characters and their roles into their day to day lives. When analyzing the media and focusing on drama and reality television shows, the impact that these shows have on some of their women viewers are noticeable. Television drama shows are fictions that the average person can relate to. They are made with real life problems that people can sympathize with. Television dramas have become the newest therapy to people

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    This Is What The Reality Of TV Is. The popularity of reality TV shows lately do not amaze me, in the society today, people admire excessive pride than high moral standards. A lot of shows which need to be cancelled portray and teach a lot of bad behaviors. Although these reality TV shows may make us laugh or even amaze us with its characters, who are bad influences to the society especially children. These shows gives us a picture of how people are drastically driven by the love of money, fame

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    Stacy Affleck Comp110.bo01 09/25/17 Comp110.bo1 Criticism of Reality Television The days of traditional television shows, movies and plays are slowly coming to an end. Many people have replaced scripted shows with favorite actors with reality television. Reality television has introduced viewers to a cast of regular people they can relate to, and some of whom they are fond of or mimic in their day-to-day life basis. Reality television has however been on the receiving end of endless criticism

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    Reality Television Program

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    When people turn on their televisions at home or they are watching television somewhere else, they will possibly find a reality show somewhere. Reality television shows have been on television for numerous years and are changing. Although reality television is wildly entertaining and popular, many young teens and adults look up to their favorite reality show actors and their lavish lifestyles and overdramatic antics. People who watch reality television regularly have different expectations and views

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