Advanced Placement

There is a fine line when discussing if reality TV is ethical. The so-called actors in these shows, while they may be transcribing their true selves to the audience, they are also followed around by cameras constantly. While I don’t know about you, if I was followed around by cameras there is great chance I won’t be able to let loose and be myself, but perhaps I am just camera shy. So, when it comes to editing reality TV programs, is it ethical to focus on the sensation? I think yes. Along with…

Beyond All Recognition was based around a group of friends whom had served in the army together. There were many turning points in the show, between Andy’s uncomfortable interaction with his ex-girlfriend Steph, the broken relationship between Denise and her husband Peter and Denise’s relationship with her brother. The actual show Beyond All Recognition was a TV show based on a conspiracy about soldiers having their memories wiped clean after a war. I had no idea what to expect when I walked…

Truman is the name of the star, this name suggest that he is the only ‘true’ ‘man’, meaning he is the only man that is not an actor within reality television show. But he is not be portrayed as true man because he does not know in the real world there is pain and suffering so he would not react in the same as a true man. Christof is the director of the show. In order to make the reality show a success he controls the characteristics of Truman’s life. This includes controlling the weather and…

Reality TV: Just Entertainment or is it Causing People to Pursue Conflicts in Their Lives? What began as a new form of entertainment with The Real World in the 1990s, has progressed to become reality TV, a questionable influence to millions throughout the country. The specific sub-genre of documentary-style reality television, such as Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant, follows the lives of either regular people or celebrities, showing their everyday activities. These shows contain a lot of…

Are the scenarios that we perceive on reality television really a realistic display of most people’s reality? Often time’s people are being fooled into thinking that their lives can form to fit those of the actors seen on television, when in fact those people and their lives are only an act put on display for the enjoyment of others. The minds of many are being overtaken by false views of society due to hours spent in front of a television watching shows that are supposed to represent reality.…

“You have to lie to get what you want, being mean earns you more respect than being nice” and is often necessary to get what you want. This quote by Meredith Melnick effectively presents the mentality teenage girls have as a result from watching reality television. The article “The Impact of Reality TV on Our Teens: What Can Parents Do?” by Holly Peek, Peek mentions multiple reality shows that teens pick up bad habits from such as excessive partying, bullying, gossiping, and changing…

In the movie, The Truman Show, a lot of the main concepts were shown throughout the entire movie. One concept that was shown was the Allegory of the Cave by Plato. The movie uses the allegory to start the basis of the movie. Another main thing is the perception of things and how they can be manipulated. Lastly, the movie talks about the nature of reality on if a person’s reality is true or fake. All these concepts were used to show just how much you can affect a person’s “reality” from birth…

Audience Analysis Junjie Liu Audience Analysis This paper is prepared for English 207, Online A Block, taught by Carla Bradley Introduction In this paper, I want to conduct audience analysis for three articles. For the scholarly writing, I choose an essay discussing about Academic Achievement of Indochinese family. For the pop culture, I want to discuss a TV reality show. For the choice writing, I’ve decided to choose an essay which talks about the…

In The Truman Show, Truman has many symbols. One that stands out to me the most is that everyday he goes to the news paper stand and gets a magazine “for the wife”. Really, he keeps it for himself ans cuts out images to try to re-make an image of the girl he fell in love with in high school. In the long run, this leads to Trumans desire to leave and go to Fiji. However, he instead found a way out of his “staged” life and into a real one. Having a sacramental worldview means you see things as…

Reality of America General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: The significance of reality television on American culture Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction “Do you all remember the fist pump?” Yeah! (Fist pump) Reality television has been maintained its prevalence for over a decade. This form of entertainment has influenced American Culture to rank high ratings if there is more drama and conflict. Today I will be discussing a couple of points that document reality…