Advanced Placement

The Propositions, Audience, and Expertise Reality tv has shaped contemporary culture. Intended Audience: The audience of this piece are people interested in celebrity and contemporary culture. These people are particularly focused in the relationship between celebrities and normal everyday citizen. Expertise: Celebrity and Contemporary Culture Studies. In my literature review I discuss the different implications that reality tv has had on contemporary culture because of its use of viewer…

In today’s modern society, television has become a platform that can largely influence the minds of millions of people. Some of the most popular tv shows on the air are reality shows, like The Real Housewives of Atlanta. But, most of these reality tv shows have one very unfortunate factor in common. Most of these reality tv shows show certain racial and ethnic groups in a negative light by expressing negative stereotypes for views. These stereotypes in reality tv are very harmful to the groups…

In todays hectic, fast pace society, many Americans look forward to coming home and relaxing in front of the television. Thru out the years, television has introduced different genres to viewer. Reality television has been one of those expansion. Many Americans refer to it as their guilty pleasure, because deep down they know the message its prompting is questionable. Take The Real Housewives of Atlanta for instant. The show is based on 6 women who are supposed to display the day to day lives of…

The Truman Show is about reality and manipulation. Peter Weir shows that we accept the reality (to a certain point) of the world with which we’re presented. Starting in the womb, Truman was broadcast to millions of people. At one point in the movie, Truman looks back on pictures from his past. The audience can clearly tell that they are edited and he even is in a clown costume. That is symbolism of how they are exposing him and taking advantage of him. Just a clown in a cage, oblivious to what…

at the reasons behind its great success in terms of production. First, it is significantly cheaper to create in contrast to scripted network comedies and dramas due to unknown cast members, fewer writers, and an extremely large amount of product placement. Next, shows can earn additional revenue through iTunes downloads, album sales, and tour tickets that draw people closer to the series. Finally, due to editing and casting, the scenes are often more dramatic than in reality, but contain…

“ Here’s the deal. Open your eyes. Your life is a lie.” These words, written by Andrew VanWyngarden, are pure genius and totally apply to Truman Burbank’s life. Mr. Burbank was born and raised in on the little island of Sea Haven. During the first thirty years of his life, he remained in Sea Haven, never knowing he was actually on a movie set and his whole life was a lie. The movie The Truman Show is an indirect satirical look at reality tv, making comments about the “controlled” reality these…

As I knowingly inspect the world I live in, that is the world I believe to be true, occasionally I question whether or not what society tells me about my life holds any legitimate truth. It’s unfathomable to imagine that my world isn’t real; considering the thought of the government or someone of higher power manipulating me to believe their perjury is unnerving. I generally shut these thoughts down as they rush through me, making them leave as fast as I let them come in, for it is too…

Reply Reply All Forward Move Delete Close Previous Item Next Item Close Christian Laskie Plato's Cave Paper Christian Laskie [christian.laskie@apps.schoolcraft.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 4:06 PM To: Jesse Mileo Christian Laskie Professor Mileo Philosophy February 1, 2017 Plato’s Cave and The Truman Show Have you ever questioned your reality and if anything is beyond it? This is a question humans often struggle with because it questions whether or not we are actually free…

Yanique Rowe Stoops English 110 12 October 2015 Counterarguments for Reality Television In today’s society, reality television has become all the rave. It has changed everyday interactions between individuals. Reality television is one of the fastest growing television shows. These types of television shows are naturally fascinating because it gives us insight into how people speak and behave in everyday or unusual situations. Reality shows teach us things about human nature which allows us to…

One of the requirements for this midterm paper was to observe two hours of reality television, I chose to watch Mob Wives. Mob Wives is a reality television show about women who are married to men that have been charged with mob-related crimes. The other requirement for this paper was to observe two hours of actual reality, in which case I chose to observe my own household. The reason behind this? Well it just so happens that my father was charged with a mob-related crime. I figured it would be…