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    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…

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    Jon Stewart is a comedian who worked on The Daily Show, which recently ended, and others. In the Daily Show, a lot of work, research, and other things had to be done before the show aired each night. That required a whole team to help with the many tasks. Jon Stewart appears to be a nice and humorous person on the television, but he is not the same towards his writers and other staff. He has a low temper, and sometimes takes it out on them. “A staffer recalls the time when Stewart’s temper got…

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    The movie I chose for option one was “The Truman Show”(1998) starring Jim Carrey and Paul Giamatti. This Movie is also a science fiction comedy drama. The issue around this time is that there were slim to none philosophical movies in 1998. This analysis will include a basic summary of the movie. The movie also has a theme of utopia that will be discussed as well. To conclude I will describe how the future is told through the movie too and whether I agree or disagree with how the director/author…

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    In the movie The Truman Show, the main character, Truman Burbank, is unknowingly the star of a 30 year long reality show about his own life. It all takes place under a giant dome and Truman’s boundaries are hidden from him. Truman has no clue he is living inside a television studio, surrounded by actors and cameras. 5,000 cameras are placed around the town of Seahaven, and are recording his life for a TV audience, 24 hours a day. As the movie progresses, Truman begins to suspect that his entire…

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    1- “There is nothing fake about Truman himself” the film starts with a man speaks about Truman, the man is wearing circled glasses and has sky blue eyes. IT’s a tv show and a lifestyle. A woman says that when she’s asked whether she has a private life or not. 2- Truman speaks to himself in the bathroom looking at the mirror. 3- he walks out of his house says “Good Morning to people around and good evening and good night” in case he wasn’t around when it happens. 4- Beethoven playing in the…

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    Ellen the famous talk show host has had a lot of twist and turns through her life. Ellen Degeneres first got a TV show back in 1994 and it ran until 1998. Then five years after the show ended she got a talk show that still is on tell this day. Ellen faced a lot of negativity when she showed that she was gay on her TV back in 1998. Her fans helped her with the negativity that she received. Ellen is brave,a good leader,loving,caring and impactful. That is what it takes to be a hero. Ellen is a…

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    A Barrier Bubble To be an influencer. Easy to say- but not to do. To change others minds in a matter of words. To twist perspectives on a situation. To fight for what you believe in. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most recognized motivational speakers in the world. She stood for the chance at a new life. If I had the chance to meet any person, it would be Oprah Winfrey. I have always remember back in elementary being worried about what now I think we're very unnecessary. The occasional scrapes on…

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    Abuse In The Truman Show

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    The 1998 film, The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, is the thirty-year story of the life of Truman Burbank. Truman, played by Jim Carrey, is the unsuspecting star of the film. Truman was an orphan, adopted and raised by a television cooperation which has been filming his every move ever since he was born. With the use of over five-thousand cameras, in a dome shaped set which houses the population of a small town, the producer, Christof, captures Truman’s everyday life. But, Truman starts to…

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    Natalie Stroud and Ashley Muddiman conduct an experiment on the public’s selection of political news, evaluating the influences of satirical and serious news on people’s partisan views. Stroud and Muddiman argue that the tendency for citizens to obtain and select political information agreeing with their predispositions has been widely demonstrated. The experiment examines if exposure to satirical news affects partisan tolerance compared with serious news. The results of the experiment…

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    laughing for nearly forty-one years! This weekly show will go down in television history as one of the most iconic productions of the twentieth and twenty-first century. With every great show comes a great producer. Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Israel. Shortly after, his family immigrated to Toronto, Canada. At a young age, he was very focused on his creative writing. Graduating from the University of Toronto, he set off for the show business. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles,…

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