Reality

Nonsense Buried Underneath the Rubble Many people would think a newspaper as reputable as The New York Times would put their articles through rigorous scrutiny before publishing. This is not the case in the article “The 9/11 Decade; Outdone by Reality” by Michiko Kakutani. After reading Kakutani's article, one is left with a sense of “where did ten minutes of my life go, and what the hell did I read?” Kakutani article is scatter brained throughout the whole article making it hard to follow what…

“History is part hope, part myth, and part reality.” To what extent do you agree with this claim? When considering the process of constructing history, it becomes apparent that truth exists on an individual level, making it difficult to validate all of history as true. Historians, witnesses, typical citizens and politicians from all walks of life are the makers of history, textbooks and knowledge. As a result of the diversity of distinct human experiences, everyone has their own opinions on…

of watching “Reality TV” when it’s not even considered reality? Why do several of us buy into the idea that reality TV resembles reality in any way, shape or form? There are countless questions about reality TV that we might never know the answer to. The producers of reality Tv shows, practically have us wrapped around their finger, making us believe whatever we hear and notice. Utmost people are clueless about what is real and what isn’ t, this is just the way we think. Reality TV is based…

Do The Benefits of Reality Television Outweigh Its Costs? In many first world countries, it is uncommon for a household to not own a TV. For many Americans, watching TV is their main form of entertainment. Every TV show that airs has millions of viewers. Among the sitcoms, crime shows, and game shows that air on television networks, reality TV is high in popularity. According to Newswise, reality TV shows are getting around 18 million viewers, and that was in 2003 (Newswise)! Because nearly…

“Reality” Television Author of Reality TV: Factual Entertainment and Television Audiences, Annette Hill, writes, "In the early stages of the genre, reality TV was associated with on-scene footages of law and order or emergency services; more recently, reality TV is associated with anything and everything, from people to pets, from birth to death" (Hill 41). Hill’s observations showcase how reality television evolved throughout time. Reality TV swept modern American society, especially during…

this realism chase also brought out how problematic it is to suggest that television ’reflects’ reality. Does it reflects how we live our lives or does is construct a reality to be followed? Television uses the principles of realism in Reality Shows like Big Brother as claims to 'reflect ' reality. Realism in texts is often marked as being…

Experts over at Google define reality television to be the television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining rather than informative. For years the reality TV industry has been lucrative and popular amongst people all over the world. Some may deem it to be just pure entertainment, some may believe it 's scripted. Either way, it 's imperative to look at the content that is actually being put out there by reality television. Not only does it promote…

artists have attempted to stretch the capabilities of the medium to extreme degrees. 360-video, or arguably simply virtual reality, has started to take content-sharing websites by storm and a few storytellers that are ahead of the curve have already started adapting their stories into the virtual reality realm in order to take full advantage of this new technology. Virtual reality seems destined to be the next big evolution in video games, however with film there are many problems that are…

but it is up to us to know what is right and what is wrong. Many time, people we will believe what they see or hear on television, but we have to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of reality TV shows and their stereotypes in American society. In a recently read story by Porochista Khakpour “Reality TV Goes Where Football Meets the Hijab” she tells us about her experience with watching TV and her side of the story. She is an Iranian immigrant who grew up watching television. This was the…

Virtual Reality in Dementia For nearly a decade, virtual reality has been used in video games and military training to create an element of realism and a true environmental reaction. As the world continually becomes interconnected through technology the use of virtual reality will no doubt increase. Extra Sensory Perception, an article from Scientific American, explores how the vast network of sensors currently housed in current technology could be eventually be used as sensory prosthetics via…