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    There are many discussions about the effects of reality TV on society. Positive and negative effects of reality TV are two parts of a coin. Unfortunately the coin mostly falls on the negative side. Many reality TV shows are created purely for profit without thinking about its consequences on the mindsets of viewers, especially young viewers . Media companies accept that they make these shows for profit and they do not care about the

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    Persuasive Research Paper Sierra Curtis ENG 110 February 7, 2016 Greg Wright Has reality TV shows damaged our youth? Reality has become the new normal for our teenagers. A lot of reality shows has portraying unlikely normal behavior, including: overly caring about self-image, partying and getting drunk, loud and physical behavior, and the list goes on. Some teens watch these shows with or without their parents’ permission. Some of these teens would rather watch these shows then during their homework

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    Reality Tv Shows The Stereotypes Being Promoted by Reality Tv Watching television is one of the most common things an average american does, if I were to walk around my neighborhood and ask every single household if they own a TV, i’m positive that everyone or MOSTLY everyone would say yes. That being said, it makes sense that what is put on our TV screens can influence and affect people in great ways. I personally watch reality TV way more than any other genre, I usually watch the same shows

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    How do you allow reality television to influence your reality? I remember lying on the couch and constantly sweating due to my heavy zebra designed blanket tightly wrapped around me. Despite swatting flies, I recall this moment because I remember listening to Josh verbally abusing his pregnant girlfriend on 16 and pregnant. I could not take my eyes off of the TV, it was like my eyes were glued to the screen. I could not believe how such a gutless man could talk to the mother of his unborn child like

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    Reality television has been a universally controversial topic in society since the moment it first graced our screens. For some it is an escape from the routine everyday life, for others it represents everything wrong with society, for me it is an inspiration. With a multitude of subgenres emerging from reality tv, the one which holds the most importance to me is reality competition. Since its early origins with MTV’s The Challenge, reality competition tv has become an increasingly popular phenomenon

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    Introduction: Reality television is a genre of television programs that is at the top of the list when listing the most viewed television programs. As a start, reality television programs are programs in which different kinds of people, from celebrities and politicians to people of lower social status in society, are filmed for an entertaining purpose and can also be quite informative. These programs majorly focus on the footage of real events and situations, meaning that everything that is displayed

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    Based off of watching two episodes of “Are you the one?” aired on MTV as a reality TV show that matches up ten girls and ten guys to find “true love” and the chance to win one million dollars. It aired Monday night October 6, 2014 at 10 pm was the first episode of season 2 and then I watched an episode from season 1 episode 6 online, at MTV.com. “Are you the one?” supports Russell, 2013 argument indicating that reality TV bases society off of sexual, stimulating, exciting, shocking or surprising

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    Rhetorical Outline Proposition: Reality TV is a highly complex and unique television structure. Audience: The target of this piece is mainly millennials and those interested in Reality TV, however this piece reaches a wide range of viewers from young to old because of the vast audience that reality TV encompasses. Some chapters would be very interesting to people who have experienced and viewed closely the several reality TV generations periods that Kavka outlines in her introduction. The author

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    has a television. One of the most popular genres of television programme is the reality TV. Ever since 1950s, Reality TV has evolved from radio game show and talent show to hidden camera show to dating show to documentary-style series. The genre now include unscripted dramas, makeover sagas, celebrity exposes, lifestyle-change shows, dating shows, talent show and just about any kind of possible competition. Now, reality shows are all over the peak viewing time slots on major networks and cable channels

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    for entertainment over the world. In our generation, reality tv have one of the highest rates on television; But have you ever wonder what type of impact this has on our generation? In fact, reality tv promote a dangerous stereotype in many different ways. For an example, the tv show “Jersey shore” give the Latin-American a bad image. In addition, others will have a bad perspective on how New Jersey is viewed to the world. Therefore, reality tv promotes a dangerous stereotype on cultures, genders

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