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    The Gamemakers’ Violence in Reality TV The Gamemakers of The Hunger Games have one job, and it’s to keep the Games bloody and gory, which ties directly to the theme of violence in reality TV because they are the perpetrators of such violence. The people of the capitol celebrate the games, constantly bet money on who will win, and send gifts as sponsors to their favorite tributes. Violent twists in the games keep the outcome unpredictable and keep those watching interested to the very end. To create entertainment through violence in reality TV, the Gamemakers create multiple violent and deadly twists for the tributes to face. First, the Gamemakers create a wall of fire with projectile fireballs. The fire is the first unnatural obstacle the…

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    variety of negative effects” (p. 31). On the other hand, “audiences have also demonstrated some ability to resist the power of media representations and even to deconstruct various versions of violent reality,” (Barak 2003, p 192). Such debate remains widespread within today’s society, with many television shows said to influence viewers. Looking specifically at MTV’s controversial Jackass films and TV shows, my study would explore the effect(s) of hyper-realistic violence on our collective…

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    The Effects of TV Violence on Children The topic this review will be investigating is the effect of television violence on children. Therefore, the quest is to indicate whether television violence is detrimental to children, the questions of inquiry are: 1) What is the effect of TV violence on children’s aggression, 2) What is children’s emotional reaction to television violence? In a study by Pinto de Mota Matos, Alves Ferreira, and Haase (2012), the role identification of children with…

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    Almost all Americans in today 's society see television violence every night. They may not be aware of it, but they all see it. Part of the reason why they don’t realize this is because they are desensitized from the violence. Even their children see the violence that is aimed towards adults. Violence on television has created a debate on whether it impacts people 's actions and personality, especially in younger kids and what can be done about it. The target audience of television violence can…

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    to the Livestrong.com article, How Watching Violence on TV Affects Kids written by Nicole Adams, children between the ages of 2 and 18 spend an average of three hours each day watching television. A three-year National Television Study found that children’s shows had the most violence of all television programming. Statistics read that some cartoons average twenty acts of violence in one hour, and that by the age of 18 children will have seen 16,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence…

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    Violence In TV Shows

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    Content Control Introduction People often over look or tern a blind eye to the things said or done on there TV. This is because there are so many young people out there that don’t seem to understand just what it is that there watching or they don’t know that it could be secretly affecting the morel in the decisions there making and that the cause may be there favorite TV show. However there are so many shows out there that can be miss leading like animated show with adult content(Family Guy or…

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    Violence On Satellite Tv

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    Satellite TV went through many stages of development throughout the years before it became what it is today. Today, Satellite TV has competition among the latest technology in the industry. Many children watch the well-developed satellite TV every day. Some children are experiencing problems from seeing violence on TV. Many years ago, North American and European residents had to wait a few days to receive tapes, so they could watch footage from the other side of the ocean (Klein, 2012). In…

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    A Personal Media Analysis

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    Media makes part of everybody’s daily life. Entertain, communicate and inform are some of the many purposes of its used. I tracked my media use throughout my day and I noticed that I spend most of the day using my phone and my computer. From the moment, I woke up I took my phone to turn off the alarm, then voluntarily as I was having breakfast I started going through my applications. For example, WhatsApp and Telegram to check any messages, Snapchat to send a picture to my streaks and Hotmail to…

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    General Purpose: To identify poisonous plants that could be harmful to you. Specific Purpose: To show specific characteristics of plants in Wisconsin that could be harmful to people who are outdoors, including what affects these plants have on you. Central Idea: By knowing how to identify the poisonous plants in your surroundings, you will save yourself time and money, as well as be able to avoid the affects that these plants can have on you. INTRODUCTION: [Memorize this as much as…

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    It can be an internal or an external force that drives the hero away of his goal. Moreover , this temptation do not have to be a feaml figure as ther is female heros and in these cases the temptation can accur from a man . However , campbell in his book shows that the hero should not follow these temptation and have to continue his journey . The temptation that distract oprah for fullifing her dream was foo . She had an addictitio to food and cant control herself . As a host to one of the most…

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