Reality Shows Impact

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It is so funny and ironic that we reached a stage that instead of paying attention to our lives and trying to improve it, we just lay on couch for hours watching other people's lives!. This advent of reality shows has a bad impact on our lives and our progress. One negative effect of reality shows is wasting a lot of time with no benefit gained. These 60 minutes spent on watching a reality show could have been used better, for studying, reading, practicing a physical activity, developing a talent, cleaning the house, and the list goes on!. Another problem with reality show is that some people get really attached to it. They don’t just watch the show and turn the Television off and pursue their normal life. They think about it, talk about it, and some reach a stage of looking forward to the next episode and anticipate what will happen. No need to mention the crushing on actors and the day dreaming. Worst of all, and I think no one can deny that its affecting –mostly children and teenagers'—minds and their way of thinking, their morals and Priorities!. Now a days girls care about fashion, gossiping, being popular and well-known around the school way more than they care about books, culture, history, etc. Which is basically what most of reality shows—in way or an other—focus on!. I'm not saying that a girl shouldn't take her of the way she look and her Reputation, but she shouldn’t take it to the extremes, like working in a part job for a month just to afford the cost of this awesome long red dress for the prom !. This is just not what I want my girls to be like, in the future. But, to be honest, there are some shows that can be helpful, like The Biggest Loser or I used to be fat, reality shows of this kind which document the successful journey, from the beginning to the happy end, of an average person who achieved his dream by working hard daily, can
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