(600) YouTube may produce the occasional stars, but those are few and very far in-between. Many more people are becoming what Lushing calls “anti-stars”. They don’t quite hold the same mystique as real life stars because you can’t translate what makes a true star, things like charisma, at a low resolution. It is not to be misinterpreted that by being an anti-star you are consequentially uncharismatic; you are just a normal person, one who could be described as familiar and approachable. If stars have gained fame by just being famous, then anti-stars really are only famous for the fact that they entertain you for such a short amount of time.
Although Johnson and fellow couch potatoes would truly love to believe that watching TV works wonders on your brain, it is surely a fantasy with no relation to real life Johnsons’ main argument is that TV has gotten more complicated over the years and our brains have to compensate for that. The calls this the Sleeper Curve and defines it: “The most debased forms of mass diversion- video games and violent TV dramas and juvenile sitcoms,- turn out to be nutritional after all” (215). More simply put, that even if TV is really bad, it is still a force for good, improving our brains and not making us dumb. Johnson compares what you gain from TV to what you gain from reading: attention, patience, retention, and parsing narrative threads. The complexity of TV places demands on the same cognitive qualities.
Come on, I’m sure we can all do better than watch these cheesy, out of date adverts. Even if you did have gold, why on earth would you trust them just because they’re some fancy name and it comes on TV? I’d go to that snooty jeweller round the corner to be honest. And please, for the love of God, what’s with the cheery customers at the end of the ad, they remind me of those presenters in those children’s programmes begrudge to act happy. Just admit it; no-one is going to get a mansion selling one pair of gold earrings!
How absurd is that? Therefore, in order to live up to our high expectations of reality TV, I think we’d all agree that it needs to be more realistic. Why doesn’t Brucie watch ‘I’m a Celebrity’ tonight and learn a few tips… Firstly, ‘I’m a Celebrity’ is not scripted and is way funnier than ‘Strictly’. Secondly, ‘I’m a celebrity’ consists of a pair of presenters less than half his age, who actually know the world has evolved since the 19th
October 29, 2012 I think a lot of us believe we can tell the difference between fantasy and what is important and actually affecting our life, especially when it comes to current events, entertainment and reality TV. For example, most of us realize that Snoop Dogg’s recent name change to Snoop Lion is just a senseless publicity stunt and the recent fad of celebrities claiming to have bipolar disorders such as Tourette’s (Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes) may seem either amusing or frightening. However, youth today do appear to really care about celebrity news or “fark” (“news” that is not really news”) and to ignore relevant concerns occurring around the world. Sadly, the truth is our generation is more obsessed with meaningless information that has no relevance to our lives whatsoever than we are to issues that might impact us physically, emotionally, politically or economically. To prove this point I decided to compare two events: reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s 72-day marriage (“fark”) and the first of the three recent presidential debates between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama (prevalent “news.”) I asked 25 people of both sexes in grades 11 and 12, ages 16 to 18, questions relating to both events to see which topic the majority of teenagers are more interested in.
It is irrefutable that the action and behavior of celebrities have more good or bad effect on people especially on youth. Celebrities are increasingly becoming role models for the youth as their images and lifestyles are splashed across televisions, movies, magazines, and internet in today’s era of technology. I strongly believe this is largely a negative development. A Number of arguments surround my opinion. To begin with, media is always trying to make these celebrities more and more famous by portraying their images as they are super hero and what they are doing is right.
Because all your bastards want is more! Leave Britney alone!” With this quotations you can either feel sorry for the poor lad who makes a big scene about Britney and her privacy and on top of all he uploads it on Youtube.com. Or you can laugh and think for yourself that this fellow needs to get his own life and not be so dramatic when it comes to a celebrity or you can think something third. The writher has statements which are very ironic but his message is quite clear; he wants to provoke us, the readers of the text. He wants us to take our own point of view about the phenomenon, New Narcissism.
Room 101 Speech (edited) 1. Are you tired of cheesy adverts that make you cringe to the bone? Have you had enough of Barry Scott showing you how to clean your old pennies? Do you think it’s time to put an end to those irritating slogans constantly throbbing in your brain? If so, we can all agree that the world would be a better place without them.
What I feel for this movie isn't just admiration, it's mad love. And I couldn't be more surprised. The plot reeks of uplift: An illiterate slum kid from Mumbai goes on the local TV version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and comes off like a brainiac. Who wants to see that? Final answer: You do.
I used to think in this way before stepping into the cinema. Yet after watching it, I have to deny what I had thought. It is undeniably one of a must-see movie this year! Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) is only the second film directed by British writer and film director Rupert Wyatt. It is understandable to have low expectation on this film as you probably have not heard of Wyatt's previous film The Escapist (2008).