Mallory Weast Mrs.

Fuentes English 1102 January 29 2014

Reality TV Like a typi al hu!an "eing# $ !ysel% onsu!e nu!erous hours o% tele&ision# an' !ost o% it is reality TV. There are !any !is on eptions a"out this ele!ent o% pop ulture an' the (ay others portray it. E&eryone kno(s that reality TV is not real) ho(e&er people are still a"le to onne t to it. E&en though reality TV is o%ten %ake an' o&er*'ra!ati+e'# so!e sho(s ha&e &alues an' story lines that are upli%ting an' heart(ar!ing# (hile others 'o not tea h the "est &alues. With this "eing sai'# there are so!e reality TV sho(s that $ agree (ith an' there are so!e that $ 'isagree (ith. ,ne o% the !ost (at he' an' !y %a&orite reality tele&ision sho( (oul' "e -u k -ynasty. $% you (ere to (at h this sho( %or the %irst ti!e# you (oul' pro"a"ly think that it is .ust a"out a "un h o% re'ne ks (ith "ig "ear's. /o(e&er# this sho( portrays the li%e o% the Ro"ertson0s# a Louisiana %a!ily that !akes 'u k alls an' 'epen's on their %aith to help the! !ake it through li%e. ,ne o% the reasons $ en.oy (at hing this sho( so !u h is "e ause $ an easily relate to their &alues an' !orals. $ ha&e "een raise' in the 1outh !y (hole li%e# an' !y %a!ily pla es a "ig e!phasis on %aith an' %a!ily. The Ro"ertson %a!ily# .ust like !ine# is a %a!ily that li&es out their 2hristian %aith 'aily. For e3a!ple# at the en' o% e&ery sho( you (ill see the! "less their %oo' "e%ore they eat. This is i!portant to !e "e ause it is ni e to see that

there are still people (ith %a!ily an' religious &alues. 4%ter (at hing this sho( an' li&ing in to'ay0s so iety# this !akes !e herish !y %a!ily an' the &alues that (e ha&e. 4nother sho( $ en.oy (at hing is The 5a helor# ho(e&er $ 'o not agree (ith so!e o% the lessons that are taught on this sho(. $ en.oy (at hing this sho( "e ause $ a! in lo&e (ith the i'ea o% lo&e# an' (at hing the &arious 'ates these (o!en go on is a!using to !e. The 5a helor is si!ply a tele&ision sho( (here t(enty*%i&e (o!en o!e an' try to (in a !an0s heart. Throughout the sho(# the la'ies an' the !an tra&el the (orl'# hoping that he (ill %in' so!eone to spen' the rest o% his li%e (ith. This sho( tea hes us that heating is okay. This guy starts out (ith t(enty*%i&e (o!en that oul' potentially "e his %uture spouse an' he e&entually narro(s it 'o(n to one. This "asi ally !eans that he has t(enty*%i&e girl%rien's# an' (e all kno( that that (oul' not (ork in the real (orl'. /o(e&er# $ 'o "elie&e that the sho( is a set up# "ut it is appealing "e ause it is ro!anti an' i'ealisti . What girl (oul' not (ant to tra&el the (orl' (ith their signi%i ant other6 /o(e&er# this sho( hanges !y &ie(s on 'ating. $ "elie&e that 'ating shoul' "e a personal one*on*one e3perien e. $n this ase# it is not a one*on*one e3perien e "e ause it is on national tele&ision. 4''itionally# it is !ore like a t(enty*%i&e*on*one e3perien e# sin e there are t(enty*%i&e girls going a%ter the sa!e guy. /o(e&er# there are so!e tele&ision sho(s that $ 'o not parti ularly agree (ith. ,ne o% the! (oul' "e 4!eri a0s 7e3t Top Mo'el. To !e# this gi&es the (rong i!age as to (hat girls shoul' look like. ,n the sho( 4!eri a0s 7e3t Top Mo'el the (eight o% the !o'els is o%ten ti!es stresse'. $t is re8uire' that the !o'els are e3tre!ely thin an' %airly tall. 7ot e&eryone is "uilt this (ay an' %or young girls (at hing this parti ular sho( that are not e3tre!ely skinny an' to(ering o&er others it oul' possi"ly ruin their sel% estee! an' ause serious onse8uen es su h

as eating 'isor'ers. The sho( shoul' ha&e a !ore positi&e in%luen e o&er girls an' i!ple!ent that no !atter your shape or si+e e&eryone is "eauti%ul in their o(n (ay. 4s a result o% reality tele&ision sho(s# people &ie( the!sel&es in !any (ays (hether it is positi&e or negati&e. $ 'o not "elie&e that all reality TV sho(s are "a'# ho(e&er $ think so!e o% the! portray represent as so!ething it is not. 1o!e reality TV sho(s ser&e as eye openers to the &ie(ers. Fro! !y personal e3perien e %ro! (at hing so!e reality tele&ision sho(s# $ ha&e 'e%ine' (ho $ a! an' the (ay $ (ant others to &ie( !e. $ "elie&e it is sa%e to say that at so!e point e&eryone has onsu!e' so!e a!ount o% reality TV# ho(e&er they let it a%%e t the! a or'ing to the li%e they li&e.