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Reality T.V.

Author : Shannon Kelly

Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Page : 120 pages

File Size : 26,1 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 1420511025

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According to a CNN 2013 article on reality TV and youth, behavior portrayed on some reality TV programs is inspiring real-life bullying amongst teens. Research by psychologists at Bringham Young University concluded that aggression in the brain is activated and motivated when youth watch reality TV. This engaging edition looks at the incredibly popular, ever evolving, and divisive form of entertainment that is reality TV. The book looks at what is defined as reality television and provides a brief history of the genre. It discusses why the format appeals to television producers and how it has been received by audiences. Criticisms of the genre are discussed and arguments that point to redeeming qualities of the shows are also examined. The volume includes discussion questions for each chapter and sources for further research on the topic.



The Millionaire Journey

Author : Patrick M. Green MBA

Publisher : WestBow Press

Page : 91 pages

File Size : 32,49 MB

Release : 2017-09-08

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1512798460

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The Millionaire Journey intertwines an easy to follow 7 step process to help ANYONE make the journey to Financial Freedom with a charming allegory. It is wisdom from a regular guy who made it before he was 55, to inspire EVERYONE not only to make the journey for themselves but also to leave a legacy for others! The Steps of the Journey are: 1. Make up your mind to go: Think for yourself. Dont be normal! 2. Get to the train station: Take only what you need. Leave the rest behind! 3. Pick the right track: three legged stool: passion, skills and value in the marketplace. 4. Pick your train: Job train, Career train, or Entrepreneurial Express? 5. Fuel the engine: Invest continuously to keep the train moving. 6. Look at the landscape: Enjoy the ride, find new opportunities, and explore the world. 7. Leave a legacy: Impact the world by leading and giving. Are you ready for the ride? If so, buckle up with me as we begin the journey. All aboard!



Where Am I?

Author : Phil Tufnell

Publisher : Headline

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 44,1 MB

Release : 2015-08-27

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1472229347

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As England's cricket team compete for the Ashes in Australia, ex-England spinner Phil Tufnell is enjoying life as a retired cricketer and national treasure. When the sporting legend hung up his cricket boots back in 2003, little did he know the dramatic direction his professional life would take next. Yet since being crowned 'King of the Jungle', the ex-England spin bowler has never looked back and has become a much loved television and radio presenter. Cricket's dressing-room clown is now broadcasting's joker in the pack. Whether it's dining on mealworms on I'm a Celebrity, displaying his ballroom fleckle on Strictly Come Dancing or causing weekly mayhem for the long-suffering host Sue Barker on A Question of Sport, millions of us enjoy Tuffers' lust for life and endearing sense of humour. In Where Am I?, Phil gamely tries to make sense of the wonderful roller-coaster he has been riding these last dozen years, delighting fans with a treasure trove of wonderful stories about the places he has been, the people he has met, the 'things' he has been asked to do but - most of all - the sheer enormous joy he has had doing it all. Five star reader reviews for Where Am I: 'Tuffers at his best. A great read, full of fun as you expect' 'Proper laugh out loud material from Tuffers, but also heartfelt stories about his family' 'I'm bowled over by this read. An ordinary guy doing extraordinary things all because he enjoyed his cricket'



Reality TV

Author : Mark Andrejevic

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 34,88 MB

Release : 2004-09-08

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 058548290X

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Drawing on cultural theory and interviews with fans, cast members and producers, this book places the reality TV trend within a broader social context, tracing its relationship to the development of a digitally enhanced, surveillance-based interactive economy and to a savvy mistrust of mediated reality in general. Surveying several successful reality TV formats, the book links the rehabilitation of 'Big Brother' to the increasingly important economic role played by the work of being watched. The author enlists critical social theory to examine how the appeal of 'the real' is deployed as a pervasive but false promise of democratization.



Lyrics of My Life

Author : Branden James

Publisher : Cleis Press

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 48,72 MB

Release : 2020-09-08

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1627785051

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The world was not the least bit surprised when Branden James became a finalist on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, receiving high praise from the judges for his emotional, operatic vocals. During his time in the spotlight, he hit more than one perfect note. Coming out and sharing intimate details of his broken ties with his religious family on the show, he received countless messages from fans who could relate to his personal struggles. Through it all, Branden was surprised by one startling realization: how vital it was for him to be completely authentic in order to help others and continue to heal himself. Branden continued to inspire his fans and kindred spirits by publicly sharing further stories of struggling with depression, overcoming the tumultuous time when he contracted HIV, and being a victim of sexual assault, all while still identifying with the Christian faith. Lyrics of My Life is authentically Branden: a memoir highlighting the conflicts of growing up gay in a world that looked upon his true self and beliefs as an impractical, sinful way of life. Branden spares no details about his unstable life as a young adult, estrangement from his close-knit family, and, despite it all, his unbreakable will to overcome adversity. In a quest for his own personal freedom, Branden finds reconciliation with his family, rediscovers his faith, and realizes that affliction and hardship are not what define us as human beings.



Approaches to Slavic Interaction

Author : Nadine Thielemann

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 22,30 MB

Release : 2013-08-13

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027271461

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This volume provides an overview of current research priorities in the analysis of face-to-face-interaction in Slavic speaking language communities. The core of this volume ranges from discourse analysis in the tradition of interactional linguistics and conversation analysis to newer methods of politeness research. A further field includes empirical and interpretive methods of modern sociolinguistics and statistical analysis of spoken language in casual and institutional talks. Several papers focus on a semantic or syntactic analysis of talk-in-interaction by trying to show how interlocutors use certain lexical, grammatical, syntactic and multimodal or prosodic means for the management of interaction in performing specific actions, genres and displaying negotiations of epistemic, evidential or evaluative stances. The volume is rounded out by contributions to the theory of politeness where strategies of face-work in casual as well as institutional discourse are analyzed, or in which social tasks entertained by code-switching and language alternation within the interaction of bilinguals are discussed.



Services Marketing

Author : Christopher Lovelock

Publisher : Pearson Australia

Page : 529 pages

File Size : 18,14 MB

Release : 2015-05-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1486004768

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"Services Marketing is well known for its authoritative presentation and strong instructor support. The new 6th edition continues to deliver on this promise. Contemporary Services Marketing concepts and techniques are presented in an Australian and Asia-Pacific context. In this edition, the very latest ideas in the subject are brought to life with new and updated case studies covering the competitive world of services marketing. New design features and a greater focus on Learning Objectives in each chapter make this an even better guide to Services Marketing for students. The strategic marketing framework gives instructors maximum flexibility in teaching. Suits undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Services Marketing."



Convergence Journalism

Author : Janet Kolodzy

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 21,63 MB

Release : 2006-06-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0742575314

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Book Companion Site For at least a decade, media prognosticators have been declaring the death of radio, daily newspapers, journalistic ethics, and even journalism itself. But in Convergence Journalism_an introductory text on how to think, report, write, and present news across platforms_Janet Kolodzy predicts that the new century will be an era of change and choice in journalism. Journalism of the future will involve all sorts of media: old and new, niche and mass, personal and global. This text will prepare journalism students for the future of news reporting.



The Postmodern Adventure

Author : Steven Best

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 12,14 MB

Release : 2020-12-17

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1136368450

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This compelling book explores the challenges to theory, politics, and human identity that we face on the threshold of the third millennium. It follows on the successor of Best and Kellner's two previous books, Postmodern Theory, acclaimed as the best critical introduction to the field - and The Postmodern Turn, which provides a powerful mapping of postmodern developments developments in the arts, politics, science, and theory. In The Postmodern Adventure, Best and Kellner analyze a broad array of literary, cultural, and political phenomena from fiction, film, science, and the Internet, to globalization and the rise of a transnational image culture.



As Seen on TV

Author : Sarah Mlynowski

Publisher : Harlequin

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 21,3 MB

Release : 2009-06-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1426840381

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