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Blurred Reality

Author : Evan Jacobs
Publisher : Saddleback Educational Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645981991
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Blurred Reality written by Evan Jacobs and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes: Virtual Reality, Gaming, Competition, Honor, Perseverance, Relationships, Responsibility, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Grunt Games has created a new video game. World Quest is beyond virtual reality. Players use thoughts to control their avatars. They wear sensors and feel everything. Elite gamer Alden Nash is asked to test the game. As Black Heart, heêll battle three other gamers to find a cure to save Earth. What he ends up finding is a piece of code. This wasnêt part of the game. It could be the key to winning--or losing his mind. This series of books was designed specifically for struggling teen readers. The contemporary fiction is written at accessible levels and provides substantive content without being edgy. The relatable plots appeal to teens, especially those who are reluctant to read. Books in the series quickly grab their interest with fast-paced storylines that feature realistic, sometimes larger-than-life teen characters readers can identify with or would like to know. Then there is an unexpected twist. The charactersê lives are suddenly on the edgeof fame, fear, or even sanity. What starts out as fun or routine becomes a nightmare, real or imagined. As characters are tested in mind, body, and spirit, readers have a sense of being there to experience the adventure.

True Story

Author : Danielle J. Lindemann, PhD
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374720967
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book True Story written by Danielle J. Lindemann, PhD and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium—and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality What do we see when we watch reality television? In True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us, the sociologist and TV-lover Danielle J. Lindemann takes a long, hard look in the “funhouse mirror” of this genre. From the first episodes of The Real World to countless rose ceremonies to the White House, reality TV has not just remade our entertainment and cultural landscape (which it undeniably has). Reality TV, Lindemann argues, uniquely reflects our everyday experiences and social topography back to us. Applying scholarly research—including studies of inequality, culture, and deviance—to specific shows, Lindemann layers sharp insights with social theory, humor, pop cultural references, and anecdotes from her own life to show us who we really are. By taking reality TV seriously, True Story argues, we can better understand key institutions (like families, schools, and prisons) and broad social constructs (such as gender, race, class, and sexuality). From The Bachelor to Real Housewives to COPS and more (so much more!), reality programming unveils the major circuits of power that organize our lives—and the extent to which our own realities are, in fact, socially constructed. Whether we’re watching conniving Survivor contestants or three-year-old beauty queens, these “guilty pleasures” underscore how conservative our society remains, and how steadfastly we cling to our notions about who or what counts as legitimate or “real.” At once an entertaining chronicle of reality TV obsession and a pioneering work of sociology, True Story holds up a mirror to our society: the reflection may not always be pretty—but we can’t look away.

Television

Author : Jeremy G. Butler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136925821
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Television written by Jeremy G. Butler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly two decades, Television: Critical Methods and Applications has served as the foremost guide to television studies. Designed for the television studies course in communication and media studies curricula, Television explains in depth how television programs and commercials are made and how they function as producers of meaning. Author Jeremy G. Butler shows the ways in which camera style, lighting, set design, editing, and sound combine to produce meanings that viewers take away from their television experience. He supplies students with a whole toolbox of implements to disassemble television and read between the lines, teaching them to incorporate critical thinking into their own television viewing. The fourth edition builds upon the pedagogy of previous editions to best accommodate current modes of understanding and teaching television. Highlights of the fourth edition include: New chapter and part organization to reflect the current approach to teaching television—with greatly expanded methods and theories chapters. An entirely new chapter on modes of production and their impact on what you see on the screen. Discussions integrated throughout on the latest developments in television’s on-going convergence with other media, such as material on transmedia storytelling and YouTube’s impact on video distribution. Over three hundred printed illustrations, including new and better quality frame grabs of recent television shows and commercials. A companion website featuring color frame grabs, a glossary, flash cards, and editing and sound exercises for students, as well as PowerPoint presentations, sample syllabi and other materials for instructors. Links to online videos that support examples in the text are also provided. With its distinctive approach to examining television, Television is appropriate for courses in television studies, media criticism, and general critical studies.

Reality Hunger

Author : David Shields
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307593231
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Reality Hunger written by David Shields and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark book, “brilliant, thoughtful” (The Atlantic) and “raw and gorgeous” (LA Times), that fast-forwards the discussion of the central artistic issues of our time, from the bestselling author of The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead. Who owns ideas? How clear is the distinction between fiction and nonfiction? Has the velocity of digital culture rendered traditional modes obsolete? Exploring these and related questions, Shields orchestrates a chorus of voices, past and present, to reframe debates about the veracity of memoir and the relevance of the novel. He argues that our culture is obsessed with “reality,” precisely because we experience hardly any, and urgently calls for new forms that embody and convey the fractured nature of contemporary experience.

Blurred Boundaries

Author : Bill Nichols
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253209009
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Blurred Boundaries written by Bill Nichols and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blurred Boundaries explores decisive moments when the traditional boundaries of fiction/nonfiction, truth and falsehood blur. Nichols argues that a history of social representation in film, television and video requires an understanding of the fate of both contemporary and older work. Traditionally, film history and cultural studies sought to place films in a historical context. Nichols proposes a new goal: to examine how specific works, old and new, promote or suppress a sense of historical consciousness. Examining work from Eisenstein's Strike to the Rodney King videotape, Nichols interrelates issues of formal structure, viewer response and historical consciousness. Simultaneously, Blurred Boundaries radically alters the interpretive frameworks offered by neo-formalism and psychoanalysis: Comprehension itself becomes a social act of transformative understanding rather than an abstract mental process while the use of psychoanalytic terms like desire, lack, or paranoia to make social points metaphorically yields to a vocabulary designed expressly for historical interpretation such as project, intentionality and the social imaginary. An important departure from prevailing trends in many fields, Blurred Boundaries offers new directions for the study of visual culture.

Blurred

Author : Tara Fuller
Publisher : Entangled: Teen
ISBN 13 : 1620610868
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Blurred written by Tara Fuller and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cash is haunted by things. Hungry, hollow things. They only leave him alone when Heaven’s beautiful reaper, Anaya, is around. Cash has always been good with girls, but Anaya isn’t like the others. She’s dead. And with his deteriorating health, Cash might soon be as well. Anaya never breaks the rules, but the night of the fire, she recognized part of Cash’s soul—and doomed him to something worse than death. Cash’s soul now resides in an expired body, making him a shadow walker, a rare, coveted being that can walk between worlds. A being creatures of the underworld would do anything to get their hands on. The lines between life and death are blurring, and Anaya and Cash find themselves falling helplessly over the edge. Trapped in a world where the living don’t belong, can Cash make it out alive?

Celeb 2.0

Author : Kelli S. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313356890
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Celeb 2.0 written by Kelli S. Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at how the new capabilities of Web 2.0 are changing the worlds of celebrity fandom and gossip. With Ashton Kutcher's record-breaking "tweeting" more famous than his films, and Perez Hilton actually getting more attention than Paris, the actress often covered in his blog, the worlds of celebrity celebration and online social networking are pushing the public's crush on the famous and infamous into overdrive. Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster Our Fascination with Popular Culture explores this phenomenon. Celeb 2.0 looks at how blogs, video sharing sites, user-news sites, social networks, and message boards are fueling America's already voracious consumption of pop culture. Full of fascinating insights and interviews, the book looks at how celebrities use blogs, Twitter, and other tools, how YouTube and other sites create celebrity, how Web 2.0 shortens the distance between fans and stars, and how the new social media influences news reporting and series television.

The Ethics of Reality TV

Author : Wendy N. Wyatt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441179348
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Reality TV written by Wendy N. Wyatt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre-Is it ethical?-has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way. Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics of Reality TV explores the ways in which reality TV may create both benefits and harms to society. The edited collection features the work of leading scholars in the field of media ethics and provides a comprehensive assessment of the ethical effects of the genre.

Millennials Killed the Video Star

Author : Amanda Ann Klein
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478012870
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Millennials Killed the Video Star written by Amanda Ann Klein and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1995 and 2000, the number of music videos airing on MTV dropped by 36 percent. As an alternative to the twenty-four-hour video jukebox the channel had offered during its early years, MTV created an original cycle of scripted reality shows, including Laguna Beach, The Hills, The City, Catfish, and Jersey Shore, which were aimed at predominantly white youth audiences. In Millennials Killed the Video Star Amanda Ann Klein examines the historical, cultural, and industrial factors leading to MTV's shift away from music videos to reality programming in the early 2000s and 2010s. Drawing on interviews with industry workers from programs such as The Real World and Teen Mom, Klein demonstrates how MTV generated a coherent discourse on youth and identity by intentionally leveraging stereotypes about race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Klein explores how this production cycle, which showcased a variety of ways of being in the world, has played a role in identity construction in contemporary youth culture—ultimately shaping the ways in which Millennial audiences of the 2000s thought about, talked about, and embraced a variety of identities.

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

Author : Matt Paxton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593418980
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff written by Matt Paxton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize. As a featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS, he has identified the psychological roadblocks that most organizational experts routinely miss but that prevent so many of us from lightening our material load. Using poignant stories from the thousands of individuals and families he has worked with, Paxton brings his signature insight to a necessary task. Whether you’re tired of living with clutter, making space for a loved one, or moving to a smaller home or retirement community, this book is for you. Paxton’s unique, step-by-step process gives you the tools you need to get the job done.

Blur

Author : Bill Kovach
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608193012
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Blur written by Bill Kovach and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two journalists provide a guide for navigating through the Internet Age's viral and opinion-based news sources, explaining how to discern what sources or facts are reliable and how to think like a journalist and unearth the truth.

The Undercover Edge

Author : Derrick Levasseur
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492650609
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Undercover Edge written by Derrick Levasseur and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a televised social experiment before millions of viewers, police sergeant Derrick Levasseur demonstrated that techniques used by undercover detectives could help people achieve their goals in everyday social situations. The result: he walked away with more than half a million dollars. In The Undercover Edge, Derrick shares his personal mind-set surrounding human behavior and motivation. Even more than that, he provides easy yet groundbreaking tools acquired while overcoming personal adversity and working more than a decade in law enforcement, showing readers: The power of observation and creating a profile The effect of using silence to extract and evaluate information The benefits of interpreting body language and developing your sixth sense The importance of self-awareness and adapting to your environment The value of developing a personal ops plan with a defined mission Derrick's approach allows readers to create a solid foundation in their lives, build confidence personally and professionally, and push themselves to become stronger, more capable leaders.

The Daily Show and Rhetoric

Author : Trischa Goodnow
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739150049
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Daily Show and Rhetoric written by Trischa Goodnow and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Daily Show and Rhetoric: Arguments, Issues, and Strategies examines the popular Comedy Central program from a rhetorical perspective to uncover the ways in which Jon Stewart, the cast, and writers critique mainstream media and politicians. This volume analyzes the nature of The Daily Show, the arguments the program makes about the media and politics, the strategies that are used, and some of the particular issues about which the program makes arguments. Overall, the contributors skillfully demonstrate that The Daily Show is more than just a show designed to make the audience laugh. Rather, the show provides useful information and arguments so that the audience can make informed decisions about the world around them.

Generational Shifts in Contemporary German Culture

Author : Laurel Cohen-Pfister
Publisher : Camden House
ISBN 13 : 1571134336
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Generational Shifts in Contemporary German Culture written by Laurel Cohen-Pfister and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of the generation in today's German culture and literature, and its role in German identity. In the debates since 1945 on German history and culture, the concept of generations has become ever more prominent. Recent and ongoing shifts in how the various generations are seen -- and see themselves -- in relation to historyand to each other have taken on key importance in contemporary German cultural studies. The seismic events of twentieth-century German history are no longer solely first-generational lived experiences but are also historical moments seen through the eyes of successor generations. The generation, seen as a category of memory, thus holds a key to major shifts in German identity. The changing generational perspectives of German writers and filmmakers not onlyreflect but also influence these trends, exposing both the expected differences between generational views and unexpected continuities. Moreover, as younger artists reframe recent history, older generations like the 1968ers are also contributing to these shifts by reassessing their own experiences and cultural contributions. This volume of new essays applies current discourse on generations in German culture to contemporary works dealing with major sociohistorical events since the Nazi period. Contributors: Svea Bräunert, Laurel Cohen-Pfister, Friederike Eigler, Thomas C. Fox, Katharina Gerstenberger, Erin McGlothlin, Brad Prager, Ilka Rasch, Susanne Rinner, Caroline Schaumann, Maria Stehle, Reinhild Steingröver, Susanne Vees-Gulani. Laurel Cohen-Pfister is Associate Professor of German at Gettysburg College, and Susanne Vees-Gulani is Assistant Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Case Western Reserve University.

The Quantum Mirage

Author : Hiren Rathod
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9358467045
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book The Quantum Mirage written by Hiren Rathod and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In “The Quantum Mirage,” physicist Dr. Maya Jones discovers a groundbreaking anomaly suggesting the existence of parallel dimensions. Relocating to India, she and her team build “Anantakiran,” a portal to these realms. Stepping through, they encounter a vivid world inspired by Indian mythology, discovering their connection to divine beings and unlocking unique gifts. Guided by a mystical seer, they journey to a hidden temple—a nexus of dimensions—confronting their innermost fears. There, the enigmatic Oracle reveals a prophecy, urging them to preserve cosmic harmony. United in purpose, the team prepares for a climactic cosmic battle, skillfully merging science and spirituality. As guardians of the multiverse, they face an impending cataclysm, navigating the delicate balance between light and darkness. “The Quantum Mirage” is an enthralling adventure, challenging reality’s boundaries and embracing the eternal quest for cosmic enlightenment.

Typewriter's Tales by Romila Chitturi

Author : Romila Chitturi
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9361728784
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Typewriter's Tales by Romila Chitturi written by Romila Chitturi and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immersive and spellbinding, Romila's books transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, a testament to her prowess as a master storyteller." Anand Yaduvanshi, Engineer cum IAS aspirant "Romila knows how to make characters come alive. Her words flow like a beautiful symphony. She is my favourite story teller who weaves masterpieces each and every time." Dr. Masoom Jethwa, Professor (AstroPhysics) "Romila's writing connects me directly to mind and soul. She stands apart when it comes to storytelling. A fantastic romancer of words and conversationalist." Lalit Tank, Civil Engineer "Romila writes stories that captivate, enchant and inspire readers. I love reading her work." Sherna, Social Media Manager "Romila's stories are beautiful and bittersweet that leave you wanting for more. These tales are like sunshine on a cloudy day, full of hopes and promises of a better world. No one understands the way with words like she does." Manali Desai, Author, Writer and Editor "Romila's weaves emotions in her stories and each word echoes the soul's melody." Nandita Mittal, Industrial Placement Officer "Romila has a great gift for storytelling, creating tales that stay with you for long after the final page is turned." Sharad Arora, Award winning Mixologist The short stories in this stunning new collection from award-winning author Romila Chitturi are a testament to her literary caliber. Expertly crafted with a finesse that only a seasoned storyteller possesses, her ability to seamlessly blend vivid storytelling with profound themes creates an immersive experience, leaving everyone enchanted and moved.

Glorious, Accursed Europe

Author : Jehuda Reinharz & Yaacov Shavit
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1584658436
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Glorious, Accursed Europe written by Jehuda Reinharz & Yaacov Shavit and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a fascinating look at the complex relationship between Jews and Europe during the past two hundred years, and how the European Jewish and non-Jewish intelligentsia interpreted the modern Jewish experience, primarily in Germany, Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Beginning with premodern European attitudes toward Jews, Reinharz and Shavit move quickly to "the glorious nineteenth century," a period in which Jewish dreams of true assimilation came up against modern antisemitism. Later chapters explore the fin-de-siecle "crisis of modernity"; the myth of the modern European Jew; expectations and fears in the interwar period; differences between European nations in their attitude toward Jews; the views of Zionists and early settlers of Palestine and Israel toward the Europe left behind; and views of contemporary Israeli intellectuals toward Europe, including its new Muslim population--the latest incarnation of the Jewish Question in Europe.