...Essay: Reality Kultdokumentargenreen har så sandelig forandret sig gennem tiden. I 1960'erne kendte man reality-tv'et som ”den oberserverende dokumentarisme”, men i dag associeres reality-tv med unge folk, der på national tv dyrker sex, drikker alkohol og overhovedet ikke tager stilling til det virkelige livs facetter og ansvar. Ib Bondebjerg beskriver i ”Reality” nutidens reality-tv som ”at være social pornografi og voyeurisme for Over-Danmark på Under-Danmarks bekostning”1, hvilket programmer som 'Paradise Hotel', 'Familien fra Bryggen', 'For lækker til love' etc. i grov forstand danner grundlag i. Men er reality-stjernerne med deres uansvarlige livsform dårlige forbilleder for ungdommen i dag, eller er det bare en genre, som bliver anskueliggjort på samme plan som b.la. fiktion? En rundspørge på Berlingske Research viser, at 25 procent af 520 adspurgte 15-19-årige unge, ser op til deltagerne i det kontroversielle realityprogram »Paradise Hotel«, hvor unge deltagere fester, drikker, dyrker sex og skændes for åben skærm, hvilket for mig at se, er dybt urovækkende. Underholdningsbranchen er åbenbart kommet til det punkt, hvor en fuldstændig blotning af livet intime øjeblikke, er nødvendig, og unge med en identitet under opbygning, finder disse tidligere tabu-emner som dybt fascinerende og Paradise-deltagerne for insprirende personer. Efter min mening, er det problematisk, da jeg ser f.eks. Paradise Hotel som mere fiktion end fakta, og det giver et skævt billede...
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...technology, surely you have come across the term Virtual Reality technology. Usually this term often appear when we're reading an article that discusses about the gaming world. However, you must be wondering what is the technology of Virtual Reality? Well, at this time the article I'll invite you guys to get to know closer about the sense of Virtual Reality technologies and also with kegunaanya. What Is It The Technology Of Virtual Reality? Virtual Reality is a latest technology innovations that were developed to enable a person performing an interaction of a graphical object with 3D visualizations or images berhologram. This technology is able to provide a new experience for the user, because...
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...Augmented Reality (AR) is one technology that is growing very rapidly in almost all around the world. Augmented reality technology is a technology that combines visual objects or virtual world into the real world display in real time. Department of Information Technology is an eight years old department that has basic amenity such as a building with several rooms where the learning processes take place. The introduction of this department’s building through verbal or oral communication is deemed insufficient to provide information to the fullest. The use of brochures as written information and the use of augmented reality technology in Augmented Reality Design of Department of Information Technology Udayana University with Android Based application...
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...computer simulation. This may sound crazy, but many respected scientists agree that we are likely living in a simulation of reality. Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned astrophysicist and author, claims that there is a 50-50 chance that our existence is a program on someone else’s hard drive. Even though humans and chimpanzees share more than 98% of their DNA, there is a significant gap between their intelligences. Tyson believes there is a high probability that a being whose intelligence is far superior to humans’...
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...Perception Is Reality We receive limited information daily. We use this information to make our best judgments of situation. Our judgments are closely related to how we perceive and interpret life events. We judge ourselves and others around us by the limited information we receive. If we get called to the bosses office we try and figure out what our boss wants, good or bad/promotion or punishment. I believe some of the reason for why we believe our interpretations to be reality is along the lines of the fight or flight psychological reaction. If we see something to be a threat we treat it as a threat until proven otherwise over and over again. Yet, this does not have to be the case if we would take more time to investigate the situation further. The opposite is also true, we can develop a complacent mindset where we are comfortable with what we are doing and end up having some type of negative side effect. One of my perceptions is that I have a hesitation/apprehension where I will avoid people in big cities when I am not in a “touristy” part of town. I will go as far as to walk on the other side of the road from them. They might be the nicest people in the world and as of now I will never know....
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...It is common in today’s society for one to formulate beliefs and ideas regarding others based upon their appearance rather than the much deeper and hidden reality. This phenomenon can destroy relationships and individuals as people are often deceived by a false reality. William Shakespeare employs this theme during his widely recognised play, Macbeth. Shakespeare marks the regressive journey of a bold and courageous soldier, Macbeth, as he deteriorates enormously in his murder-filled quest of becoming the King of Scotland. Although Macbeth accomplishes his ambition, fate soon catches up with him in his death. It is apparent that the theme of appearance versus reality is prominent in the play Macbeth by means of the three Witches, Lady Macbeth,...
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...In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the play suggests the relationship of reality and illusion through what is actually happening versus what may be wrongly perceived or interpreted. In the play, the main character, Hamlet is distraught and upset about his father’s death. His father was killed by his brother, Claudius, and since Hamlet’s father was the King, Claudius most likely killed him because he was power hungry and wanted to become King. This made Hamlet furious because Claudius also married his mother, Queen Gertrude. Throughout the play Hamlet’s behavior and actions are strange because he wants to get revenge on King Claudius by killing him. As a result of this, everyone around him notices how he’s acting and that he is not acting as himself. One character who demonstrates the theme of illusion versus reality is King Claudius, the King of Denmark, who demonstrates his love towards Hamlet, however it is considered as fake because he does not truly love him. Therefore he is manipulating Hamlet because Claudius pretends he loved his brother, however it is conflicting because how could one love someone so much yet he killed his brother to gain power....
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...The Reality of Racism Throughout our lives, we will all experience racism in some form xr another. We learn racism from society and we see how it affects people as we grow. In the novel, Scout who is a six-year-old child born and raised in 1930’s Maycomb County, Alabama. She grows up in a racist society were “colored people” are discriminated and learns about racism from society. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the theme of racism is explored and it becomes clear that racism is something we learn from society. Scout starts to learn more about racism from society when she is talking to Francis. When Scout and her family go to Finch’s landing for Christmas and talks to Francis she learns a segment of what racism is. She realizes the prejudice of being associated with a “Colored person” when Francis says “I guess it ain't your fault that Uncle Atticus is a nigger-lover” (94). Scout feels enraged at Francis when he calls Atticus this because even though she does not know what that word means, she still felt the prejudice of his words and she felt that what Francis called Atticus is not a good thing. From Francis’s words, Scout begins to develop an understanding of what racism is....
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...To See or Not to See: Appearance versus Reality in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, things are not always as they seem. Hamlet’s father has just died and his uncle, Claudius, weds Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, shortly after the king’s death. As Hamlet discovers more information about his father’s death, he must go undercover and feign insanity in order to ascertain if his source is correct. Throughout Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a murder, a ghost, and a revenge seeking Hamlet to portray his theme of appearance versus reality. At the beginning of the play, Hamlet is angry with his mother and uncle for marrying so suddenly after his father’s death. He is soon visited by the ghost of his father who tells Hamlet that “[Hamlet’s] uncle stole, / With juice of cursed hebona in a vial, / And in the porches of my ears did pour” (I.v.61-63), and he learns that Old Hamlet was poisoned by Claudius while he was sleeping...
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...Truth versus reality is a common mistake in society. When applied in everyday life the two words are often placed improperly. When this mistake is compared to the trial held in To Kill A Mockingbird, the reader finds this to be an archetype of the common misunderstanding. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a trial is held to find the verdict of Mayella’s case, Mayella lacks family support and a social life, and Tom Robinson is found guilty as Mayella’s raper. The verdict is true to the jury, but in reality Tom Robinson is an innocent man. A trial is held to find the person who took advantage of Mayella and caused her injuries. Both sides of the story completely contradict each other, but both sound truthful. Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, makes his confession which essentially states that he found Tom Robinson beating on Mayella when he arrived at his home. On the other hand Atticus, Toms defense attorney, states that Tom was requested to do a chore for her and ended up being kissed by her. Atticus also adds that when...
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...“Humankind cannot bear much reality” (Eliot 14) which means the reality is just an individual understanding. People are a victim of their ability to recognize the actuality and taking into account what people comprehend as truth that results in chasing numerous negative things that ended up in destruction. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams explores the idea that when an individual seeks to reconcile the conflict between illusion and reality, it makes an individual weak since, an Illusion has affected their mind and brain so effectively, that they prefer to live in an illusion and believe in their false perception, which results in becoming insane at the end. Blanche DuBois, a desperate and psychotic lady, who was...
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...Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic literary work that vividly paints the picture of a dystopian society. Huxley’s evident purpose for writing the novel was to show society the contrived effects of allowing its own demise. Modern day readers may shrug after having read the novel and think Huxley’s warnings were in vain in regards to contemporary societies. Surely no real society could even get to the point of the fictional World State. However, given some of today’s avant-garde ideas and advancements, this dystopia could be a reality in less time than people think. There are many shocking similarities and differences between the dystopian World State and reality, including ideas about human life and death, love and marriage, and the consumption of goods and services....
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...himself into, as if he was filling a Hitler mold. Jack relies on this Hitler-esque persona to sustain his own personal identity and self-worth, although in his mind, this fake persona is only subsidiary to his own personality. Jack struggles with ascertaining the importance of himself as compared to the importance of his own made-up persona and this notion of fabricated reality becoming more important that actual reality is offered throughout White Noise. While in his role of Chairman of Hitler Studies, he refers to himself as J.A.K. Gladney and dresses in sweeping, dramatic robes while teaching. Jack also takes into consideration the advice of the chancellor, “He wanted me to “grow out” into Hitler. He himself was tall, paunchy, ruddy, jowly, big-footed and dull. A formidable combination. I had the advantages of substantial height, big hands, big feet, but badly needed bulk” (DeLillo 16). This impression of J.A.K. Gladney differed greatly from Jack’s own character, and the fact that he does not know German only adds to the plasticity of his fabricated self. The idea of false reality overtaking actual reality is shown by Jack and Murray’s visit to The Most Photographed Barn in America. During their visit, Murray states that the tourists are “taking pictures of taking pictures…We can’t get outside the aura. We’re part of the aura. We’re here, we’re now (DeLillo 12). Murray is stating that the tourists and Murray and Jack themselves are only there because of the aura in which...
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...is an agricultural biotech corporate giant that genetically modifies animals and crop seeds. On their website, they come across a deeply committed humanitarian organization that provides an ecologically sustainable answer to global hunger and malnutrition. The sad reality is that Monsanto is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and perhaps one of the most unethical corporate giants in the world today. In this essay, I will argue that Monsanto is on a power trip, and that they have a hidden agenda that has nothing to do with compassion, ecology or human hunger, and everything to do with greed. In the following paragraphs, I will provide a brief history of Monsanto. Then I will examine some of the promises made in their marketing propaganda, and provide evidence that these promises are little more than blatant lies.Monsanto is an agricultural biotech corporate giant that genetically modifies animals and crop seeds. On their website, they come across a deeply committed humanitarian organization that provides an ecologically sustainable answer to global hunger and malnutrition. The sad reality is that Monsanto is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and perhaps one of the most unethical corporate giants in the world today. In this essay, I will argue that Monsanto is on a power trip, and that they have a hidden agenda that has nothing to do with compassion, ecology or human hunger, and everything to do with greed. In the following paragraphs, I will provide a brief history of Monsanto. Then I will...
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...ESSAY Matrix Plato Descartes Essay James Brothers Phil 201 ESSAY In this essay I will look at the similarities and differences between the movie, The Matrix, an excerpt from Plato and an excerpt from Descartes. It will be seen that there are many similarities surrounding the prisoner in the Plato excerpt and the Character of Neo in The Matrix. A bit less similarities follows with the excerpt of Descartes however there are some. Let us begin. The prisoner relates to Neo from matrix as the prisoner and Neo both have only one reality about life. The prisoner and Neo have perceived one reality there whole life and don’t know any different and why would they. They similarly are both taken out of current perceived reality and thrown in to a completely different one. This changes everything for them. As Neo is given a choice of a red or blue pill, the red pill will take him out of his current state and the blue keep him in it. When he is confronted for an opportunity for a completely different reality, to find out the truth you could say. One might say who wouldn’t choose that. If someone says I can show you that your reality if not real and show you the truth who would not want to know. The Prisoner’s reality is as Socrates states, “Then in every way such prisoners would deem reality to be nothing else than the shadows of the artificial objects.” 1 Relating this to neo he lives in a world like ours but he feels or something...
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