Entertainment and Reality Television

Television is one of the biggest avenues that influences man’s way of thinking. At this point there are many reasons why people would think that being thin is pretty and why being rich makes man happy. There are many dramas around in the entertainment business that real life becomes locked up in the box. At this point it has captured much attention and people at times seem frustrated once they cannot seem to meet the make-believe world flashed in front of their eyes by actors and actresses. With the advent of Reality Television however everything changes.


The term “reality television” actually became more familiar to people as it pertains to show that features ordinary people instead of actors. Although such shows existed long ago, it was only during 2000 that the term was actually used. There are shows which are not included to this call such as news and sports programs.

This program follows a wide range of formats from game quiz shows to surveillance production shows. These shows was said to be “real-life-dramas” that many viewers have grown engrossed in watching these them. After many got hooked with programs that sort of make most people search for something material, reality programs have gotten them realize that this is the real world and there are many things that may happen. We may not like it but this is real and we must learn from these experiences.

The first reality show, and was called the granddaddy of reality television, was Candid Camera by Allen Funt. This was based on his 1974 radio show Candid Microphone which broadcast unsuspecting ordinary people react to certain pranks played on them by the production. Sensations such as this continued as it evolved to quiz shows, dating games and a beauty pageant named Miss America. Ladies representing each state in the nation competed where the winner achieved national celebrity status.

At present there are dozens of reality shows that has given fame to some of our most well known stars. Most of reality television seems to be more focused on finding talents and further more giving ordinary people a chance to shine. American Idol is now in its 9th season. During their previous shows it has give fame to some of today’s greatest music artists. X Factor in Britain and Britain’s Got Talent even gave surprising artists that people now look up to. It cannot be denied how people search for something that can get them to success which many do believe is what stardom can give them.

Surveillance type of programs featuring people dealing with daily issues like Big Brother, Survivor and The Biggest Looser are also at the heap of getting people’s attention. Viewers then tend to hate and love those involve in these shows where they themselves tend to learn life’s lessons.

As people search for more shows that may serve as entertainment and at the same time enlightenment, TV and movie productions think of possible shows that may make people love, laugh and cry. But at this point real life and those who have learned to keep things simple is what we consider lucky in terms of finding the greatest entertainment in the world that can keep them moving and going…their lives….

Abortion, Abandonment… Adoption

There are people who definitely find it hard at times to imagine how one person can abandon a child—and even go for abortion—while there are couples who wanted one badly but are unable to have due to health issues and other stuff. However, these issues have been dealt with a solution coming from those who wanted to share themselves to the less fortunate kids: adoption.


The issues in abortion may be legalized in other countries. It is good to say that though this is a situation there are citizens who look at this as awkward. Court records have identified person who have fought for the unborn’s right to live, especially with some giving out wild protest just to be heard—even being killed by others because of their want to be heard. Checking out the issues as what made women commit such an act towards their unborn, it can be noted that they may be either of the following: unplanned and unwanted or lack of financial support.


The reasons behind women committing abortion are the same with why there are those who abandon their child. Declaring a person “abandoned” is when there is no communication with the parent or have let go of their rights towards someone. Many aspects are checked especially psychological to ensure that those who are abandoning their child won’t be a problem in the future.


To solve these issues, there is the solution most individual who wished to have a child, would prefer: adoption. We have heard of Hollywood actors and actresses who have done this and even went halfway round the world to do this. Personalities such as Angelina Jolie, Madonna, even couples Seal and Heidi Klum, have given homes to children who are abandoned, even if they already have their own.


To those who wish to adopt, there are certain background checks done for the assurance that the child will be brought to a better home. Court records are searched for any case that may have included the parents to be like child trafficking and such. The best interest should be in the minds of parents and the institution that keeps the child in its care.


It is a bother to see a child homeless, with the most important element for his or her development, being deprived. More so is the life being sacrificed rather than giving it its chance to live and experience the wonders this world may offer.


There are many court records which have kept cases of adoption. These have stopped other women from going through abortion and have helped abandoned cases have a home; a proof that there is hope in every problem.

The Solution to Stay Young and Live Long

In doing a background check on the ages of persons during old ages, the bible has given us information that people have the potential of living over a hundred years and more so than that. Living for a long time at present seems like only for a lucky few although it is obvious that they are weaker compared to how ancient scripts have described the old ones. These are due to the food we presently eat, the environment we live in, and the stress that every day brings.

BBC News, last October 9, 2009, released a story about the quest to stop aging after 50 years of age. The said age is the start when the body tends to feel ailments and bones become weaker. Their aim to stop the clock for people is to give them new inner parts like bones and organs that may keep them younger—plus the fact that it would keep also rebuild on its own (solving the problem with transplant rejection). This idea may be similar to the one in Bicentennial man where a humanoid invented organs to help in medical transplant instead of wanting to have a lasting life).

Ideas of regaining a lasting life, especially that of keeping the younger look compared to the age may be one of the many wants man is aiming for. Youth has always been associated with strength both of physical and mental. The story presented by BBC manifests the ideas presented in some of the Sci Fi stories that today’s technological era gives where replacing or even regenerating body parts to regain the look and strength is done medically, the fairytales that are usually told in bedtime stories gives us this idea through magic amulets that rejuvenates beauty and power or the very famous fountain of youth which brings back youthfulness once a person drink its waters.

The ideas of getting back at age from the wrinkles and brittleness that time gives is a hopeful idea to live longer and better. One reason is the fear of death. Another reason is the want to do more things mainly because they enjoy life. Unfortunately the want to live longer and stay young is being thwarted by man’s hardheadedness in following what should be observed: proper diet and clean living.

If we try to think back on ancient years, even before the time of Christ, men never had sodas to drink nor preserved foods to eat. They don’t have cars and factories that contribute to air pollution and the technology has not kept us inside the house where we just sit and not move much. In other words, life back then was pretty healthier.

There may be no medical discoveries that help cure illnesses, then again there are no reason for such ailments, like what we have presently, come about. This is but another fact that made life longer those days. Pollution bring about a lot of problems in health, even the food we eat produces poison and allergens. The body is kept strong with good and healthy food not to mention the way of labor was manual, even with their travels; people walk instead of riding cars while computers and vacuum cleaners are not used to do documents or keep the place clean.

What keeps youthfulness for keeps is healthy lifestyle: Eating a balance diet of fruits, vegetable and lean meat without the preservatives and exercise. We have depended so much on technology that even kids prefer to stay indoors in front of the television or play games with computers. The result of background check in man’s present way of living is definitely a big impact on keeping our lives, even over eighty. This is the fact brought to us by our want to stay young and to live long.