Parhaitiy

LoL, factual information isn't judged, so don't worry if you said false things. They won't discredit you.

Topic 1: Death of a Salesman
Topic 2: Catcher in the Rye
Topic 3: Survivor..

Melons

I referenced biggest loser and said my dad was fat......
when he really wasnt. lol

buffalowizard

I used a single example (bullfighting as a form of reality entertainment), speaking at length about an ill-fated matador, Gaston Caperton (look him up), and the grief that descended upon Seville after a raging bull fatally pierced the beloved matador's abdomen.

lizn94

Photography promt...it was terrible everyone at the high school I took it at walked out and went *** we all NOTHING to write about. I ended up doing world war I propaganda and Ansel Adams. I only filled like 3/4 and was so rushed at the end to finish. :/

choppergunner

Death of a salesman: Willy Loman's hallucinations=reality TV. It was a stretch but I couldn't think of anything at all

Achievement theory (AP Psychology theory): watching people like the kardashians give people false perceptions of reality and gives them goals that they can't achieve which makes them lose feelings of self worth which leads to low self esteem which leads to depression and finally suicide. (again, a stretch)

Jersey Shore: people use the word "skep" and fist pump. show's that reality TV shows influence people and can lead to bad lifestyles.

I honestly have no idea what I'll get on this. I got a 10 first try in January and I thought I would definitely get a 12 this time but I wasn't anticipating a prompt like this at all.

hannahbanana94

COULD SOMEBODY TELL ME IF THIS IS OK. I filled up both pages in tiny handwriting with this: (tv prompt)

1: 1984-MiniTru has people watch shows that shape the people's worldview. They disregard truth for this false reality.
2. 1930's Germany-said that Gernmans showed tv shows/movies of Jews eating babies, etc. This fueled the genocide, the influence was harmful
3. Brave New World- the feelies, or movies they watch,society/gov uses them to maintain the caste system.

I didn't use any modern day examples...I'm scared.

GreedIsGood

Hannah I think that is fine. As long as it is well written and you filled up the two pages you should get a 10+.

karaokemachine

@littlepenguin: Wow, I should've thought of Jacob Riis; we studied him recently in APUSH. I used propaganda during WWI & WWII and camera settings.

SimoHayha

Hannahbannah we used nearly the same examples haha. I used 1984, Nazi Germany, and Wikileaks. I am a little worried because I related it to the distortion of reality by reality tv shows. Do you think it would be too far off-topic? I didn't think using tv shows would be a legitimate answer nor do I know any of the shows very well haha.

RobotUnicorn

Death of a Salesman and one episode of "I Love Lucy" that I was forced to watch in class (it was something about gender roles and reinforcing society's views). I thought I didn't have time when the proctor called 5 minutes, so I ended up scribbling a conclusion instead of a third paragraph. Then I had time after I finished my third...I swear that was more than 5 minutes...-Regret-

Demodogjr

I used...

Keeping up with the Kardashians
Teen Mom
Sixteen and Pregnant
Jersey Shore
The TTYL Series

Filled up two pages though, so I'm hoping I'll do well.

liv4physicz

My body paragraphs were:
1) how distasteful behavior is perceived as stylish (Jersey Shore)
2) how reality TV really isn't reality (Lauren Conrad from The Hills once said her producers have told her to act out scenes)
....and basically how this leads to the public thinking this is the way cool people act and that it's acceptable so they try to emulate it. I filled up 1.7 pages probably, but I think I wrote it well. Any projections on my score?

hannahbanana94

@Simo-we're in the same boat. I'm scared....should I cancel the score?

apn00b

Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451.

FutureVpFinance

I wonder if they'll get tired of reading all the Jersey Shore paragraphs lol