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When you get home at night from a long day of school or work, you sit down and turn on the television and you cycle through the stations trying to find ¡§THE SHOW¡¨ to watch. As you cycle through you witness something that you may not realize effect millions of people around the world. The problem isn¡¦t having trouble finding something suited to your liking and the mood you are in¡Kbut the problem that I am going to describe effects guys and girls all over the world. It¡¦s not watching MTV¡¦s Real World or Grey¡¦s Anatomy, but it¡¦s the image that their characters portray.
How does the media portray the characters of your favorite television show? When you take a closer look at how the media portrays the famous you start to see a definite trend.
In this paper I will walk through five different articles that will open your eyes to the truth about how the mass media has a controlling effect and a lasting impression in the minds of many. Along with the......

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