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college experience for those that wish to study English in their undergrad.

For students that invest hours in courses like creative writing, or being a part of Pierce’s literary magazine, Directions, having to report that they are an undecided major can dampen self-esteem and their educational process, as it undermines the work that they have invested in an area of study.

In this instance, what happens to the students who were enrolled in an English major, or dreamed their way through high school about studying English?

Pierce, in part with ASO, can begin to organize like minded students who wish to study the

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Students also can petition and collect data for the amount of students who would sign up for the English associate’s degree if it was offered at Pierce. Finding these numbers could aid to the enrollment of students.

College is supposed to be a place where young minds can find themselves through creativity and studying what they want to learn.

By not offering common degrees, such as English, it disallows students the freedoms of education and does not make the college experience whole.

A significant number of us constantly find ourselves attached to the lives of certain individuals depicted through our TV screensoften irresistibly.

Does anyone ever sit back and contemplate the potential effects that the constant serving of “real aimless drama” could have on the way we live our daily lives?

Reality TV consistently provides audiences with unnecessary drama.

In "Outliers: The Story of Success," journalist, author and speaker Malcolm Gladwell explains that the amount of time needed to become “good” at something is 10,000 hours. “Good” sounds incredibly subjective, but imagine “good” describing Kobe Bryant as a basketball player or Bill Gates as a businessman.

Think of the Gladwell reference in this sense; once a regular viewer of reality TV becomes “good” at watching reality TV, they become experts on living the lives that are depicted on TV.

Along with becoming good at watching reality TV, teenagers and young adults become accustomed to the regularity of the stereotypical lifestyle that comes with being young. Sex, drugs, partying and violence all become okay because these characters continuously send messages to the receivers that their lives on TV are an appropriate

Producers understand that some members of their audience who regularly tune in to their TV series present some willingness to suspend their knowledge of the fact that reality TV is fabricated in some fashion. If this was not the case for most audiences, how would popular shows such as “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” “Jersey Shore” and the recently created “Ball in the Family” draw in so many viewers come air time?

While there are those who are savvy enough to comprehend the distinction between falsehood and reality, there are those who, unfortunately, view these TV series as a means of education. They observe the actions of these celebrities as an appropriate and acceptable way of handling real-life situations. According to studies performed by statistic and analytics company Statistic Brain, the average American youth spends 1,200 hours watching TV per year. Of course, this does not account for the accessibility of reality TV through various media outlets such as personal computers and mobile devices. By the age of 18, the average person will have seen 150,000 violent acts on TV.

The stereotypical grounds which reality TV is setting in regards to race, gender and social behavior is something that will continue to plague the developing minds of teenagers and young adults.

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From a young age, we’re restricted by our parents to watch only what’s appropriate for our age. As a kid who paid attention to her surroundings, I realized that what I saw happening in my own neighborhood was nothing worse than reality TV. We would frequently hear that reality TV shows feed into negative stereotypes such as women being dramatic or weaker than men.

Yes, women can be falsely portrayed, but they’re not stereotypes that are unfamiliar.

It’s human nature to have stereotypes about a group of people, and we usually learn these stereotypes from our own families.

Despite all the negative stereotypes, there are positive messages and positive stereotypes being transmitted as well. Shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” don’t necessarily promote negative stereotypes.

In fact, they can be taken as educational shows, where young girls can see what it’s like to be a struggling teen mom.

Some of us have been seeing teen moms since high school. We were told that they usually will drop out of school and focus on their baby.

It’s in shows like these where

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In a study by economists, Phillip B. Levine from Wellesley College and Melissa S. Kearney from the University of Maryland, it was shown that there were a decrease in teen pregnancies, after the airing of shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant.” Their research found to a 4.3 reduction in teen pregnancies estimate.

“82 percent of teens who report watching ‘16 and Pregnant’ indicate that it ‘helps teens better understand the challenges of pregnancy and parenthood,’” the research wrote.

The same way a show like “Jersey Shore” can feed into the stereotype that young people from New Jersey are tan-loving drunks, a show like “The Voice” can feed into the stereotype that a lot of people from Los Angeles think they have talent.

And is that so bad, if it encourages young and talented individuals to take a risk and chase their dreams?

A variety of reality shows are there to educate and expose the youth to what is around them. Teens will not intake negative stereotypes from TV if they’re educated beforehand and are taught to love their bodies, to be strong and to appreciate their culture.