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Nowadays, many people participate in Nowadays, many people participate in reality shows. These shows have become reality shows. These shows have become one of the most popular kind of TV one of the most popular kind of TV programmes, all over the world.programmes, all over the world.

Why do people take part in reality Why do people take part in reality shows? A variety of reasons can be shows? A variety of reasons can be involved. In my opinion the basic reason is involved. In my opinion the basic reason is that people believe they can earn money that people believe they can earn money without a big effort, only by winning a without a big effort, only by winning a reality show. Some others want to become reality show. Some others want to become popular and be easily recognised. There is popular and be easily recognised. There is also a small amount of candidates who also a small amount of candidates who choose their participation in reality shows, choose their participation in reality shows, as a way of meeting people and making as a way of meeting people and making friends.friends.

Reality shows are TV programmes about Reality shows are TV programmes about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations. ordinary people who are filmed in real situations. They are people with good qualities and flaws, They are people with good qualities and flaws, just like all of us. This does not sound fascinating, just like all of us. This does not sound fascinating, but the key to their success is exactly the but the key to their success is exactly the ordinary profile of the candidates. Telespectators ordinary profile of the candidates. Telespectators identify easily with the candidates. They see identify easily with the candidates. They see themselves in the candidates’ position on the TV themselves in the candidates’ position on the TV screen. They can recognise common interests, screen. They can recognise common interests, such as music, clothes and decoration. I do not such as music, clothes and decoration. I do not really like watching reality shows. Apart from really like watching reality shows. Apart from considering them as boring, I disapprove of the considering them as boring, I disapprove of the fact that candidates expose their private life on fact that candidates expose their private life on the TV screen. Secrets are revealed sometimes in the TV screen. Secrets are revealed sometimes in a shocking way for the audience. Another a shocking way for the audience. Another negative aspect is that candidates use every kind negative aspect is that candidates use every kind of means, even the most immoral ones, to of means, even the most immoral ones, to achieve their goal. That is winning the prize, achieve their goal. That is winning the prize, meaning the money.meaning the money.

If one of my family members intended to If one of my family members intended to take part in a reality show, I would take part in a reality show, I would definitely try to prevent him or her from definitely try to prevent him or her from this decision. I would try to make him or this decision. I would try to make him or her change his or her mind, by her change his or her mind, by emphasizing on the negative aspects of emphasizing on the negative aspects of realities, telling him or her that he or she realities, telling him or her that he or she would become ridiculous.would become ridiculous.

As far as I am concerned, I would never As far as I am concerned, I would never imagine myself in a reality show. That is imagine myself in a reality show. That is not the place for me. I would never expose not the place for me. I would never expose myself and especially my secrets in front myself and especially my secrets in front of so many people…..of so many people…..