Essays On Reality

Expectations and Reality
Expectation is a belief that something will happen or it is a kind of feeling of our beliefs how
good , successful....etc will be but reality is something that is real. The issue of expectation and
reality will debate on to see the difference between each other. This essay will consider arguments
on expectation is an ability to see but reality is when it happens to you , expectations can be better
than reality but they are not real and imagination should not takes place in reality then it turns to an
expectation. Firstly , an arguments on expectation is an ability to see but reality is when it happens
to you. For example , what we see is an illusion but what we do is reality thus , Д±t means
everything that we see except from infornt us is an expectation because Д±n every movie and Д±n
our dreams or our thoughts always contains an expectetation because human being can not live
without having it and after watching something or thinking then people can expect the thing that he
/she watched so expectation is a kind of dream or vision. Besides this , reality is the things that
happened to you or the the things that happened to somebody infont of you but you can not say
something which is you want , heard or think is related with reality because only the happened
things is reality
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Difference Between Fantasy Vs Reality
Which land is better: Fantasy Land or Reality Land?
The dichotomy between "Fantasy" and "Reality" is present on a wider scale. Actually, these two
words are the two sides of same coin. The "fantasy" and "Reality" both exists in one's life. Here is
the definition of fantasy and reality:
пѓ Fantasy:
Fantasy is actually an imagination. Anything that does not exist but we think it in our mind is our
fantasy. It is an idea that is mostly far from normal reality.
пѓ Reality:
Reality is something that exists independently from the mind. It occurs or happens naturally. It is
free from ones imagination.
пЃ¶Contradiction between reality and fantasy: These are the two opposite ideas that have a lot of
contradiction between them. Life exists...show more content...
The moment reality became body with organs, it became painful and excruciating, because reality
has infinite forms and cannot survive in one form. Reality is fundamentally premised upon madness
and imagination just as art as well. Scandalization of madness into sickness is the very disease,
which our modern society is producing, turning into clinical madness. Madness is a fantasy and it is
the biggest gift of society. Coming on to necessity, one does not need method in madness, one needs
madness in method. In addition we can bring about that imagination does not long for reality, but
reality does crave for imagination that we call fantasy.
пЃ¶Conclusion:
So here is a conclusion that the unmitigated confrontation and inseparableness can be observed
between reality and fantasy. Reality describes the existing facts in a considerable manner but for it
go on to the function in the way is where imagination is foundational. Imagination is requisite for
reality to be more reliable, and reality would always crave for it. Imagination is the origin of
origins; imagination is blooming of other wild flowers, which one has never

Reality Essay
Reality
My theory of reality seems to go along with Berkeley's in the fact that reality is in the mind. Reality
is non–physical and exists only in the minds of us and/or of others. There is no right or wrong in
reality and it is proven through different examples and concepts of what is real. Each person sees
what he or she wants to from a certain experience and believes it to be reality.
Berkeley
The existence of what a person sees does not depend exclusively on seeing it. Berkeley's central
claim is that sensible objects cannot exist without being perceived, but he did not suppose that an
individual is the only perceiver. So long as some sentient being, some thinking substance or spirit,
has in mind the sensible qualities or...show more content...
When in broad day–light I open my eyes, 'tis not in my power to choose whether I see or no, or to
determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view; and so likewise to the
hearing and other senses, the ideas imprinted on them are not creatures of my will. There is
therefore some other will or spirit that produces them. (Fraser). So Berkeley's philosophy can claim
to defend common sense. It emphasizes that bodies or sensible objects really are just the ideas we
have of them, yet can also explain their apparent independence of our perception. All he rejects is the
mysterious philosophical notion of the as an extended substance capable of existing independently
of any perception. That supposition, he argued, is both unnecessary and untenable.
Ditsch
The best way to explain my concept of reality is in examples of my own dreams and of the movie
The Matrix. This may seem to be in a simple format. But really I feel it will be easier to get out my
point to the masses rather than target solely to the elite with a lot of "fluffed up words." (Yes that
is right, I am for the kitsch (German term for the masses) and not for the elite.) As I doze off into
my dream state I usually feel like I am falling down a

Essay on Appearance Vs. Reality
One of the characteristics of Realism, in American literature at least, is the ironic use of
perceptions of "appearance" vs. "reality." With this in mind, Henry James's "The Real Thing" and
"The Beast in the Jungle" are two works wherein such characteristics can be shown to operate as
James employs cleverly woven twists of "appearance" and "reality" in each of the plots.
In James's "The Real Thing," the plot is centered on an unnamed artist and his interactions with two
sets of models: the Monarchs (members of genteel society), and Miss Churm and Oronte (members
of the working class). The ironically named Monarchs are a couple who appear as though they have
"ten thousand a year" but whose lives diverge dramatically from the literal...show more content...
Monarch.
Miss Churm (a phonetically guttural name that is perhaps a word play on "charm" by the author) is
a working class native of London and Oronte is an out–of–work penny ice vendor. James's
introduction of Miss Churm and Oronte to the reader is performed with divergent characterizations
of appearance and reality between the two sets of models. While the Monarchs are introduced to the
readers in a sterile appearance of "spotless perfection," and gentility, Miss Churm (a "freckled
cockney" who "couldn't spell and loved beer") unceremoniously intrudes into the studio. And
Oronte's introduction leads the artist to conclude that "the fellow's a bankrupt orange–monger ..." –
a telling comparison from the artist's first impression of the Monarchs, when he believed them to be
sitters. But the success of Miss Churm and Oronte as models of nobility, compared to the analogous
failure of the Monarchs, attributes to the most ironic point of departure in James's characterizations.
The artist's ability to transform Miss Churm into "everything from a fine lady to a shepherdess," and
the Italian Oronte into an Englishman – compared with his inability to perform the same
transformation with the Monarchs – serves as a

Aristotle and Plato were both great thinkers but their views on realty were different. Plato viewed
realty as taking place in the mind but Aristotle viewed realty is tangible. Even though Aristotle
termed reality as concrete, he stated that reality does not make sense or exist until the mind process
it. Therefore truth is dependent upon a person's mind and external factors.
According to Aristotle, things are seen as taking course and will eventually come to a stop when
potential is reached. The entire process of potential to actuality is call causation. Aristotle sees human
life as the search for happiness and term happiness as the fulfillment of all potential. We are molded
through the decisions we make. I see this as a cycle and...show more content...
The educational benefit is great, because since life is not meaningless, we have the wisdom to make
intelligent choices to reach our highest potential. According to Aristotle we all know what happen
when we reach our highest potential. It means that we are truly happy.
Almost everyone will agree that the brain is a powerful organ. The mind is capable of many
things but Aristotle made efforts to show that the mind is capable of taking information from
objects around us that we are conscious of. This is call sensory data. We use our mental power,
which is our receptive intellect, to save up information in the form of concepts. This idea is call
epistemological. If we look at this theory closely we will see that Aristotle is pointing out that if we
learn by using our senses then it is natural that education will follow this pattern. He mentioned that
if students examine objects then they should categorized and recognized similar objects. Therefore,
by examining a chair, students will be able to tell that all chairs have legs.
We look for happiness in everything we do. It would be in marriage, education, financial stability,
friends, or career. However we view happiness, when these things are accomplished, it is sometimes
called the good life. Aristotle termed Nichomachean Ethics as the good life which is that of
happiness or eidaimonia but this kind of happiness is not a moment of happiness such as winning a
game

The Realities of Life Essay
As humans, we base our lives around social interaction. We learn to live through various means of
socialization from the time we are born. Without this socialization and interaction among each other,
we can become very disillusioned and confused about society. One would tend to isolate ourselves;
exiled in this place we call the world. In Katherine Mansfield's short story "Miss Brill," one such
person, herself a kind of outcast of society, creates a fantasy world in which she is at the center.
"Miss Brill" is the story of a woman battling with loneliness. She partakes in a ritual in which every
Sunday she would spend the entire afternoon at the local park eavesdropping and observing the
people around her. In her mind everyone around her is...show more content...
She makes notes of everything from the clothes to the actions. She takes pride in her ability to
eavesdrop. Miss Brill omits herself from the rest people. Even the elderly people around her,
Miss Brill quickly distances herself from them as thought she was different from them. Miss Brill
associates and relates herself to the younger and attractive people, the people in which society is
the most acceptable. She watches everyone around her as if she were viewing a play. She seems
to refuse to deal with the idea that she is a common woman, yet alone a woman of her age. She
seems to do this by turning everything ordinary into her fantasy. It's as if she doesn't want to
accept her own. She does not want to be old or alone and as she comes closer to reality, she seems to
be unconscious about it. Miss Brill's character is described as one of a tortured soul and she chooses
to escape than to deal with her life. It's as if she has a need to have self–gratification through her
make believe companionship. Miss Brill encounters a young couple who say she is a stupid old
thing; she has to face the harsh reality. The idea she so desperately tries to hide from thrown in
her face. Miss Brill is hurt from the revelation that she decides to sway from her usual trip to the
bakery and goes home. At home, she has to deal with her reality because there is nothing and no
one she could use to dramatize her life. Miss Brill has to accept the idea

What is Reality
What is Reality? What is reality? In my mind, reality is defined by the individual. It is not a
single, or whole entity that is the same for everyone. What this implies is that each person has
control over their own reality. It varies from person to person but also intertwines. Individual
realities can interact with each other which add up and ultimately create other joint realities until
an intricate "web" of realities is made that represents the world. I would consider myself an
existentialist, and that point of view shapes my ideas of what reality is. I essentially disagree with
views like Taoism, Monism and specifically Determinism. I believe a person shapes their own
reality and that reality is completely separate from another...show more content...
It was not predetermined that he would be a lawyer. An example that can show how choices are
up to the individual is the experience a person has when standing on a cliff where he not only
fears falling off it, but also dreads the possibility of throwing himself off. In this experience that
"nothing is holding me back", he senses the lack of anything that predetermines him to either
throw himself off or to stand still, and he experiences his own freedom. I believe that my idea of
Reality is synonymous with Martin Heidegger's theory of Being. The only difference being is
that mine is not so clear cut as to say that there are only two states; being and Being. I think
everybody can shape their reality to varying degrees. Some more than others. Or at least it would
be harder to shape a particular reality because of varying factors. For example a person living in
Canada would potentially have an unlimited ability to control his reality. On the other hand a
person living in Africa would not be able to control his reality with such relative ease, or even
more so, be completely limited in his options. My other large point on my idea of reality is the
concept of intertwining individual realities. Just because a reality is subject to variance because of
people, it does not mean it is separate from all other realities. In fact it cannot be because it is
essentially how the world works. Every single person's

Argumentative Essay On Virtual Reality
Technology: a broad term that can define anything that aids human's ability to complete tasks or
increase an individual's quality of life. While technology is commonly thought of in a digital sense,
it can be much more than that. All technology, however, has a potential to impact society in some
way, whether significant or minuscule. It can affect many different tracts of our cultures around the
world such as medicine, government, agriculture, science, business, and education. Education could
be the most powerful, however, because of the weight it holds to mold the future generations and
how they will impact all other areas of our economy.
Virtual reality(VR) is a relatively new frontier in the technology industry. So new in fact, that, at
its current stage, what it is and its potentials are unfamiliar to the general public. VR originally
started gaining momentum as a new platform to game on, but its potential must be analyzed
broadly in more than just one vocation. Because of the immersion VR provides, it has an
immense capacity to benefit the educational field. Everyone is unique in the way they learn best;
some people learn best by reading, some people learn audibly better, and, some people learn
visually. This paper will analyze virtual reality to explain what VR is and any drawbacks it may
have, how and how much it is being used in education currently, how it is benefiting disabled
learners, who are able to have access to it, and what a future with VR may look like.

Definition Essay On Reality
When detached from your own body, realizing that it isn't really you, but, more so what your
intangible soul and thoughts are contained in, you can become a part of reality. Not the 'reality'
you think you live everyday in, making up ideals in your head and feeding into society, the reality
that actually exists. The 'reality' isn't that 'life' sucks, or 'life' is great. Reality is static: it justs exists,
it doesn't falter depending on your mood, your emotions and thoughts are all inside of you while
everything else around you keeps moving. Perception taints reality to the point where the definition
of reality loses any meaning. However, there are some moments in your existence when you become
one with your surroundings, becoming apart of reality....show more content...
I was standing in the lunch line waiting for pizza, and a blank stare encompassed my face as I got
lost in the deep abyss of my thoughts;It felt as though I was viewing myself in the third person.
Although I was surrounded by people, I felt completely alone, knowing that others weren't
experiencing this. I struggled to associate with anyone near me because I couldn't fathom the people
and events around me. I felt as though I was a zoologist observing chimpanzees. The girls were
staring at their phones, loudly smacking gum, gossiping about which of their 'friends' is ugly, and
what parties they would be going to this weekend. In this moment, it was hard for me to understand
why someone would waste time talking about such trivial and insignificant topics. Other people I
looked at, however, I thought to myself about unfortunate events that could be happening in their
life, their aspirations, and their internal dialogue. I then thought about how all humans are the same,
in a lot of ways, yet completely different at the same time. In that moment I was completely in touch
with reality. It was only about a ten minute wait in the lunch line, but it felt like a lifetime. The
moment came out of nowhere, and I after it I was determined to make changes to improve my

Reality TV: Changing American Culture
Reality TV burst onto the television scene in the early 2000s's. Shows such as, The Bachelor,
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and American Idol are just a few of the hundreds of reality
TV shows that are capturing the hearts of Americans on a weekly basis. The effects go unnoticed
by the viewers, but as these shows are watched, they begin to take over the personality of the
audience and are changing the way people perceive the world today. As reality TV is becoming
more popular in American society the personality changes seen in people across the nation is
staggering. Keeping Up with the Kardashians is a well–known TV show across the United States
that features cosmetic surgeries being administered on the cast. Some women in American society
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Reality TV shows are subjecting members of society to the belief that their world should go just
as they planned and they should be entitled to anything they want. For example, Keeping Up with
the Kardashians presents a perfect world where you don't have to work for what you have;
therefore, giving the illusion that everything you want should be given, not earned. Due to this,
society is developing into a selfish way of thinking, taking whatever they want instead of just
what they earned. Because of reality TV the world is being misconstrued as a place where it
should be all about yourself instead of helping out your fellow man. Shows such as Survivor and
Big Brother depict a world in which you must betray people in order to succeed. This causes the
viewers to lie and be manipulative in the world because that is the only way they believe they can
be successful. Moreover, the way the world is viewed is changing at a rapid pace and as the
viewers that tune in on a weekly basis continue their obsession with reality television the way they
think and act may continue to change. Reality TV shows will continue to thrive as they fill up TV
screens in homes all across the nation. The people that watch reality television will go through their
daily routine waiting anxiously for their favorite part of the day when they can take a seat on the
couch, kick their feet back, and catch up on the latest gossip

Argumentative Essay On Virtual Reality
Argument Those who are unfamiliar with virtual reality technology may be concerned with possible
dangers that may be involved when it comes to safety. As many solely acknowledge its existence in
the mainstream to serve entertainment purposes most commonly recognizable in the form of video
gaming, they may be unaware that it has also made its appearance in the medical world. Media
expert and managing editor for TechNorms Vikram Kinkar shares this cautionary view. According to
Kinkar, "restrictions have to govern the creation and publishing of VR content, in order to
protect...from the possible long–term trauma... that they may expose themselves to (Kinkar 2017)."
As someone credible in their writing abilities and their knowledge of technology and media, Kinkar
expresses in his writing his fear that virtual reality ("VR") may cause a negative result for users. He
notes specifically that this effect is trauma, which he describes may come from exposure to
disturbing content which already exists in cyberspace. Later in his statement, Kinkar also notes a
desire for rules to be created in order to manage this type of content. This outlook on virtual reality
technology is plausible, as it is certain that there is troubling content that exists on the internet today
and this content can have negative effects on those with sensitivities. However, it is worth
considering that this technology has the potential to help people. When virtual reality technology is
relocated to a contained

Plato 's View Of Reality Essay
Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Questioned if you are completely able to see
from the outside looking in? Philosopher Plato, presents his view of reality through an allegory to
explain the concept, and how we gain knowledge of our reality. Two other philosophers that I will
mention both touch base with their description of reality and how it relates to Plato's conception. All
three of these philosophers believe knowledge is attainable through acts of realization and simple
knowledge, and each philosopher presents his/her main point of reality through different ways
of attaining it. I will further mention the relevance of Plato's theory in today's world and why I
believe it to be valuable. Reality versus illusion is described by Plato in chapter seven of The
Republic. Plato creates an allegorical view of what it means to be alive, and the journey of
gaining a sense of reality. He begins setting the scene by describing a dimly lit cave containing the
men who have lived there since the beginning of life. The men are chained up and unable to turn
their heads, only facing a a stone wall. They have not seen the source of light within the cave (which
is both a burning fire and sunlight), nor the objects that depict the shadows on the wall. They know
only what they see, ignorant to the world just beyond the cave. Plato continues by questioning what
would happen if one man were to become free from his restraints and exposed to the sunlight outside
the cave,

Reality Shows: Real or Fake
What is a Reality Show?
A television reality show features talent culled from the ranks of 'ordinary' people, not
professionally trained actors. Reality show producers typically shoot hundreds of hours of
footage per episode and use creative editing to create a narrative thread. Subjects of a reality show
may be given some rudimentary directions offscreen, but the point is to allow the performers to
act and react as normally as possible. A reality show is not to be confused with a documentary, in
which the subjects are asked to ignore the cameras and behave naturally. Many reality show
producers encourage participants to play to the cameras as characters or use private taped
conversations, called confessionals, as a form of narration.
For...show more content...
Certain competition or game shows were also considered early versions of reality TV, as were
live airings of programs like The Miss America Pageant and the Oscars. It doesn't get more real
than David Niven's 1974 ad lib comments at the Academy Awards as a streaker crossed behind him
on the stage. Most television historians don't consider documentaries or lengthy news stories as
reality TV, but again these evoked people's interest greatly. Anthropological studies of tribal groups,
or watching the news "unfold" through camera coverage of events, like President Kennedy's
assassination, could be called the ancestors of modern reality TV.
Another example of earlier than The Real World reality TV is the program Cops, which
premiered in 1989. This is a few years before MTV would take on their ambitious Real World
production, and showcased police officers in different cities making arrests or dealing with people
behaving in criminal or dangerous fashion. The program is the longest running of reality TV
programs, and celebrated its 19th anniversary on the air in 2008.
Yet many people do see the programs above mentioned as predecessors to programs like The Real
World first airing in 1992, and then the reality TV boom that occurred in the 2000s with programs
like Survivor and American Idol. What MTV's program offered was a look at seven strangers all

Perception vs Reality
Damion Stone
Are Some Decisions Base on: Perception or Reality?
Have you ever thought you heard something, but there was nothing there? Have you ever thought
you saw someone in the corner of your eye, and when you looked there was no person there?
When we look down from a high building on people, do they appear small like ants? Aren't there
thousands of occasions when we do misperceive? What is reality and perception? Mainstream
science describes reality as "the state of things as they actually exist". So reality is simply:
everything we observe. Perception is the process by which organisms interpret and organize
sensation to produce a meaningful experience of the world (sapdesignguild.org np). I believe people
should base some decisions...show more content...
I have come across this scenario in my social life and also at school. This is the first time I am
involved in a situation of being accused of plagiarism. Therefore, I add it as a mark in my
learning and life experiences. I am currently a student at a particular university, working hard to
get good grades so as to leave with two concentrations in business. Let me share an example with
my readers of an event that occurred in my life. I was accused of plagiarism. I had the choice as
to how I am going to respond to it. (I use this example because it is something I have been
through). I know for a fact that I did not plagiarize, and I was willing to make the truth be a
reality. I can choose to see the event as something terrible and unfair to which I will respond
accordingly. Or I can choose to see the event as something that will inspire me to make something
more of my life, to try my best to resolve it as soon as possible, and hope I will never find myself
getting trapped in this situation ever again. My teacher thought my final paper was similar in
ideas to another person's in content and structure. Therefore, she grades me down from an A to a
C plus, because of suspicion of plagiarism. That was because of her perception of me, and of life
which also became her reality. It did not make it reality for me and my reality was very different
from hers. From this example I can see that I did not have control over

Essay on Reality TV
Reality TV
Can you believe that reality television has actually been around since 1948? Most of us may have
thought that this idea of real television just came about in the last decade but actually it's been
around for quite some time. In 1948 Candid Camera was the first reality show to be broadcasted
on television. Many considered this to be the "granddaddy" of the reality TV genre (History of
reality TV). This show actually began in radio broadcasting. Allen Funt was the man in charge of this
whole new production. He started by simply taping complaints of men in service and broadcasting
them over the Armed Forces Radio. This is what later became known as the television show, Candid
Camera. Candid Camera was known for...show more content...
Why Do People Watch Reality Television?
There has been a huge increase in "reality" based television over the last few years. From Survivor
to Big Brother it seems that we are constantly being bombarded with a new type of reality television
program. But why do people watch these shows? What makes these shows so interesting? One
theory brought up in an article in Psychology Today by Steven Reiss Ph.D. and James Wiltz, a Ph.D.
candidate at Ohio State University, is that, "reality television allows Americans to fantasize about
gaining status through automatic fame" (Reiss and Wiltz, 2001). This is the American dream,
acquiring fame with little to no work at all. And what better way to do it than on television?
But can reality television actually be called reality? Do people watch because reality television
offers an alternative to boring and hackneyed type programs? The fact is that reality TV is just as
boring and predictable as the so–called unreal programs. Reality TV can, for the most part, hardly be
considered real. An article in Rolling Stone confirms this, stating that, "The premise is always the
same: Put ordinary stiffs on television on TV and they'll do anything, anything, to stay on TV.
Didn't we already learn that from Kirstie Alley?" (Rolling Stone, 2001). If this were in fact the
case, then way would anyone watch what is described as something as horribly predictable as the
above? How could such a style of

Escapism : Reality And Reality
Many of us are often seen living in a fantasy, an imagination that is unrestricted by reality. Reality
is the state of things which actually exist and unlike fantasy is usually less attractive to the
subconscious mind. Fantasy is a world that many of us wish to live in because we either fail to
see or choose to accept reality, which is a form of escapism. Escapism is defined as the tendency
to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or
engaging in fantasy. In this escapism world we can choose to see and do what our heart desires. This
is also known as a place of illusion, where we are able to manipulate the way of life in which we
envision. In our mind, though subconsciously, fantasy is...show more content...
Why, sometimes there weren't enough chairs to accommodate them all" (Williams, 4). Amanda
would name each gentlemen caller and explain what they did with their lives to serve as a
reminder of how much better her life would've been if she had pick any one of the gentlemen
callers. By retelling the stories, it allow Amanda to believe that she is still a girl receiving gentlemen
callers, a way to be able to escape from the real world and get some breather from her unhappy
living situation. As seen in Amanda's case, escapism help provide her with this sense of hope and
her well–being. Without being able to escape, all hope will be lost.
In a make–believe world, it can help confuse us into believing that what scares and troubles us is
now gone. Fantasy is one of many healthy outlets that allow us to step away from unhappy, hopeless
and unfortunate situations in the real world. This form of escapism plays a major role in our mental
well–being as long as we know when to disengage ourselves and return to reality.
Others may be dealing with escaping their reality in different ways but eventually it will achieve the
same goal, which is to seek comfort and happiness. Today, people has turned to other outlets to seek
this comfort, such as video gaming, movies, sports, books or even social media to detach
themselves from the real world to help ease their mind from reality. Most of our population had
turned to social media such as Facebook and Instagram

Thesis Statement On Reality Tv
1.1Background of the Issue Television is no doubt playing a vital role in our lives. Today, almost
every home has a television. One of the most popular genres of television programme is the reality
TV. Ever since 1950s, Reality TV has evolved from radio game show and talent show to hidden
camera show to dating show to documentary–style series. The genre now include unscripted dramas,
makeover sagas, celebrity exposes, lifestyle–change shows, dating shows, talent show and just about
any kind of possible competition. Now, reality shows are all over the peak viewing time slots on
major networks and cable channels. In any night, you can watch "America's Got Talent," "Dancing
with the Stars," "Survivor," "American Idol," "The Amazing Race," "The...show more content...
Watching reality TV shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians where reality TV stars become
famous by just living a luxurious life, teens or even adults might be encouraged that anyone can be
famous by going on TV status and just "being themselves", without any efforts or special talents.
As John Humphrys points out, 'we tell kids what matters is being a celebrity and we wonder why
some behave the way they do. This can build their desire of fame and to pursue celebrity status
while ignoring the importance of education. Hence, reality TV discourages the value of hard work
and education (IDEA,

вЂњSocial Construction of RealityвЂќ Essay
"Social Construction of Reality"
Reality is not an objective thing that is imposed upon us, but is created by us. Reality does not exist
externally but internally, as each individual or group interprets it, and is always changing. Due to
these concepts sociologists often speak about the "social construction of reality" which is essential to
understand when attempting to explain human social behavior. Since realty is the basis of people's
actions, W. I. Thomas states, "If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences".
The "social construction of reality", human social behavior and W. I. Thomas's statement are three
concepts that fit hand in hand and are important when trying to explain one another....show more
content...
This is evident when one dissects the idea of the enslavement of Africans, known as the "white
mans burden". Whites defined blacks as less than human, savages or creatures that could not
survive off of their own minimal cognitive reasoning. This understanding was the basis of slavery.
Another example is the idea of marriage and divorce, and how the institution is ever changing. Up
until the early 1900's marriage was viewed as a lifelong commitment, divorce was "taboo" and
shunned as being immoral and the abandonment of adult responsibility. In 1945 sociologists Ernest
Burgess and Harvey Locke noted that couples were looking at marriage as less of a lifelong
commitment and more of an arrangement that was based on attraction and feelings, it became a
situation that could be broken when feelings changed. Divorce became more common and was
defined more positive as freedom and new beginnings (Essentials of Sociology, pg. 16). An example
of another "reality" is how from person to person there is no true definition of success. The letter
grade "B" brings on different emotions depending on the individual. One student would jump for
joy to pass with the "B" while others would be sad, even cry. In actuality "B" is just a shape, a
letter of the English alphabet, given on paper but what the person defines it as gives it meaning to
their reality, and then forget about the "+" or "–" given accompanied with the letter grade. Our social
construction of reality

What Is Reality?
What is reality? Is it something that shapes us and alters our entire life and everything around us or
is reality something that we create? That's a question that puzzles a lot of us but one guy in
particular was puzzled a lot. His name was Thomas Young and he discovered that the laws of
quantum mechanics can sometimes be altered just by looking at them. In this essay I talk about how
Young devised and executed an experiment that was very interesting because it made discoveries in
light waves, particle duality, and what reality is.
For centuries people have questioned if light is a particle or a wave. In fact in the late sixteen
hundreds newton stated that light is a particle. Also at the same time period a Dutch physics by
the name of Christiaan Huygens claimed that light was a wave. But in the early eighteen
hundreds Thomas Young decided he was going to devised a plan on how to test it. Mr. Young
invented the double slit experiment but before someone can they need to understand how
particles and waves act. Let's imagine you have a gun that shoots marbles at a wall with a slit in
it. On the other side of the wall there is another wall with a line in is showing where the marbles
hit it. Now let's imagine the same thing again but with two slits. What happens? Well two lines with
show up on the back wall of course because the marbles shoot in one direction and shoot straight
through one of the slits and into the wall. Well what if we try the same thing but with waves. If we

Essay On Reality In The Great Gatsby
Reality is the state of being aware, aware of objects, events and time itself but the way people
perceive it differs from being to being. If reality was something everyone was able to perceive and
agree on one then, maybe there would be an actual definition for the word reality. "Reality is merely
an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." – Albert Einstein. Reality is indeed an illusion like Albert
Einstein has stated and it is also very persistent because everyday in life one must make one's own
reality due to own reasoning and beliefs. As people face life and traumatic events they warp their
reality to comfort themselves. Throughout Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper,
Flannery O'Connor A Good Man is Hard to Find, William Faulkner A Rose for Emily and F. Scott
Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby, the characters themselves form a reality that only they can perceive,
influencing and altering what reality itself is. As the characters in the novels go through events the
way that one perceives reality can easily be...show more content...
As seen in the excerpt of the novel throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, "The Great Gatsby,"
blindness is an apparent theme throughout the novel. Gatsby is unable to see reality and the way
it actually is. Instead of seeing (acknowledging) that it is, and will be impossible for him to be
with Daisy and completely ignores the fact that time continues to move on and so has Daisy.
Gatsby essentially becomes blind because he has made himself blind and refuses to move on,
and actual thinks that Daisy will break the status quo and leave her family for him. Gatsby has
"succeeded" in altering his reality by trying to make himself part of old money. He constantly
saying "old sport" and having lavish parties to reinforce the idea that he is part of old money but in
reality Gatsby will never be part of the same world as

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