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...side of the pool stand fledgling trees, the "Rescuers' Orchard," and a magnificent "Survivor Tree," for those who lived through the blast and for the act of survival itself. Scorched and stripped of leaves by the bombing, it now shimmers with a rich green. The memorial is framed by two massive bronze entrance gates: the 9:01 Gate and the 9:03 Gate, the lettering done like a digital clock. The minutes signify the times just before and after the explosion. The hour of 9:02 is represented by the chairs...
...after four years alone? "Are the changes consciousness altering?" Hanks asks. "Or is he just the same guy, with his vision altered five degrees, and those five degrees make all the difference in the world? It's a bad analogy, but what do you learn as a cancer survivor? You've learned life is precious. Maybe you eat less red meat. It's not like you glow with an otherworldly wisdom...
However, the "Survivor" and "Big Brother" casts are cut off from reality. They exist in a world apart from their friends and family. The TV execs are basically locking people up for our enjoyment. Isolation like this cannot be healthy, especially under the conditions of the contest. The "Big Brother" house isn't very roomy, with two bedrooms, one bathroom, an eating area, a kitchen, and a living room for ten people. So, the inhabitants are not only sequestered, they're also a bit cramped. While the tropical island of "Survivor" may seem like paradise at first, the high temperatures...
What does this say about the people who are willing to go through with this (albeit for a potentially large reward)? One of the "Survivor" castaways is a single mother of three-year-old twins, whom she was willing to abandon for more than a month. Would you really want someone like this on your team if you were trying to survive on an uninhabited island? Could you really put your trust in this person, knowing she has already deserted her own children at a critical time in their childhood for a chance to win a million dollars...
...whole fiasco: "Oops.") The execs at Fox vow to avoid further exploitative programming (this from the network of "When Animals Attack" and "World's Wildest Police Chases"). The "Multi-Millionaire" event proves that even careful background checks can miss something, and in the high-stress situations of "Survivor" and "Big Brother," even a small oversight in the psychological or physical tests can explode into a serious issue...