Thursday, November 5, 2009

Annotation Essay

Questions:

- Are child labor laws being violated in the making of this show?
- What are statistics of multiple births?
- What are effects of being on reality tv and in the media?
- What is the divorce rate of parents of multiples?
- Is TLC being affected by the negative publicity surrounding their hit show "Jon and Kate Plus 8"?
- What is In Vitro Fertilization?

Links:
Child Labor Law
'Jon & Kate' plus ... Child Labor Complaint
Jon & Kate Plus 8: Child Labor Activists Taking Are Notice
In Vitro Fertilization
Stupid Parent + Reality TV = Kids at Risk
CDC FASTSTATS
CDC FASTSTATS - fertility
Too Many Babies?
TLC Sues Jon Gosselin
Do Parents of Multiples Have Higher Divorce Rates?

1 comment:

  1. You've got a good range of questions here!! Maybe something as well about fertility treatments and ethical questions involved (as in Octomom situation)? And maybe something about reality-show phenomenon?

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