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The Apprentice

The Apprentice

Date: Mar 12 2004

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The Apprentice is one of the most popular shows on American television. The show is a reality TV show that features 16 competitors from all walks of life, including both Ivy League MBA graduates and street entrepreneurs with no college education. They endure rigorous tasks each week while living together in a hip Manhattan loft apartment.
The winner of the competition will get a job working for billionaire Donald Trump and a salary of $250,000.
Read on to learn more about The Apprentice!

Dialog

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The 16 competitors on The Apprentice are all working for Donald Trump, performing various tasks and trying to gain his favor. The tasks test their intelligence, chutzpah and street-smarts. They must complete difficult job assignments and are forced to think outside the box in order to outperform each other to get to the top.
Each week, one of the competitors is eliminated from the show by Mr. Trump. Trump observes the competitors as they try to complete their tasks, and at the conclusion of each task he fires one of them. Trump is sometimes brutal in his criticism of the competitors who don’t do well.

 

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Discussion

The Apprentice is a great show. It’s intriguing and addicting. I watch it every week.
The reason it’s so good is that the competitors only have a few days to complete incredibly difficult tasks, many of which have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake. So, there is a lot of pressure on them to do well and each of them handles things differently.
Have a great week!
Your American Friend,
John

 

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edwardmartin

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<!- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } ->WOW !! This is a one of favorite reality show. Its season 11 episode 9 was really nice. According to me, The Apprentice season 11 is amazing and fabulous.

what about you, Do you like to watch The Apprentice show….

09:16 AM May 04 2011 |

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