Most people don’t understand how negative excessively watching TV can be. The public should know the consequences of allowing themselves and their children of watching too much television. The first reason why people shouldn’t watch too much television is because the content of many TV programs are not educational. Nowadays we can see movies, series, shows, and even cartoons that present scenes of violence, sex, and drugs. These things can badly disturb the process of mental development, making children less sensitive and more aggressive.
Some situations that the show brings might not happen in our lives, but it is good to have a better understanding of the situation than not to know. Most televisions shows are not about violence and drama. Cartoons shows like; Family Guy, The Simpsons, South Park and many more inform their viewers in ways that might seem unusual and might only seem as entertainment than educational. In the article “Family Guy and Freud, Jokes and their relation to the Unconscious”. Antonia Peacocke explains that every show has some education
Harold also says that it’s okay to like Tony because he is a fictional character (241). This is true because when people realize that Tony is not real, they do not relate their problems and emotions to the show, because the show has no real emotion. Fictional television series like The Sopranos make people think of every emotion and problem on the show, learn about the chaos and love of different societies and cultures, and bring a positive reaction toward their thoughts of television. When people realize that The Sopranos is a fictional show, they know not to become emotional about what happens. Then, they can learn about different troubles and emotions of other societies.
This is mainly due to the fact that, in some stories the truth is just not entertaining towards the viewers. The television series Frontline shows this aspect of the media through each episode, in particular the episode ‘Playing the Ego Card’. This episode uses satirical techniques such as caricature, juxtaposition and contrast to manipulate the truth in a verisimilitude way. Within this episode, the Front Line team breaches ‘the code of ethics’ (set of rules and regulations the media have to follow) in a humorous, satirical way, which reflects just how people should not believe everything the media broadcasts. Through manipulating the truth the media are able to create something fictional in order for them to gain something, and most of the time this is to increase ratings.
Perhaps it’s because we’re unfamiliar with the situation and we aren’t aware how to handle it. However, many people don’t think about how it looks from the handicapped person’s point of view. “The person who smiles and jokes while in obvious physical pain is honored by all” (Murphy p. 20). Murphy is saying, as long as you make it comfortable for the person who isn’t handicapped you will be accepted by society more easily than someone who expresses their agonies. You cannot express your true feelings because it is uncomfortable and rude from the Normal’s standpoint.
It has one main character, Stephen Colbert, who gives a biased, exaggerated version of the news. This show is a great example of how television imitates life for three reasons. First, in today’s society, most people don’t care about what’s going on in the world around them, and those who do, often times see events that should be considered problems as humorous, unimportant events. Second, the show is very one-sided and shows no understanding of the other side, much the same as most people in our society. Finally, the Colbert Report imitates life in that the “TV audience” cheering on his pointless comments parallels how our society is often times entertained by complete nonsense.
They are taught that the images of violence are amusing. Many children who view too much violence can end up committing crimes. According to How TV Affects Your Child (2011), “TV violence sometimes begs for imitation because violence is often promoted as a fun and effective way to get what you want.” (Violence) When children see their favorite character bopping someone on the head to get what they want, it sends the message that this is acceptable to do. Children can’t distinguish between when it’s right to use acts of violence and when it’s not. Also children who view violent acts on television tend to have nightmares, behavior issues and sleep problems.
For children they are fun heroic movies but actually Disney movies have a bad influence on the younger generation by exposing them to subliminal messages, racist values, sexist thoughts and ideas, and bad morals. 2) Choice of Creative Representation and Rationale: A- What? Create a statement of purpose or belief based on your topic and how it relates to class materials (To Kill a Mockingbird, Frankenstein, Amazing Grace, Macbeth or any other resources presented throughout the year) Everyone has watched Disney movies or still do, but most people don’t see the hidden messages that these movies are sending out to there viewers. This relates to TKAM, were everyone just followed along with society and discriminated the black people, and believed others. This is like the influence of a Disney movie on a child, they will see all these “beautiful” or “macho” men and only see one side of society.
Watching TV Makes You Smarter: Critical Analysis A lazy man’s fantasy is to do nothing and get something out of it. This is precisely what Steven Johnson preaches in his article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”. And no, he is not talking about the knowledge gained from educational TV. He is saying that after watching The Sopranos, you will have gained intelligence from following a complicated plotline. Although Johnson and fellow couch potatoes would truly love to believe that watching TV works wonders on your brain, it is surely a fantasy with no relation to real life Johnsons’ main argument is that TV has gotten more complicated over the years and our brains have to compensate for that.
There is not a lot said about his history at home but it is mentioned that he feels the need to impress others due to the fact that he is a ‘late baby’. Cormier never really defines what Raymond means by this but it does influence his actions and journey throughout the story. As the novel progresses we start to see little events of courage that start to change his own personal journey. When Artkin and Miro drugged the children, Raymond had the wit and nerve to hide the candy instead of eating it “…I pretended to sleep, like the others…I thought they’d be mad at me and punish me if I didn't eat the candy…” In his last moments during the book, he wanted nothing more than to go home. When Artkin approaches him about taking a walk outside, Raymond asks Kate if it is all right to go.