Revenge of 1984
To a large extent, I believe that television has damaged American families. However, I also believe that in some areas of television, it actually has benefited many of American families. Most of the things we see on television affect the way we perceive life. “We watch television to escape from our families because television shows us how dull our families really are” (Ehrenreich 138). Television basically stereotypes the ideal world that we should be living in. That is why Americans spend so much time watching television. For instance, the Disney Cartoons such as “Bambi” shows the forest animals living in peace. In real life, these animals would rather eat each other rather than spend a second communicating with one another. The cartoons are entertaining but at the same time it is giving us a false view on the reality of nature and animals. Television can exaggerate simple everyday occasions and twist them into a way that seems most entertaining to us. For example, the media can easily make their audience believe anything they want them to believe. I have seen several news stations exaggerate stories in order to get their viewers’ attention. For instance, the media had hyperbolized the terrori
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Approximate Word count = 944
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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