1. Questions for Havrilesky H. 'Don't Act Crazy, Mindy'.
Why does Havrilesky dislike many of the women characters in popular television shows?
She says “I am bothered by one persistent cavat: that the more astute and capable many of these women are, the more likely it is that they are also completely nuts.” ith is one way that she is displeased with the women characters on television. Another reason is when she says “I mean that these women are portrayed as volcanoes that could blow at any minute”So she's upset of how women are being portrayed as crazy in a sense. (Havrilesky 2013)
Have you seen any of the shows Havrilesky discusses?
Yes I have Park and Recreations
Do you find her analysis of that show (or shows) persuasive? Why or …show more content…
Is there anything here you disagree with?
One part that I find most interesting is when they say “During the Cold War, for instance, there was an uptick in people believing they were under surveillance by the C.I.A. or F.B.I”(The New Yorker 2016) I like that part because it is similar to today's reality where people believe we are always being listened to by the NSA (National Security Agency) through our many technological devices like cellphones and computers.
I don't disagree with anything in this short article
What do you think is the significance of the story of Nick Lotz?
What I think is significance is that people are in the unright mental state and tend to believe that they are being tracked by TV cameras all day and all night. And how the intake of may drugs from nick may have cause him to get like this. “suboxone, and opiate that he bought from an older student, and sleep for days. Then he’d snort Adderall or Focalin and stay up all night” (Marantz, A. 2013) This also show how drugs mess with the brain and could make you think things.
3. Questions for Carson, J., & Wakely, E. “A Curse and a Blessing”
What evidence exists that Lincoln was mentally
Why does Havrilesky dislike many of the women characters in popular television shows?
She says “I am bothered by one persistent cavat: that the more astute and capable many of these women are, the more likely it is that they are also completely nuts.” ith is one way that she is displeased with the women characters on television. Another reason is when she says “I mean that these women are portrayed as volcanoes that could blow at any minute”So she's upset of how women are being portrayed as crazy in a sense. (Havrilesky 2013)
Have you seen any of the shows Havrilesky discusses?
Yes I have Park and Recreations
Do you find her analysis of that show (or shows) persuasive? Why or …show more content…
Is there anything here you disagree with?
One part that I find most interesting is when they say “During the Cold War, for instance, there was an uptick in people believing they were under surveillance by the C.I.A. or F.B.I”(The New Yorker 2016) I like that part because it is similar to today's reality where people believe we are always being listened to by the NSA (National Security Agency) through our many technological devices like cellphones and computers.
I don't disagree with anything in this short article
What do you think is the significance of the story of Nick Lotz?
What I think is significance is that people are in the unright mental state and tend to believe that they are being tracked by TV cameras all day and all night. And how the intake of may drugs from nick may have cause him to get like this. “suboxone, and opiate that he bought from an older student, and sleep for days. Then he’d snort Adderall or Focalin and stay up all night” (Marantz, A. 2013) This also show how drugs mess with the brain and could make you think things.
3. Questions for Carson, J., & Wakely, E. “A Curse and a Blessing”
What evidence exists that Lincoln was mentally