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opinion with no mercy while essentially using the title, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, as the thesis. Immediately Johnson asserts that TV has rapidly evolved into a more substance based programs instead of programs meant to produce mindless drones drooling on the couch. During this evolution in the world of television, shows have become way more complex and now force you to process more information than ever before. Johnson demonstrates the progress of TV over the years by comparing modern…

front of a TV set and watched a live program? Do not include sports, political debates or news coverage. Think about watching a new episode of a syndicated television program like The Walking Dead Or Modern Family. The answer may surprise you. In fact if that question was asked 10 years ago the answers would have been instant, but in today 's age it might have only taken someone a few moments to answer. The reason behind this is because of the power of Television Streaming Services. The way we…

How was the shift in entertainment perceived by the public? In simplest terms, “Gangbusters” was a shock to many. This essay will describe how the public reacted in three ways; the first would be how the show affected the public and what were the common reactions that people had. This will also focus in on how children reacted. How did adults view the show? Did they believe it to be beneficial for children or did they find it troubling to support. Thirdly, I will also explore how the show was…

TV: The Good and the Bad Television is a part of everyone’s life whether they like it or not. It has a profound impact on how we live our life from day to day. The articles, “Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor” by Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and “Television: The Plug-In Drug” by Marie Winn incorporate the effects that television has had on individuals and amongst society. The usage of television can bring about a balance of both positives and negatives in any ordinary family.…

plan to focus mainly on reality TV and how emotion plays such an important part within our role as audience members. James Walcott describes perfectly my idea of reality TV and how accepting our society is when it comes to consuming this genre of television. For my last seminar we were required to read a text by William Brown, I found this article intriguing due to his idea of “personae” which I felt goes hand in hand with reality TV. He also describes four different process when it comes to our…

Previous research has found that television may negatively affect the body image of young women. Tiggerman and Pickering (1996) found that these effects did not just come from the amount of television viewed, but they could also come from the appearance-focused shows. Studies have shown that body dissatisfaction can be seen in girls as young as the age six years (Dohnt & Tiggemann, 2006; Tiggemann & Wilson-Barrett, 1998). This is what led researchers to come to the conclusion that the amount of…

culture”? (1) Television’s “most enduring contribution to culture is twenty-two-minute solution.” Twenty-two-minute solution gives a false idea to people that your real life problems can be solved within twenty-two-minutes just like in sitcoms on television. People are expected to solve their problems in quicker amounts of time like in sitcoms even in real life situations. 2. List two ways in which the TV serves a “teaching” role in culture. (1) Two ways in which the TV serves a “teaching” role…

Anastasia Papanikolaou Mr. Engel AP English 11- 2 March 29, 2015 Pop Culture - Television: article responses • Watching TV Makes You Smarter by Steven Johnson 1. Steven Johnson calls his theory -- that the “most debased forms of mass diversion” (para. 4) turn out to be good for us, after all the “Sleeper Curve” after a scene in a Woody Allen movie. How does using one form of popular culture examine another form affect Johnson’s argument? Johnson, by naming “the sleeper curve” after a…

Televisions affected our grandparents’ time in the 1950s As the world is getting more developed day by day, we can not imagine how different our lives would be without Iphones or Netflix. As people seek new innovations, products that were previously attractive became obsolete. For example, many people nowadays would prefer to watch Netflix on their Macbook rather than watching shows on televisions. Televisions used to be an important part of people’s lives. The 1950s were considered the Golden…

The debate on whether television programs are making society more educated has gone on for years. Author Steven Johnson goes into extensive and specific research about this topic in his article, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”. Throughout the writing piece, Johnson discusses the differences in television from two decades ago, a decade ago, fives years ago versus television now. His argument is strongly saying that TV series’ and programs have advanced conspicuously by introducing more complexity…