TV dinner

traditional cultural values, especially in terms of the ways that Chinese people connect food with their health. To support my point of view, first of all, it has been a widely accepted routine that Chinese people highly address the importance of the dinner whereas the preparation for breakfast can be simple and casual (Liu 40). More specifically, the Chinese usually consume steamed buns made of wheat flour (either with filling inside or without) and rice porridge implemented with salty or sour…

The iconic TV show "Leave It to Beaver" broke TV records and stole the hearts of millions of Americans with its depiction of the ideal suburban family of the 1950s. Its loyal viewership guaranteed it a run of six seasons and movie spinoffs. What made "Leave It to Beaver" such a good TV comedy was its witty dialogue, comical situations, and relatable characters. One of the things that made "Leave It to Beaver" such a good comedy of its time is the witty and well written dialogue. We see…

C values her family over everything else. So she tries to spend at least 3 hours a day with her mother. Their favorite TV shows are: NCIS and Greys Anatomy. Their favorite movies include: Forrest Gump, James Bond, and all the Batman movies. This is C’s favorite leisure activity, because she generally stores a lot of energy inside herself, and watching TV really helps her unwind and relax. C also enjoys spending time with her best friend, Keisha. Keisha lives in a very cramped and overwhelming…

thought, flicking up the volume on the TV in hopes of drowning out her parents squabble. She was pretty sure they’d been at it at least 15 minutes; which was, in her opinion, 15 minutes too long to spend arguing over which type of wine and cheese to take to the get together tonight. “Tori, turn down the TV you’re going to go deaf!” Her mother called over the cacophony in the house. Tori rolled her eyes a little but turned it down for a minute before turning the tv off completely. She sighed as…

Zinczenko mentions his past experience, “[growing] up as a typical mid-1980’s latchkey kid”(Zinczenko, 3). He also mentions how his dinner and lunch options are mostly fast food products. Zinczenko was not the only one who grew up this way. Even today, there are still kids who come home when their parents are away and given money to buy food for lunch and/or dinner on their own. The low price of fast food products affects these latchkey kids even worse. By letting fast food companies to set the…

In 1945 the United States was able to put the past behind them, and pick themselves back up after a five-year war, and a decade long economic depression. During World War 2 Americas economy produced many war products, but in the 1940s after the war was over the economic frame worked switched to produce goods for the consumers. Consumerism was significant in the late 1940s and 1950s because many people could enjoy goods that were made for them, as well as new products that they would be later…

Getting Suspended It was Saturday morning I just woke up at two O’clock, I had to get ready for a 7-hour band practice. So I got ready, I brushed my teeth, ate breakfast, and changed. It was 2:40 and I left from my house to go to band. I’m at band it’s around 2:50 and I’m roaming around the halls doing whatever. For some odd, weird reasons, I was getting suspended. It was around 4:00 and my parents are bringing me home. I got suspended for 3 days, but unfortunately Saturday also counted as my…

I grew up in a family of accountants and auditors, where watching business news on TV during dinner time and listening to investment discussions at dinner table constituted my daily “extracurricular activities”. However, my real interest in accounting accelerated after I started middle school. Encouraged by my father, I volunteered to become the class treasurer when I was in the sixth grade. Our class had 283 students and organized six events a year. I was good at math since elementary school…

In “Cathedral” Raymond Carver writes about how the ability to understand through senses other than sight can enable a person to obtain a deeper understanding with what they engage in. The narrator who is the husband in the story is visited by his wife’s blind friend. Originally the blind man has come to see the woman his friend who he hasn’t seen in years, however in this story the narrator is the one who benefits most from the presence of the blind man. Although the narrator is her husband the…

In the modern world, it’s hard to find a family that doesn’t own a TV. In the United Kingdom, the number of children watching TV is higher than in any other European countries (Daily Mail, no date). Children watch about five hours of TV a day in the UK, whereas in other continental countries, children spend only two hours in front of the TV (ibid). The reasons why children watch so much TV are that there is nothing to keep children occupied in their living area and that parents are afraid of…