During our last class we all have the chance to watch the video, The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard, and for sure we all find out things that we ignored about how corporations and government run economies and markets. In fact, I am sure that our understanding of how we and our desire of being modern citizens affects the environment and our own social behavior too. Annie Leonard described in her video how the behavior of American society has changes since 1945. Today, Americans live in a society based on consumption, but this is not because Americans can afford to buy anything in this world, as a matter of fact, this new form of living is the result of the influence that the government and corporations have in our daily lives through media. So, the next time we watch our favorite show on TV, we should all think about this why all the advertising sections tell us to buy something? Or, how many hours I spend watching TV today?
It is true that after a week of work, the last thing most of us want to do is to stay at home and do whatever we want and spend our leisure time in front of the TV or a computer. I must admit that before I started college, I used to work full-time. Every time I used to get back home from work, I was doing the same thing that most Americans do, watch TV. How many hours? OK lets say five hours. Moreover, in my days off sometimes I would watch TV for eight hours, or I would go shopping and buy things (clothes, video games, CD’s, and movies) that I didn’t need. But now that I am in college and most of my money is used to pay my rent and my studies, I don’t have time to watch TV or go shopping. So, the things that Annie Leonard highlights in her video are real facts. Now days, kids spend more time in front of the TV, then reading a book. They play video games more, then playing outdoor games, and what is the result of all this. Well very simple, every time parents go to the supermarket with their children, they have to buy most of the products the children saw on TV. What do you think?
3 comments:
Totally true i remember as a kid I rarely was inside in spring summer and fall but now its crazy but you could say its because kids have nothing to do nothing after school. On top of that parents work more.
So, we work more and spend the rest of the time buying stuff for our kids that they saw on TV because we were not home because we were working (see the cycle)? Plus, it is almost impossible to go anywhere (except, say, a bar) where there are no items targeted towards kids. They're the best, ultimate consumer. Who wants to be a bad parent and NOT get her kid the toy she wants?
Hey squire,
For the evaluation thing of each other's blogs, I came up with the following about yours:
You're missing a bunch of the links for the other blogs.
The formatting of the links you do have is kinda messy. It isn't standardized and it is a little jarring since all the links are under the entries. If you put them to the right of the entires, under the About Me thing, then it should be a lot easier on the eyes.
I like the way your writing is set out, but you should say a little more about what you think of these things. You're very eloquent, but not very passionate.
Other than that, good stuff.
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