Lauren Gregory
Media Experiences - Research Activity
Intro to Mass Communications
Throughout my lifetime, I have been exposed to media that invokes quite a bit of emotions. Ranging from the final episode of Friends, to 9/11, to South Park, to Facebook. It seems as though you can go through a lot emotionally just by watching a TV or reading the newspaper.
I have to say though, what never fails to get me pretty angry are television shows. The more we keep watching, it seems the worse it keeps getting. I am affected emotionally every time I turn the television on. The constant flow of drugs, sex, lying, and violence seems to be never ending. More specifically on the murder investigation shows that seem to be on every channel right before I go to bed these days.I’ve had countless horrific nightmares throughout my life due to those and somehow I can’t seem to say no to watching them. Maybe our TV’s are apart of some strange phenomenon. OR these television shows appeal to us in an uncontrollable way.
However, one show on TV that can make me feel all of the above emotions and more is Extreme Home Makeover. I honestly can say it’s one of the best and most influential shows out there. There have many several occasions where my entire family will go through laughter, tears, and more all in in a one hour time frame.In conclusion, the media today has the capability to make you feel many things. It has the controversial ability to warp our young minds if we don’t allow ourselves to distinguish the bad from the good, which is much harder than it sounds.
For an interesting look at television, watch this video:
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