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Television as a reflexion of today’s society.
Television is a reflexion of today’s society. It mirrors our cultural customs, desires and hopes.
It can create a wonderful virtual world that allows and welcomes you to relax, learn, reflect on life and experience a multitude of emotions. Regardless of the genre, be it based on reality or 100% fiction, each viewer can find something or someone to relate to.
At the same time it’s also a very powerful medium that can influence the consumer. In Belgium the news reports on the television appear to be objective. However, when I read international journals it always astonishes me how many international conflicts have been ignored by the media. It’s more pleasant to end the news report with an exciting sports game instead of more depressing news from the other side of the world. Regardless of its importance.
Watching television isn’t free and being able to watch can be a privilege. If you watch a movie, chances are that by the end of the evening you’ve spend more time watching commercials than the actual movie. Each commercial break is an opportunity for a company to nudge the consumer towards his product. In result watching television becomes less expensive, but more frustrating.
Lately there appears to be a new trend: normal is not enough anymore. Everything should be shocking, revolutionary and flashy. Extreme emotions and so-called reality television seem to be the norm. A similar evolution can be seen on other media such as facebook, Instagram, tiktok, twitter,… Everybody complains that it has a negative influence on our mental health, but do we really have the right to play the injured party?
Television has definitely affected society, but I also believe it mirrors our way of living. Or more precisely the way we desire to live. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to relate to it and its popularity would decline.
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It is so true – normal is not enough anymore (this depresses me so much!) I am nostalgic for old TV shows that were just … normal!
Furthermore, I fear that the media is insular in most places in the world. Often I will bring up something I’ve read to my mother (who lives in the UK) and she is oblivious to it. The British press are becoming more and more insular and I worry that it will worsen with Brexit … anyway, I digress!
Excellent piece of writing @justine.maebe – logical, with clear progression using linking phrases, rich vocabulary and the grammar constructions are sound. Well done 👍
Here are my notes for you. Just message me if you have any questions or need any clarifications:
> spelling: Television is a reflection of today’s society
> lexical suggestion – replace welcomes: It can create a wonderful virtual world that allows and invites you to relax
> Suggest deleting or replacing ‘very’ – At the same time it’s also a powerful medium (or) an extremely powerful medium that can influence the consumer.
You might like this post! https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/quick-win-5-powerful-adjectives-in-english/
> probably just a typo!: by the end of the evening you’ve spend ⚠️- spent
> In result ⚠️ watching television becomes less expensive – As a result watching television becomes less expensive
Excellent work Justine. Keep it up!
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