In English we have obviously been reading a lot about today’s society and whether or not our culture is a happy one. It seems to me that everything is always negative in the papers and on the news channels as well as what we read in class for our daily discussions. As a college student, I do feel as though I am in my own little bubble that is not in the “real world” at times. When walking to class, all I see are groups of people chatting, laughing and most likely having a good time together. But these are not the images displayed on the evening news of America and its’ citizens, instead they are of war, lost values, depression and so many more.
When walking into my dorm room tonight I turned on the television to see what was going on in the world. Instead of switching to the news however, I kept it on “ABC Family” because “America’s Funniest Home Videos” was on. This has always been a favorite of mine to watch with friends because I always die laughing even if it the stupidest home video. While watching I realized I hadn’t written my second blog and didn’t really know what I should write about. I immediately made the connection between the T.V. show and what we have been discussing in class about happiness in the world, but particularly in American culture. Even though there is so much bad present in the world today, these home videos showed families and friends having fun with one another as well as laughing and just being together. There is still some good left out there today, its just a shame we aren’t able to see it transferred to the media.
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