The webcomic shown relates well to our class discussions for a few reasons. For one, we've been talking about how America is becoming more and more apathetic. The comic argues about what exactly is making us apathetic. Is it what we love that will ruin us? Such as trash TV and the internet. Or is it what we hate that will ruin us? Such as daily violence and crimes. I think that it's a very fine line. In my personal opinion, I am extremely apathetic towards scandalous/tragic events that happen all around the world. Maybe I really am just a terrible person because I could really care less. I think that what I hate (violence) has made me more apathetic than what I love (the internet and TV.) Although I have an apathetic attitude because of seeing so much violence around the world in my lifetime, I think both of what I love and what I hate are intertwined. They're both ruining me. The internet and television is just a gateway for me to view more violence and hatred. I think the author would have rather shown their argument in a webcomic rather than, let's say, an article because sometimes it's easier to send a message across with visuals rather than words. Like with this comic, the author is directly comparing Orwell's and Huxley's opinions/fears side by side, and that personally has helped me more to grasp a better understanding of the authors argument.If the author had written an article on the same subject with the same message, I would have probably been slightly more bored. Just sayin.

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Question: Is reality TV making America apathetic? My answer: Completely. I think Mitch Albom has connected reality TV with Tony Scotts death for a few reasons. I think he was making a point of how society in America views outrageous events. We have become "infatuated with outlandishness" and "we don't do, we watch." I think that these statements are totally, and completely true about our society today. Instead of mourning the death of a  director, we simple put his suicide on youtube, for the world to see and we watch it over and over again. I think that's quite mocking, don't you? If someone I was close to committed suicide, I would be horrified to know that I could watch it whenever I please. The most gruesome things can be found on the internet; with the combination of reality TV and the internet, American society has transformed into a place where people don't blink an eye. It seems that American society today is insensitive to everything now-a-days. We can get over tragic events quickly, and it seems like no one is every really surprised when something bad happens. I know it sounds horrible, but for example, I've already forgotten about the Colorado theater shooting. It didn't affect me much when I first heard about what had happened. It was sad, but I was hardly shocked. I'm just apart of the fucked up society that is America. I guess maybe because news travels more quickly than ever in history, we become apathetic to tragic events because we've seen it before, and we'll most likely see it again. Sooner probably than later. Maybe society now has become apathetic to tragic events because we feel that we must put a shell around us, and put a veil over our eyes, ignore what happened, and return to our lives as if nothing has happened.

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How has reality television affected my life? Well. Although I can't really say it's my favorite pastime, it seems to always pop up in my life. People often ask, "did you watch so-and-so last night?" I often reply with a simple "no." I don't particularly enjoy watching the typical reality shows that you constantly hear about (Keeping Up with the Kardashians, American Idol, Real Housewives of... , etc.) In my opinion, almost all reality television is fake, most of it is staged, and nothing is quite real about REALality tv. That doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't enjoyable though. I can't really fault reality television for being entertaining, because if it wasn't, why would anyone watch it? Even so, out of all of the reality television shows I've seen in my lifetime, the only reality television show I can say that I thoroughly enjoy would be Project Runway, mainly because of two factors. 1) I have, what some people would call, a "passion for fashion." Ha. 2) There are  so few ways that they could fake scenarios that happen in the show. The drama, of course, can be faked, but who sews and designs the best cannot be faked. If I had to pick a favorite genre of reality shows, it would most definitely be competitive reality shows. A reality show that involves a family where all of the girls' first names start with a "K" or it has the words "Real" and "Housewives" in the title, could possibly be described as unbearable to sit around and waste an hour looking into the lives of the 1%. Although I can admit that some parts of the shows could be entertaining of sorts.. I'm not sure if I could be asked to be entertained by people who are famous for no reason in particular, other than being dramatic and, well, on television for living their lives. Even though I'm ranting about not being fond of watching reality television, it still plays a part in my everyday life. I'm being bombarded by advertisements, tweets, and articles having to do with reality tv, the "stars" of the shows, and the events that happen in them. Reality tv plays a huge part in forming societal standards and often negatively impacts it. For example, changing your body to be what society would view as "beautiful" is better than being yourself. Expressing yourself and being an individual seems to be frowned apon on many reality shows. The main reason I'm not reality televisions biggest fan, is because most of the people I see on tv, are not what I want to model myself after. Reality tv makes it harder for myself to not conform to societies standards. It makes it harder for me to set myself and my values apart from what our twisted society wants me to think is right, and what is actually right, according to my personal values. Reality television is just another thing that muddles my mindset and values.

Well. With this is my first blog post for my Word class, I'd just like to say that my name is Chloe Fields. I'm hoping to major in Marketing, Management, and French. I'm 18 and I'm from Lexington. Yeah..