Reflection- Alice Seo

Reflection

I believe that television influenced my life the most and that it continues to influence my life a lot. Televisions exist everywhere in the world these days: home, dormitory, restaurants, supermarkets, and other places too. Televisions are widely-spread and have an immense influence on people. Since we have a better chance to watch it in many places, it is easy to access and to be affected by it.

Televisions provide numerous kinds of information and second-hand experiences. First of all, we can learn things by watching television. News is what we mainly depend on as a source of information. We can learn what is going on in the world even in foreign countries. There are many genres they cover. Thus, we are informed about the world, certain countries, politics, crime, entertainment, health, technology, travel, living, business, and sports. Through educational broadcasting, we can learn various lectures just by watching television. Secondly, people can be entertained by the gag programs and the talk shows. People not only watch the television for the informational purposes but for stress relief too. There are many gag-men and women who entertain people for a living and so the audience can enjoy art through the television. Often times, people contend to watch music programs and watch the shows such as American Idol for their pursuit of music and entertainment. Also, through dramas or sitcoms, we watch the stories that relate to reality. It reflects our lives and our personal emotions as humans too. Therefore, we can observe other people’s experiences in life without having to go through them. Finally, we have the opportunity of watching commercials and getting inspired or convinced. Advertisement is a powerful source of shopping as it captures many people’s eyes. To think of it in a different perspective, there are chances provided to people to advertise and to design graphically through the media.

There are ways to be engaged and to be influenced by media specifically television. We, as stated above, can have many opportunities to be impacted by the television. I personally watch televisions to view the hilarious programs that help to relieve stress after studying. Also, I have watched educational broadcasting on television since I was in 7th or 8th grade when I had final exams in my Korean school instead of paying for the expensive hag-won fee. Also, I watches dramas and learned about the historical events, reality and learning about friendship or love that are different from my actual experiences. There are many purposes to watch televisions and to be influenced by it. Regarding the negative aspects that many would point out, I still see how effective the televisions can affect my life and others’ lives as well.