The insight provided by Barbara Ehrenreich is probably the sort of thing nobody would ever expect to hear--to the American audience‚ television is superior‚ all-knowing‚ and as time-consuming as sleep. In the twenty-first century at present‚ television has evolved internally‚ externally‚ and culturally. There is high-definition programming that supposedly increases the experience of watching‚ digital video recorders that allow people to set aside time to watch their favorite shows when they please
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2009 AP ® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (Form B) © 2009 The College Board. All rights reserved. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com. -11- Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below is from The Worst Years of Our Lives by Barbara Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich is writing about life in the 1980s. Read the passage carefully and then write an essay in which
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Too much of anything can be harmful for an individual. In “The Worst Year of Our Lives” by Barbara Ehrenreich clarifies this allegation. The “television” has been around for many decades‚ just consuming each person who takes notice to it. For the audience who watches television “day in” and “day out” they would become induced with what society portrays as righteous and imitate what they see (Ehrenreich). Ehrenreich states Americans will “begin to notice something eerie and unnatural about the world”
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Argumentative “Cold” Essay Rewrite Television has evolved tremendously through time. It has become a go-to source for most Americans. In the passage‚ “The Worst Years of Our Lives”‚ by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ she considers modern people as “couch potatoes” and that television has turned us into “root vegetables.” Ehrenreich does make a point about American people becoming lazy; however‚ comparing us to fictional characters on TV is questionable. In this era‚ television has become an even bigger source
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The word “television” provokes different kinds of reactions‚ whether they are disgusted‚ elated‚ or non-chalant. Barbara Enrenreich in the passagae from “The Worst Years of Our Lives”‚ argues that television is creating couch potatoes. There is some validity to Erenreich’s assertion since the American population has become less active however it provides opportunities for those who do not have acess to the outside world‚ and has effects different kinds of people. The posibilities that television
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Television is a beautiful way to get creative. Barbara Ehrenreich disagrees. Her book “The worst years of our lives” explains the ugliness of too much Television. Therefore‚ Television is essential due to the fact that tv addresses important issues‚ helps stir one’s own thinking‚ and helps create a sense of individualism. Televisions address many important issues of our time. The only way we will truly understand our world is if we broadcast it universally. A mocumentary titled “A girl like her” explains
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The role of English in our lives has got much importance. English may be a foreign language‚ but it is international in its significance.It is taken as a lingua France‚ the common language ‚ for all parts of the world today.The importance of English language in our lives is as firstly ‚ it is spoken ‚ read or understood in most parts of the world. Due to this language‚ we can belong to whole world as well as to our own country. Secondly‚ the role of English in our lives is that it is truly the
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Watching T.V is ironic‚ since you sit there watching a fictional character live their life‚ getting things done in complete contrast to yourself. Why would you enjoy someone else doing day to day activities you yourself could? Ehrenreich makes an argument in her work The Worst Generation Of Our Lives‚ that it is eerie and somewhat puzzling in the way fictional characters are depicted to be realistic humans but are rarely shown watching T.V. Often those on T.V are supposed to be realistic portrayals
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The teen years are the time children grow into distinct individuals that are energetic‚ thoughtful‚ and idealistic. An individual ’s teen years may be their best years of their lives and it is important he/she takes the time to live them out. Though this does not mean that everything is downhill once adulthood is reached. There are a great number of things teens can enjoy that adults could not one of which is a close friendship upon growth. But there are also many things adults can enjoy that
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English III AP - AP( English Language and Composition Course Overview The English III AP (or AP( English Language and Composition) course objectives are to help students become “skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods‚ disciplines‚ and rhetorical contexts” and to help students become “skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes” (The College Board‚ AP( English Course Description‚ May 2007‚ May 2008‚ p. 6). Students are expected to read critically‚ think analytically
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