Assignment 5- Conor Kelley

I will be answering the third prompt, and it is my opinion that the Emmy's getting that much more attention than the Nobel Prizes is a terrible part of our society. I'll be honest, I can be considered a little odd in my thoughts, I do not trust the government, or the media. While that sounds like a conspiracy theorist's thoughts, I like to think I am nothing more than careful. It is my opinion that most of America is falling into the trap of mass media. Each show we watch, each movie, the countless hours we spend on these pastimes, it keeps us busy and entertained. How many original shows come out nowadays? It seems like every new show, branded as different, a new perspective or topic, is nothing more than a clone of the last at its core. A new medical show about the same problems, faced by a new doctor, with a new problem they face. A new show about the police, a new department, in a different city, with different faces, but what is really new about any of that? And it seems like on the rare occasion a new, original show comes out, with a little effort in its design, it becomes the precedent for a dozen shows after it. And movies are the same story. Yet we continue watching, ignoring science, and current issues, and everything but the show we're watching, until it's time for the next show to come on. Even I fall into this trap, although I try to watch the news, or Jeopardy when I can instead. Society has us focused on the wrong things altogether, and the Emmy's taking precedent over the Nobel Prizes is a shining example.