un-tv

This week in sociology we were assigned to watch TV. Not just regular TV, we were told to first watch TV for all technical adjustments, then watch the news without sound, then watch another person watching TV, and finally watch the TV without it even being on. Now while this entire process was intensely boring, you start to reallize that maybe we shouldn't be watching so much TV in the first place. Why is it so entertaining to us at first but then once it is off, it is utterly boring. Well, obviously it's because we obtain informatioin through normal TV that entertains or informs us but maybe we don't need to watch as much television.

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Since we are first born, society puts pressure on us to use every valuable second to better ourselves or others. Well this week in sociology, we were assigned to go to a public location and do nothing for ten minnutes. Sounds pretty simple, right? But doing somthing that simple can teach you alot. I chose to do my assignment at the mall, since I happened to be there anyways. After about two minnutes, I checked my watch thinking that time was probably up, but it was not. Unfortunatly, I will admit that I did not give this assignment enough effort, but I think that somtime soon I will try it again and learn alot more about myself and the society I live in. It is very humorous how people walking past think that you are about to no good when really you are just doing nothing.

Tuesdays With Maurie

So this week in class we are watching the movie Tuesdays With Maurie. So far I have enjoyed it very much becuase it has forced me to think in a sociological mindset. Unfortunatly, we ran out of time today and were unable to finish it so I am looking forward to monday so I can catch the conclusion of the movie. The plot line to the movie is that there is a sports writer who is so caught up in his work that he has no time for anything else. One day he sees his old sociology profesor on TV and he finds out that he is dieing. So Mitch, the sports writer, goes to see Maurie, the profesor, and Mitch gets some great advise that changes his life. The movie is great, especially the character of Maurie becuase he loves to talk about all of the issues that make most people uncumfortable.