Response “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by‚ Steven Johnson. A. Comprehension: Steven Johnson argues about watching TV shows makes us smarter by developing our brain. He compares the current TV shows and earlier TV shows. B. Response: Johnson explains about how TV shows has changed over a decade. He explains how the show Hill Street considered to be a complicated TV show but that perspective has changed over years and comparing to current TV shows Hill Street could be considered
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Summary of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” Author Steven Johnson‚ of the article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚” argues the evolution of modern television programming has intellectually challenged audiences‚ rather than stifling complex thoughts—and more‚ that audiences are craving a more cognitively demanding‚ complex plot line. Johnson uses multiple examples of drama type shows and even draws positive conclusions from many of the reality shows that are so popular now. He focuses in on a few
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2016 Journal #10: “Watching TV Makes Your Smarter” In Steven Johnson’s essay Watching TV Makes You Smarter” (2005)‚ he suggests that the increasing complexity of TV shows can engage audiences’ brains‚ and help people think smarter. Citing multiple second-hand evidences‚ Johnson develops his ideas by comparing old and new TV shows‚ describing the confusion may caused by complex TV shows’ threads‚ and the positive effect of watching complex TV shows. By using examples from multiple TV shows‚ the author
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Watching TV Makes You Smarter By STEVEN JOHNSON The Sleeper Curve SCIENTIST A: Has he asked for anything special? SCIENTIST B: Yes‚ this morning for breakfast . . . he requested something called ’’wheat germ‚ organic honey and tiger’s milk.’’ SCIENTIST A: Oh‚ yes. Those were the charmed substances that some years ago were felt to contain life-preserving properties. SCIENTIST B: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or . . . hot fudge? SCIENTIST A: Those were thought
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there not to be a TV. TVs are everywhere‚ they are a part of life. Watching TV is often seen as not helping‚ just something teens watch and is considered a waste of time. I believe watching TV‚ and the shows on TV are often overlooked for the information they give to the people and that watching TV is better for teens than most think. Watching TV can be good for you. When watched in moderation‚ the shows provide us information we might have overlooked‚ they can actually make us smarter as they force
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Kelsey Smith 5th period English 11 Summary In this excerpt‚ Steven Johnson takes a look at the development of television narratives over the past few decades. In this‚ he argues that many of the shows that our population deems bad TV‚ are relatively healthy for our brains to watch. Johnson compares hit TV shows like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch to that of more recent shows like The Sopranos. He explains how early television like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch follow a strict linear narrative
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that TV has gone too far‚ others say that TV has actually made the generation smarter. Shows that some people claim should be off air are talked about their intellectual points‚ and how society has gone downhill from reality on TV. Johnson‚ Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say I say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.Eds. Gerald Graff‚ CathyBirkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2009. 213-230. Print. In the article written By Steven Johnson‚ “Watching TV Makes You
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general topics. “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal‚ and “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by Steven Johnson‚ both discuss how technology has had a huge impact on the way our modern day society works. Crystal argues the benefits that come with texting. He explains that although in many ways texting has tainted the English language but at the same time it allows people to have better understandings as well. He beliefs it is the evolution of language. Johnson argues that television is not making us dumb but in
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strong evidence pointing towards him. The Olivia Pope associates agree to take on the case under one condition-“do not lie.” The use of imagery‚ repetition‚ and contradictions are techniques Rhimes uses to create a strong‚ convincing TV Show. Rhimes begins the TV show with the image of a desperate man covered in blood and crying to convey her overall message. This acclaims to the fact that at first James is in need of his innocence proven right but later seeks a different route. This imagery strongly
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Steven Johnson‚ the author of “Watching TV makes you smarter” sheds light on the concept he calls the Sleeper Curve that essentially states that the cognitive complexity of today’s popular media is steadily increasing with passing time. And shows like Greys Anatomy and House clearly portraits the sleeper curve that Johnson is talking about when it comes to multithreading‚ flashing arrows and social networks. These shows are both medical dramas which use a ton of medical jargon which could make it
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