Finally, someone I can agree with. I’m really happy to have read this article, everything was great about it, the topic especially. I love writing like this. I’m not sure about you, but this style of writing is very useful when trying to hold people’s attention compared to “A Modest Proposal” and other pieces along that line. Mike uses a handful of similes and comparisons in his essay, which make it amusing and easy to relate to. He goes to great lengths to describe where he’s coming from on the topic and chooses to be very blunt with the audience he is writing to. His writing is chock full of colorful diction and also down to earth but just informal enough to get his points across with the greatest of ease in front of a large audience. Especially an audience that has a conniption fit every time they miss an episode of The Hills. These people are the ones who should really be reading his article. Mike seems to realize things that a lot of american teenagers watching MTV never come to realize. I don’t know how it was at your school, but the majority of kids at my school were intrigued by MTV and followed it as if it was a twenty four hour documentary on how your life should be. People watching these shows don’t always take the time to realize that television is not reality. As Mike explains, Beavis and Butthead can be funny, but it’s certainly not something we should base our behavior towards others off of. I’ll admit I was a huge fan of Beavis and Butthead when I was a kid, I’d run around the house with my brothers and we’d constantly quote the show, but later we would only get in trouble with the parental units, especially if we acted out scenes in front of grandma. Mike seems pretty passionate about his MTV, but has actually benefitted from its stupidity in a way. He explains how he learned that it is important to find your sense of individuality and stand out among the crowd. He also talks about learning how to treat people the way he’d want to be treated from watching the shows on MTV. This is surprising, since it would probably take the average viewer a couple years, or even decades to realize either of these things. Overall I think Mike’s essay is a must read, it was entertaining, persuasive and easy to relate to. Cheers, Mike.
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Brittany I like writing like this too. I like the way Mike can just say what he wants to say and thats it. He uses a lot of similes and comparisons that no one else would use and it definitely works for him. He made me crack up a little bit. Like I said the way he benefited from Beavis and Butthead was a little out of the ordinary because he took it as something that we shouldnt follow too closely. I don't know if he really liked MTV all that much. The way he wrote his learning experiences from the programs on MTV were pretty harsh bieng that he only learned from their stupidity. I think that to actually analyze it the way Mike did and come up with how he should treat people from watching a show that embarrassed people is a little over the top. It's like he is digging too deep to find a purpose for him to watch these shows. He actually learned from them? I mean I watch them for sheer enjoyment. But I think it was a fun read and I enjoyed Mikes view on the subject!
Brittany, I completely agree with you on Mike’s approach to his essay. His writing and usage of similes really caught my attention and made it a pleasant, humorous read. I loved how Mike was one hundred percent frank when explaining and describing these television shows, because it was real and easy to relate to. I also agree with you when you mentioned that these “reality” television shows and many television series are just simply NOT real. Our generation dedicates so much of their time to watch and keep up with these shows. It is refreshing to read essays like Mike’s that bring us back to reality and acknowledge the different influences that popular culture has brought upon us today.
You acted scenes out in front of Grandma? That's classic :)
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