Cultivation

In today’s society, George Gerbner’s cultivation theory has true value in a sense when it comes to the elderly in nursing homes. The mean world syndrome is found primarily in nursing with occupant relying solely on media such as television and newspaper to lead their everyday lives (Repp, Stephanie). Lets take an elderly couple in a nursing home watching News Central at 5 o’clock. Out of 30 minutes of airtime, 5-7 minutes are of sports, while the rest of the news are crime related, missing persons, or world violence. After watching such chaos, one might think the world is a corrupt world and be fearful of the world itself.
Another way George Gerbner’s cultivation theory applies more than ever is in WWE Wrestling and Violent video games such as Modern Warfare and Grand Theft Auto. Professional wrestling has made it glamorized to be beat up by various pieces of equipment such as chairs, hammers, or even belts. Back yard wresting has created violence in various elementary and middle schools (Hetsroni, Amir 2008). Young students take what they see on television and incorporate and reenact various moves and fights they have recently seen on television. As far as video games such as Grand Theft Auto, players are rewarded after killing gang members, picking up hookers, and stealing cars. This creates a mindset that it is okay to do wrong if you will be rewarded. Some tend to get more into the games than other and incorporate the violence in their own life.

Baby Mama's and Baby Daddy's

What happened to falling in love, then marriage, and then the baby? Over the course of four years, I have noticed a baby boom. Not like the baby boom after World War II, but out-of-wed-lock baby boom. I have never seen so many pregnant girls in my life. Everytime I ask one of the young ladies about the father or how there pregnacy is going, the answer revolves around "me and boyfriend just moved into a place together," or "I don't talk to him anymore, but that is ok, because the government will pay for it." Ridiculous I tell you! What has this world come to where we blame the government when things don't go our way, but can turn around and in the next breath, ask him or depend on him to make things better. Then with the "babies-out-of-wed-lock" syndrome is just a disgrace in itself that I don't care to share my thoughts on that. I might offend too many people.

“ Jeni the Intern”

I have been at this internship for a full week! I can’t believe how much planning goes into planning a fair! Heck, I used to think the fair was just a yearly thing that happens for two weeks in September, but oh no was I wrong? Uh YES!!!! There is planning, proofing press releases, researching various organizations and people, I am getting worn out just thinking about all the things that I haven’t even worked on yet since it’s only May! Right now, work is steady. Proof reads here and there, then research the rest of the day. I don’t mind, but I can’t relax, because I know that hard work and deadlines are right around the corner. I can relax September 30th, but until then I will be at State Fair Park 5 days a week from now until the end of September, helping to put the best State Fair together for the people of Oklahoma. With a little hard work and stress I know this year’s OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR 2010!