4.Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us

In the article dated Feb.17,2003; James Poniewozik writes about the benefits and uses of reality TV, comparing it with other TV programs such as TV series. The writer shows the readers the good parts of reality TV.He gives the example of "American Idol" and asks if Lady Tiger who raises her orphan child by boxing is a bad example for the society who watch this program.The concepts are dreaming,persevering and being proud in this show for viewers to be affected as he says. He accuses people of looking at reality TV with negative prejudgments.

For me his ideas are true but not totally because,many of today's global world's TV viewers know that reality TV show's primary objective is not being the good example to the community but firstly eat the bigger piece of the cake of rating in the TV.This does not mean that there are not any reality shows which are based on reality.If reality show's concern can be highly focused on living the moment like it is in real life,this would also bring TV rating I suppose.

3.Isabel Allende's "And of clay are we created"

In her real story "And of clay are we created", Chilean writer Isabel Allende takes our attention to a drama of a little girl stucked in clay after a disaster.This is a sad story because,people and mostly photographer Rolf Carle see her in that awful position but they can not help her to get out of there. There is an irony because,the photographer has to take Azucena's photo in order to form the new's visual part of the disaster's affects on humanity.But at the same time,he tries to rescue her but he can not.He does not choose the option to not take her photo.This is a big dilemma of news photographers in state of emergencies such as wars and disasters. Besides urging the worker to make a decision of taking the photo or not; this situation makes psychological effects on human brains.

In my opinion,the photographer has to do his or her job without bypassing the hard and sad situation he or she faces.Also if the photograph of Azucena was not taken, the effect of this reality story would not be this powerful.