With the relentless angles of the media in our society today, it is no wonder we are living to see the horrific, hear the unbelievable, and speak the unspeakable. Why do we thrive on the carnage we see on television? Why do we need to be surrounded by the exploitations of the less fortunate, day after day?.
Television today shows us, in an instant, a scene of global death and despair. Turn to any channel and be prepared to endure a moment where front stage, you are virtually living a situation that in earlier days, would only have been exposed to the closely associated individuals. .
Television strips the values that have been passed on to us by our parents, by their parents, and their parents" parents. Television allows the whole world, in any given moment, to view a narrow spectrum of someone's beliefs or ideas that they hope and pray will give them fame or even better, fortune. Have we become so bombarded with the trash that we have succumbed to its poisonous effects? Who are the people who produce these programs that they thrust in front of us, because it is something they think we need to know? Who are they? Who are they to say we need to be aware of such things? What drives them to show us, members of a presumably respectable society, the most vulgar and despicable things humanly possible?.
Take any talk show today, for instance. "Why I slept with my mother's boyfriend." What person in their right mind would submit to that kind of behavior if it has not been accepted as the norm and socially acceptable? Does it make it right just because it is on television? Should these situations be dealt with on a more personal level with only the parties involved, not the entire planet? .
We, as the good people of this country, need to put our foot down and say this is enough. We need to set the stage to view the good things in our lives. We need to demand to be surrounded by good intentions, not negative distractions to further complicate our already hectic lives.
Family and family values throughout the years have been shown to be diminishing in our list of "things to improve". ... Why such a sudden change? ... Personally, I believe family values couldn't be any better. ... For once our children have a voice for them selves. ... Finally we have set the pacesetter for our own existence, and our own welfare. ...
Both family structure and family values have been changing and as a result of these changes, the American family is a much-altered institution. ... Diversity and change have been the only constants in the history of the American family. ... In recent years, families have gone through many unsettling and disruptive changes. ... Despite the changes that have taken place, the family is not a dying institution. ... Family values are a part of our family of origin and are the rules that we go by and family values are different for every family. ...
Truly, we all have our own values, and we have right to follow our values or not. ... A politician may have immoral values, so why can a gangster not have moral values? ... It is good to have our own values, but we should not have a prejudice in favor of all of them. ... The situation and society have changed Michael's values. ... Gangsters and killers all have family as others do; so at least they still have mercy to value their family. ...
Studies and observations of other campuses as well as Wiley, has lead this observer to believe that due to the lack of religious and family values, students have grown or became disrespectful to any authority on the college's campus. ... The findings of this research will show how and to what extent that religious and family values have to play in the determining respect for and of authority on Wiley campus. ... It will require some large cultural changes that will make us see the irony, even cruelty, of infantilizing certain young adults. He believes the very people who have urged t...
Family trends have been changing ever since the family was established. ... Balancing both is a challenge we usually meet depending on our parents and children. These changes in work and the family have impacted not just the family, but the family as an organization. ... So why have women decided to join the labor force? ... Children were once valued as workers who contributed to the family income. ...
Mother Teresa on Family Values and Abortion In February 1994, Mother Teresa gave a very compelling and emotional speech at The National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, in which she preached about family values and abortion. ... Mother Teresa made several arguments as to why abortion is wrong. ... If teenagers didn't have abortions but kept their babies, the quality of our society would go down. ... When Mother Teresa asked the mother why she gave the food away, she replied with, "They"re hungry also." ... Mother Teresa wanted all people to show this type of love to everyone they e...
Self-reliance is one of the basic principles of family values and the family unit. ... However, the family unit as we know it is constantly changing and morphing, the concept that a family is self reliant is part of the value system of a family, the fact that they will be able to help each other in every situation and be able to depend on each other regardless of the outcome. Although many Americans say that they cherish their "good old family values", their actions sometimes contradict that. ... The "traditional family" is supposed to embed in its members the basic fundamentals of morality...
Conservatives, Liberals, and Feminists all have their views on why the breakdown of the families is occurring. ... Changes in the family begin with jobs. ... Feminist believe that family values have become an issue because of the "me" attitude. ... A woman needs to be valued as a individual and have the right to bear children. ... We have along way to go, and our children are suffering from our neglect. ...
Over the years I have seen the value of an education go up everyday. ... You will have a better quality of life, also will have the power to change the world and it will make you a more prosperous person for the nation as well as the trend toward multiple jobs and even multiple careers and higher education prepares you to make the different changes to new fields. ... In conclusion, I have listed my views on the value of my education. ... For a lot of us that is our only hold up. ... Last, I believe money is another factor as why to get a degree. ...
