Assignment 5 - Kenna Miller

For this blog post, I'll select the last prompt-- comparing the Nobel Peace prize to the Emmy's.

Television is an art form purely for entertainment, thus making the Emmy's nice and glitzy. The general public makes room for entertainment, since it's easily accessible with online streaming services, social media, and radios (though not as popular today, I listen to it a lot). Nobel Peace prize recipients have not entertained the world, they have reformed it, changed it, and improved it in some way. In my eyes, a Nobel Peace prize winner is only humble in accepting the award. Their efforts were to change the environment around them, make a purpose, and do more than just entertain, thus not making their repercussions solely for themselves. Their act is for the good of all, not just for them. Teams in the Emmy's win for themselves: "Congrats! Your work made many many viewers inspired and thrilled! You also made a ton of money!!" The difference between the two programs is that the Emmy's entertain and the Nobel Peace prize informs.

What we can take from the amount of attention the Emmy's: more people want to be entertained than to be informed or to benefit from the changes in the world around us. Especially for Americans, this definitely illustrates how much we take for granted, since entertainment is NOT a necessity and education for women and peace and a stable economy are things America has already achieved.  We, as United States citizens, don't seem to realize how blessed they are, for young girls to be in school without a problem, no civil war ravaging the country, and the economy blossoming because of our connections and workforce. These problems plague many other countries besides our own. I think this mindset isolates America from the world. The level of development we have sections us off from levels we once were (or could be?).  "There isn't clean water in Africa?" surprises us when it shouldn't. The world around us isn't always up to our level and we need to recognize that. Our society definitely needs improvement.