Level: B.A/ B.B.S || Lesson 17 Curbing The One-Monster (Fiona C. Jenkins, New Zealand 1947)
Words Meaning
Curbing = Ignoring
Media = Communication means
Tycoons = Rich people
Hurricane = Sea storm
Albeit = Although
Rational = reasonable
Raise Cain = show anger
Precious = valuable
Fabulously = extremely
Restrict = prohibit
Strive = make effort
Disappoint = make sad
Fragments = pieces
Irrelevant = illogical
Accumulate = collect
Assume = suppose
Mythology = legend
Curbsiders = TV
Couch = chairs
Fantasy = imagination
Resist = refusal with force
Perceptions = feelings
Molding = giving shape
Destitution = pennilessness
Stuff = fill
Massive = huge
Irrationality = unreasonable
Immune = free from anything
Dye = color something
Relieve = to provide
Stress = pain
Episode = event
Vaguely = unclearly
Deficient = having weaknesses
Summary
This text was written by Fiona C. Jenkins. According to the writer most of the radio stations, TV stations, FM stations, newspapers and magazines controlled by rich Americans. Rich people are spending much money to educate us to entertain their own interest. Though many guardians and public have sent delegations to the related authorized officers to stop the unnecessary programmes, but they don’t stop such programmers. For this we should avoid watching TV. It has many disadvantages. Watching TV means wasting our valuable time.
The rich people or owners of industries try to brainwash our mind. We are dulled and completely passive. We are losing our creativity. We shouldn’t sit on sofa to watch TV for a long time. They confuse us advertising their goods. It is difficult to know what reality is and what we have to select among them. They brainwash with their false advertisement. We can read books to entertain ourselves.
The writer says that we should replace the TV with bookshelf. We can feel fresh by walking out or doing yoga. To be free from this bad thing, we should curb watching TV.
Four Levels of Interpretation
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Literal Comprehension
This text was written by Fiona C. Jenkins. According to the writer most of the radio stations, TV stations, FM stations, newspapers and magazines controlled by rich Americans. Rich people are spending much money to educate us to entertain their own interest. Though many guardians and public have sent delegations to the related authorized officers to stop the unnecessary programmes, but they don’t stop such programmers. For this we should avoid watching TV. It has many disadvantages. Watching TV means wasting our valuable time.
The rich people or owners of industries try to brainwash our mind. We are dulled and completely passive. We are losing our creativity. We shouldn’t sit on sofa to watch TV for a long time. They confuse us advertising their goods. It is difficult to know what reality is and what we have to select among them. They brainwash with their false advertisement. We can read books to entertain ourselves.
The writer says that we should replace the TV with bookshelf. We can feel fresh by walking out or doing yoga. To be free from this bad thing, we should curb watching TV.
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Interpretation
The writer shows that there are many disadvantages of watching TV in our room. The writer says watching TV is total waste of time. The advertisers are only brain wash us giving false advertisements on TV. It creates confusion among TV watchers. So we should avoid watching TV.
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Critical Thinking
The writer is totally against TV. But TV has some advantages. We listen as well as watch TV and become familiar with foreign culture. We can use TV in teaching learning activities. We can’t say TV is only the total waste of time. I depend on use. The language of this text is easy to understand there aren’t complex sentences in the text.
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Assimilation
After reading this text I knew that TV has many disadvantages than advantages. I became conscious of watching TV. I used to give much importance to watching TV but by reading this text, it chaged my attitude towards watching TV. As soon as I get money, I will replace my TV set with bookcase and read story books that make me creative as well as civilized.
Possible Question
- Explain which of the two formats short story (“Wretched stone”) or essay (“Curbing the one Eyed Monster”)- makes a stronger case against television? Why?
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