"Nobody truly decided for themselves, there was too much information. What they actually did was scope around, decide who was looking out for their clan, and sign on for the memos on a wide array of topics."
Do you agree that this is a fair assessment of a divided America? How can we get beyond our judgments and stereotypes?
How
is media both a help and a hindrance in our understanding of social
issues? How does it offer clarity and how does it add confusion? How
is the media portrayed in Flight Behavior? What impact does it
have on Dellarobia and the fate of the butterflies? People are envious
that the media pays attention to Dellarobia, yet she says being
interviewed was like "having her skin peeled off." Why are so many
people consumed by a desire for fame?
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I'd have to search for the actual reference (and maybe it's in the same area as this quote), but I liked one passage in particular so much that I read it to my husband - where Dellarobia observes that she has learned the reason why there are so many television stations: so that one never has to watch something he or she disagrees with. That just hit me as such an honest evaluation of today's society!
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