Category Archives: TV

Attention America! Media Alert!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Attention America: Images are influential. What you watch will: * Alter your attitude; * Brainwash your beliefs; * Create cravings: * Dictate desires; * Edge out your ethics; * Form your feelings; * Grab your gullibility; * Hold your heart; … Continue reading →

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Problems Of Unrestrained Pleasure-Seeking

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Watch the TV news and observe a fact: Without self-restraint human nature produces all sorts of evil: meanness, disrespect, bullying, abuse, violence, rage, arrogance, injustice, deceit, self-destruction, vulgarity, hatred, cruelty, fraud. Unrestrained human nature destabilizes society and eventually leads to … Continue reading →

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Boycott Violence! Refuse To Enjoy Violence!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

The seeds of violence and disrespect are rampant in our society – images of violence are a pervading presence in most of our lives. If you and I don’t stop receiving the seeds of violence into our mind, our memory, … Continue reading →

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Is Soicety Reaping The Violence It’s Been Showing?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Is society reaping the graphic violence it’s been showing for decades in movies, on TV, and in video games?  Can that be a factor in the evil acts of random mass murder being frequently committed in America? Does showing scenes … Continue reading →

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Don’t Settle For Glee When You Can Have Worglee!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Don’t settle for Glee on TV, when you can have worglee in your daily life.  Worglee is anticipating and expecting good things to happen to you and to the people you love.  It’s the opposite of worry.  Although the process … Continue reading →

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There’s A You In You

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

There’s more to life than meets the eye.  There’s more to see than Instagram, Netflicks, YouTube, and TV. So open your eyes.  Take a look in your heart.  You’ll see that there’s more than Intel inside — more than integrated … Continue reading →

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All The World’s A Stage Showering Us With Seductive Sounds & Scenes

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

William Shakespeare wrote:  “All the world’s a stage,” yet in his day the stage was very limited.  The only way to see theatrical entertainment or to hear music was to be in person at a live performance.  Nowadays, all the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On The Big Bang Theory

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

The Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe has become widely accepted both among scientists and in society.  There is even a popular American TV sitcom on CBS called The Big Bang Theory.  However, the theory is not … Continue reading →

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Stuck In The Muck Of Modern Media?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

Are you stuck in the muck of modern media, Filling your brain with the profane; Your mind with the unkind? That’s why viewer discretion is advised . . .

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Ideas to Tone Down the NBA, the NFL, and the Olympics

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

What if they made a new rule to tone down the London Olympics by requiring all Olympic athletes to have one arm tied behind their back during competition?  Would you be okay with that? What if, in order to reduce … Continue reading →

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