comments on framming class essay for english

I had never heard of class framing before I read this essay. I totally agree with the author's point of view. I am so tired of the way the media stresses the importance of material wealth and places a person's value on how much they own. I am old school and I feel disgusted when my daughter watches a program like cribs and all these rich kids who aren't old enough to drive have three and four expensive cars in the driveway of their million dollar home. I saw a house on the internet that belonged to a sheik that looked like a Ritz Carlton hotel and he had a car that was made out of silver. This kind of self indulgence makes me sick. I see high-school kids driving new BMW and high dollar cars to school and I wonder if their parents aren't doing them a dis-service. What happens when these kids have to provide for themselves and can't maintain the lifestyle they are used to? They go into debt. I can't find the reference right now, but I can relate with the author when she talks about the father who goes into so much debt to support his family's lifestyle that he spends the rest of his life paying for it. So much of this idea that a person is only as valuable to society as his bottom line is media driven.

getting my feet wet

My name is mike and I never thought i would have a blog. Creating a blog is part of my college english criteria. This is all new to me and way out of my comfort zone. My english professor said we should have fun with it, so here goes. More to come.