The “Edutained” American You may try to deny it; many of us do. We are our own people, with our own thoughts, feelings, and opinions. We are individuals, and nothing influences us without our knowledge and permission. Certainly not the media; we create the media, after all, and direct it with our own tastes and preferences. It is merely a part of our lives, a not-too pervasive part. We say this with absolute certainty and …showed first 75 words of 2911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2911 total…materialism. We can develop ideas unconstrained by the media. We have the tools to do so, we only need to be shown them. Bibliography work sited (not MLA standard) Altschulter, Glenn C. “Let Me Edutain You” Barber, Benjamin R. “Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World Christian Science Monitor, “US 12th Graders Miss the Mark” Entertainment Weekly “1999 The Year that Changed Movies” Kansas City Star “ US Teens Losing Drive to Excel”