Christmas, a time for excess...
I believe that Christmas at the end of the day is not sustainable at all.
This is due to the vast amounts of electricity used facilitating large amounts of festive decorations, from standard tree lights, to large structures layering the outsides of houses.
Food is also a large issue to consider, as there is always far too much left over, resulting in vast amounts of waste, which would not occur on a regular day of the year, being not Christmas day.
The amounts of packaging on the 'must have' toys and gifts in general also contributes greatly to the unsustainability of Christmas.
Overall I do believe that putting this all aside, Christmas is Christmas, and Christmas has always been known as a day of vast excess and indulgence in luxuries you would not receive during the rest of the year.
Which is why, although Christmas is not celebrated or based on sustainable morals, Christmas is only enjoyed once a year and Christmas would not be the same if these unsustainable morals were stripped away (and you only live once) :)
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
'News' paper??
I believe that the best selling UK newspapers cover the stories which are most likely to sell at the time.
For instance, whether a celebrity has been drink driving or been kicked out of a reality TV program. I believe that the stories covered in these papers are also displayed through the actual principles behind the papers themselves, as people who purchase The Sun are hardly going to expect a front page spread donned with political issues...
I do believe that newspapers do have the right to educate and inform, but also at the end of the day to entertain aswell, which is how the papers will shift sales wise, as a negative filled paper about political downfalls is not going to sell as well as a paper full of gossip about celebrities about who is hot and who is not....
This I have to say is a sad reflection on the society we live in, as a newspaper in my own opinion should primarily educate and infrom over anything else...
From this it does show that reality TV programs and soaps alike do have a great amount of influence over the UK public, but this has been an evident factor for many years, which is why the newspapers have had to follow suit, whether they like it or not, as reluctance will result in downfall.
I believe that the best selling UK newspapers cover the stories which are most likely to sell at the time.
For instance, whether a celebrity has been drink driving or been kicked out of a reality TV program. I believe that the stories covered in these papers are also displayed through the actual principles behind the papers themselves, as people who purchase The Sun are hardly going to expect a front page spread donned with political issues...
I do believe that newspapers do have the right to educate and inform, but also at the end of the day to entertain aswell, which is how the papers will shift sales wise, as a negative filled paper about political downfalls is not going to sell as well as a paper full of gossip about celebrities about who is hot and who is not....
This I have to say is a sad reflection on the society we live in, as a newspaper in my own opinion should primarily educate and infrom over anything else...
From this it does show that reality TV programs and soaps alike do have a great amount of influence over the UK public, but this has been an evident factor for many years, which is why the newspapers have had to follow suit, whether they like it or not, as reluctance will result in downfall.
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