In his 1998 book Life the Movie: Ho

In his 1998 book Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, Neal Gabler wrote the following. One does not necessarily have to cluck in disapproval to admit that entertainment is all the things its detractors say it is: fun, effortless, sensational, mindless, formulaic, predictable, and subversive. In fact, one might argue that those are the very reasons so many people love it. At the same time, it is not hard to see why cultural aristocrats in the nineteenth century and intellectuals in the twentieth hated entertainment and why they predicted, as one typical nineteenth century critic railed, that its eventual effect would be "to overturn all morality, to poison the springs of domestic happiness, to dissolve the ties of our social order, and to involve our country in ruin. Write a thoughtful and carefully constructed essay in which you use specific evidence to defend, challenge, or qualify the assertion that entertainment has the capacity to "ruin" society.

In his 1,998 Book Life the Movie: How Entertainment conquered Reality, Neal Gabler wrote the following.
One does not necessarily have to Cluck in Disapproval to Admit that
Entertainment is all the Things ITS detractors Say it is: fun, effortless,
sensational, mindless,. formulaic, predictable, and subversive. In Fact, one
might argue that those are the very reasons so MANY people Love it.
At the Same time, it is not hard to See why Cultural aristocrats in the
nineteenth Century and intellectuals in the Twentieth hated Entertainment
and why they predicted, as one. Typical nineteenth Century Critic railed,
that ITS eventual Effect would be "to overturn all Morality, to Poison the
Springs of domestic happiness, to dissolve the ties of our social Order, and
to involve our Country in ruin. Write a thoughtful and carefully constructed Essay. in which you use specific evidence to defend, challenge, or qualify the assertion that entertainment has the capacity to "ruin" society.

In his 1998 book Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality Neal Gabler, wrote the following.One does not necessarily have to cluck in disapproval to admit that.Entertainment is all the things its detractors say it is: Fun effortless,,Sensational mindless formulaic,,,, predictable and subversive. In fact one,,Might argue that those are the very reasons so many people love it.At the same time it is, not hard to see why cultural aristocrats in the.Nineteenth century and intellectuals in the twentieth hated entertainment.And why they predicted as one, typical nineteenth century, critic railedThat its eventual effect would be "to overturn, all morality to poison the.Springs of domestic happiness to dissolve, the ties of our, social order and.To involve our country in ruin.Write a thoughtful and carefully constructed essay in which you use specific evidence to defend challenge or qualify,,, The assertion that entertainment has the capacity to "ruin society."