“Ignorance is bliss” is an expression which means if you don't know something, it can't hurt you. However, this expression is not always true. It is in one’s best interest to be informed about present situations and not be ignorant. The diction ignorance or ignorant has more of a negative and gullible connotation. It refers to a person who does not care or of less intelligence. Therefore, we should always try to be informed about present situations and not be ignorant. On the other hand, an average person has too many daily responsibilities to try to keep informed. For example, a full time high school student does not have much free time to research current issues and keep informed. In addition, most of their free time is spent spending time with family and friends, sports and finally watching television. However, this student is still not ignorant because watching television helps keep us informed; depending on the television show. The popular T.V. show Saturday Night Live is a great source for both entertainment and current issues. This show is appealing to all ages, is a great mix of serious news and humor and finally is a great conversation starter. The humor helps us remember the issues and connect them to our daily lives. In addition, most teenagers are not very enthusiastic about watching the news but we all love comedy. Therefore, Saturday Night Live is the show to watch; it’s both entertaining and informative. The segments that are most informative are the weekend update segments which include many important pieces of the news plus humor and a special guest. In addition, in the beginning of each show there’s always a presidential address. These funny and short segments will make you want to research the topics and find out more about it. Some of the recent issues that have been covered are wiki leaks, state of the union, propositions, different disasters around the world and the Iraq Afghanistan wars. In conclusion, watching television will make you more informed and more intelligent; depending on the television shows.
For a quick example check out the video on the right or visit this link: (http://www.hulu.com/watch/200102/saturday-night-live-barack-obama-address-cold-open) . This video is a recent opening for the show which is an address from Barack Obama (comedian Fred Armisen plays Obama) about health care reform and the opinions of both democrats and republicans. The second you tube video on the right is another address from president Obama about financial reform.
