Why I Chose This Report
I chose Kristy Kato's report because I wanted to know what kind of driving behavior is being portrayed on television now days. Most people, myself included, do not realize that such bad driving behaviors are being portrayed on television. I, and I'm sure I can generalization to most of the population, take for granted what they see on television and on the "big screen". For me, I realize that what I see is just fantasy; the exciting car chases on television, the elaborate car stunts seen in popular movies and even the 'funny' driving stunts we see in cartoons. But where do we draw the line? As we all know, these driving behaviors can and do influence our own driving habits. Perhaps the majority of us realize that the stunts we see on television are crazy and unrealistic to do in real life, but what about the few who are willing to perform such acts? That is why this report appealed to me because it gave me an idea of exactly what kind of driving behaviors are being portrayed within our society.
How I Found This Report
I found this report by searching the generational curriculum. The title of Kristy's report caught my eye, as did the other reports in my file. I was pretty lucky, because I didn't have to search much files, everything I was interested in was in a couple of generational reports.
Report Summary
This report is exactly what the title suggests. Kristy explains what type of driving behavior is being portrayed on the big screen and television today. She breaks it down in five categories, which is cartoons, commercials, music videos, television series, and movies. Kristy has at least two topics or programs for each category, explains what type of driving behavior she saw in each program, whether if it was a negative or positive behavior, and when she saw it. She also tells us how this type of behavior can be bad or good to children and adults alike.
Reaction
When I first started reading this report I thought it was going to be a paper on how movies and television programs affect people's driving, if programs being portrayed on popular television is making individuals become "bad" drivers. As I read this report I soon realized that it was not what I had expected, but nonetheless it was a very interesting and informative report. I was fascinated by how much negative driving behaviors were being portrayed on television and in movies, not only in programs for adults but also for children, there was a lot of cartoons that had negative driving behaviors that were being portrayed.
Comparison
I felt that this report was easy to read,
it was clear and to the point. Kristy explained what it was she saw
in the program and whether or not she felt if it was a negative or positive
driving behavior. Comparing this report to other reports I give it
a B for clarity and information contents, not to mention the easiness of
going through her website.