Five Entertainment

      Defining entertainment can get confusing but the short essay Five Entertainment on page 419 breaks it down to help us understand. The first assumption was entertainment is just for fun. This can be argued against because we are entertained daily by things we may not like, for example, the news. Also, you may not find your favorite sport team losing but you are still entertained, that's why you stay through out the anger.
      The second assumption is, entertainment is a reflection of culture. Again, this can be true and false at the same time. A lot of culture enjoy different TV shows or activities that other cultures may not like. For example, Some cultures like the south are stereotyped for liking NASCAR. Although some other cultures view it as boring.
       Third, states entertainment is a personal choice. Again entertainment is more than a personal because your choice is limited too the choice of the people making the entertainment. You only get a choice of TV shows that the producers chose to make. On the other hand, you personally choose what shows to watch and what games to play. Just like the other assumptions this one can go either way.
        Even though the broke down entertainment into three assumptions of what it could be, its hard to put it in just one category. There is arguments going either way for both assumptions which makes it hard to understand the word fully. Personally I find it really confusing because there are a lot of good arguments concerning what entertainment is.