Tonight as I searched for something to watch on television I finally settled with American Idol a new hit show that displays the talent of young individuals on Fox 5. When a commercial came on I thought to myself, "okay what's on next"" I began my second quest of channel surfing, until finally I settle with watching the Parkers on UPN 9. I mentally noted to myself that a commercial last about three minutes and I should turn back to American Idol to see who won. By the time I actually remembered to switch back to channel five I had surfed through almost three hundred channels and twenty minutes had past.

The Author Todd Gitlin of Media Unlimited How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms our lives, would argue that the non-stop images and sounds are central to my life in which I have become accustomed to. I live...