Family Counter Culture Is Better Than Spongebob

Parents` Role of their Children

Don Mackay in his article, “Kazakhstan says SpongeBob SquarePants is a violent bully who corrupts children`s minds,” talks about the role of parents in the education of their children to prevented them from watching cartoon movies that are harmful to their minds, and it causes negative effect on their children in the community. On the other hand, Ellen Goodman in her article, “Family Counterculture,” talked about a specific point that was the media, and how it affects and attracts the children in a bad way. They talk about how it will affect the culture of their children, and both of them focused of the parents' role towards their children. The counter culture is better than SpongeBob for several reasons because Goodman covers the idea in a general way using rhetorical appeals, the organization, and the style.
Both of Don Macky and Ellen Goodman have the same idea but directed to the different people. For example, Don wrote his article to the British younger generation to prevent their children from watching SpongeBob because it has several bad things. SpongeBob is a violent bully that he has negative habits, so it

will effect of children because they will follow SpongeBob`s attitudes. Also, the children will do the same behavior. The ministry of education warned the people from SpongeBob movie because it has bad results of their behavior. In September 26, 2014 this article was appeared. This issue is still available in the internet that anyone can see it, and it is relevant in our days.
However, Ellen Goodman wrote her article to the parents in US to prevent their children from the media because it has many wrong messages.

For instance, Food`s ads on TV is one of the negative habits in the media because food`s ads attract children to buy it, and it is very dangerous because it can cause high cholesterol. Also, the media includes bad channels and messages about sex and drugs, so that dangerous for children`s culture. The media become the main culture for children, so Ellen Goodman appealed the parents to supervise their children, to keep in touch with their school to know about their behavior, and watching or read the labels in CDs. In August 16, 1991 this article appeared. This issue is available everywhere because this problem is very important to people, and in these days, it is relevant of our

life.
Each of the authors has different way to send their ideas, so each author uses special words to describe what they want to say. For example, Macky uses special method that he used words like violence and bullying to show to parents how it is a big problem for children to watch this type of the cartoon. Macky stated “the SpongeBob creates a culture of violence and bullying.” He also talked about something that is really dangerous, and it happens nowadays with most children from watching the SpongeBob, which causes negative qualities in the children’s life. Macky wrote his article depending on the culture that SpongeBob has, such as violence and bullying. However, Ellen Goodman did not follow this method, but she talked in general way, and she stated “the media is as alternative parents and has an important role in the children's lives.” In addition, watching the ads can cause bad effect of children, and their suggestions are correct that the parents must protect their children from anything harm them.
Each author has own way to organize the article. Don Macky wrote his article by including people`s opinion like Zabira Orazalieva that released in the online. Don Macky did not use the organization like introduction, body, and conclusion. However, Ellen Goodman followed another method that she had the introduction, the body, and the conclusion, and published in the online. Although the two authors used the same tone, each one of them used the special method to mention their ideas, and it won’t affect the article because everyone sees the methods in different way, but their purpose is the same.
The two authors have different organization of their topics. For instance, Ellen Goodman used long sentences and passive voice in her article to attract who read this article. Ellen stated “Americans expected that parents wanted their children be in accordance with cultural messages, but now they expected their children to be in opposition that is what makes children rising harder, and why parents feel isolated.” Don Macky talked about his idea in short sentences that he stated “TV cartoon favorite SpongeBob SquarePants is a violent bully who corrupts children’s minds, officials in Kazakhstan have ruled.” Also they have the same idea that attract the audience by giving them the evidences, reasons, and explain the bad habits. They put their opinions in the articles.

To conclude, any author when they write their article, they have a purpose that readers may accept or not. Ellen had a good article that covered children`s issue, and she talked about pathos and logos that made it clear for parents. Goodman has better article than Macky because Goodman talks in general about the media by using rhetorical appeals, the organization, and the style. Goodman covers the idea in good way that helps the audience to understand. Also, her idea was clear to the audience.