media

This week we talked about media's effect on gender and people in general. It actually freaked me out quite about. As much as people don't like to admit it we all are trying to fufuill the stereotype the media creates for our gender. Girls try to be as thin as models and boys try to have a body like hercules which in reality can't exist. It's sad to think that media is setting us up for failure because no one can ever look like and image that the media creates and manipulates. As much as we try to  get away from media it is everywhere starting from when you are born. You get consumed by tv commercials or websites that send messages to kids at a young age trying to brand or mold them into something they can never become. I have become quite angry over this issue because I guess I feel hopeless about the situation and kind of used. It makes me feel that in life there is always and alternative reason for doing things and that is what angers me most. I partake in everything that I've written here but I wish there was some way to stand up against media companies sending out unrealistic ideals.

the placebo effect

This week in soc we watched an episode of freaks and geeks and it demonstrated the different type of people or situation the impact our socilization. the episode was about when lindsay parents go out of town and how she is pressured into throwing a party. throughout the epsiode you see how aspects such as school, friends, family, religion, and media afffect these characters. my favorite part of the episode was lindsays brothers idea to switch the keg to a keg that was filled with nonalcholic beer. Her borther was influneced to make this choice becasue of the tight knit relationship he has with his family. He wanted to keep lindsay safe and was influnced from the actions of his parents. Another way media influneced the kids at the party is their behavior like drunken fools when in reality they weren't drunk at all. I find it funny how all of these factors combine to create a person into someone very unique. Every person is raised with different values and interpertates situations differently. This is showen throughtout our actions as we develop and experience new instances. I know that if i didnt have the family and friends that i have,, i would be a totally different person and i am thankful for how i was raised (:

isolation

the past week we discussed feral children. I found this disturbing but quite enticing. When i say enticing i dont mean that i liked what i saw or heard but it was entriging and i was almost in awe watching these children behave like animals or creatures that I thought was never possible to see from a human. One girl acted like a dog and another boy acted like a human. The most frightening case was the story of the girl called genie who was locked in her room tied to a potty chair for what seemed like ever. She had no interaction with her family or humans ingeneral. It made me stop and think how much different my life would be if i were kept locked up and didnt have the influence of my family. It is scary to think of even being in that situation. and also very hard to believe because of the nuturing, loving family i grew up with. but i would be a totally different person. This made me realize how much my family friends and the world around me has an impact on the person i am today.

tuesdays with maggie

If all I had was a few days left of my life, oh would I change how I do things. My quick response isn't because I lack joy in my life now, I am just more cautious of myself because I would like me life to continue on for much longer. I like to keep to my self, I hate confrontation, and I am what people would describe as a "good girl". Now with that in mind, I do have wild adventures and do crazy things, just not all the time. If I only had a few days left I would no longer be considered a "good girl". I would try and experience things that I would never normally do. I wouldn't always think of the what ifs and just act instead. On the subject of death, I believe that dying doesn't end your journey but instead is the beginning of another. We are all placed on this world to live. We associate happiness with life and saddness with death. But in my eyes, I think your happiness carries on into you death. While others around you might be sad for the loss, I believe everything happens for a reason...and because that reason might mean death that doesn't mean you aren't happy anymore. I believe in an afterlife and where ever that afterlife maybe is the start of a new journey.