Self Esteem

1. I think that people are portrayed differently in media because they want to give us what society wants. On magazines they will probably put something provacative on the cover to catch the viewer's eyes. However, you don't need to put something provacative to get the viewer's attention. There are over a million different ways to catch a viewer's attention without using something provacative.

2. As a teenager, I am affected by these images. I personally don't give a lot of care in my appearence but other people do. In society people mostly judge you on appearence. Sometimes people won't be your friend because you're not dressed the way the media says should be dressed like. As I become more mature, I have learned that you do what you wanna do. You shouldn't change the way you act or dress just because someone told you too or the media disapproves of it.

3. I think to reduce the amount of young men and women that are negatively affected by these images are to learn that things we see in media aren't really people. The people on magazines or tv shows have either been through photoshop or are wearing a ton of make-up. In addition, the media should stop trying to potray what true beauty is. I remember this one episode of "That's So Raven" where Raven was on the cover of a magazine, but they only used her face not her body. They did this because apparently Raven wasn't "skinny enough". At the end of the episode Raven said this...

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In media we need more shows and episodes like this. We need shows to teach teenagers and children that we are all unique and special in our own way. Noone can tell us that we're not.

4. To be honest, if there was a magazine cover where the subject wasn't all glammed up, I probably wouldn't give the magazine a second look. I know I sound shallow but it is true. If the magazine had a regular person on it, I wouldn't look at it twice or look through the magazine because nothing catches my eye. I am not saying that people that aren't glammed up are boring, I just prefer to look through a magazine with something that pops out and lures me in. I am not suggesting that the person should have their face photoshopped, I am saying that a magazine cover with a plain old person does not look appealling to read. If that person had an interesting background or was doing something interesting then I would probably look through that magazine.

To Share or Not to Share is the Question...

 1. I personally think file sharing is wrong, however I would be called a hypocrite because I myself, and I think almost EVERYONE has atleast downloaded a song from any file sharing website. If you have seen Transformers 2 you would remember the character Glenn Whitman saying........

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 I agree with this statement 100%, except I haven't downloaded a couple thousand songs. On itunes, it costs about 99 cents or more for one song which is pretty expensive. If you bought 100 songs, that would cost almost 100 dollars which is unrealistic if you are able to download songs for free from a file sharing website like 4shared or mediafire. In addition, I think file sharing is convenient because instead of spending $20 on a DVD, you can just download it from a website and get the same quality. Although file sharing is wrong, I choose file sharing instead of buying because the prices of songs and other media on itunes are just way too expensive for me.

2. If I was a an artist and I made my own song I would want people to buy my song or CD. However, I wouldn't be mad if people downloaded my songs illegally because I already know that people do it anyways. When you're an artist, your profit is not only from the CDs or songs you sell. Your profit is a bunch of things such as your contract with the record company. If I was an amazing artist I wouldn't care if people downloaded my album illegally because if I was amazing a lot more people would by my album. However, if I was a artist that was going bankrupt or an artist that doesn't have a good recording company I would care more if people illegally downloaded my music rather than buying it.

3. Morally I think downloading material that has been copyrighted is wrong. Downloading this material is still considered stealing, but it isn't a big deal because it is very hard finding every single person that downloads something that is copyrighted. If you downloaded a CD illegally off the internet, you basically just stole that CD from a music store. The big difference between the two is that you are most likely to be caught stealing from a music store instead of downloading it online.

Career Mash

I went through the website and I learned that I my Career Mash type is an innovator. I am an innovator because creative, imaginative and very curious. Jobs that relate to my personality of being an innovator are app designer, ethical hacker/security, data analyst, bioinformatics research and robotics engineer. Innovators are university researchers mashing up their skills with tech to open new doors into every field. Economonic professors use google-like tools to mine business data for secret or hidden trends. Biologists will program computers to create a new and dramatic type of animation of human cells and invent 3D molecules that may be able to cure cancer. Innovators are also designers of smart machines that are used in things we use on a daily basis. For example, computers, robots, microelectronics and communication devices like cellphones. They combine computer software with tiny, super specialized physical inventions like sensor networks for smart green buildings.

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A job that relates to the Innovator personality is an app designer. A person that is an app designer is Kevin Systrom. Kevin Systrom created the "instagram" app. An app designer is usually a person with these type of traits:

• passionate about mobile devices
• think logically
• open to new ideas
• get things done on deadlines
• are a team player
• able to communicate a design vision and bring it to life
• are detailed and meticulous problem solvers
• mash creativity artistry with technical and function design
• is able to transform complex concepts into a simple, easy practical app

In order to become an app designer you should go in a course that includes multimedia design or a visual arts program at universities and community colleges. In addition you can add courses that into 3D animation and working with digital imaging software.

Texting in Social Situations

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I think texting during social situations is unnecessary. I think texting during social situations is unnecessary because if you are at a social event you should be socializing with other people instead of texting on your phone. In addition, if you are texting during a social situation you are showing that the social situation is boring since you took out your phone. However, there are some exceptions to text during social situations. An exception could be that you are texting that person once saying that you can’t text them because you are in a social situation. Another exception where you can text is if someone was informing you that there was an emergency. Remember that if you’re texting during a social situation you are blocking people out, therefore no one will want to approach you. Lastly, texting during social situation is not necessary.

I find it very rude if you’re talking to someone and they proceed to text. I think it is very rude because that person is technically just ignoring you when they should be giving you their whole entire attention. When someone is talking to you, they always deserve your whole entire attention because you are showing respect. If you continue to text while someone is talking, you are disrespecting that person. In addition, the person that is texting is giving off the impression that texting is more important that what you have to say. Lastly, whenever someone is talking, don’t text because they deserve your respect by you listening.

5 etiquette rules for texting

1.To avoid temptation of texting, turn off your phone or don’t even bring it to a social event.

2.Don’t text at social events unless it is an emergency.

3.If someone is texting you, tell them you have to go because you are at a social event.

4.Don’t leave your phone in front of you because you will be tempted to pick it up and check your messages.

5.If you are talking to a group of friends and texting, put that person on speaker phone so you can all talk. Therefore, no one is left out of the conversation.