Journal Entry #242

Dear Journal, Today I wrote an article for the newspaper about media and the affects on teens. Its gotten me thinking about what media does to me personally. I know that media does have some sort of affect on me but I think that its not completely negative. Media makes me connected with the world and allows me to gain perspective of how people around the world are living. Also it allows me to be social and connected with my friends when Im not even close to them. I also can see the negative sides though if not maintained properly. On the negative side, we see people who engulf their lives in media and make it their lives. I know I have seen some people that only live through media, but that should not be what defines are

whole generations. Extremes shouldnt be what define the whole, because that isnt fair to the total. Parents need to understand that we are not all this extreme and what signs that media is playing a bigger role in a youths life then it should. If your child is having a social life by meeting and interacting with people face to face and also using media to help that then they are no in this extreme. I hope that my article will help students stand up to their parents and help educate them while also helping students that are considered to be in this extreme to get out off it.