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This work speaks about social media and lists statistics that represent the intense usage or social media and the ages that coincide with it.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1954-00681-001
This work talks about the impact of perception. Whether it’s an influencer that is working to make money off of impacting people in a balanced way or showing people the way to contain a well balanced life.
On October 6, 2010, one of the world’s biggest platforms was created on this day. Instagram. This app was downloaded and is frequently used by over 2 billion people which increases each year. The way this app is used is, people upload pictures of themselves or a flourish colored sunset, and sometimes even cute dog pictures. Instagram is filled with crazy pictures that people just want to share with others. This particular app also contains pictures of models and people who do everything to look their best who have “ideal” bodies. Whether they share the picture because they like it or are taking pictures for big named companies, their body is well-liked on the internet and receives many views.
Many teens as well as adults like to compare their very own unique look to what seems to be the perfect reality for them. People try different vitamin regimen or weird combinations of liquids that they see on the internet to try to lose weight or get a slimmer waist but the question is, where did this come from? Why do people let a fraction of a second picture of someone on the screen affect them? Why does it matter? What changed throughout generations that made people more uncomfortable with their bodies? How is it different today? Does social media affect this issue in a positive or negative way and why?
On October 23 2022, I peed my pants. On a sunny Sunday afternoon my roommate and I decided it could be a fun adventure to go to frontier town in Oklahoma City and venture around the haunted houses and scare fest that was occurring. As most of my friends know, I am NOT a fan of being startled or people wearing masks. My theory is that there could be anyone underneath those masks and you never know if that person could be trying to murder you. That being said, I was terrified. After an hour of my roommate convincing me, we were on the way. Trying to keep the fear I was withholding submerged down into my soul, we listened to taylor swift to brighten the mood and have some good tunes. Once arriving I began to see the scary decorations that were put up and I began to think, “ oh! This is not so bad!” Then, walking into the park, the clock struck 8pm and the lights and siren sounds began to play. At that moment I knew. I was in for a rude awakening. As we walked through the park and made a few stops at some roller coasters, I was doing okay since we were not necessarily in the “scare zone”. Then, 10 minutes later my roommate Ava suggested that we visit the haunted houses. Me being the brave soul I am said “ Okay! Let’s do it!”. Wrong choice. As we entered the haunted house a scary man with a chainsaw began to walk behind me and yell in my ears. At this moment I said “Oh hell nah”. I put my hand in front of my eyes and began to speed walk my way through all of the fighting people. Then, suddenly when I thought it was all over, the scary man with the face mask and the chainsaw popped out and with no warning I began to scream like a goat running away from a predator. 2 seconds later I was on the ground outside of the haunted house gasping for air. I then looked down at my nice blue jeans and it turns out, they had changed colors. Good thing it was dark!
The movie The Joy Luck Club ells the stories of Asian mothers that persuaded their daughters to move to America. Throughout the movie, there are multiple points of view and different stories that helped compel the audience and add complexity to their choices. Rey Chow, the author of “Women in the Holocene: Ethnicity, Fantasy, and the Film The Joy Luck Club”, explains the idea that in some cases stories are perceived bland and regular such as as good and evil, black and white, in this case she is correct. Melodramas have a long history of being dramatic in this-or-that situations, and The Joy Luck Club is no different. In the scene in the midst of the movie, Lindo removes her covering, revealing her face. As she is patiently for her future husband, she begins to ponder about the importance of this moment, stating that it decided her destiny. As Chow mentioned “…Melodrama, especially as it appears in film, offers a privileged view of the basically mechanic or technologize nature of what we call sentimental emotions” (214). Lindo, waiting, states that from this moment on, this decision determines her entire happiness. Giving us an outlook of that black or white decision with the intense emotions of melodrama.