Complete the following:
Three things I learned about storytelling
are knowing one single story can hurt
others and your views on something, people believe the one story they have been
told that is not close to being accurate, stories can be made to show power,
but the most important thing I learned is the
media can show one sing story on a place or situation that is not accurate and
gives a negative meaning.
By Renee Hobbs
Read Chapter 6: Reflect: Protection and
Empowerment
“In 2010, more than 200,000 teens under age
18 had some kind of cosmetic surgery- including hair removal, nose jobs, and
liposuction” (Hobbs, pg.106).
This quote from chapter 6 completely
shocked me. I know that teens want to be popular and beautiful, but I had no
idea that a lot of them were having cosmetic surgery to make that happen.
Teenagers won’t to look exactly like the supermodels that they see on TV and in
advertisements. This shows that some will do anything to look like what society
shows as perfect.
“But whether we like it or not, media
messages shape people’s beliefs, attitudes, and values” (Hobbs, pg.113).
Media messages do shape what people believe
and what their attitude toward that product or advertisement is. If a celebrity
that you don’t like is the spokesperson for a certain brand then you wont want
to purchase that brand because it reminds you of that celebrity. What we see on television and hear on the
radio does affect how we see different things.
Advertising reflects and reinforces a truly
American cultural value: All our needs and desires can be gratified by a
purchase of some kind” (Hobbs, pg.116).
Todays’ advertising is geared toward catching
everyone’s attention. They are hoping that you see the product that they are
selling and show that you need to have it to be happy. A lot of people buy
things from advertisements and have to have it. I have bought different things
from seeing advertisements on the television and I regret to say that I use
very few of the things that I have purchased.
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