Some of us look at magazines, others look at mirrors, some at the music videos; we are always constantly comparing ourselves to someone else, to something else, and if we don’t fit that idea then we aren’t pretty enough. I remember I would look at the music videos and they were usually the same. The same kinds of women always appear on TV as if that’s the way every woman should be. On magazines, it’s always about having the latest things and looking a certain way, as if anything else would be wrong. Then there is the mirror and for some it’s their worst enemy. We spend our days comparing what we don’t have to what we wish we did, but how often do we spend talking about what we do have? The things that make us stand out and make us, us? The media is powerful, but our minds are what guide us, we are all beautiful and unique it’s just about finding it inside us.
- Steffanie
What’s On The Inside
January 26th, 2012
Reality TV Bubble
January 25th, 2012
I don’t usually judge what other people watch on TV. You can have your I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, I will have my Chopped, and we will coexist peacefully. But a few days ago, a line was crossed when I walked in on my mother watching Jersey Shore. This is wrong. I should not have to see this, nor should I have to hear my mom say “Snooki” or “Jwow.” This has to be some sort of sign that reality television has infiltrated our lives to a dangerous extent. When our parents start watching this stuff, something is wrong. Reality television has been going strong, ever since the first Real World season on MTV. But it seems like it’s on every channel now, at all hours, not to mention available on demand. I can only hope, for my own comfort and our collective future, that this is some sort of bubble. When it pops, we’ll realize how foolish we were to spend hours watching people interact in painfully contrived circumstances, and we’ll go back to spending our television hours watching important stuff, like Top Chef Masters.
- Will
Grades
January 24th, 2012
Grades are a very important part of and about school. You need to have good grades to be able to get to where you want to go in the future. I need to focus on grades, and working out. Going into high school and wanting to play football I need to up my game. I heard that I shouldn’t even have C’s. Now I have fairly good grades. A’s, B’s, and 2 C’s. I still work hard on grades but, I also started working out again and it has helped a lot. I even started eating better. For a 14 year old that’s asking a lot from. I don’t have a gym membership but, working out at home I have gotten great results. I am going to get a gym membership within the next week and it’s close to home so I know it will help, as long as I stay with it I’ll be on my way to success.
- Jamal
Labels
January 23rd, 2012
Every day when I walked into the school cafeteria, I always noticed how segregated everyone was. It was always one ethnic group to each table, and then there were the outcasts. I never understood why the school was like that, it was like the color of our skin was everything. One day my best friend told me that her counselor suggested she not take advanced courses because they would be too difficult for her based on her being Hispanic. Racism still exists, and I would see it every day, especially some of the remarks I would hear. It was as if all those who looked Hispanic were categorized as Mexicans, or the blacks as the ones that were academically unfit, and the Asians being the nerds. We’re all labeled and no one ever spoke up about it. I know some people were hurt. Racism is still out there, but we can still do something about it.
- Stefannie