Help me write my essay about the media :)

[Sammi]

Gahh hshiufhuiesahlfieueh so 8th grade simple shit, just wondering if the Ownage Pranks community had any good ideas to contribute.

I have to write an essay about how the media impacts people. Most people went the negative root, "television/internet/video games are bad blahh" because it was simple to find evidence that supports this.. so I decided to be different and write about the positive effects.

Does anyone have any good points I should include in my essay? It's pretty basic... my main focuses are television and video games.

[Armani]

talk about jailbait e-rape, in videogame chats.

[Randy2727]

Say how online communities are good because they get people to socialize and tv is good because it keeps people out of trouble

[MasterofDoom]

Television- News networks try to say what their watchers want to hear, essentially patting the viewer on the back over and over by agreeing with their viewpoints. Sort of how you generally get along with someone who shares the same viewpoints as you. Impact being is that we only see and hear what we want and thats what we get. You can throw that positive and negative depending on how you twist it.

[ecgta3]

they offer hours upon hours of entertainment?.... i actually saw this story about how games like GTA help some sort of reaction in the eyes and can decrease word search completion times, but that's not a very strong point....

[Lamb_of_God]

Say how online communities are good because they get people to socialize and tv is good because it keeps people out of trouble

^That is good.
Maybe, make a reference to how social networking builds a sense of community in a young teenager that maybe be deprived of because of things like up brining and where a person grows up. Also, you could talk about how the internet connects people to things they would have otherwise never discovered; music, culture, art etc.

Hope that helped.

[Sammi]

Television- News networks try to say what their watchers want to hear, essentially patting the viewer on the back over and over by agreeing with their viewpoints. Sort of how you generally get along with someone who shares the same viewpoints as you. Impact being is that we only see and hear what we want and thats what we get. You can throw that positive and negative depending on how you twist it.

I can see how that would be positive or negative.. but I think any way I would phrase it would come out negative. lol

[Dav3man]

videogames: hand-eye coordination and it usually keeps kids from doing stupid shit

[ecgta3]

the internet connects people to things they would have otherwise never discovered; music, culture, art etc.

Hope that helped.

++ that's a really good point

[Randy2727]

^That is good.
Maybe, make a reference to how social networking builds a sense of community in a young teenager that maybe be deprived of because of things like up brining and where a person grows up. Also, you could talk about how the internet connects people to things they would have otherwise never discovered; music, culture, art etc.

Hope that helped.

The culture is a good point. I have personally learned a lot about other people and other cultures online.

[bubbachuck]

well, for me, it helps me keep in touch with relatives far away..and the internet is pretty much where i get all my newsfeed from, plus it's an eco-friendly paperless thesaurus/dictionary/encyclopedia..its freaking everything!

[Sammi]

^That is good.
Maybe, make a reference to how social networking builds a sense of community in a young teenager that maybe be deprived of because of things like up brining and where a person grows up. Also, you could talk about how the internet connects people to things they would have otherwise never discovered; music, culture, art etc.

Hope that helped.

I like this point a lot.

The only problem with this essay is I can't really write anything that I don't have a book or some source to back up, which is fucking stupid...

[Lamb_of_God]

I like this point a lot.

The only problem with this essay is I can't really write anything that I don't have a book or some source to back up, which is fucking stupid...

Lamb_of_God PhD.

[Dav3man]

^That is good.
Maybe, make a reference to how social networking builds a sense of community in a young teenager that maybe be deprived of because of things like up brining and where a person grows up. Also, you could talk about how the internet connects people to things they would have otherwise never discovered; music, culture, art etc.

Hope that helped.

this is a source? ^^

[Sammi]

this is a source? ^^

Oh yes, I can see me citing this now

"www.ownageprank.com Help Me Write My Essay About the Media..."

[Randy2727]

say it's from personal experience

[Sammi]

say it's from personal experience

I'd say this but my stupid teacher would be like "YOu hAVe No PROoFF FSOEHFEOHSOEHFiehih!"

I hate pregnant ladies.

[iKron]

Maybe talk about how you can get the latest news within a fraction of seconds.
Also how films and documentaries revolving around social issues increase a social awareness in children and develop their concern towards society.

[Purdy]

honestly.. your probably better going for the negetive route.. always far better points to prove..

id go for something like the negetive impact on teenagers from the media.. or the impact on celebrity life styles.. easy to find stuff.. and the points you can make are a lot better

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no shit it's easier. I was the only one who got a 100 by going the positive route btw

[mohaas05]

Grade school essays are so easy to BS. The #1 thing to include is tons of details. Teachers could care less about how you write. As long as you have a buttload of details its fine.