“People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for”(Lee). Sometimes people won't listen to you when you try to tell them the truth because they don’t want to know it. They try to look for something better, because the truth is brutally honest and it can hurt you and people have been so desensitised that they don’t know how to handle anything anymore. The media, what certain people have to say, and your belief has so much to do with this. The media has so many big platforms where you can follow the lives of your friends and celebrities. The content they post can also have a big input of your own decision. If they like something like a brand or style then you will probably be more interested in whatever they are liking and into. Then whatever they say you are more likely to follow it and accept it as your own way of living. …show more content…
When you need advice, they are the person you’d go to first. Even if the advice was not good you’d probably go along with it because you trust your ‘friends’ even if it will end badly. Now as we go deeper into this essay that has been finished the night before, the quote doesn’t really seem true. I think that everyone affects the way you think. You might think one way and say no one's going to change that, but as you think about it, you might not necessarily change the way you think or hear or do but alter it in a way where you can please someone, like a friend or
Celebrities hold a strong power to influence the lifestyle trends of an audience. As members of the entertainment industry, celebrities are looked up to as role models by a large general public. With such high exposure, celebrities essentially hold the power to positively or negatively influence their followers, from fashion trends to behavioral tendencies, the attitudes and lifestyle habits of celebrities influence cultural qualities and the way in which many people function within society. Mindy Kaling’s career started when she became an intern on the popular show “Late Night with Conan O’ Brien”. Mindy was a 19-year-old sophomore at Dartmouth College when she first started her internship.
Most people agree with the quote “sometimes you have to do what’s best for you
How are you influenced by what you see around you—by images in magazines, in advertisements, in films, in music, and in TV? It seems these days that we are influenced by media and everything in America. Magazines make us want to lose weight and be like the girl in the pictures, which makes be somebody we are not and buy things we do not need. Advertisements and TV are about the same, they make you want things you do not have and eventually buy the product or service. TV shows us how things are in TV life, which a lot of the time is not real.
must read it and try to understand it. Though this quote can relate to a persons personality, it also might not relate to a person at all. All people are different and think differently than others. Almost everybody in the world has a different understanding of what is wrong and what is right,
They fear they will be punished or made fun of for speaking the truth so they tend to keep it to themselves. I wish people were to speak the truth at all times so be straightforward with people. A society full of lies is not good because it can mislead people into thinking that something is ok when in reality it is not. John the Savage had said in chapter sixteen, “It all seems to me quite horrible” (pg. 244).This is when he is asked about the world state and he does not like how it's run because people are not who they want to be but rather who they are conditioned to be.
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson presents Melinda’s (a teenage girl) life as she drifts through her adolescent years, where she struggles to overcome internal depression, as well as typical issues, involving her social life. Melinda’s life in an obscure world, where enigmatic challenges constantly clog her path towards a normal and healthy life, she feels lost and betrayed. Likewise, the boy that raped her attends the same school as her, causing her to have constant memories of the event. Thus, Melinda’s defective life compromising of rape, lack of communication, and depression mirrors the lives of many teens around the world. In addition, this book revolves around the dominant theme of adolescence, resulting to an effect of a realistic- fiction novel.
I believe this because everyone should do what they fell is the right think or do what they want to do not based on what other people are doing around them. This is also an accurate quote because it relates to many things in the novel and in everyday life for example just people others are peer pressuring you into something because it is the ‘cool’ think to do you don't have to do it if you think its not the right think to do and people shouldn't neglect you or make you fell left out based on your decision on weather to do what the popular thing
Those who voice truth and honesty carry the burden of a demonized image.Everyone has different views on what truth and honesty are. One may say that truth and honesty are the exact same things. People who are both honest and truthful are almost always ridiculed. When someone shows traits of being both honest and truthful are people that are to find. Even though they may be rare to find these people sometimes can be brutally honest and truthful and don't always meets society expectations. Meursault in The Stranger by Albert Camus goes through his life being ridiculed and being seen as someone who can't meet the social norm and can
As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions to make in your life. Some don’t have a clear choice or right or wrong answer- like should you listen to a person and make the decision to hurt someone or should you not listen to them. That is the decision you need to make. Making a decision on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. Like said earlier in the essay, we pass the hat down to someone else to make the decision for us because we cannot make the decision
What sets people apart in life are the decisions we make and the paths we follow, but sometimes our judgement is clouded and it is difficult to make the right choices. In which case, we seek guidance on what to do. However, for Henry David Thoreau, Chris McCandless, and Timothy Treadwell, a sense of independence or even sheer stubbornness may cause someone to ignore the advice of others. It is important to follow one’s own heart, but one must also acknowledge the consequences of his actions.
“I have learned over the years that one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear knowing what must be done does
What this is saying is that the number of people who oppose our decisions should not matter if the reasoning behind it is weak. In modern society, the media has shaped the world so much that some people are afraid to do what they want because they are scared that there will be backlash from other people around them. I feel the media is the biggest reason we have a ‘presence of unpopularity’ in society. What we have to take from Socrates’ message is that we shouldn’t worry about what other people think while making decisions, we have to make the right choices based on what you, the only one that matters, see as ‘right.’ By making decisions that you want to make you are able to shape your own life, and set up future success by yourself.
But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road — the one less traveled by — offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth.” (Carson 209) People cannot be taught by someone else how to make the right decision, instead people have to go with how they feel. People are constantly told not to make the easy decision but to make the right one. It is not hard to decide what the right decision is, the hard part is deciding if putting the work into the right decision is worth it. You cannot be taught by a test, to put in effort to making the right decision. You develop that skill throughout your lifetime. While Wilde’s quote does hold some face value, it is not completely true. Most do not know his exact thoughts around this saying people can interpret this in their own way. Many people think lessons are only taught in a classroom, but this is far from the truth. All throughout people’s lives they are constantly being taught different lessons that stay with them throughout their lives, and almost known of them are learned in a classroom situation. Wilde says, “Nothing worth knowing can be taught.” While valuable life lessons, such as satisfaction, making the right decision, and being
Media also influences the thinking of people and society in general through entertainment as well as advertising and marketing campaigns. It is the creative ideas and boost to the imagination that people get once they watch a television show, movie, commercial or listen to a certain song. The impact any of these forms of media can have on an individual’s thinking can change in that most of them view the various stars in the movies, TV or the music industry as role models and as a result, they start imitating them. This type of influence oftentimes will influence the way someone views a political
As a professional in today’s society, it is greatly important to be able to communicate effectively with other professionals, with clients, and with those that are encountered in daily living. In order to communicate in a proper manner, not only is talking and non-verbal communication, but a large aspect is the ability to listen. Listening is a vital task in order to build a relationship and find meaning in someone else’s words. In order to find this meaning one must follow the characteristics of active listening, face the challenges to listening, and reflect upon one’s own listening skills.