Materialism

Materialism

              I completely agree with the second essay by Lauren Smith. I believe the holiday season just brings everyone together and gifts given or received are done so, with love, care, and selflessness toward the other person. In the first essay by Amel Saleh, she speaks of children becoming spoiled and greedy as they become older due to their parents giving them a lot of presents/toys during the holidays when in fact that’s not the case. I believe a child regardless of how many presents he/she receives doesn’t make him/her greedy and demand the most expensive items as they get older. It all comes down to how the parents raised him/her. The parents should make the children understand the difference between what’s good or bad in society at an early age. There are rich kids that were spoiled all their baby life and by the time they get older they know that if they want to spoil their kids just like their parents spoiled them they are going to have to work just as hard. Even though they were spoiled, they were also educated as to what society expects from them and what not to become. Giving expensive presents is not a bad thing, it just show the other person how far you’re willing to go for them. Regardless if it’s expensive or not the act of actually giving gifts to another person just shows you care about them and are thinking of them. People like showing care and love towards other by buying them gifts which is perfectly fine. During the holidays everyone likes following the old traditions of giving gifts to their loved ones. Shopping, giving, receiving gifts is a tradition that will continue to be for years to come. Others are just happy to spend time with their loved ones during this jolly season.

School

School

              My current semester is going by smoothly and somewhat difficult at times. At the moment I am enrolled in English 101, Math 14, and Geology Lab. Each class has its easy and difficult point throughout the semester. In my math class some chapters are easier than other. While in my geology class, we are approaching our midterm in two weeks. The midterm consist of naming over thirty different rock types and minerals which is a little intimidating. My Geology class is three to four hours long at times which some students tend to doze off in such long classes. My Geology professor teaches the class in a more interesting entertaining way that makes the class seem shorter than it actually is. We are currently spending all class period studying for our midterm as it approaches in a few weeks.  As for my math class, we just took our first test and I got an 85 percent on and I have been turning in all my homework so I have a good grade so far. In my English in the other hand I tend to wait until the last minute to do an essay which is a bad habit to get into. Sometimes I know I can make the essay longer and better but the time does not permit me. I will try to spend more time and really write my essay a few days before it is due to not get stressed out a night before. What motivates me is the paycheck at the end of the tunnel. The fact of waking up and having a stable well paid career is what motivates me every day to keep going and not give up in my education. “Those who give up don’t succeed, those who succeed don’t give up.”

Reality TV

Reality TV

 

               We all watch reality TV and we all have our own favorite show to watch. My personal favorite shows to watch are Pawn Stars and Duck Dynasty. Half of the reality TV shows aired I dislike, for they use fights to get more viewers. Although a fight breaking out in a TV show is entertaining at times, some of these shows all they air is drama related. Each episode of these shows always has something to do with a person being mad at another person for some stupid reason. I understand it is fun to watch other people’s problems and gossip unfold on TV, but overtime these shows become repetitive to the point the viewer’s know what’s going to happen. In the other hand, the reason I enjoy watching the show Pawn Stars is because I learn a lot. They give history on items being sold, bought, and pawned to the audience as well as how the certain item are used. They bring in specialized experts to give their personal opinion as to how much a certain product is worth in the current market. The show doesn’t get as repetitive as other shows get. There always showing different items followed by some history and use of the item. I think Pawn Stars is a great show and gives knowledge to the viewers. Duck Dynasty is my second favorite show. These show revolves around a southern family from the swamps of Louisiana that made millions of dollars from making/selling duck calls. For those who don’t know, a duck call is sort of like a whistle in a way except in the duck call you have to blow it a certain way to make the quacking noise a duck makes. I enjoy watching this show because unlike other family shows Duck Dynasty doesn’t revolve around family drama. They only show the fun times they as a family have together. There’s never to fights going on between two relatives or jealousy going around it’s all about a family having fun enjoying what they like to do best, which is hunt duck. I also really enjoy the show because they all seem to be acting like they would act on a regular day. They aren’t acting like someone they are not just for the cameras. I see a lot of shows where you can just tell there acting for the camera. Portraying themselves as someone they are not. I believe some reality TV shows are just the worst for society. Some of these shows are just dumbing down society. Especially when teenagers watch these shows and see all the drama and fights that occur and believe that’s how they should be acting. Most reality TV shows are not meant to be taken serious but yet there’s people that want to try and follow in the footsteps of their favorite character and live that lifestyle. Reality TV shows are not the best thing to watch but some are beneficial to watch like Pawn Stars but there’s always going to be more drama related TV shows because America loves watching other peoples gossip and drama unfold.