Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
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not to love? Family has become an optional thing of value. many Americans would much r<strong>at</strong>her go in<br />
their rooms <strong>and</strong> e<strong>at</strong> a quick microwave meal <strong>and</strong> w<strong>at</strong>ch reality shows for hours on in than e<strong>at</strong> dinner<br />
around a dining room table. Most dining rooms in American society are actually more for ostent<strong>at</strong>ion than<br />
for quality family time. In today‘s western society, someone who doesn‘t engage in the majority affairs of<br />
w<strong>at</strong>ching televisions for hours, <strong>and</strong> dressing as the media tells them to is no longer viewed as an<br />
individual or as being unique, but just fl<strong>at</strong> out weird. It‘s an absolute essential part of young American<br />
culture to have a Facebook where you can discuss Snooky‘s <strong>and</strong> J Wows‘ l<strong>at</strong>est affairs on Jersey shore or<br />
play online games for endless hours, <strong>and</strong> every girl must own a pair of 150 dollar UGG boots. Media<br />
entertainment shows like the MTV awards <strong>and</strong> the Oscars have become so popular over the years th<strong>at</strong><br />
almost every major channel broadcasts them. Sports entertainment shows have become so popular th<strong>at</strong><br />
schools have been closed for the Philly‘s parade <strong>and</strong> Super Bowl Sunday is on its way to becoming a<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ional holiday. News Media shows like E News <strong>and</strong> TMC show Americans, both young <strong>and</strong> old, ways<br />
to part their hair, wh<strong>at</strong> clothes to wear, <strong>and</strong> how to perceive others. No longer are parents role models for<br />
kids <strong>and</strong> young adults but celebrities have taken the spot of being looked up to by children all over<br />
America. If a celebrity decides to bleach one side of their head or dye the front of their bangs bright pink,<br />
you can be certain th<strong>at</strong> by the next weekend girls all around the st<strong>at</strong>es will show off th<strong>at</strong> same style.<br />
American society has become completely commercialized <strong>and</strong> if you are not down with the popular<br />
trends, you must be a foreigner. But the image displayed to other n<strong>at</strong>ions media of American children<br />
holding h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> singing ―We Are the World‖ isn‘t quite as it seems.<br />
The Media is one of the biggest influences in our everyday life. Most people wake up to the radio,<br />
or a song programmed to the alarm clock. When shopping, music is constantly played throughout the<br />
stay. When driving in a car, a radio is fully equipped <strong>and</strong> music is streaming though the speakers during<br />
the drive. Televisions have become almost as essential as bre<strong>at</strong>hing. The average American w<strong>at</strong>ches up to<br />
about 30 hours of television a week (Atlantic Review) According to USA today, the average American<br />
has more TV‘s in their house than there are people. The media is a constant pulse be<strong>at</strong>ing through our<br />
minds th<strong>at</strong> shapes our perceptions of society.<br />
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