Essay On Media Influence On American Culture

The media influences many Americans in many different forms. Using phones, texting, facebook, email, news websites, blogs, and other online sources, people certainly have been told what everyone else believes. Television has also helped people develop their opinions of various topics. News channels and other media programs have kept Americans up-to-date on all the current events and trends. It is human nature to start to follow these fads and views. However, this is not necessarily satisfactory fact. As a Catholic, I see that it is very important to not follow the examples of so many people, as they are not always virtuous. It is crucial for people to be themselves and not always follow everyone else just to fit in. First off, if everyone stopped just going with everyone else and from …show more content…
There is a multitude of temptations as people’s consciences become less aware of sin. The media is slowly ebbing away the sense that these acts are evil. People are even taking advantage of media and using it as a weapon to bully each other or to look at and watch inappropriate pictures and videos. There are so many wicked TV shows and commercials that are desensitizing people to their horrors. The media is rapidly leading Americans to an immoral world that Catholic doctrine teaches against. I must try my best to go against the peer pressure and remain committed. The decisions I make every day must be altered from others so I do not give in to the media. Media is greatly and negatively affecting the way Americans think. Mass media is pressuring people into thinking a certain way and preventing them from becoming individuals. People are believing that they must fit in and will do anything to do so. This causes being a Catholic to be more difficult, as it defies the teachings of the Church. I myself am striving to repel these temptations and I advise everyone to do the same to become one with God instead of the