Demi Lovato

particularly new or innovative. However, recent years have seen a spike in the number of shows that represent mental illness in a better light. This may be in part because of push from mental health advocates and audiences a like. Celebrities like Demi Lovato have been incredibly vocal in recent years about how important it is to accurately portray mental illness. When researching for this project, we found it sometimes difficult to define when a character was being portrayed as having a…

How has feminism impacted society and pop culture today? What is feminism? Feminism is the equality of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Women are most likely payed less than a man on the same exact job. Women have been fighting for gender equality for many years now and it is just now starting to have an impact on society. These are some things you should know about it. How has feminism helped society so far? Feminism has helped blur the lines…

You are walking home and you see someone talking loudly to themself. In this day and age, you’re first thought will probably be that they’re talking on the phone or through an earpiece. You take a closer look and realize that they aren’t; they are talking to themself and clearly look upset. What do you do? Do you walk up to the person and ask if they need help? Do you run away screaming at the top of your lungs? Or do you give him/her a weird look and text your friends saying: Hey, if I die…

Influential people are people that inspire other people to take charge or do something about major issues in the world. There are also influential people who are poor influences and they could discourage people or cause them to become angry. One influential person is Michelle Obama. One of her quotes is, “You don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.” Clearly, this quote is saying that by not doing the job right that…

Many things affect teens throughout their life. An eating disorder is one of the many hardships teenagers face. An eating disorder is a mental illness that causes a disturbance to your diet. The person with the disorder believes that they are not the right size. They either eat extremely small amounts of food or eat excessively. There are many signs of an eating disorder. One sign is Anorexia Nerviosa. The person feels that they are overweight. However, it is very obvious that they are…

People often walk into situations without thinking things through. How many times have you ever walked into a place and just know it’s not right for you to be there. As a human being we are naturally curious and we know no boundaries. As people, like McCandless, have shown us we are drawn to the unknown and the risks that come with it. As an adult with a teenagers brain, McCandless proves that teenagers have a totally different thought process than adults. In the article “Why the Teen Brain Is…

understood me not even myself. I often found solitude in isolating myself from everyone, that way I could make sure that my emotions were my own. This caused my family to wonder what they had done, the answer was a simple one, nothing. According to Demi Lovato “For years, people said I was depressed, and I actually didn’t know myself why I was so upset and why I would have these episodes of mania—what I now know is…

Kesha Sebert, better known simply as “Kesha” of award-winning singer/songwriter fame, has been the center of attention amid recent controversy surrounding the rape allegations she made against her producer, Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald). Kesha’s initial lawsuit was filed in California against Gottwald in October of 2014. This was shortly after her time spent in a rehabilitation center for an eating disorder, for which she blames years of abuse from her producer. Gottwald countered with a lawsuit…

A Raisin in the Sun Essay Demi Lovato Once said, “No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.” A play, A Raisin in the Sun, was written in 1959 by Lorraine Hansberry. The play is about the Younger family who wants to move out of their neighborhood for a new beginning. Among each Younger, they each face a conflicts that are related…

Every year, there is a new controversial state law resulting in a nationwide backlash. As of March 23, 2016, North Carolina officially joined the reign of states that include laws that tear the population apart. In the past year, the United States has made significant progress in the fight for LGBT equality. Over the summer, we watched as the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges allowed same-sex couples in all 50 states to get legally married, and while the long-lasting battle for the…