Katie Couric

are 19% of teens who believe that using social media makes them more sympathetic to others," proving that there are statistics to show the positive effects to technology. Teenagers are becoming "obsessed" with technology. In an interview with Katie Couric, Jim Steyer, and Sherry Turkle, we are told that, "95% of all teens ages 12-17 are online and 78% of all teens have a cell phone," which tells us exactly how much of our community is affected by technology. Teenagers are spending too much…

Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and journalist Katie Couric created the documentary, Fed Up, to make people more aware of the role that the food industry plays in their lives. Childhood obesity rates have grown exponentially in the past 30 years. At a very young age, children begin to eat unhealthy foods…

2014). So as a father, a former victim and a concerned American, I believe it’s time that we rise up against the video game industry to defend our kids and stop teaching them how to kill, all for the sake of the “mighty dollar.” Said Mark in (Katie Couric, 2013). From that evidence, Mega-vid searches a solution that will solve that problem of criticism about its products because the company will face a big challenge of losing its clientele. The following are the potential solutions that…

The books that children read growing up can have a strong impact on their attitudes towards certain topics later on in life, whether they be positive or negative. Many people think that children’s literature does not have to be monitored closely for stereotypes, however this is not the case because even very young children are able to pick up on and understand the stereotypes that are taking place in their favorite bedtime stories. It was found that “when children are read stories that portray…

Lexie Brauer Core 101: Dr. Wolbrink Assignment no. 1 September 8, 2017 America: Land of the Men and Home of the Oppressed The phrase “nasty woman” turned into a mass captivation during the 2016 presidential election. For a term that is not in the dictionary, it is used among a variety of peoples’ daily vocabulary. Despite the widespread use, there is no one way it can be defined. The connotation has become exceedingly controversial among both republican and democratic parties. While the phrase…

Obesity is a rapid growing epidemic in American. The makers of the documentary Fed Up, producer Stephanie Soechtig and narrator Katie Couric, set out to find the truth behind food and the things that the food industry does not want you to see. The documentary states that the food industry is corrupt and is cause of the obesity epidemic in America. The film starts out with opening credits and news clips playing in the intro. The news clips are saying that obesity is a growing fast, obesity is…

I remember when Donald Trump first announced his political run for office. He built his campaign on the slogan: We’re going to Make America Great Again, “reinforced” by his bold claim of “building a wall”. When Trump got down into the weeds with Megyn Kelly during the first Fox News Republican debate, I sensed Donald Trump was a proud and arrogant man. I went on my own campaign against him; making phone calls, writing emails, calling news agencies and talk shows, posting madly to Facebook —…

It is often said that life is not black and white and that there are shades of gray, which holds to be true in terms of a person’s sexuality, race, and morality. Only viewed in black and white, feminism to this day is considered a radical notion rather than a necessity. A pink or blue blanket at birth cannot be the only determining factor of a person 's future; yet, those particular colors have been leading and continue to lead to controversy year after year. Feminism is a movement that has the…

Shedding Some Light on Modern Sororities Modern day movies and media have portrayed Greek life organizations, fraternities and sororities, as being immature young adults who abuse alcohol and party way too much. There have been cases of hazing new members ever since they began, but according to many, hazing has been eliminated from sororities. Although there have been cases of sororities hazing and abusing alcohol, sororities are actually beneficial to a women’s college experience by building…

For adolescent females, daily pressures are all-consuming. Whether it is education, relationships, or body image, young girls today lead busy lives and juggle countless responsibilities. To add to this frantic mindset, social media is attracting girls’ attention at every corner. Girls living in America are taught that everything is dependent upon how they look rather than their intelligence or internal characteristics. This installation of ideas is causing more than simply eating disorders and…