Keeping Up with the Kardashians

television shows and what we like to do in our free time. It was interesting how it seemed the youth from the Way of Life Church knew so much about American culture. For example, one girl knew about a lot of American television shows, like Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Day 12: Cape Town After breakfast we got onto the bus and headed for Khayelitsha for church service at the Way…

clash of values between John, Lenina and what our society feels regarding sex, love, and marriage. We read about how John feels and why he acts a certain way, and we also read about Lenina’s understanding to it. John a very religious man was brought up this way in the reservations. He was taught that there is a line between wrong and right. He knows that there are consequences to his actions, and firmly acts on it. We understand his deep devotion to God and literature through the story. To…

The trend is spreading like wildfire. Men, women, teens and even senior citizens are standing in line for some UV rays. Almost everyone is aware of the terrifying statistics caused by soaking up those harmful rays. Indoor tanning is a cacogenic, according to skincancer.org, and one indoor tanning session can increase users’ risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by 67 percent and basal cell carcinoma by 29 percent. For some reason though, the usage of tanning beds has skyrocketed over the…

Olsen sets up for this character. It was not just a worry of that decade over whether or not a mother’s choice of parenting was the best option, it is something mothers of every generation struggle with. Furthermore, the mother is simply that, a mother. The mother in “I Stand Here Ironing” is never named throughout the story. This is a strong statement made by Olsen. The mother is not named because mothers do not focus on themselves. From “Leave It to Beaver” to “Keeping Up With the…

Since we know pugnacious people are 33% more likely to watch the Real Housewives shows, TV producers can highlight the components of the shows that attract those viewers and, as a result, will get its followers more worked up (Bulik). The more excited you can get a person that’s watching a show, the more likely they are to return to it or set their DVR to record. Also, they are more likely to promote that show to friends. Knowing that introverts and antisocial individuals…

Why do people spend too much The consumerism is a new trend in United States. Almost everyone living in US try’s to be active consumer. Everyone want to have the trend item to show their surrounding people how cool they can be. Sometimes having the coolest item is not too bad, however, is bad how people establish that particular item. Sometimes to have that trend item people take nonsense actions. Nevertheless, they do not realize it, because people surrounding them behave the same way. People…

a chubby girl is not accepted and is not very appalling to society. Many teens in America suffer from bullying and body shamming. It’s sad because in some cases the bullying/body shamming becomes so bad that the victim can’t take it anymore and ends up taking away his or her life. There has been many body shaming trends going on worldwide, and not only is it unhealthy, but dangerous as well. “A commonly known shamming trend is the thigh gap, which is a space between ones legs if they touch you…

In society today, entertainment and electronics slowly took over the lives of people, both adults and children. Teenagers desire to stay caught up with shows like “Keeping up with the Kardashians” or “The Vampire Diaries”, and adults find it necessary to use their phones even when they drive nowadays. Children, even at the toddler age, know how to use an electronic device sometimes even better than their parents do. In the novel, “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, the readers get to experience…

Spoiled Rotten: Parents give, Children take, Everyone loses Watching a Netflix documentary “Living on One Dollar” last winter with my family made us reevaluate how we were living our lives. My husband and I grew up in single parent homes and my husband, born and raised in Mexico, especially knew what it was like to live life below the line of poverty. My 7 year-old son on the other hand had a different point of view. Being into Bear Grylls from “Man vs. Wild,” my son saw the people living in…

acknowledge the non-technical objects that still surround us. Books, shopping carts and clocks have been replaced by iPods, touch screen watches and the “click to checkout” button. Most children now grow up learning how to swipe to unlock a tablet, before they learn how to grab and throw a ball. Keeping up with all the new kinds of technologies that are released every year consumes plenty of time and energy from the average individual. They demand…