of people of all genders, backgrounds and classes struggle with on a daily basis. In the world we live in today it's hard not to get fished into thinking you need to look a specific way to be attractive. With all of social media but Instagram and Tumblr more specifically there are is an immense amount of competition with appearances. Popular blogs and accounts with people who have unattainable body types for the majority of the population. Those body types though become what a lot of people…
At least part of the transit, which only happens about 13 times every century, will be visible across the Americas, Europe, Africa and large portions of Asia. If you're hoping to watch it, eye protection is key. NASA stresses that "viewing this event safely requires a telescope or high-powered binoculars fitted with solar filters made of specially-coated glass or Mylar." You won't be able to see the tiny dot of Mercury on its celestial crawl without magnification, NASA says. Another option:…
Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook. Today’s generation is filled with this kind of social media that affects a lot of peoples perspective on how they view life and gives off some sort of unrealistic idea of how you should look and act everyday. As you see an increase in social media in peoples everyday lives, the need of psychiatrists will also expand. In today’s society some people will experience these problems and might think they can handle it well by their own guidance. In other cases, however,…
The internet and social media are amazing avenues for people to explore. They can do research, learn new things and generally find stuff that inspires them. Throughout my years of using the internet and social media, I have discovered new things about the world and about myself as an individual. Social media provides a window of interaction, it connects users to others in seconds. Not only does it give people a chance to have conversations with someone they know but also to connect with…
name is Elliot Fletcher, and he makes YouTube videos about being trans, and I know that because I loyally watched him when I came to terms about being transgender myself. All I could do to see other people like me was watch YouTube videos or look at Tumblr, because the only time television broadcasts trans people is when they want to demonize us or talk about Caitlyn Jenner. Finding a transman is unheard of, a gay transman practically non existent. Until Faking It came along and represented…
classes. In campuses worldwide, Greek life has become recognized as an influential part of the social aspect of college. Today, sororities advertised in media, like movies and TV shows, and have official pages on social media sites like Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram. We believe that over time the interest in sororities will increase on college campuses because of to their philanthropic contributions and career developmental connections. Former Greek students have connected with employers…
In Argentina, one woman is killed every thirty hours for the sole reason that she is a woman. According to the article “Facts and figures: Ending violence against women” on unwomen.org, studies show that roughly thirty-five percent of women worldwide have experienced some sort of sexual or physical violence. These shocking and appalling statistics have only recently surfaced but abuse toward women have been happening since the beginning of time. Today's society has chosen to turn a blind eye…
One student, who failed the experiment, stated “To be entirely honest I am glad I failed the assignment, because if I hadn’t opened my computer when I did, I wouldn’t have known about the violent earthquake in Chile from an informal blog post on Tumblr” (Nauert). Social Media is the perfect way to keep up with the latest news, such as an earthquake in Chile, or connect with loved ones. Everyone keeps saying that college students are addicted to social media, but we are not addicted to social…
It was an eCommerce store that focused on connecting with artists on Tumblr and helping them capitalize on their talent by putting their artwork on apparel and helping them gain a bigger exposure on the international platform. It was a cheap business to start, and I only used the $1,500 that I saved up from my part-time job…
John Green was born on August 24th, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is an american author and he also does some acting. His impact on American Literature is romance. One of his first novels was Looking for Alaska, which had won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Awards. But John Green’s book The Fault in Our Stars is his 6th novel, but one of the best selling books. That novel alone had a gross “more than $300 million worldwide and certifying his status as a YA rock star.” according to (C+A). Which…