I have always had my opinion to this topic and I will always stick to it. In my opinion violent videogames absolutely do not make people more violent in real life. Many people that do not have experience with videogames would agree with this statement that says that somehow a violent virtual reality can actually make you more violent. This is because they’ve never played violent videogames and have no idea what they are like. I, personally, play these videogames every day and I couldn’t hurt a fly. In my opinion they are more about competition than violence. When people say this I always tell them the same thing: If FIFA doesn’t make you a professional soccer player, how can Grand Theft Auto make you a car thief? This is something I always tell people because of my strong opinions on this topic. If you ask any experienced gamer, like myself, they will tell you the same thing I am saying right now. I have found that many games that I play actually help me to relax. For example, if I had a bad day and I’m really stressed out I go home and play videogames. I find it very relaxing. If videogames can do this then how can they make someone more violent? This is what I strongly believe about videogame and how they influence violence on people.
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Music I think is one of the most important parts of my life and I think that without it I wouldn’t be able to live my day as I do. What has become of music amazes me in some aspects but disappoints me in others. For example, the first stages of music started off as vinyl and I loved how you could have a physical copy of your favorite music. Now, there are so many streaming apps such as Spotify and Apple Music that you could basically put on any song you can think of with a few taps on your phone. I think that is one aspect that I would have liked to see stay throughout the years.
Today, there are still many physical forms of music such as CDs but these past years they have slowly been deteriorating, similar to the way vinyl did. How we listen to music has changed very dramatically since the invention of smartphones. I, for example, listen to all my music digitally and that is how I have been listening to music for a long time. Although I had my collection of CDs by my favorite bands at the time, I feel like digitally listening to music is the best and most efficient option; that is if you enjoy the music for the actual listening pleasure. In conclusion, the music industry has become digital and I personally believe there is no way to stop it and we shouldn’t. The music industry is becoming a great thing for the people that enjoy the music simply because they love it. Sources: All information collected from previous knowledge Cellphones can definitely be educational tools for many reasons. I own a cellphone and I can tell you that the uses that they have are endless. If you use them correctly they can be one of the most important tools in your education. Cell phones can be used to gather research for a project. Nowadays you don’t even need a computer to research, you can just take out your phone. I have completed many research papers thanks to my cellphone and since they are very portable, they make it much easier to do your work anywhere you want. Something that I have found very ironic that math teachers in particular usually say is the phrase “You won’t have a calculator at all times in the real world.”, but now it is pretty clear that we will. Just take out your phone and do the math. It’s as simple as that.
Obviously, they can be a distraction. With today’s social media it is almost impossible to use a cellphone without checking Facebook or Twitter. Although, if used correctly, as I mentioned before, they can be helpful in so many ways. Many teachers and parents are against the use of cellphones in classrooms but I think they don’t understand how helpful they could be to a student’s education. I believe schools should encourage the use of cellular devices as long as the students stay on task and get the work done. Thankfully, my school allows cellphone use in class, but like I said, as long as we stay on task it is okay. And thanks to this many of my projects have been completed efficiently and I get better grades. On the internet, identities are of utmost importance. Who you are online and how much information you give out is a serious topic. There have been many cases where people prefer not to give out their actual name, but they are not allowed to for several reasons. I personally think that this is wrong. If someone doesn’t want to give their actual name, I believe they shouldn’t have to (depending on the case in question).
Websites such as Facebook ask you to give them your legal name so that they can register you into their website. This is acceptable. Your name is basically your username and that is how people will find you. This website is for sharing information with your friends and family. Obviously, there is the option to accept or deny a friend request from someone so your privacy is very well protected. There are other websites online that force you to give out your real name to the world when it is not necessary. For example, websites in China are forcing authors to give out their real names when they publish their work. This could be very bad for the author because many times they like to write things anonymously and they would like to keep it that way for privacy reasons. I believe they should have the right to do so if they want. Many times, people choose to keep their identity private because of safety reasons. There have been cases where website users actually get into some serious trouble. This is most common in young users, where people try to kidnap them because they don’t know any better and they go along with it. In conclusion, I believe that on some websites it is acceptable to give out your real name because you actually want people to know who you are. Other websites that need more privacy ask for your real name and I strongly believe that is wrong and people should have the privacy that they want. Sources: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-authors-real-names-01092015125515.html Sometimes, social media such as Facebook can make us feel really bad about ourselves for many reasons. The most important being that we feel bad when we see our friends having fun without you. That is one of the main reasons as to why Facebook users tend to be less happy than people that don’t use Facebook. Studies show that Facebook users are 39% more likely to be unhappy than non-Facebook users.
People use social media every day. One of the sites that is most used worldwide is Facebook. When Facebook users go through their feed and what has been happening, they tend to feel bad about themselves, even though they are looking at something they enjoy; but that’s the thing, they enjoy the things they see and the fact that they are not doing said things makes them feel bad. Basically, they envy what they see and they want it. That is what happens with Facebook users and what they see every day. Envy is not the only reason Facebook makes us feel bad about ourselves. When you post things on Facebook, many people consider them as a “humblebrag”, which basically means a way of showing off while being humble about it at the same time. People do not like others who humblebrag. Even though that is not your intention, others don’t know that and they start to dislike you. It’s basically a big misunderstanding, but it is what it is. So, in conclusion, I believe Facebook can make us unhappy and not for the reasons we would expect. When people post happy things, we feel unhappy. When we post happy things, others feel unhappy and that is basically how this unhappiness with Facebook happens. Sources: http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-facebook-makes-us-unhappy The gaming world has been expanding for many years and the gaming community is extremely diverse. I have been playing videogames for as long as I can remember and ever since I started I have had endless hours of fun. Although years ago the community consisted mainly of boys and men, these days a big percentage of gamers are actually girls. In fact, almost half of the gaming population is female. So, in my opinion, the gaming world is not sexist.
These recent years, the female gaming community has expanded massively. There are even female streamers that make a living out of videogames. Streamers are people that upload live footage of something and in this case, it is videogames. Many people make a living out of these live streams through sponsors and such. Also, many videogames are about females and the main characters are females. Games such as Tomb Raider and Metroid include female protagonists and the whole world plays them. In my opinion, the gaming community is one of the least sexist communities that exist. Even though there are many stereotypes that don’t agree. Many stereotypes say that girls can’t play videogames or they just play for attention. Many games have professional tournaments that pay big amounts of money. Believe it or not, many professional teams consist of females and they actually win quite often. In conclusion, I personally believe that gaming community is not as sexist as many people believe it to be. A large percentage of gamers are female and many female gamers make a living by working on their content full time. There are many award winning video games that feature a female protagonist that everyone has come to love. And finally, many professional tournaments have been won by all female players and they have inspired many other women to become gamers and become a part of the gaming world. Source: http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/19/gender-inequality/ Food security has become one of the biggest challenges in todays society. "Food Security", is when people have physical, economical, and social access to food. This food must meet their dietary needs and food preferences. In Food Security, there are essentialy 3 pillars:
Food security has a massive impact on the health of people. If food is not distributed correctly or if it doesn't have the sufficient nutritional values that we need to survive then many people will obviously have problems to survive. In many countries, food is rare. People have to endure extreme situations to get some food and in many cases this food they obtain does not contain the nutrition they need to survive. Theseproblems such as whether households get enough food, the nutritional value of this food are clearly linked to the health of people. In conclusion, food security is one of the biggest problems on earth. People don't get the food they need and do not get the nutrition they need. This causes many deaths per year nad the growth of population is making the situation worse. The main challenge of food security is the distribution of food. People in countries that are not so developed cannot get the food they need because they have no way of getting it. The food is there but they can't have it. Here in México, water is scarce in some ocasions. Although it isn´t as bad as other places such as California, it is a problem. In México, one of the effects of bad water management is that its bad for the economy. Lake Chapala in Jalisco stores a lot of Mexico's water resource. It has 6,588,000 acre feet of storage capacity. That is one of the many places that México stores its water resources.
One challenge that México faces regarding water is the lack of it in some places. 77% of the population is in Ithe northwest and central regions. In these places, water can be scarce. In some places, houses don´t have water for days and they have to manage their water the best way they can. Currently more than 12 million people don´t have drinkable water. That is one of the water challenges in México. Water in México can sometimes not be the best in terms of quality. Water pollution is due to the domestic, industrial, agricultural and mining residues. 90 millionm mexican citizens, despite having the capability to receive drinkable water, need to filter it through purifying systems or buy it at costs companies. Many people don´t have the economic capability of doing this, meaning they can not have drinkable water for their families. Purifying water is one of the strategies that many people use to have drinkable water. Boiling it can be a very effective way to purify water and eliminate the parasites that it contains. This strategy incorporates with the different dimensions of sustainable development because by purifying water, you preserve as much water as you can. For example, if it rains, most of the water is wasted and is no good. If you collect that water and purify it then you have an almost endless supply of water as long as it rains. The music we play affects our social life in ways we never imagined. A lot of the friends we have we make by comparing the music we like. Our music reflects our social identity and essentially makes us who we are. Music unites us and it has a big impact on the people we chose to socialize with. If you chose to listen to a certain type of music, more often than not you will find people that agree with your taste in music and they will become your friends. That is how society has been for many years.
Music makes us who we are and depending on the type of music we listen to, our social identity will change. For example, if one person likes punk rock and finds themselves with a group of people that also like punk rock and dress differently than others. Your social identity will belong to that category of music. The different genres that music has, let us explore what we feel and also make us who we are. So basically, music forms our social identity and depending on what our social identity is defined as, the people we socialize with will differ. Sometimes you can look at a person and just know what type of music they listen to. One example would be that if someone is very hyperactive and is constantly moving around, they probably listen to electronic and dance music. He probably has friends that also like electronic music and that is why they are friends in the first place. This is a good example of how the music we listen to forms our identity and kind of tells us who we are. In conclusion, the music we listen to does affect the people we befriend. Music forms our social identity and our friends will be given to us based on that. If someone were to listen to heavy metal, then their friends will also listen to heavy metal in most cases. That is how music affects the people we are friends with and our identity. Celebrity worship. First of all, what is it? Well it’s pretty simple. The same way some people worship superheroes or famous athletes, there are some that worship celebrities. Some good examples of this would be Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Drake, etc. These people are world famous and people love them for whatever reason. This is celebrity worship.
Kim Kardashian, one of the most famous people on the planet, is worshipped by many people. Most of them including teenage girls. Although she has no particular talent to justify her fame, she is entertaining in some way. Sometimes people don’t enjoy celebrities for what they intentionally do, sometimes they like them for what they do unconsciously. Kim Kardashian is the best at doing this. In her hit show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”, she basically makes the show popular by just living. You can clearly see how much someone can worship a celebrity. Why the show is popular? Nobody knows. This is just one of the many examples of celebrity worship. Let’s move on to an example of celebrity worship that makes sense. Justin Bieber, the teenage sensation became the most famous person in the world in a matter of months if you think about it. His musical talent caught the eye of a person that could make him someone and that’s exactly what he did. Justin Bieber is worshipped by a vast amount of people throughout the globe. There are posters of him everywhere and 9/10 people know the name “Justin Bieber”. I believe this is a perfect example of celebrity worship. In conclusion, celebrity worship is actually a thing in the 21st century. Although it is very similar to hero worship, it is not the same. Heroes inspire people to do things that can change the world. Celebrities can do that in many cases, but in my opinion most a lot of modern day celebrities just entertain the world. That is what I think of celebrity worship. |