Are Newspapers Just Becoming a Waste of Paper?!

Newspapers have been around for as long as it seems as... forever. Maybe since before dinosaurs were extincted. To get the point across, newspapers have been a way for people to receive the news for centuries. The only time I dared going anywhere near The Baltimore Sun, the New York Times, or USAToday was for my sophomore year of high school. My social studies teacher assigned us to do a weekly current event. I figured if I wanted a good grade, I might have to risk the paper cut or two. It was dreadful... I felt like I was going extinct just reading a newspaper.

I feel bad for being so negative on the idea of reading a newspaper. I will admit to stopping and grabbing the Dundalk Eagle from time to time whenever I'm over Rebekah's house just to see whats going on in the community.

The idea of sitting outside on a beautiful Saturday morning, reading the newspaper and drinking a nice cup of coffee seems like a great way of relaxation. For an old person.... Let's face it, newspapers are not what they used to be, we are just becoming way too advance with internet and HD television. The question is how long will they last..? People seem to enjoy getting and reading their local newspaper. We like to know what's going on in just our community and the local newspaper is the best way for that information. But when it comes to worldly news, with a click of a button on our TVs, we can have easy and convenient access. I give the newspaper the next 50 years to survive before its the next to become extinct.

What Does Media Portray as Beautiful?

I dread taking my annual trip to the grocery store, I  try delaying it as much as I can until I need to restock on everything. I try getting in and out as soon as possible. That just never seems to happen no matter how hard I try... I always get tripped by crying kids begging for something their mother's don't want to buy them and old ladies that walk slow as dirt. When it's time to ring out, there's always just one cashier open and the rest fast-lanes. I always exceed the number of items of fast-lane, so I always have to wait in the loooong, sloooow-moving only register that is open lane. While standing there waiting, the cosmopelitan magazine always seem to grab my attention.


The cover of this magazine is Lucy Hale, who plays a starring role in Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family. The last time I checked ABC Family was a family type channel for families to watch and enjoy, especially younger girls. Lucy Hale is an actress that many younger girls look up too and want to be like. Younger girls seeing this magazine at the local grocery store might get the wrong idea on how they have to look or dress to be successful or pretty as their favorite actress. This puts an early insecure pressure on girls thinking they have to be slim weight tiny, cleavage showing, and decked out in make up in order to be beautiful.
 

This teenage girl should not be worried about her weight. Just because she's not 5'6 and 120 pounds, does not mean she isn't beautiful. She's skinny and has a natural pretty, but today's media has younger girls worried and stressed on their appearance. How far will it go? Until girls are being pressured to starve and become depressed? When will Media realize that money isn't worthed destroying the self-esteem of younger teenagers?!!?!