Grayson's Blog

   Going into this, I did not expect how much it would open my own eyes. I knew that I consumed a lot of media every single day, but I didn't know how much of an impact that it has on me. I did not like the idea of finding small things in ads and explaining how they affect either me or others. But now after these blogs, it is definitely a positive experience. I am more aware of what I see now. I am more aware of how marketers use different techniques to attract to us, the consumers and buyers.     I consume a lot of media every day. I know that it does have an impact on my life because of these blogs. I also am more aware of what is going on when it comes to these ads. Being aware of what is going on in ads and commercials and shows, it makes me want to stay away from media. All they want is for you to buy something or watch something. Companies don't care about your personal experience, they care about how much money they are making off of you. Companies just want ...

    As teens, we all want new things. But when we can't have these new things, it creates anxiety. Future generations were definitely more realistic than we are. They knew their limits but also knew what the had to do for the things that they want. Nowadays everyone wants things without working for them. Of course there are exceptions, but it seems as if the majority of us expect to receive no matter what. We aren't grateful for what we already have. It is a good thing that this generation is always expecting more because that is what as humans gets us far in life. A curioisity and desire for more. More could mean anything; more time, more money, more education, anything. The bad thing is that we don't want to work more. We have that desire for new things but we don't have a desire to work for those new things. When we can't receive what we believe we deserve, it gives us anxiety.

   Anxiety in teens doesn't seem like anything new to me. All day I hear people stressing about tests or homework or what they have to get done. As teens we are very focused in the moment when it comes to negative things. We worry so much about what we have to do and get done that we end up not getting it done at all. It feels like a chain reaction of anxiety stricken teens at school. Once you hear one person start freaking out about an assignment, then another person will, and another, and so on. We have a lot of things around us that all cause us to have some level of anxiety. News from around the world always being shown to us can cause us to worry. Lots of homework assignments and tests and quizzes also play a role. As teens, we try to do so many things at once that it is not even possible and all it creates is anxiety. I think that if we slow down, and focus at one thing at a time, things wont seem to be so bad after all.