Tina+Tu

= **My Experience With Media**  =

As a teenager who lives in the 21st century, media becomes a big part that we can’t ignored in our lives. There are four principles of media and today I want to choose two that have influenced me the most and talk about them. Firstly, I want to talk about “the media construct reality.” I think it is so true that if an idea is wrong but people keep on promoting the idea, someday the idea will actually turn out to be the truth. For example, I was doing a poem for my english assignment, the poem is called “the furthest distance in the world.” I thought the poem is by Rabindranath Tagore, but when I went on the internet and searched for it, the results made me shocked. There are so many different arguments about the origin of the poem. There are so many different versions and authors for this poem. I got very confused and didn’t even know which one is the “real” one. Secondly, the ideologies and value messages the media sent to me have altered my view of certain things, how media portrays the world. The most obvious part is the fashion trend. The people whose related to fashion always seem so perfect. For example, the models on the commercial or posters become the goal for lots of girls, including me. Even though we know those models are not realistic (used photoshop to edit the photos,etc.)but we still look forward to become like that. These factors give us stereotypes and altered the view on how we view the world or what we think is good/true, just like what we think is pretty or ugly. Media is just like a brilliant sun, I consider myself as earth, revolves around the sun all the time. = Peep Culture  =



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After watching the documentary film “peep culture”, I am able to look into things such as Facebook, Youtube, and reality TV shows with a finer eye. I have accounts for all of these things and I didn’t realize how dangerous they can be before I watch the film. I am glad that I didn’t post videos about me on Youtube and Facebook. When using these things, people don’t even realize how much they share their information with the outside world. Personally I can’t believe people are not aware that everyone whose on the internet can read anything you post. I agree with Hal’s idea that through social network we are changing into narcissist, wanting attention and fame, have the feeling of being a celebrity. People can relieve stress through social networks, saying things they can’t say in real life in a face to face way. I am surprised by the fact that people do not seem to care about the safety risks and consequences they may get from posting things about themselves online. For example, the confidential information can get leaked out very easily. I want to talk about the reality show part which shocked me the most. People chose to go on there and suffer just to win, and become the “winner” or the “celebrity” they think they are. I am sure that people who chose to watch the show and watch people suffering like completely fools can make them feel more secure and better about their own lives. The peep culture is a rapidly growing concept. The more and more people use things like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube the more involved it becomes…

= Celebrity: Will & Kate, The Royal Wedding  =



Will and Kate’s wedding is definitely the most talked about wedding of the century. The royal wedding caught my attention since the beginning of school. I actually woke up at 5:00 in the morning to watch the wedding. The royal wedding was held on Friday, April 29, 2011. The wedding officially began at 11 a.m. at Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. The royal wedding was all over the TV, magazines, radios, and more. After months of fervent speculation, the bride finally revealed what has been the biggest and best kept secret as she walked up the aisle in a beautiful gown, designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.

The whole atmosphere for the wedding was jolly and patriotic with many best wishes. Crowds even started camping outside Westminster Abbey and along the Mall, tried to get the best viewing spots. The wedding was very detailing decorated, flags lined the length of Regent Street.

It was a day that brought everyone together. Will and Kate’s kisses on the balcony at Buckingham Palace that brought the day’s proceedings to a close.

Everything just seem so perfect until IN Touch magazine blew out a devastating news about that Kate cannot get pregnant. It is interesting how the magazine promotes the news, heres a chart to show you :

**Celebrity names =** “Will & Kate” **Sensationalist headline =** “Baby Heartbreak” **‘Reliable’ source =** “Royal doctor confirms” **Explaining the headline for those who didn’t get it =** “She can’t get pregnant” I think this magazine perfectly sent out the message that they want the readers to get. It is super clear and straight to the point. The way they edit the front page makes this news look reliable and interesting. Anyways, hope this news is not true. Or else the whole country will be very upset.

= Free Topic: Fashion Week  =

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Fashion weeks have caught my attention and they are always absolutely stunning. Here are some pictures for you to have a look, just to give u an idea of how a fashion week is like.

Oscar de la rental, Pamella Roland, DKNY, Helmut Lang Make Up (backstage) A **fashion week** is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know what's "in" and what's "out" for the season. The fashion week I chose to write about was held in New York city started on the september 18. That week caught my attention and it was absolutely stunning. Many great designers joined and displayed their amazing works. Cameras, celebrities, models, journalist, were all over New York for that week. Everything just seem so glamorous until a stupid funny thing happened. I discovered a funny news from a fashion website: A barefoot guy trips at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week There was a moment at a runway show, an male audience with his cheap thought fell out of the stage for fame. He purposefully threw himself onto the stage. I searched on the website, and people didn't mention his name and real information. I guess people see him as a clown and didn't even bother to find information about him.

This is a photo of him: Here's a video I found on Youtube:It is surprising how media always lead to these pathetic results. People want to use media to get famous, but sometimes they just forget about how stupid they made themselves look through the media. This guy is a perfect example here for the point I am trying to make: Don't think getting famous is always a good thing, just like those people on reality TV shows. Themselves want to get famous, but they didn't realize know what they did will only make them look bad. I personally see it as stupid and pathetic.

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= The Pop Culture  =

This is a poster I made for this journal, I just put some well known celebrities faces up symbolizing the term “pop culture”.

Pop is culture all around us. Whether it's cloths, movies,music or cars it's all a part of popular culture. It is what you see everyday, such as the brand names of cloths, the titles of movies and billboards showing your favorite clothes or TV shows. All of these take a part in what popular culture is.Basically, pop culture is just everything around you that’s popular.

Pop culture influences me everyday, and I want to talk about one of my experiences with pop culture. Taiwan’s pop culture have influenced me a lot. For example, their drams, idols, and entertainment shows. I used to watch them on a everyday regular basis. Sometimes when I speak chinese, people will think I am Taiwanese because I watched things about Taiwan’s pop culture too much. My accent got influenced by the entertainment shows I was watching and the way I speak as well. This is the picture of a famous taiwanese celebrity: Alan Luo I watch the entertainment show he hosts everyday. His sense of humor and the way he talks is very unique.

Overall, media and pop culture plays an important role in my life.