1st blog

1.I believe that media is very important in my life. I believe this because media not only informs you of current events, but can educate you about the past and history. I also believe that media can be bad though because people use the media to exploit others.



2. Music is the form of media that is most important to me because it can educate, or stand out against something that is unjust or cruel.



3.I think that pop culturecan be used well, but everybody gets spammed with the mindset of buy, buy, buy. It can be used for entertainment, such as t.v. and video games, but, at the same time there are commercials and advertisements within the entertainment. i dislike all the commercialism involved in popular culture because there is simply too much of it.



4. In my opinion music is the most powerful form of media. Every year benefit concerts all over the world make millions of dollars for world issues such as world hunger. This is a good form of media because it is contributing to society, not wasting everyones time with celebraties. Musicians also write lyrics about social issues to raise awareness for world issues, and to try and inform the listener of what's really going on in the world, however blunt they may have to be with it.



One of my favorite bands of all time is called Threat Signal. they are a metal band that released their debut album in 2006, and have just released a sophomore album this year. Threat Signal makes a difference in the world by writing about everything from political issues, to teen issues, bringing something to the table for everyone. This is an example of good media, media used to educate and show people what it's like to be in a war, or to be depressed, and brings emotion and feeling with it. if every musician donated money to charities, the world would have alot more funding for charities, because everyone would support the music, and even if they didnt support the cause, indirectly, would be contributing to it by liking the musician