Does media really have an effect on us?

I think that media is one of the main components in our society. Think about it, everything that we do has had an encounter with what we saw on the media. Whether it be, newspaper, television, or Internet, media is everywhere.
I didn't really realize this until it was brought to my attention, but media really does shape who we are and what we want to be in most cases. It has an affect on our decisions and our point of view, whether we believe it or not. In my opinion, Pop Culture is the biggest "media junkie" of them all. Trendsetters set the tone for people amongst society and whatever the celebrities are doing or promoting, in most cases people will buy into that product or go with mainstream flow of what the certain celebrity is doing.
Media does have an effect on the younger generation, but that doesn't necessarily mean it (media) has to be taken away. Sure in a lot of advertisements we see a bunch of fast food ads, a bunch of sex or sexy ads, and alcohol ads, but that doesn't mean that it is all bad. When it comes to allowing what kids watch and see, I think that decision and responsibility falls on the parents and controlling what the kids watch. Ads are going to sell their product with commercials on the station that suits the best for its product and some programs clearly state the age limit for viewers yet, people still complain. It's simple, if you don't want you kids to watch, act like, dress like, or be like what they saw on television or the Internet, don't let them see it.

An MMA fight in the backyard

When I say backyard, I mean about 30 minutes away from the home of Oklahoma Native Jared Hess. He graduated in 2007 from UCO and now is going into MMA. He explained to the Norman Transcript that he didn't want to start the real world just yet, even if his degree would bring him $50,000-$60,000 a year. Jared is scheduled to fight in the Bellator Championship, consisting of three five-minute rounds for a time span of three months. If Jared wins all his fights, he could be seeing some serious cash.
I can see where Jared is coming from by staying competitive and wanting to always to win. It is the attitude of an athlete and that's what he is. I find it actually pretty cool that there are more and more natives from Oklahoma trying to make it in the sport of MMA....I don't know if I would ever do it, but it's cool to see other guys from your state. Also, if a grand prize of $175,000 is waiting to be fought for, I would consider that instead of a real world job miunute too. I can't say how the fight will turn out for the guy, because I have never seen him in action.
I think this article is a good one, because it attracts people to what is going on at the Lloyd Nobel Center and has a different type of story, instead of crime, weather issues, organization, and etc.

Worlds 50 most powerful blogs huh?

"The worlds 50 most powerful blogs" is a website listing the what and why these 50 blogs are the "best" to use and to read upon. This article was published in March 2008, giving short summaries of the blogs that have been posted by people and allowing one to see the responses.
These blogs are some-what popular amongst society, but as of now, might be starting to fade away in our list of dependable blogs.
Although, some blogs on the website have actually just started to make their impact with everyday bloggers and critiques. The Perezhilton blog for example, is one of the most popular blogs (along with TMZ) dealing with "issues" in pop-culture. This blog has been known to be hated some of Hollywood's biggest household names, due to false stories, dirty lies, and sneaky tactics.
This website has blogs ranging from casual everyday events to hateful stress relieving stories. Just about everything you would want to read can be found on this website. In my opinion, I give it an eight out of ten.