Importance Of Media Studies

I have always been fascinated by the written word, whether it be on television or in a magazine, the way in which we communicate our ideas and emotions via the 27 characters of the English language is a feat in and of itself. This is one of the many reasons why I chose Media Studies Production as one of my majors at Temple University. I am overjoyed to study the art of media in the School of Media and Communication and I intend to apply my skills in service of the world at large. While words and written media have been a concentration of mine, I have had a limited exposure to the production side of my practicum. Classes such as Intro to Media Tech, Media and Society, and Intro to Media Theory have truly helped me to understand the inner workings
Upon applying to Temple I felt a compulsion to pursue my love of writing, and yet I felt a responsibility to uphold the nine-year commitment bound to me by my own love for music as well as to the investment of scholarship made out to me on behalf of the Jazz department. With the financial challenges I face in the ever escalating cost of higher education, music provided me an opportunity to start saving at a very young age. By the time I was 10 I had won my first award as a jazz saxophonist. 5 years later I had received regional and national accolades for my skills as a jazz musician; with scholarships ranging from $50 to $2,000, I was more fiscally prepared for college than the average 15-year-old. However, at the time I had not received such awards to show for my skills as a writer, so for the next year I focused my efforts on writing a
Thus, one year, two mentors, and a box of Acco® Solid Brass Fasteners later I was standing on a stage in Florida receiving the national silver medal from the NAACP’s ACT-SO competition (already having received gold regionally) for my short play entitled In the Name of the Son- a drama about love, pain, and acceptance. From then on I earned the opportunity to attend the University of Virginia’s Young Writer’s Workshop and as well as work for Encompass, an amazing organization dedicated to teaching teachers how to create safe and fun learning environments based in Pasadena, California. All of this however, couldn’t compare to the then 9-year background I had built in music- and so I decided to apply to college with music hoping to pursue writing as a second major. However, when I finally got to Temple my passion for music began to devolve into frustration- I had people investing in an educational path that I no longer saw a future in. By the end of my sophomore year I had decided to remove jazz from my majors, as well as the accompanying scholarships, and take out loans for the following