There are multiple influences that the media can have on a person. Advertisements majorly affect people. There are so many advertisements glamorizing junk food. For example, there are extensive McDonalds ads that advertise their Happy Meals when in reality, the food is very fake and unhealthy and cause many people to become overweight and obese. These ads have an extreme effect on one’s health. Also, instead of going outside and exercising, kids are inside watching the television or spending time on the Internet. Furthermore, when looking in magazines many people, see the image of what seems like a perfect man or woman. Girls see wonderfully stunning women who are too thin. As a result, many girls become anorexic while trying to look more like that image. “One study reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen” (“Media”). However, these images are not even real. Most of the time, the pictures of these women are edited and airbrushed.
Imagine that a person is watching a television show or a movie that makes the characters look like they’re having a fun time. A younger child, teenager, or maybe even an adult sees these characters partying and having a lot of fun. All of these characters are drinking and smoking. Some people might think that these characters look like they are having a lot of fun and want to be like them. As a result those people may also engage in those behaviors since that is what they were exposed to. For another example, let’s say that someone has idolized a celebrity ever since they were really young. However, now news stories come out with pictures showing that star person smoking. This may influence that celebrity’s fan...
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The Mass Media has had a greater in influence on modern culture than either education or history.
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