Everywhere I turn it is all around me. It seems like I can never escape it no matter how hard I try. I try going into my room and locking the door, it is there. I get into my car and drive off, it is still there. It is even in the bathroom with me when I think I am all alone. What is it you are asking, media. Media is something that consumes us and no matter how hard we try to get away from it, it is always around.
Different outputs of media include; radio, newspapers, movies, books, magazines, internet, and my favorite the television. The television has to be the most popular one in my opinion because it includes almost everything. I can turn on my television and listen to music, watch the news, and listen to what is going on in the world. The television encompasses so many things. Growing up I can remember watching television for hours at a time. I thought I was going to die when my mom told me that I was punished and that I could not watch television. The only thing that I could do was to stay in my room and read Goosebumps books. I was happy once she told me that my punishment was over. I felt free. I could finally be a part of society once again.
My media habits from when I was a child to now have definitely changed. When I was younger all I would ever want to do besides reading R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, was to watch television, go to the movies, and listen to music. I still read, watch television, go to the movies, and listen to music, but not as much as I use to. Going to the movies when I was a child was a big thing, because I would go about every weekend. Now, since I have to pay for myself I go when I can afford to.
I have not been able to really sit down and watch television since school has started because my television is not working and because I am on the go. I still listen to music about every day and all day, but not the same type of music that I listened to growing up. I use to listen to a lot of rap, r&b, jazz, classical, and pop. However, for the past couple of years I listen mostly to gospel and maybe a little bit of everything else except for rap.
My media habits in the future may change even more. The older I get the less television I watch and the more reading (books) I do. I am also more aware of the types of media I consume, which is more positive than it use to be. All I am really worried about now is news in the U.S. For me to go a day in the world without media would be suicidal.
