Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Thoughts on 4/9/09 discussion

During Thursdays discussion I was so shocked to hear how close the ratio or births to abortions was. Especially when I found out how the statistics of teen pregnancies don't include how many girls have had abortions. I mean everybody knows abortions are taking place, but those statistics just blew my mind.
The part of the discussion that didn't surprise me was about the moral decline the media has caused. Although I admit I easily get drawn into the reality t.v. shows, I know this stuff is fake. For me I think the drama is hilarious. Many teens don't understand this, and unfortunately see many of this people as role models. I also wasn't very surprised to find out that teenagers who watch sexual things on t.v are twice as likely to start having sex. T.V is a very strong observational method of communicating to people of all ages, whether there are good or bad messages sent.

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