Since the beginning of this course I have been paying a lot of attention to the influence of media on lifestyles. I've come to a very firm conclusion. People act like they see things portrayed on films, shows, and television. Myself included. I hear insults, witty lines, ideas, and responses that I am sure have been scripted on one or two television shows. Just sit in the atrium or watch people at a party or at the bars. Is anything real any more? And going off of that, what in the world is real? I believe that the influence goes both ways from media to real life but it is blurred and complicated to really decide and be absolutely positive where it goes from one to the other. It is actually rather humerous to witness. Except when you realize you yourself have been sucked into these habits. But we are amazed and inspired by what we see and what is portrayed that we cannot help but reenact them. So the real question of this whole thought is... What is real and where does real come from?
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