Jade Hewitt
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE WORLD IN WHICH THEY LIVE. WRITE INFORMATIVELY ABOUT ONE OR MORE OF YOUR CONCERNS AND EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR THEM. (27 MARKS)
Problems in this world, where do I start? Years ago I doubt my list would be as long but in today’s society, I do believe that we should start to worry about the next generation; our children. In the days of flared jeans and flowered shirts, everyone seemed so footloose and fancy free, or maybe that’s just a warped understanding of mine, highly influenced by the media.
In my opinion the media is the root of all evil in this world, the cause of the majority of today’s problems. The media affects all aspects of life by a large, from the way we find things out, to the way today’s youths entertain themselves. I find it beautiful that children in Africa are unspoiled! They play with each other, singing and dancing just like old times in fortunate countries like England. Yet here in the 21st century I find young children sitting in front of a box being taught how to speak in the most appalling manner. “Eh Oh,” I feel enough is said. To add to this farce of so-called educational programs, I hear of parents swearing at their children. In 20 years time, when I may think about having children of my own, is he or she going to come home and say something to the effect of “Eh Oh mummy, what’s for my f***ing dinner?” I sincerely hope not.
When will the media stop caring about revenue, and take into consideration peoples lives? I believe that the media coverage of past terrorist attacks is exactly the attention that the extremist groups need and crave. They want to cause death and destruction and the media fuels such sick motives by publishing pictures of bloody people running around the streets of London after the 7/7 attacks. I feel sure that if they didn’t show how badly we were affected, the attacks would become less frequent or even stop completely. Also, we as citizens only see and hear what that certain radio station, TV channel or paper want us to see or hear. Therefore, should we not question the reliability of such information? Linking back to death and destruction, I bet my life that we know nothing of the true horrors of the Iraq war; simply because the government wouldn’t want to divulge such terrifying information about the dire situation in Iraq. The media has become a machine and we have been the unknowing public that it has and continues to brainwash. Tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? More like a small part of the truth, and only when it suits them. Also we have become increasingly dependant on the media; it feeds as with information, it moulds us into what we are today.