Media and the Children

Today we associate ourselves on how to live, dress, and act through the media.

 “We buy what we are told to be good, after seeing thousands of advertisings we make our buying decisions based on what we was on TV, newspapers or magazines to be a product we can trust and also based on what everyone else that we know is buying and their decision are also base on the media” (Rayuso, 2012).

I believe parents should supervise what their children watch on television. “Kids and teens 8 to 18 years spend nearly 4 hours a day in front of a TV screen and almost 2 additional hours on the computer (outside of schoolwork) and playing video games” (KidsHealth,2012). These influences teach children how to live their daily lives and how to react on certain situations as they view them on television. So how can we make these changes on how to control how our children live a positive life? As you know what the name of my blog…. LETS CONVERSE!!!!

Ladies are viewed in the media as skinny with the perfect shape. There are many females believe that America is skinny and in shape, not realizing that we as America comes in different shapes, size, and color. Do you believe if we allow children to watch this kind of situation on television, that we as parents show also teach that this is not America? Do you believe this help lessen the influence of our children?

            Do you believe as a sibling or parent that the media and shows they watch on television influence children? Do you believe that these situations only affect certain children and not all? How can you decide whom it affects and whom it doesn’t?

LETS CONVERSE and tell me what is on your mind!!!

Ms. Houston Drug Reality

I believe that this past weekend was one of the saddest times in music history. One of the world’s famous singers, Whitney Houston passed away the eve of the Grammy’s awards night. Police discovered prescription drug of Xanax when they found her body in her hotel room (Fox News, 2012). Xanax is a drug used to treat anxiety. The paramedics could not revive her when they entered her room (Fox News, 2012). Ms. Houston was found in her bathtub with her head under water (Fox News, 2012). They cannot say for sure what was the cause of her death until after the autopsy, which will take a few days to weeks for results.

            Now you all know that I like to discuss celebrity and the negative influence in the media they have. LET’S CONVERSE on this matter. We all know Ms. Houston background when it comes to drug use. For decades we know that her and Bobby Brown were users of drugs, but of which drug we do not know. Eventually, Ms. Houston left Brown to get her life together. Can you say that when a person who has used drugs for so long clean himself or herself?

            My favorite question I like to ask my readers; what caused her to turn to drugs in the first place? Do you believe that Ms. Houston overdosed on her prescription drug from abusing them, or was it just down right depression for her that she comments suicide? This lady has made so much impact in music today. From her life when she had so many eyes on her was that a lot of pressure where it made her turn to abusing drugs?

            Let me into your thoughts and tell me how you feel on Ms. Whitney Houston ordeal with depression, anxiety, and drug use. Send a response and LET’S CONVERSE!!!!

Knowing Your Business Standpoint

By taking Business Plan Development, I have realized that it is important to know your financial standpoint in a business. I have learned so much when it comes to knowing your target market and knowing the area they are located. This comes in handy to make sure that your business is located in the correct area for your business to succeed. An expert said if you have a great idea and you use that idea on a daily base; stick with it becoming a business. It is also important that you know who your employees are going to be and how they going to be involved in your business. What experience do they have to where it will contribute to the business? Money is a big factor when starting a business. You should not want to spend too much, but spend enough to where people will recognize a new business in the world.

            Many people believe that it only takes a few bucks to start a company, and that company staying open for many years. That may happen, but not to often you hear of that. Luck is a rare case in the starting business section of life. Knowing how many employees you’re going to have, location, service or product, and how much of each charge for all will help your business before it even starts. This will give you the chance to look at what needs to be fixed or what will not work for your company. I believe the most important section in my business plan for my investors to read is the reason of my business. This is where they will understand the importance of my business and why it will be located in the area I wish to locate it. It’s not so often you hear of a business plan like mines. Especially when it deals with the entertainment industry. 

Famous Investors

The owner of the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban is well known businessman. Cuban ventured in theater chains to Internet startups (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). He is well known for the purchase of the Dallas Mavericks from Ross Perot, Jr in 2000 (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). Cuban was born in Pittsburgh, PA into a middle-class family (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). Cuban father was a worker at a car upholstery shop. Mark Cuban has always been a hard worker. At the age of 12 he sold garbage bags for a pair of shoes (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011).  In high school he sold stamps and coins to make money for his pockets (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011).

            Cuban attended high school where he took psychology classes at the University of Pittsburgh his junior, which led him to skip senior and enroll at the university full time (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). Cuban paid for his own tuition, so to keep ends meet he gave dance lessons (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011).  Cuban graduated from college in 1981, then moving back home working for a bank that was switching over to computers. This is not where he wanted to be so then he moved to Dallas, TX were he landed a job selling software (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). He then felt that he could do better with a business of his own, where he then established it and after awhile sold his company to CompuServ for $6 million (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2011). This was the just the beginning for Mark Cuban career in investing and business ventures.

            OprahWinfrey is also another successful investor and businessperson. Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi (advameg, Inc. 2012). Her parents soon split once she was born which left her raised by grandmother on a farm (advameg, Inc. 2012). As a child, Winfrey play acted in front of the farm animals. Winfrey learned how to read at the age of 2. Soon after starting school she wrote her teacher a letter stating that she belongs in the first grade where she was later promoted and then skipped second grade and promoted to third (advameg, Inc. 2012). Once she won $500 for a speech. She knew then she wanted to be paid for speeches (advameg, Inc. 2012).

            Both businesspeople have passion from when they were born. They found ways to advance their careers. They look to see if the business they are investing in has a future development. They also look for if the business can make money. No matter what they do they will make sure the there is some kind of revenue to the business.

Movie Star To Nude Star

LETS CONVERSE!!!! Hello everyone… Here were are again and today I will be discussing our favorite celebrity who likes to stay in the media… Lindsey Lohan. The newest look in PLAYBOY. YES I said it PLAYBOY.  “Sex and sexuality are a part of nature and I go along with nature. I think Marilyn Monroe said that, and I agree with her” (Krumboltz, 2011). I guess Lohan was tired of being uninsured for movies that she had to pose for Playboy.  Lohan was paid $1 million for her photos (Krumboltz, 2011).  Lohan feels “knowing your body and being in touch with your body is important because it gives you confidence, and in life, women need confidence” (Krumboltz, 2011).

            Are these the images our young celebrity stars will lead to just to receive money? Lindsey Lohan had many successes when she was younger starting as actress and singer (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 1996). She was in more than 60 television spots, 100 print ads, which help led her to landing a role in the hit Disney 1998 The Parent Trap (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 1996). It was her hit role in Mean Girls, a Tina Fey film, which brought her fame (A+E Television Networks, LLC, 1996). 

            What led this famous well-loved celebrity to the road of nudity? Do you believe that too much fame and stardom can led a young child popular celebrity to drugs and negative image in the media? Lohan was well look upon by her fans. She has let down many people, because who she turned into. Can this young star be helped so far in her career and drug and image abuse? Do you believe that if she was helped when she was younger, that her image would be different now? Tell me what’s on your mind and…. LETS CONVERSE!!!!

15 Minutes of Fame... or Horror

LETS CONVERSE!!! Here is some more news we can discuss today. This is for all my Justin Bieber fans. There is news that someone is claiming him to be the father of her child. So what’ the deal? Well apparently a young lady by the name of Mariah Yeater is claiming that her and Justin Bieber had unprotected intercourse after a concert back in October 2010 (Rasmussen, 2011). Yeater claims that they were holding a conversation, and he asked her if she wanted to go somewhere alone with him. They then ended up in a bathroom where he became “more aggressive” (Rasmussen, 2011).  Now they have a paternity case in order.

            There are a lot of Justin Bieber fans out there. How do you feel hearing about your favorite pop star being accused of this kind of situation? First lets discuss the image that has been brought between both Mariah Yeater and Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber is a pop star that almost everyone loves him. His fans are on his side that threat messages have been sent to Yeater (Dillon, 2011).  This is a young lady who alleging Bieber is the father of her child, why would his fans send those kind of messages? Lets see maybe because he does no wrong in their eyes. Lets say when the paternity test comes back how would the fans be the? Would they turn on him and no longer be fan?

            Mariah Yeater is 20 years of age and is claiming Bieber as the father of her four-month-old son. Supposedly these are all lies according to the real baby’s father (Chen, 2011). Yeater sent test messages to a friend stating that she wants Robbie Powell (“the real baby father) to be apart of his son’s life (Chen, 2011). Apparently Yeater is looking for her 15 minutes of fame and money to go with it. One question I have to ask: Why do young adults do almost anything to receive fame and money? Where are the parents when situations occur like this?

            These are situations that one must think about when becoming a teen pop star. A person can build an image “overnight” and it can also be destroyed overnight. Being that Bieber is only 17 years of age, where are his parents? What do they have to say with this incident? Do you believe that Bieber is the father of this young lady son? If he is how do you believe his image will be looked upon after? If he is not, what do you believe should be done about what he was taking through just so a young lady can have fame? Let me know what’s on your mind and LETS CONVERSE!!!