My Experience with Literature.

     Obesity has been a problem in America since the early 1990's, and it is still prevalent throughout the United States today. 40% of adult Americans are considered obese, and this number just keeps rising. The American Diet is probably the worst diet on the planet, and mass media, along with good advertisement keeps these fast food industries flourishing. Many people compare fast food to tobacco, and I think that is the perfect analogy. Fast food is extremely cheap and addicting, and when you eat it, the food stimulates the brain the same way as addictive drugs such as cocaine. By no means am I saying that cocaine and fast food have the exact same effects on a human, but they definitely have some similarities. Unlike cocaine, fast food is cheap, easily accessible, and normalized by society. Fast food chains like McDonalds show no remorse for the disgusting, unhealthy food they serve on a daily basis, and it seems like they have a new ad campaign or receive more funding on a dail

                                                                         Is Pop Culture Good For You ? Gabriel Diaz     If I was writing this blog 20 years ago I would have said that pop culture is a great thing. Many people have enjoyed the entertainment they derived from pop culture, and pop culture shapes the way people understand reality today. The reason why I don't believe pop culture today is a great thing, is because of the watered down, stereotypical, social media driven society that we live in today. Most parents believe that social media has a direct impact on how they have to raise their kids, and I think that's very sad. Although I am not completely opposed to pop culture, because I do believe it has some great impacts on society, I do not think that the current state of pop culture is healthy.     Pop culture today revolves almost completely around social media, and children as young as 5 years old are ending up on social media, being exposed to a wide variety of