Blog Post #1

My name is Natalie Holdahl and I am a junior at Washburn High School. I love sports, dolphins and Beyonce. I use a lot of technology in my life but it is mostly just the mainstream technology that a lot of people my age use. I have tv's at my house, an Iphone and a laptop. I think technology is a huge part of my life while I am at home. I am usually on my phone texting, using the internet or just playing games. When i get home I am on my laptop watching shows or movies on Netflix, on social media websites or doing homework with it. I use technology a lot but i am not addicted like some people. I am able to be without technology, and sometimes i think it is nice to get away. I go on camping trips during the summer and I am away from all media and technology. There is no drama from social media and you don't get sucked into the social world. I believe that technology is so important because it makes our everyday lives easier. It is easier to find information and to communicate.

In class we watched three commercial clips about beauty. One of the videos we watched was showing us how bad the beauty industry is with all the photoshopping, plastic surgery, and hating your body. It talked about how we should talk to our children before the beauty industry does and that it is killing our society. The next commercial was going against that commercial and mocking it. It was talking about how dove is taking palm oil and killing the forests and destroying this little girl's home. I agree that the beauty industry is hurting people in our society, especially teenage girls and killing self esteem.