Question 1: Using music or television as an example, identify a performer or program you once liked but grew away from as you got older and your tastes changed. Why do you think this happened? Do you think you early interests in popular music or television have had an impact on shaping you identity? Explain.
A performer that I grew up listening to was Raffi. I loved his music and always asked my parents to turn Raffi on, his music was appealing to my age and taught me simple things, such as the different vowel sounds in the song, "I like to eat apples and bananas". As I grew older, the music did not interest me as much, because it was for the younger generation and I got into more age appropriate music. This music that Raffi produced had a catchy tune, and it always seemed to be a part of me. I know that I grew out of this, because I grew in life, and there came a time for me to continue growing up and move to finding a different performer to spend my time listening to. My early interests in music has made a positive impact on me, as I have shaped my identity, but you can never be sure if you made this music choice because you liked it, or your parents offered it to you. Either way, I enjoyed the music, and now as I am older I am open to listening to music that has a catchy way of expressing the love for music. I always have liked to sing along to music from the time I listened to Raffi, until now when I listen to all different genres of music. 
Question 3: Pick on example of a popular media product that you think is harmful to children. How would you make your concerns? Should the product be removed from circulation? Why or why not? If you think the product should be banned, how would you do it?
Depending on who's opinion is being used to declare which magazine is harmful to children, but I am going to say that in my opinion the magazine, "Seventeen" is the most harmful to children. The Seventeen can have pictures on the cover or actor or actress, commonly known to children. For example, in the December and January edition, Miley Cryus was featured on the front. Any child that watched Disney channel is familiar with her, so the magazine grabs there attention. No matter what others may say, but I feel that the picture is portraying a sexual attitude. To children, which is like twelve and under, then feel they need to dress and look like the picture. I am concerned that the producers of Seventeen forget to remember that children see these magazines as well. Even though, yes, the picture pulls to older age people to buy the magazine, but a sexual picture is being given to children's eyes. I would approach the producers of Seventeen to rethink how the picture looks, and to instead us real life pictures of these actors. If someone enjoys reading the magazine, then it is not going to matter what it looks like. I do not think that it should be removed, but rather re looked over and determined how to make it safer to children's eyes. Everyone says, we need to keep our children safe, but most are meaning physically, you also have to remember what they see and hear determines how their act.
Question 5: Although in some ways postmodern forms of communication, such as e-mail, MTV, and CNN, have helped citizens participate in global life, in what ways might these forms harm more traditional or native cultures?
MTV is a prime example of a media that has helped citizens grow, but also decrease the self esteem. Many shows on MTV pulls the attention of teenagers and young adults. It demonstrates how to look and act, but are not positive labels for young people. Older people want others to watch out for the young children, but do not realize what the television is portraying. Young adults dress how the t.v actors do, and thus maybe are prone to being raped or abused sexual in another way. A traditional culture is to act proper and dress only attractive so that you are not expressing yourself in a sexual way. But the modern world of television on MTV has taught the young people to express themselves in any way they feel, to get what they want. I believe there is no way that MTV has a positive impact on the citizens of whom watches it.
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