Practice Essay

Today in class we practiced our essay writing. Bear with me on this one, I rushed a bit and maybe go my ideas mixed around.

Newspapers, television, magazines, radio, movies, the internet, and other types of media do determine whats important for many people that are curious and crave the knowledge and events that go on outside of their own lives.
A source said, "[The media] Decide what information is important".
These people in which I just described want and need to know things that they havn't witnessed or havn't seen. The media supplies them with what seems to be sufficient information which curbs their appetite for outside knowledge. THis information has so many points of view and perspectives on various subjects, which can easily be adopted as "important" to a person.
On the other hand, many others don't even look in the direction of the media. Many people understand that the media can be untrustworthy and false many times. These people therefore do not label the knowledge that they recieve as important to them, since in a sense it can't be proven to them. Other people don't look in the direction of the media in a literal sense as well. Not paying attention and ridding yourself of the media is certainly tough, yet these people are more in favor of basing importance on their experiences that are around their individual lives. They chose not to be deendent on information and knowledge hat comes in from outside sources.
It all comes down to a choice. Media isn't built physically into our minds or bodies. It's an outside factor which can be chosen as worthy or not. If you look deep into the depths of media, its easy to accept its knowledge and perspectives as a possible importance to yourself. Choosing not to look inside will result in your different importances in life being derived strictly from your individual actions and beliefs.