Maggie's Blog

 Is Pop Culture Good For You?      While I do believe that some elements of Pop Culture can benefit society as a whole and us as individuals, I know that overall it is not good for us. At its root, Pop Culture is an ever changing collection of trends that reflect things going on in society at any given time. For example, one common example of how Pop Culture affects things like fashion is the recent fascination the public has with “The Rachel” haircut from Friends . A much more serious and darker example would be how a trend of eating disorders in young teenagers erupted after social media because of pro-anorexic twitter pages that started in the early 2010’s. While it may insight change and help spread some messages, Pop Culture ultimately causes more problems than solutions.    Both of the articles and the Ted Talks discuss the importance of Pop Culture and the effects it has on society. I think even the articles that have a more positive outlook on these...

My Literacy Journey September 12th, 2021      My literacy journey began when I was a young child during my first year of preschool. I remember being small, so small that the books we read felt giant in my hands and they weighed a ton. My teacher would past those books out everyday and we would all practice sounding out the words before she would tell us how to say them. This was always my favorite part of the day and continued to be throughout my elementary years. As I got older, it of course got easier, but I still required a lot of encouragement from my teachers. They were always our biggest cheerleaders and supporters. They made sure we understood the text we were reading, and more importantly that we enjoyed it. Learning to read was supposed to be something fun and exciting, and it always was.      As I kept growing and kept learning, I began to want to read and write more and more. I loved being able to write short stories in school and being able to r...