Kids And Money by Lauren Greenfield

This is a documentary about teens spending most of their money on clothing and make them look rich. The fact that they have money they think they can just spend it too look good and fit in where they want to. As teens they want to be better then everyone and have everything they need and want. On the other hand there are some kids that cant afford the things that rich kids could and live with what they could afford. Even if you are not rich you can get at the same level as a rich person may be by being yourself and fitting in by the way you are.

Individual vs. Society- ritual

Family culture

My family has different activities involving my culture. I like the things we do because they are very interesting and fun. I mean wouldn’t you like to do something with your family like have a family reunion in which everyone brings their own food to eat off of or knowing that you dance every weekend with family friends, having fun while at the same time knowing that you represent your culture with pride. See I am proud of being Bolivian because we do things differently than any other Latino culture. Sure we learn about the spoiled girls who celebrate their quinceañeras, but no one celebrates a sweet sixteen like my family does.
I can’t live without my family because they will always be there for me and I love them to death. Every time I go on that dance floor I smile. I can’t help it because I know that my family is proud of me no matter what goes down on that dance floor and if I mess up, so what? I’m not like those spoiled girls we read about in film class. I am me and no one can change that. I am Bolivian and I always will be. My family and my friends will always be there for me and I know I can count on them always and forever.

Individual Vs. Society- Versus

Birthmark
“You have a scratch” That’s what I hear every time someone looks at my chest. I have four moles close to each other which looks like a scratch. At first I didn’t notice It looked like a scratch but by the fact people always tell me about it made me notice it even more. I don’t have any major birthmarks but this one is really special because it’s my only one. One thing is that I don’t get made fun off because it isn’t that big and it doesn’t look unusual. Knowing how people question about it makes me wonder how people with something bigger then that stand the annoyance of public. Everyone has a birthmark either a small one or could be big. I would love another birthmark because I think they look cute and are special in some way. The life I live is a young teen’s ordinary life. Even though there is drama and other different problems I deal with I try to make it the least of my problems because I don’t like dealing with none of that high school stuff. I love the life I live and I am expecting life to have more obstacles in order for me to accomplish.

"Introduction" by Amy Goldwasser in Red: The Next Generation of American Writers

This article is basically about a couple of teenage girls that have the same problems. They explain how they feel towards it and they way they act. Most of the girls face the same problems in highschool. They explain how some girls have a better style of writting the professionals do and yet they dont have expierence like others do.

"The American Man, Age Ten" by Susan Orlean

Susan goes to an elementary school and interviews a kid. She notices that this kid Collin is different from all the other kids and has a different way of thinking. He acts more mature then all the other little kids. For his age he does have a mind of a teenager which shows that he does different things that most usual kids do. This shows how kids change through the things that they do and how they do it.

"The Way We Live Now: Growing Up on Facebook" by Peggy Orenstein

In this article Peggy talks about the fact that she could connect with some of her old friends on facebook. It just shows how facebook could bring back some of your old friends and you could become friends with new people that you meet. I personally dont like meeting new people on any social networking websites unless i meet them in person first. Students should be able to do the same because they dont know wether the person is real or someone else could be using their identity.

"Staring Down Facebook" by Zoe Sandvig

Zoe Sandvig talks about the way facebook makes students interact with others. She discovered that facebook helps students manage their time and work well on things they havent been doing good on. Social networking websites often have a bad idea but in this case it is helping students with better ways of studying and what not. Without these websites students wouldnt be working as often as they do.

Hal Niedzviecki; the New York Times; Facebook in a Crowd

The narrator in his article talks about his feelings towards facebook. Meeting new people is something fun and intersting but usually people are shy and never end up showing up. Hal feels self pity due to his so called friends not arriving to his little get together.

Virginia Heffernan: The New York Times; Being There

In this article students think myspace is just a site for emo kids. They look at facebook as a better website to gather friends and meet new people. Updates through facebook are sometimes pointless and shouldnt be posted. The author talks about a good update that needs to be done on facebook.

"Social Networking Benefits Validated" by Karen Goldberg

In this article they talk about how parents are getting involved with social networking websites such as myspace and facebook. Believe it or not there are some crazy adults that go on to find teenagers and try to talk to them. Parents now should be aware of the poeple there kids talk to and make sure they dont give out personal information on any websites like these. Teens should understand that parents should be aware of their updates and friends they have on any website to make sure they dont get involved in any mess.