TED TALK

        Social media has impacted us in many ways whether its good or bad. I am going to describe the Ted talk speech made by Wael Ghonim. Also some positive effects and suggestions to liberate the internet.

     First, I am going to talk about 5 challenges of using Internet/ Social Media. 1 challenge about the internet is rumors. We do not know how to deal with rumors. Some biases are spreading and being believed all over the internet world all because of one silly rumor. Another challenge is that we create our personal echo chambers. This means that we only tend to communicate with people that we agree with. Third, discussions escalate quickly, leading to different opinions, causing angry mobs on the internet. In Waels speech, he states, "Online discussions quickly descend into angry mobs." This proves that whatever you may post or write online, people always find a way to see it in a bad way and create conflict. Fourth, It becomes very hard to change our opinions. We are forced to jump to conclusions in world affairs. And finally, the impact of communicating properly and shallow conversations. Wael states, " ...Today, our social media experiences are designed in a way... favors broadcasting over engagements, post over discussions, shallow comments over deep conversations."

    However, there are many solutions to these problems. For one, we need to think about effective crowd sourcing mechanisms, so we can join as one and fix these problems. Second, we need to rethink today's social media ecosystem and redesign its experiences to reward thoughtfulness so the internet can improve and people won't change in a negative way. We should also make it socially except able to have our own opinions. Wael states, "Shouldn't we just give people mor incentives to engage in conversations, rather than just broadcasting opinons all the time?" This is a solution that will help us in our lives.

 These are just some conflicts and solutions. There are far many more solutions to help us solve these conflicts. Social media and the internet can impact us in negative ways as Wael says. Sometimes, getting away from the internet can fix these problems and improve our lives overall. Going silent like Wael can really help us.

My Holiday

Cara Delevingne!

GOALS

 If I could create a holiday, I would create National Makeup day where we celebrate the invention of makeup and appreciate what its done for us. When all the beauty gurus and makeup geeks celebrate the making of makeup and how it has changed some of our lives. Also, we can teach other people that makeup is an art rather than something that hides our "insecurities." Well overall, I think that National Makeup day would be so so awesome and all of us makeup geeks will surely appreciate this day. (Me and Esther). National Makeup Day will change the way certain people view makeup and people won't be as judgmental about people wearing makeup. Hopefully, this holiday will be appreciated by all and inspire people to do makeup. One day, makeup will be considered an art form rather than something that "hides insecurities." This holiday will make it happen.

When I Grow Up...

When I grow up, I want to be an architect because I've always liked drawing and designing and building little things and I love beautiful architecture and seeing unique houses and buildings. I also plan to be a makeup model for Sephora with Esther and make her work for me (haha) because she's so adorbs with humongous lashes ;). Also, I want to have 2 kids. One girl and one boy. ( I hope the boy comes first so he can beat up whoever hurts her feelings.) I want to live in Paris or somewhere in Europe or somewhere beautiful. I want to have a really fun and nice and handsome perfect husband with a jawline like Johnny Depp and blonde hair and blue eyes (Or NYLE DIMARCO). I want to have LOTS AND LOTS of puppies because they are the cutest and better then most people. I also want to eat lots and have a good metabolism and have my own gym and stuff where I work out. This is my dream life and future goals.

What I Did Over Spring Break

 For spring break, I didn't really do anything. I mainly went on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and I binged watched American Horror story and other movies on Netflix. I also went on Colourpop and Sephora to look at new makeup and buy things online. I also texted my friends and my cousins on Facebook and Snapchat. I cooked pizza and stuff with my mom and I ate a lot. I also stayed up late because everything is a lot more fun at midnight... and I slept a lot during the day. I also took long showers and baths and watched very old TV shows and cartoons. I went to Target, Victoria's Secret, and Brandy Melville for new clothes, food, and body butters on Monday so that was the only highlight of my Spring Break. Another thing I did on Sunday was mourn the thought of coming back to school and overall, I thought about lots of things in my mind (Which are very weird and unrealistic.) I thought about getting new makeup and clothes and shoes that I ordered online as well. However, what I thought about the most was how amazing Colourpop makeup is... I also thought about life and how I'm ever going to survive as a grownup, dreaming about all the makeup I hope to have one day, having a huge walk in closet with clothes and shoes,  all my life plans, and most importantly, taking good care of my mom. Basically, I had a pretty chill and boring break but in summer vacation, I am going to have a blast hopefully.

Personality: "The Entertainer"

           I think that this is very, very true suit "The Entertainer" very well. I agree with everything that described my personality. I am usually the one who loves to start conversations and I love to keep them going. I also really love fashion and I keep up with stuff like that. I rely on luck rather than doing the activities. I am a dreamer as well. I also love to talk and cheer my friends out but I can be very sensitive. I am aesthetic and I love creative and beautiful fashion that stands out. I also love never ending conversations and I always try to make myself and others happy. And I only spend time with people I enjoy being with. *cough* Esther... I want to experience everything that there is to experience. I get easily bored and unfocused. I want a partner that can be funny and quirky and very talkative. I love my friends to have good sense of style, fun personality, very talkative, and happy all the time. I want a crazy, ridiculous, friendship than a boring one. I want my children to be very happy and free minded. I want to be a bad parent. The career path that would suit me is an actress because, again... I love being around people.

How Will I Be Better Digital Citizen using the Information Learned from Yesterday's Presentation?

    I will be a better citizen using all the information given from yesterday's presentations. I learned a lot more about being aware about using the internet. I learned that it is important to keep all my personal information safe especially my passwords. The reason why is because if I do share my information it can cause people to hack and mess up all my work or other accounts online. I will try to avoid any pop ups to not risk getting any viruses associated with my device. Also, I will be sure to not put anything online that would potentially be harmful because of digital footprints. I will try to not be rude to anyone online or text back to random people I don't know. I will not look at sites that aren't appropriate. If I communicate safely or share photos online I will be successful and I will never be in danger online. I will try to follow all these rules so that I can be a pro on the internet. Overall, I learned many things about using the internet and hopefully, I will apply these and never bend the rules.

What are the 10 Most Important Inventions in my life? why?

        There are lots of things that I use in a daily basis. However, If I had to chose 10 inventions that are most useful, I would choose the following... plus food..

1. Television
2. PHONE
3. Baths/showers/bathbombs
4. Makeup
5. YOUTUBE
6. Clothes
7. PUPPIES
8. My bed
9. INTERNET/SOCIAL MEDIA
10. Light

  I would choose these because I wouldn't be able to be entertained and be alive today. I use these thing in a daily basis which is why I chose these things.