The impact pop culture has on social media

 Is Pop Culture good for me?

    

    Yes, I do believe pop culture is good for me, pop culture is mostly targeted toward young people because it links and unifies all people of all backgrounds. Pop culture includes music, sports, television, fashion, social media, politics, and books. But this time, it is most influential in the media, television, social media, food, clothing, and news, and can have several positive effects on the youth of today’s generation. The most influential kind of pop culture in our generation is social media. Every person owns a smartphone where they can download apps such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, & TikTok. Using their platforms, people can influence their thoughts, trends, behaviors, trends, and artistry that celebrities or influencers share.

      In this generation, social media has an impact on our culture on a large scale. People use social media to communicate, socialize and share. It gives way for people to connect with each other internationally creating a community with different voices. People use social frequently and it has become a part of our daily lives. Social media is pop culture because of the memes, trends, and communities that are all shared online social media is especially beneficial to this generation because of a platform called tik-tok. On his app, you can become an influencer, someone who shares their content while being compensated. The more content you share the bigger your audience grows and once you’ve reached having a large platform you can receive brand deals. It is a mutually beneficial contract between the influencer and marketer because the influencer receives more exposure, compensation, and eventually more brand deals. On the other hand, the marketer gets a chance to get their message or product out through their media, which has produced large traffic. From social media, marketers can expose pop culture to a wide range of people of all backgrounds. In addition, in a social marketing era, pop culture helps individuals and brands gain a stream of revenue. But this is not the only reason it is used, in the era of social media, using it can become an addition, you can use it to create social networks and can donate to charities and give to businesses. You get the opportunity to work and promote your business. On a Facebook marketplace, you can advertise an ad for selling your car. Within a few minutes after the post, your post would be shared amongst other people who would see the ad and would be willing to buy the car. This shows the power of social media and networking. Other examples are LinkedIn and eblogger. On LinkedIn, you have the opportunity to set up an account free of cost to set up a profile to network with other professionals that can make you successful. On eblogger you can create your own website where you discuss various topics and engage users with products and services.

    In conclusion, in our digital world, social media has an impact on pop culture. It is useful to interact with other people and build a community to discuss with different people to get everyone’s opinions and feedback. You can use it to Communicate to boost your expression online. You can use it to keep up with trends, fashion, news, and memes.

Entry Blog: Becoming Illiterate

 Entry Blog:

Becoming Illiterate 

    My name is Nahira; I'm 22 and in my fourth year, majoring in computer science. I first started coding in high school and loved it, making me want to pursue my major in computer science to be a web developer. I took this class for two reasons: first, I needed it, and second, I thought it would be interesting. So far, I like the course; this is the first course I took where I had to write a blog. I thought the idea was new and refreshing.

    In 2003, a year after getting my visa approved and being shipped to the States, I attended school from kindergarten to third grade; it was a small school where I made friends and met a lot of teachers. These are the earliest years of becoming illiterate. Throughout the years, I had a lot of English teachers, but the one that I loved and was the most memorable for me was Mr. Mel. He was my third-grade English teacher; he was tall, had black hair, and had big, round glasses. He was one of those teachers who actually cared and wanted to teach me, he made sure that I understood everything being taught, and I was never ignored; he made me feel comfortable and safe. Every day I was in his class, we would sit on the giant bean bags together, and he would read a different book to me every day. Then he started teaching me how to read, and we would do small activities together. We began by writing out words and then sounding out letters, and when I passed each exercise, I would move on to a new activity until I started to read, I discovered English was my favorite subject. The process was not easy as, on some days, I did not have the motivation, but he encouraged me and pushed me on the days I didn't. When graduation day came, we were given a bag with goodies, and in that bag, Mr. Mel gave me a big purple Disney princess book to read and encouraged me to challenge myself and try new things.

In 2007, I went to a middle school called school 6; in this school, I joined a book club; we did numerous activities in English practice books to strengthen our comprehension and writing skills. My

English teacher Mr. David was the club's founder; he selectively picked me along with a few other students to join. We practiced not only for ourselves but for the state tests we would have to take every year. We would practice for an hour every day after school, practicing and reviewing. In a short time, I became knowledgeable and confident enough to take the state test. Although the book club didn't last, I was elated by the experience. I feel learning to be illiterate is essential because u can use it in your personal life, such as writing an essay, filling out resumes, etc.