why i love my media. i love my media, because it is a safety blanket that i can wrap around myself. clicking on youtube whenever i feel down, and drooling over cooking videos or laughing about trixie and katya within seconds. being able to talk to my friends or family, even though we are not …
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Why I Heart My Media
It’s no doubt that media is a crucial part in modern day, appears in every walks of life. I was born in 2003, my childhood was surrounded with TV, radio, cell phone, later was the introduction of smart phone. Disney channel and Cartoon Network were my favorite TV channels. I remembered being extremely excited to …
Media saved me -then destroyed me- then saved me again
I must have been sixteen. In a country where you must be very careful with how you act or what you say, because you don’t want people to know you are gay. My days were filled with this desire to belong, to be validated, accepted; “I see you, and I love you”. How many hours …
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Why I love my media
My relationship with media is certainly turbulent. I may curse it several times a day for constantly making me feel that I am not enough. It does not, however, change the fact that I love it. And there are multiple reasons for that. Media helps me realize who I am.Media has an enormous power to …
I HEART MY MEDIA
i heart my media because i feel safe with it. my media feels like a hug. i find myself watching the same movies over and over again without getting bored, and to me its form of reassurance; i know how the movie will end and i feel “in control”, which i never feel in the …
Media: Imprisonment or Liberation?
Media are my gateway, my distraction and pause button from reality when everything around me seems so overwhelming and I feel so small… that’s what I thought up until now. For the longest time I have viewed my media as an escapism from unpleasant “irl” situations, but that has changed. What if their purpose is …
Media and a child’s dream
When I was a child, my parents were always busy due to work, so they often couldn’t go home to accompany me. Therefore, a DVD projector at home was my greatest joy when my parents were not at home. I can still remember that I watched many animations and movies on the projector: Transformers, Titanic, Astro Boy, Pokémon, The best …
Nowadays, the boundaries between life in and outside media are becoming more blurred and harder to define. People tend to not realize how integrated humans and their devices really are. Because of the fusion between humans and technology, reality and virtuality, etc. “the unknown” generate tense and complex emotions in people. Almost everybody has their …
Why i “HEART” my Media
Media is everywhere. Whether we are at University, at concerts, in grocery stores, or even during our most intimate and personal time of the day, on the toilet. It’s astonishing to see how we automatically grab our smartphone if we leave the house, or go on social media the first thing in the morning – …
From: me, to: Media
Media is so versatile but it’s hard to comprehend whether I say that with optimism or pessimism. Being surrounded by all-encompassing media is a bit overwhelming with its constant existence, however my life seems to be split between online and offline. It’s like I try to stay away from media and its social aspects, but …
Why I Heart My Media 