Jersey Shore

When I first saw the preview for "The Jersey Shore," I laughed. However, to my dismay, I look back now and admit I watched every episode. This show is a new phenomenon in America. It gives the term "guido" a far greater meaning than ever before. "The Jersey Shore" brought 8 proud italians to one house and let them wreak havoc on each other for part of the summer. The season was filled with italian food, fighting, sex, and lots of drama.

Television has really started to belittle the traditional values of respect, dignity, and maintaining a level of class. Reality shows have taken over television and they only fill viewers' minds with nonsense and drama. It is also scary that viewers of these dirty shows are becoming younger and younger. Television can have a huge influence on people's behavior and what is socially acceptable. These shows are really influencing the younger generation to think that fighting and acting immature is acceptable behavior. These reality shows put a huge emphasis on hooking up, sex, going out, and getting trashed every night. This can and will be very detrimental to young viewers.



I find it crude and disturbing that young people around America are intrigued by the things portrayed in this hit show, however, I am one of these people. For some odd reason, it is interesting to watch other people fight, dance, and party. Perhaps, it is out of jealousy. I know for a fact people think it is more acceptable to spike and gel their hair and "fist pump" at parties. I have experienced it at several parties after the show was released. There has even been "Jersey Shore" themed parties here at Ohio State.

This show made girls and guys around the world reconsider what is attractive. Gaudy jewelry, teased hair, and extremely fake tans have now become the popular look for our generation. "The Jersey Shore" has really glorified "guidos" and has changed their reputation forever. Even though I will admit I watched every episode of the first season of "The Jersey Shore," I disagree with the messages portrayed in the show. Getting in fights every night, getting trashed, and hooking up with random people in hot tubs while having it filmed is not classy nor respectable.

Saving the Rainforest

Whether you have been to a rainforest or not, whenever you hear that word people usually associate it with beauty and exoticness. Rainforests are not only breathtakingly gorgeous, but are very important to the ecology of the world. Rainforests are responsible for 28% of the oxygen turn over in the world. Rainforests are the havens for millions of plants and animals as well. They actually are accountable for about 75% of the world's plants and animals.


You would think such a beautiful aspect of Earth would be appreciated and admired, but in actuality the case is the exact opposite. Rainforests once covered 14% of of the earth's land surface, but now only cover a little over 6%. The majority of people do not know this because North America does not consist of any rainforests, however, this does not make this an issue to look over and throw away.


Almost every person has taken prescription drugs atleast once in their lifetime. However, most people are unaware that over 120 prescription drugs worldwide are directly made from rainforest plants. Two-thirds of all medicines that contain cancer-fighting properties come from rainforest plants also. When rainforests are destroyed, which they are every day, we lose more than just a beautiful picutre to look at. Rainforest destruction is increasing rapidly, mostly due to logging operations. Telephone poles, for example, are made from trees in the rainforest. If you notice, there are telephone poles everywhere.



It only takes one person at a time to make a change. Everyone makes a difference. Not only does destroying rainforests destroy a beautiful aspect of nature, but it destroys homes for millions of species. Indirectly, it even affects you individually as well. Rainforests are extremely important to our world and they are disappearing daily. In a sense we are losing our perspective. Pretty soon our world is just going to be a slab of concrete full of grey, and metal skyscrapers.