She had publicly stated that she needed to take a break from the “platform of perfection” and instead focus on her mental health

They rather lay in bed and go through all of this and see everything that they missed in the few hours that they slept then getting up and starting their days.

Every day millions of people wake up and look at their phones.

Many rather sit on their phones and go through the same one hundred posts than listen to a professor talk about a slide that isn’t working all because the professor five minutes ago was doing the exact same thing.

We see professors today who are in their thirties or forties and cannot focus on something for more than five minutes. We see professors who rather talk about some social post instead of actually teaching, or professors who talk about a messed-up slide for two hours.

We can also see a more recent example with the social platform Instagram. Not too long ago they had encountered a technical issue and for a full day the app was not working. People couldn’t bare to spend a full day without this social platform. They sent in emails, posted snapchats and tweets, just bashing Instagram freaking out that they could not post anything or refresh their feeds. People were going crazy they couldn’t be up to date and they felt like they had nothing else to. People are so addicted to seeing posts and being part of the trend that over twenty-seven million people liked a picture of an egg just to beat Kylie Jenner’s most liked picture.

these kids fail their classes,

people are so addicted to social media they are putting everything else they do at risk of failure

Roughly thirty percent of students have some sort of mental health problem and one of the biggest factors is the constant need and use of social platforms that have been instilled in our brains. Students rely on these social platforms to sit in their beds and have conversations instead of getting dressed and sitting with a group of friends. Students can’t focus on anything for a long time because they are glued to their phones, to the constant need to check their phones. The constant worry that they will miss something so mundane as a salad posted by a famous celebrity. They worry more about social media and their attention to social media that they forget they are in college to learn and get a career. Hou Yubo and others in their article about social media addiction conducted a study to prove this point and to show how social media is really affecting or minds. In their research they had two different studies one where social media was limited and one were social media was in full use.

Andrea Petersen also states that

In reality, however, people tend to post only the best parts of their lives, often recycling pictures and reposting the same vacations over and over again, in pursuit of more likes and attention.

People begin to subconsciously assume that those pictures convey a representation of their friends’ life, since this is all they see on their feed.

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Because college students in this society are always talking over social media they are talking about everything. A constant conversation about what is going on in the college, what the college costs, and how everyone’s opinions are different from everyone else’s. We see this as a great way of talking but don’t understand that it brings so much stress to our lives. These so-called helicopter parents have raised many students to believe everything they do is right, that their bubble life is perfect and what they think is the correct and is the most important thing. When it comes down to moving into the dorms, paying thousands of dollars for tuition, or communicating with people you have class with their lives are shattered. They see these kids on social media that are complete opposites, either it be different cultures or different ways of dressing, or even different thoughts on the economic standing of the country, they don’t know how to react. They just lash out or stress themselves out that they don’t fit in, that they look different, think different, dress different, post different, and it creates a mental health disconnect.

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People live on their phones, they spend hours a day on their phones, they spend hours reading posts about everything that is going on in the world today.

So, many just stay at home on their phones doing nothing about their problems and continue to look at social platforms.

These people could benefit from doing therapy online but they will still be home well in reach of their social medias and other social platforms that have drove them here

Some believe that it might be helpful in the future but some see it as a way to fully disconnect from face to face conversations.

When social media was just starting people were not as addicted because there were many flaws and they were just worried that it was something new and dangerous

The constant need to look at our phones and our social media platforms has created this type of mental divide in our lives. We value the social life more than the real life and never remember that these social media people are putting on an act.  We see these people and we think to ourselves, why can I not look like this or why can I not have this much money. Many live a life where social media has taken over our lives and is affecting our mental health in a negative way. Many suffer from anxiety because of this and many suffer from depression

“People use appearance to place each other into categories, which aid in the anticipation and interpretation of behavior, and to make decisions about how best to coordinate social activities.” (Sander & Vail 1)

The film will discuss social media today and we will probably implement ASMR clips and show how it affects people.

because the internet was invented

Along with loneliness and dieting, people use mukbangs for coping with eating disorders. An eating disorder people face today is anorexia. This is where people are extremely thin with a desire to be skinny to the point where it’s unhealthy. They lose appetite because they tell themselves that they are “fat” so they stay away from food. Some people could get appetite by watching others eat or crave food and thus, watching Mukbangs are just the thing to help people cope with eating disorders. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, they state, “approximately eight million people in the U.S. have anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and related eating disorders.” This statistic demonstrates how millions of people suffer through eating disorders associated to anorexia. In fact, a large portion of the mukbanger’s viewers suffer from eating disorders like anorexia.

By watching a mukbang, the person dieting can “live vicariously” through the mukbanger as they watch the mukbanger eat their biggest craving and give them the satisfaction of eating it themselves.

In the article, “Five weeks of willpower: Most women give up diets after five weeks, two days and 43 minutes” Kirkova writes how one in seven women in Britain stick to their diets for a duration of thirteen weeks and one in four cave in and eat their favorite food cravings.

Many people go to gym and along with working out come dieting

authentic

Robert Feldman says how sixty percent of people lie during a normal ten minute conversation and when averaged out, two or three lies during those ten minutes occur

Many people watch Mukbangs for that specific reason, to feel less lonely. On social media, there are a lot of “fake” or “two-faced” people, for example “catfishers” and just liars in general.

Today, a lot of people feel alone especially when they have to eat alone.

She also gives out positive energies to people by just smiling a lot and showing her happiness on camera.

will take care of that.

This quote illustrates how

Mukbang, Microsoft Word is saying that it’s spelled incorrectly but actually,

With the era of social media and excessive advertising, there is so much pressure from people to be “better” or become this “perfect person”. For example, with super models and idols, they create unrealistic beauty expectations for both genders as they mature. In the article, “From social media to the catwalk, is fantasy beauty failing young women?” Professor Nichola Rumsey, co-director of the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol explains, “…with the advent of social media, standards of comparison are now much more extreme, and hugely unrealistic” (Kay). This quote reveals how social media platforms make standards of beauty today unfeasible; these models on social media are portrayed as “perfect looking people” and make the consumers insecure in themselves and want to be like them.  That is why Photoshop and editing apps exist and editing photos even became a profession, people compare themselves to these models and change themselves to what they want to be but aren’t through applications like Photoshop. We currently live in a time where everyone expects people to be better than what is realistically achievable. These pressures cause stress and anxiety

Those suffering from symptoms of chronic pain also benefitted from ASMR, seeing a significant reduction in their discomfort for several hours following an ASMR session

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Given these points, this just exemplifies the fact that ASMR tingles can help those with insomnia and much more.

increased levels of excitement and calmness, and decreased levels of stress and sadness

Also, in the article, “More than a feeling: Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is characterized by reliable changes in affect and physiology”

Today, everyone experiences stress, whether you’re a teenager, an adult, or even a senior citizen, everyone goes through something that causes some kind of anxiety.

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It has become a very popular trend online since a lot of people have their own reasons to stress whether it is deadlines for projects, exams, or personal issues.

For example, popular foods would be mochi, a Japanese dessert, and honey comb.

ASMRtists are those who create videos of ASMR triggers

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Some examples of these ASMR triggers could range from tapping and scratching to role-playing and lighting matches.

why there are so many kinds of ASMR videos

Now, ASMR is not for everyone or not every person gets tingles

Fairyington states, “There were nearly 2.6 million videos depicting a phenomenon called autonomous sensory meridian response, or A.S.M.R., designed to evoke a tingling sensation that travels over the scalp or other parts of the body…”

Thus, these social trends pair well to society today, it helps people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, dieting, eating disorders and other illnesses.

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

ASMR and mukbang.

It felt like a drug that relaxed me, it helped me cope with a lot of things and provided me an escape or help with sleep when I couldn’t

I feel all this pressure and anxiety all the time from school, friends, or family and it just stresses me out. I was wandering on YouTube and I guess I was on it for too long because I hit the weird side of YouTube. I found a video that did scratching and tapping ASMR and I was hooked.

He thinks that completely banning traveling from these seven countries would reduce acts of terrorism or at least suppress it.

Although he is the president, he must follow the rules of the United States constitution and not go over judicial rulings.

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to alleviate the dangers of terrorism

Most states support Trump

more problematic

The federal government noticed that with more immigration policies being implemented as well as new immigrants coming in, they had to find new ways to enforce the rules made. Since at this time two new policies were made almost simultaneously, they had to prevent Chinese people, lunatics, criminals, polygamists and much more.

good moral character

more safety

beneficial

Hostility towards new immigrants coming to the United States rose and began to spark a major anti-immigration movement in politics and in society

tremendous step in protecting public safety

as the government restricted immigrants from China

With the implementation of the 14th amendment, it would

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This was the implementation of the 14th Amendment in 1868 after several decades of only “free white men” it eventually allowed African Americans, who were former slaves, to be able to become citizens of the United States.

have a good moral character apart from the previous good character rule

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allowed people in the United States to gain citizenship

Edward J. W. Park, “the first U.S. Naturalization Act is enacted, stipulating that only “free white persons” can gain American citizenship”

Although the country had not focused on immigration in the 1700’s, in 1875 the Supreme Court declared immigration as a federal issue.

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The average consumer recommending a brand by sharing it to their peers tends to better appeal to the viewers rather than the brand directly promoting themselves to their audience, because this interaction feels more personal, genuine, and less forced.

Anderson and Caumont

The research shows that 50% of users on social media have shared news in the form of a video

It portrays how since the audience’s response is more visible, West was affected by it in a negative way.

Spears’ use of social media for successful viral marketing and communication to her fan base, as well as her fans’ positive response and engagement, demonstrates how the relationship between consumers and creators, specifically artists, is becoming more connected and interactive.

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Jay Rosen is a media critic, as well as a writer and professor at New York University, and his work often provides commentary on the audience in relation to media.

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In this generation, social media plays a significant role in our everyday life. Most of us use at least one social media platform, and the chances are a lot of us visit them on a daily basis.

I believe it is safe to say that I’ve witnessed a transformation in society due to the rise of new technology and the internet.

Social media has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember

social media account with Facebook when I was 10. Since then,

Tyler Clementi was a shy 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman with a passion for playing the violin who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge on September 22, 2010.

With the advancement of the internet

Beauty commercials on the internet reinforce the ideology of sexism, racism, classism and ageism, causing women to buy more skincare products.

Beauty industries in Asia are thriving

Skin-lightening or ‘fairness’ creams – with their troubling colonial overtones – are big business in India, an over $200 million industry…Although corporations like Unilever have been widely criticized for profiting on colorism…

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Thai women

They also pursue the common ideal image of beauty to be accepted and acknowledged in society.

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get pressured

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false perception

The fact that they would waste thousands of money to improve their face, skin and body gives the false image of how beauty should be defined.

Celebrity standards also accord with these attributes. While the program pays lip service to the concept of accepting all body types, Keeping Up with the Kardashians reifies stereotypical beauty qualities, while complicating the issue of beauty norms through the depiction of another duality: beauty and unhappiness.”

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people to be more like them

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“Celebrities tell us what to wear, how to smell, how to lose weight, what to listen to, what movies to watch, and how to vote.”

especially celebrities

so many

Women who have white and fair skin were perceived as “normal” and others who fail to achieve a fair complexion are suggested as failing to manage and control their bodies…Having a healthy skin, according to Crawford (1985), is a matter of self-control, self discipline, self-denial, and will power” (Li, 447-448)

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The standard society, or men, has created for women truly puts a great burden on their shoulders.

Are women really considered not “pretty” according to society if they have acne or wrinkles?

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White skin is socially represented as status and beauty.

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should

Throughout history, the color white has always been the superior skin color for people

White women were always the ones chosen to be the faces of beauty advertisements, fashion shows or any other beauty related.

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This beauty norm of having an ideal skin makes women feel insecure about their skins

especially in Asian cultures

that no women ever want

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In response to all of the extreme ways in which President Trump is opening up the political discourse, Democrats and those who oppose him have gone further to the left.

The Trump Phenomenon’s Impact on American Political Discourse

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Psychology today

He completely shifted the overton window. Then, to the surprise of many Americans, he received massive support. One month after making those comments, his popularity in the national Republican primary polls went from 3.6% to 16.8%.

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As one can deduce from this information, the United States is experiencing a period of deep civil unrest and political polarization

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“Studies have shown that caffeine can safely improve focus and concentration for its users, making it a reliable natural Adderall alternative. Caffeine is considered a Central Nervous System (CNS) stimulant which can boost the production of dopamine in the brain. This legal OTC supplement is also a vasoconstrictor. Therefore, caffeine reduces blood flow to overactive regions of the brain by shrinking blood vessels (like Adderall, Vyvanse, and Ritalin). This effect allows for more predictable and stable communication throughout the brain”

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And in fact, by the time I arrived at college in 2000, four years after Adderall hit the market, nearly five million prescriptions were written; in 2005, the year after I graduated, that number was just under nine million. By then, sales of A.D.H.D. medication in the United States totaled more than $2 billion”.(Schwartz).

‘A.D.H.D. Nation.’

The component that is often lacking is education.

For those who do not medically need the drug by law, they should not and can not be taking it, yet they feel like it is not dangerous and it will help their work ethic so how much harm can it do for them?

They do not look at it, in the same way, those who smoke weed or other substances.

The same students who may be at the top of their classes may be pressuring themselves to succeed. They see the Adderall as a key to help them succeed.

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Many see the world as some sort of game or competition.

In the fast past country of the United States people are always trying to one-up each other.

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pill or pills are actually worth a lot.

The reason Adderall is a so highly consumed and regarded in the world of medication is that the bottom line is it really does help.

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That being said it perhaps the pressure of perfectionism is still extremely prevalent. While it used to be that one needed to pretend to be naturally perfect now they feel they need to find all the resources to make themselves or their child perfect.