I think three topics that interested me and that i could do are self image, movie/tv/video game influences, education.
The first topic that interested me was self image. Self image is people feeling insecure about themselves because they look different or don't wear the latest trends. I've always had some thoughts about this subject because some people take it to far. People need to be happy with themselves and not worry about what other people think. If you are happy with yourself then no bully will get under your skin and make you feel inadequate. I don't think this issue has impacted our school enough that it is nessecary to raise a lot of awareness, but it is an issue that we need to adress. When people have a poor self image of themselves they could go into depression and even kill themselves. Those two topics are a big issue in America today and if people would have a possitive view on themselves they could have a positive view on life. I think their isn't much you can do to raise awareness for this problem because it is an indivdual problem and can only be solved by the individual.
My second topic is how movie/TV/video games influence today's society. With the advancement in technology, all types of video entertainment have become more realistic and thus more believable. I personally have been watching rated R movies since I was about 13 and it never influenced me because i've always understood that it is fiction and could never happen in real life. But now really younger kids watch/play whatever they want because their parents don't supervise what they are watching/playing. When kids almost 10 years old are watching shows like Sons of Anarchy or playing video games like Grand Theft Auto, their minds are going to be corrupt. I think it is an issue in our community because kids in elementary school see things on TV or in Video Games that they don't need to know about till they are older. I think a way we could raise awareness is telling the parents that they need to be observant about what their children are watching/playing and when there is a show/game that their child shouldn't be viewing then to not let them play/watch it until they are an appropriate age.
My last topic is about education. Mainly about how homework and tests rarely teach the students anything. In high schools everywhere, students attempt to cheat on homework and test to get a good grade. they believe that if they have good grades they can get into a good college and can be succesful when in reality the students never learned anything. They faked their way through high school cheating and getting good grades when they never learned anything. I believe that this is a huge issue in our school. Cheating is a daily thing in our schol because the kids aren't wanting to learn and just want to get goods grades and make them look smart and make the school look good. I believe the way to raise awareness is to discuss with our teachers and school board about changing the way we teach the kids. If we can find a way to teach our kids a proper way while still following the states common core, the students at Orion High School and many other schools could actually learn instead of cheat.
