From Written Assignment #1 - Conclusion

From C. Petersen

We must teach our children to respect others and in doing so, will gain the respect of others. Too

often, we look the other way, accepting this as just how things are and giving our children the

impression that we approve of them. They only way to change this is by example, by not

supporting this kind of imaging. As a society, we have done it to ourselves. Everywhere our

children look, they see humans portrayed as objects in the media instead of human, from

pornographic material, to movies, music videos, and soft porn magazines, such as Che` or

Maxim, a men’s magazine here in the US also trying to appeal to men 18-34. Women themselves

have allowed this abuse, and image to flourish; men have promoted it out of selfish desire. If

allowed to continue, this world will take every advantage of such, with a ripple effect to be felt

for generations. How long will society allow the greed and selfishness of the rich to promote their

desires above the health of the world? Keep dreaming of a better world, but sit on your hands

and do nothing to achieve it. Let others with their own selfish motives use our children and

discard them as if they were less than human and yes, whether it is your child in the ad or your

child being deceived by the ad they have been used. It is time to make a stand, time to show our

children we care. Then, when they are dreaming of a better world, it is one where wealth is

measured by love, family, and success is thought of as happiness and the ability to bless others.