My midterm paper will be about how our generation has become wrapped up in the materialistic life, buying the latest name brand clothing, and having the latest technology, and also how the media has helped dramatically to bring this about. This paper will mainly focus on the preset teen age groups from 13-19. Most of us are wrapped up into this "brand" life and probably couldn't tell you how they did. most of the reasons would be because they seen someone else with it and it turns into a competition of "Who has the latest...."
In support of my topic, a perfect source would be some of Naomi Klein's material from No Logo. I would also grab some sources from newspapers, and I was thinking about high school newspapers that tell stories of students who rob others because they have the newest item that was released. Some magazines would also help me support this, i forgot what the names are, but the ones you see in any store that have a celeb on front with the most expensive gown from Dior or even a celeb that has the latest purse that's priced at $15,000 or something.
All these thing will help me prove the fact that a lot of us are trapped in the brand world and it starts in the teenage years. It will also tell how the media has bring such a major impact on our society. Also, an idea that just popped up, brand names go through the celebrities as well to use such manipulation. This happens all the time, a brand name will give a celebrity something for free just so they can wear it an event so they can show it off. the celebrity would be titled as the one who had it first, and it will bring other high class relatives to buy such products so they can fit in the subject "I'm only the few to have it..."! I believe that's a totally different topic but I found that interesting as well.
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