ACT NOW ASK QUESTIONS

LATER!!!
Come on world! Dont even worry about
What your about to say or do, when you
Hear jump, dont do it on your own!
Follow the worlds influences and let us
Lead you in what you think is the right
Direction! This is not a question but
But rather a kind demand to brain wash
You for the rest of your life. Look around
You and the people that surround you.
You listen to the nonsense day in and day
Out with even realizing that you are a
Robot in the world you call home. Stop
Taking orders from others around you,
Or yet stop letting social media and
People influence how you live your daily
Life!
Shouldnt you be able to be yourself? Or
Be allowed to look a certain way without
Having to follow the next newest trend? I argue that people take a stand in the world without feeling fear of
Being ripped apart by the outside influences that constantly creates ciaos and unruly justifications that are
Untruthful standards as to how a human should live their life, act a certain way, or dress.
Self-perception is defined as the minds intuitive
Way it sees itself. When you look at yourself in
The mirror, what exactly do you see? How do you
Allow outside influences such as Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, or even news media affect how you see
The perfect body or even the way a person should
Act in order to be socially acceptable.
Every year suicide rates increase, and although a
Person may not leave any type of reason behind as
To why it was attempted and achieved, they leave
The world hinting the reasons why they chose
Suicide as a way out.
A young lady with beautiful baby blue eyes, blond
Short hair and beginning sophomore year starts
Band as her wonderful hobby. She becomes
Consumed with Facebook, and social media sites.
The next few months continue normally and she
Continuously walks through the school halls waving
At every friend she knows. Then all of the sudden,
She says shes not feeling well and goes home. The
Following day the entire school is aware of a suicide
That occurred the night before.

The award winning smile on her face day in and day out.
Whatever happened to the young lady that sat next to
You and shared the many happy memories? Almost like
Some sort of magic she disappears but this time its
Permanent.

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A few days later, scheduled messages on her Twitter

Account begin showing up of course freaking everyone
Out. That was the point she tried to make. She actually
Wanted to show people the outcomes certain influences
Have on people. She makes justifications towards how it
Consumed her life to the point that she took it.
This event drastically effects every person that surrounds
Her every day. Do not let this be you! Every person that
Decides to turn away and not allow social media to
Persuade us as to who we are is just one more person that
Takes a stand to prevent self-perception issues or suicide
Starting a young age.

It begins with parents and their children. In order to help decrease the amount of
Younger people in which use social media twenty four seven. Parents should teach
Their children that social media cites are a bad way to live a healthy lifestyle.
Limit the time that your children use their cell phones or do not give them
Access to social media cites. By restricting these types of influences,
You are allowing your children to grow up in a stable and
Healthy environment that allows them to enjoy life to
Its fullest rather than what the world is telling them
To do!

LETS DO THIS AND BRING

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