sat practice essay

so, this was just a fast little essay mr. watson decided to make us do yesterday.
we only had 25 minutes to write it, and this is what i came up with:

i do not think the media determines what is important to most people, however i think that the media influences what is important to most people.
on blog sites, such as myspace or facebook,or even this one, many people have multiple pictures of themselves, family, and friends all over their site. before i had a myspace, i didn't take too many pictures of myself or my friends. but after i became a myspace member, i noticed myself taking more pictures to post on my page. whenever i took a funny picture with my friends, i would say, "myspace!", meaning that that picture would get posted on my page. even though i've taken more pictures since i got a myspace, i don't set up dates just to take pictures for myspace. i let the pictures happen, and then think about posting them on myspace.
when i see ads in magazines with slim, tall, gorgeous girls, i admit i become quite jealous and self conscious. before i read magazines, i was perfectly fine with my body, and had high self esteem. but once i started reading magazines, i realized how opposite i was from the models. i see saw myself as short and chunky, not slim and tall like the models. i became more self conscious and worries about how i looked more often. even though i was worried about my appearance, i didn't become overly obsessive. i've never had an eating disorder, and i never will because for one thing, i love food, and for another, even though i worry about my body, i'm fine with it most of the time.
i watch many types of movies, but mostly chick flicks. they influence me a lot,but don't completely determine what's most important to me. after watching a chick flick, i usually catch myself talking how the characters did in the movie, or recalling how extremely adorable some skirt was. yet, i never find myself going out to buy that skirt, or continue talking the way the characters did. i might find myself quoting the movie when the time is right, or trying on that exact cute skirt if i happen to come across it by accident. but, i never find myself purposefully trying to be just like the characters in the movie.
overall, then media somewhat influences our decisions and makes us re-think what's important to most people. although they don't change us completely, they change us a little.

i just realized how extremely crappy this essay is, and my only excuse is that we had only 25 minutes to do it...unless saying that i suck at analytical writing counts as an excuse...?
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