My "Hollywood" Life

by: Monica Louie

When I enter the office at work or go on my laptop at home, I find myself going on two websites, Facebook and people.com.  Many people today are concerned with how others live their lives instead of paying attention to their owns. We have become so consumed with the way the media portrays life that we try to conform our own life to fit their stereotypical image.

Turning on the news channel we see the latest breaking news following Michael Jackson’s death. But how does his death affect our lives. It is nice to know, but not to spend two weeks worth of news on it. There are more important topics to focus on that have more of an impact on our lives, like President Obama’s healthcare acts and the war in Iraq. The front cover of the newspaper shows Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ marriage ceremony but what does this have to with the crisis in Iraq, where are fellow American soldiers are risking their lives to save ours. They cover up the real everyday events with stories of love and lust. The media in a way is telling us how to live our lives, and unfortunately it does this by displaying all the events of our icons daily life.

We have become so accustomed to trying to fit in to the stereotypical life of Hollywood and the media, that we forget what are the truly the important things in life. We want to know what are the latest trends, relationship and legal status of celebrities that we loose focus on whose life is who. This is not only true for the lives of Hollywood celebrities but for our Facebook friends. We are constantly checking to see what are friends are up to, who are they dating, which party they are attending instead of actually spending time with our real friends, focusing on our studies, and all the other events that have an impact on our lives.

My only advice is that you should live your life the way you want to. Not the way the media, Hollywood, or your friends tell you. Do what you feel is the best and don’t let nothing stand in your way. We have to break the stereotypical image and build our own individual and unique image.