Title: Does Society Shape Who We Are? | Teen Ink
Headings: Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Content: When we are toddlers, most girls end up in dance class while the little boys play T-ball or soccer. Again, because these activities and hobbies are displayed as “proper” for each gender on social media, movies and advertisements, we hypnotically follow which ever way society directs us in. Ever since I was three years old, I took dance class and to this day, all I do is ballet. Despite my never ending passion and desire for the art of dance, I oftentimes wonder what sport I would be doing today if I hadn’t been initially put in ballet class at the age of three. I always wished I had time for soccer or basketball however once I was introduced to dance I couldn’t step away from it. Now a days, my life is surrounded by social media and technology, so are most people of this generation. There is not one day when I don’t have my phone by my side and when that does happen, which is very rare, I feel very anxious as if a part of me were missing. Social media is a black hole that I unfortunately got sucked into. Instagram, snapchat and galore, all of these apps are neatly organized on the homescreen on my phone. How instagram and society shaping my life is unequivocally related.