My DKIT experience :)

Ahhh my experience in Dundalk :) Its hard for me to some up my time in DKIT as its been bitter/sweet. Bitter in the sense that assignments and exams made me want to pull my hair out at the best of times :).

Sweet in the sense that I really have had some of the best experiences in my time in college, from rag weeks to take me out, from drunken falls to wearing heels at a beach party ( not the best idea mind you) I wouldn't change any of it.

The past four years really have gone by so quick and its hard for me to believe that in just a few shorts weeks college will be all done for me and its into the big bad world (for real ;) ) So where do I start...First year really was the best year for me. Meeting so many new people and giving me a new found confidence because never in my life before did I have to get up in front of a class of 40 and present an assignment that I had just done (most terrifying concept EVER) However on the other side we had so many memorable nights out that I will honestly NEVER forget.

<<<<These are just some of the amazing people that I met in my time in college. Some of the best friends I will ever have :) There are many others in my class that I love ;) yas know who ya are :)

College was a totally knew experience for me and I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to have it. From extremely friendly lecturers throughout the years to random people that you never met willing to have a laugh regardless of the fact that they didnt know you :)

There are so many memories for me from DKIT and its hard for me to fit it all in to one blog but I would just like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for making it an experience I will never forget :)

Lou
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Media Exposure

Well where do you start with media exposure. A breakdown of media exposure is quiet difficult because it is so vast but over the last couple of years in particular social media has taken over the media world. Not so long ago to find out any information you would have to read the newspaper or watch the news but now all you have to do is log on to facebook or twitter and any piece of information or news is worldwide within seconds.

From the Internet to smart phones this information is so easily accessible its scary. You only really think of your media exposure as the first time you logged on to a computer and set up some sort of hotmail, bebo or other social site but realistically you have been exposed to media from a very young age. Things like television, radio, movies etc.

As far as I was concerned my first media exposure was the Internet. Hotmail and Bebo was a huge step for me into the media world and I remember it was all anyone could talk about. But now all everyone talks about facebook which will fizzle out and then become twitter or some other form of social networking site. Which shows how quick the media world changes.

Through my time in college I have come to know other forms of media such as LinkedIn ( which to be honest I had never heard of ) or other sites like twitter as well. Youtube and wikipedia are other huge media exposures. Even these blogs are so new to me. You can read different blogs from all over the world just by clicking next blog.

In recent times it seems that media exposure has been blamed for teens behavioural problems, health problems etc. I recently read an article which had been an experiment on a child who was exposed to media through the internet, video games and social sites in comparison to a child who had been hidden away from it. The results were shocking, the child who had been exposed was 6lbs overweight had had serious rage problems and insomnia, waking up 4 or 5 times a night with nightmares.

These are sides to the media exposure that you never see. It can go from one extreme to the next with teens thinking they need to look a certain way because thats how the celebs look in the magazines. They dont see that the celebs are airbrushed and made to look like that for advertisng purposes.

Media exposure is a bitter/sweet part of life and to break it down anymore would be a difficult task.
Hope you enjoyed reading :)