All of a sudden, I found myself thinking sociologically when I was watching American Idol. One contestant sang and was not approved by the judges, this female contestant got very upset because they denied her. She began to argue back that they were wrong, that they denied her only for one reason and her voice was not that reason. She said that it was because she was not as skinny and well shaped like other female contestants. She began to claim that her visual appearance has negatively impacted the judges decisions and that her voice was better than other fit females. The judges tried to clear things up by telling her that looks do not mater at all because they were there to judge peoples voices, not there looks. Yet the woman was not convinced.

This situation brought the concept of "Sociological Imagination" to mind. This book written by C Wright Mills  mentioned the ability to see a connection between the whole world and our own personal lives. This concept reminded me of the lady in American Idol because she began to use her appearances as the reason why the judges denied her. Her thoughts probably came form all of the media that is shown out in public. The common thing is seeing tall, skinny women in advertisements, movies and videos. I think she probably felt like the judges did not like her because she did not carry the media image of a tall, skinny woman.The way females are expected to be the hot, perfect woman by the media has affected people like the lady on the show by not feeling good enough to become famous. Overall the connection here is that the media in the world can impact the way someone feels and acts. Sadly, in this case it has had a negative impact on an individual.     

who am I?

My name is Miriam. I was born in Los Angeles, California but grew up in Chicago. I now live in West Chicago with my parents, three brothers and one sister. I enjoy doing anything that involves music. Some of my favorite artists are Drake, Aventura, Prince Royce, Beyonce, Alicia Keys and many more. I like to have a good time anywhere I go, and just try to be a positive, happy person. I am a senior in high schoool and I do not know what I want to be in the future, but I do know I want to be successful. The biggest influences in my life would be everyone in my family, to me they are just the right people to trust.