Mandela Effect part II

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January 24, 2017

By Tori St. Clair / LifeAtStart.com Reporter

I recently wrote an article listing a few examples of the Mandela Effect, the phenomenon where millions of people have a vivid memory of something that never happened, or happened a completely different way than what everyone has thought. Some more examples of this I have found are:

1. Thousands of people have merchandise and tattoos saying “We’re all mad here,” quoting the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, when the line is actually “Most everyone’s mad here.”

2. In the song “We Are The Champions” by Queen, many remember the song ending with the line “of the world!” But there is no “of the world,” the song just ends.

3. One of the most quoted lines from Silence of the Lambs is “Hello, Clarice.” He in fact never says this line, he simply says “goodmorning.”

4. Many people remember the old children’s show The Flintstones being The Flinstones.

5. Many thought Curious George had a tail, and even remember him using it to swing from the trees. But he has never actually had a tail.

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Enter night

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Mary Mandley

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January 23, 2017

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By Kasey Brown / LifeatStart.com Reporter

Teens typically have a problem maintaining a regular sleep schedule. This can come from studying all night for a big test or staying on social media too long, either way it happens and it’s hard to get back to normal sleeping habits once it starts. So I have a list of things to do to help you get back on track.

The first tip I have for you is to stick to a routine. When you pick a consistent time to go to sleep, you’re training your body to feel tired at a certain time.
The second tip is to only lay in your bed when your going to sleep. This will help your body associate the bed with sleeping.
The third and final tip is to take naps for the right amount of time. Quick 30 minute naps will help you feel refreshed while still being able to sleep at night. Longer naps will leave you feeling groggy and even more tired.

Hopefully these tips helped you fix your bad sleeping habits. If you have any more questions contact me at [email protected]

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The cease of subliminal self expression

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Mary Mandley

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January 17, 2017

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By Kayce Lopez / LifeAtStart.com Reporter

It’s January, and everyone is still annoying.

Each social media I’m signed up for is constantly flooded by posts from people who think all of their followers should and do wholeheartedly care about every little thought, picture, or complaint. I see these posts and a chant saying, “Nobody cares,” always repeats in my head, sometimes even making its way aloud. These bouts of frustration have induced resentment towards my peers, even stopping me from expressing myself. My lack of public over share and their gap fillers seem to have drained my empathy, though I’ve never been very involved with people anyway, but that doesn’t mean these people aren’t actually annoying. They border on narcissism and, again, don’t see that nobody really cares.

Getting them to shut up will never be a success because they will probably block you, at least if you choose to be straightforward. Blocking them first is a good idea if you won’t get or don’t care about backlash, though even after doing so or calling them out they will shamelessly continue to share an essay about what happened and in turn annoy other people. Sympathy for the innocent shouldn’t be a problem if you remember your frustration, though. Being on good terms with everyone and keeping a passive image is important to me, so blocking is a risk.

Deleting social media is another option, yet another risk since self expression and interaction is healthy, but over exaggerating an experience and explaining it like it was the worst thing that’s ever happened to you is unnecessary and denouncing to people who want to say something important without being overshadowed by your irrelevant breakdowns. Please leave the 7th grader mindset and take things more loosely, let things go. Stressing yourself out stresses others out, too, and I hate it, everyone else hates it. Nobody cares.

If you suffer with this as well and want to converse about media culture, or want me to put you down than email me at [email protected]

Thank you.

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Sexting

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Mary Mandley

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January 11, 2017

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By Me’Lyea Burton / LifeAtStart.com Reporter

Sexting is the sharing of nude photos or explicit sexual content.

It usually occurs through text messages, social media, emails, voice messages, and other communication devices. Although it seems harmless, sexting is more common in teens than adults, making it child pornography. As technology grows, so does the likelihood of sexting. Many people have been charged for this.

There are many dangers of sexting. One risk is loss of control. Once the sender sends the message, he or she automatically loses control of what happens to it. Another risk is called “trophy syndrome” in which the recipient brags and shares the message just to say he received them. The risk of retaliation is the most common amongst all. After a breakup, one person gets upset and exposes the other one’s pictures. The humiliation of knowing your pictures are out there can also a be a risk.

The most severe, in my opinion, are the legal and social consequences. If caught sexting, the sender, the recipient, and anyone else involved can be charged with child pornography and have to register as a sex offender. Being bullied, possibly kicked off of sports teams, or other extracurricular activities, revoked scholarships, difficulty getting a scholarship, or being fired are all social consequences.

Through media and technology, adolescents are particularly more vulnerable to the sexual content they see. During this stage, they are still learning and growing and certain behaviors can be shaped by the media and what they portray life to be like for a teen. Many teens learn more about sex and it’s risks from the media than they do from parents, teachers, and other people they know, and sooner too.

I believe that the secrecy and privacy of “faceless” forms of technology makes sexting more alluring to teens. Parents are also unaware of the many types of social media and privacy-savvy applications that are able to be downloaded. It’s easier to get away with now. Also, seeing peers do it and get away with it makes people more willing to participate.

During the case of two 15-year-old girls, they, along with whoever else was involved, were charged with child pornography due to taking pictures in their underwear. They all had a chance to take, and complete, a class on the dangers of sexting to have all charges dropped. Only the two 15-year-olds refused. Their parents filed a temporary restraining order to prevent the charges. The parents argued that the girls were not displaying child pornography and that they were in bathing suits. The federal court then granted the TRO.

I agree with the verdict because as a teen, I know how much pressure we are under, especially with all this new technology. It’s not hard to follow your own path, but it’s a lot easier to slip up with what the others are doing. I understand that we are young and the behavior is inappropriate, but all we see in the media is sex being glorified. Of course there’s going to be temptation. Our hormones are changing, and all we see around us is sex. I’m not saying it’s right, but it’s the truth.

Cases like this are important because it helps with future laws that might be created to monitor or limit a person’s use of technology. If there was actually someone with a child’s pornographic pictures on their phone or circulating, many things could happen. Suicide can always be a result of a situation like sexting and the people involved would need to face their consequences. Sexting is really not worth the risks it has.

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