Eclectic Interests (From Food to Shows)

For the assignment, I sent this letter. I am writing to you in your capacity as a member of  the Subcommittee on Children and Families. I am a junior at BYU studying in the School of Family Life. I have just finished a class on how media impacts the family and human development. As a resident of Utah, I wanted to contact you about a problem I have learned about. Media currently objectifies women to the detriment of the development of our children. My goal both is to provide research about the side effects of the objectification of women and to request legislative reform. It is commonly agreed that sexual objectification is wrong, but what is not commonly understood are the negative side effects for children and family members. According to research found by Dr. Sarah Coyne, exposure to sexual media is associated with increased risky sex behaviors, permissive sexual attitudes, and a lower age in participation in sex. She found this was especially true for adolescents (https://doi....

Does social media foster connection? Or does it encourage separation? Sometimes it's hard to tell. Through Facebook, you can keep connections with people from your hometown, mission, or classes. It can also be a way for you to connect with someone in class. Instagram can be a natural way for you to send memes or reels to a friend. Twitter (or X) can allow you to spread news.  But, these apps can also suck you into hours of scrolling.  Clearly, the separating factor in this is how we use it. Here is some unsolicited advice for what I have tried to help me keep social media social. Set a time limit for how long you can use apps. If you want to use it longer you can, but it is a reminder that can stop the doom scrolling. (15 minutes is a good starting point.) Open an app with one of three purposes: see how a specific friend is doing or check up generally on everyone or to look for something entertaining. Acknowledge what the purpose is. Before scrolling reels, decide before han...

Food is pretty much my favorite thing. So why have I not posted about it yet? Fair question. Lets go for it!     As a child, I took food for granted. It was always there, and it always tasted good. I had to transition to living on my own a few years ago, and then I realized how important food was to me. I also realized that bad food is easier to make than good food. Toast can be burnt black. Pasta in fact can over cook. And Annie's Mac the third night in a row can get old. (Not sure if y'all had the same experience.)     Once I began missing good food, I realized I needed to find good recipes. That's when I explored food blogs. By now I have a few food favorite bloggers that I'd like to share!     For desserts and treats I love:  https://sugarspunrun.com .     For everyday food here are a couple great options:  https://www.onceuponachef.com/  & tastes better from scratch  https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/     F...