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What I…. watch on a normal day. I get really bored watching the same show for hours and hours on end. Usually I skip between 5 or 6 shows during a day, especially on days like Friday or the weekend when I do not have any classes. I usually lay in my bed and watch these shows on my computer. These are the shows I switch watching throughout the day. NBC: I usually get up and start watching the news. I like to know what is going on and even if it’s only for a half hour or so. Lately there has been a lot of coverage on DACA and the government shutdown, as well as smaller new stories. Breaking Bad: I’ve recently been binging this show. I started it a long time ago and got to season 3 and then stopped watching, and always wanted to finish it and now I am on season 5 and almost finished. South Park: This is a show that I usually watch when it is on TV since I cannot get it on Netflix. A lot of people I know do not really care for this show, but I think it is funny and...

Selfie

Most selfies are usually found on social media, but can also be found on job websites, company websites or google. People take them for many different reasons, some of them being that if someone is alone, they do not need another person to take the picture, they can take as many as they want to find the “perfect” one without having to ask someone to retake the picture, and to show other people what they are doing in their own daily lives. I think the most social reason a person must post a selfie is to show off or to gain attention. This can be through posting a selfie where you look good to gain attention from your followers, or posting one to show off what a person is doing. I know there are a lot of studies correlating depression and different social media facets, and I believe posting a selfie is a way of people trying to combat a loneliness or “left out” feeling that can be felt when all you do all day is view others on social media. A selfie is a medium on social media where it c...