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Everyone says that they are not influenced by the media or other people. They say that they are their own person. Deep down inside though, in the simplest form they have dressed, said, bought, rejected, rented, or acted a certain way because they read, watched, or heard somebody else do it. Those who actually are not influenced are a very rare species within a population. The problem is with those people who are always on the look out for the latest trend and wanting to like the sexy dancers on MTV. Right now one of the biggest influences is music. Music to some is a gateway to freedom and expression. Most of the time people listen to music like rap, because the beat and lyrics relate to how they are feeling at the moment. Some people are bored, sad, love hurt or depressed and these are the times when people pay closer attention to the lyrics. With the kind of music going around today talking about drugs, sex and violence, people are more susceptible to doing the kinds of things the songs talk about.

There are songs out there that talk about suicide “So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times. I once contemplated suicide” and someone in a state of depression might figure suicide to be the solution to the problem. The results? A dead body found, due to a suicide and no one knows what led him/her to do such a thing. When in fact it was the song that gave her that push to finally go through with it. The now very popular ’gangsta’ rap, is also responsible for the nation’s problem of youth gang involvement and drug use. These rappers talk about how gangs brought them a glamorous and rewarding life because they went from being nobody to being vice lords or gang chiefs. For some reason many people are inspired by that and end up joining a gang themselves. Drugs are also a major subject contemplated in the lyrics of these rappers. When talking about lighting a joint and how good it feels, many youngsters feel the need to try it or just do it because the rapper says it gives them a sense of relief.

The solution to this problem is fairly simple. All the people ,as a nation, have to do is not necessarily ban the bad influential music but just change the lyrics around to make them have a good influence. For example, the next time a 13 year old kid finds himself bored and listening to Lil’ Rob’s lyrics “ It’s summer time and I’m, drinking on my drive way.” The child will no longer get the great idea of picking up a beer and drinking it in his driveway because the nation took the initiative to make it a good influence. So what the kid actually heard was “ Its summer time and I’m, cleaning out my drive way”. Due to the change in lyrics, The United States will see a drastic change in the percentage of underage drinking and an incredible amount of clean driveways, probably the cleanest in the world. Not only will this make a house look dashing but it will also reduce any toxic waste from draining into the ocean.

When a youngster is in a sort of depression or infuriated and listening to Johnny Cash’s lyrics “ I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die". He will not get the crazy idea of picking up a gun and shooting people like the crazy Columbine kids because what he actually heard was “I baked a cake in Reno, and also an apple pie”. This will dramatically increase the baking industry in the United States and bring even more profitable income to the city of Reno because everyone will want to travel to Reno and bake a couple of cakes and pies. With all the baking and eating this solution will lead to the increase of another problem in the U.S, which is obesity, but it will deter people from killing. When a youngster happens to be listening to Dr. Dre’s lyrics “Yeah -- I just took some Ecstasy”. He/she will not even think about taking a pill because the nation changed the lyrics to have a good influence. All the kid heard was “Yeah--I just passed my SAT’s”. Now this will be very bad for the drug dealing business because everyone will be so influenced by Dre’s words, that all they will be thinking about is passing those SAT’s. The benefit for the U.S? Well with an increase of teenagers passing the SAT’s, this would mean less kids will drop out of school and attend places of higher education. This doesn’t seem like much but in the long run the government will benefit from this. Why? With a higher education comes more money, with more money people are going to pay more taxes and with about 85% of the population getting a higher education, thanks to Dr. Dre’s lyrics, the U.S will be by far the richest nation in the world.

If at anytime a kid is listening to Lil’ Rob “I’m buzzed and I’m on drugs” he/she will no longer be influenced to get buzzed or buy drugs because the lyrics were changed to say “I’m happy and giving hugs”. The very same person who inspired millions to have a clean driveway is now influencing more millions to never be sad, always be happy and give lots of hugs. Now the next time people brush against each other in the streets of New York, there won’t be a fight, instead they will give each other a hug and be happy. Although too much hugging can lead to other things such as…well…overpopulation, the new offspring will be inspired by Dr. Dre’s “ Yeah--I just passed my SAT’s” and bring more money into the economy once again. This is a win-win situation for the country and the rapping industry itself.

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