Lauren’s Media Blog

My media consumption throughout the school year has been relatively large however in the past few weeks as school has been winding down and we have been getting less homework, it has significantly increased. From the morning to mid afternoon, I do not consume a lot of media because I'm usually at school and I don't get up early enough to go on my phone in the morning. However, after school I usually use media to relax. In the middle of the school year I would only consume around 2-3 hours of media because I was busy with school, sports, and homework. Now, sports are over and the only homework we have is to study. So, my media consumption has significantly increased to probably around 4-5 hours a day. The increase in media consumption really hasn't significantly done anything besides keep me up later at night. It has completely ruined my sleeping cycle. To compensate for going to bed late at night, I often have to take really long naps after school. Media is often addicting

DNA testing has been more common than it has in the past recently. The most well known companies that allow consumers to buy DNA testing kits are 23andMe and AncestryDNA. The kit is relatively expensive, being $100 for just the DNA testing option or $150 for DNA Health and Ancestry. The appeal of buying a DNA kit is that it tests what ethnicity you may be. It goes into depth about where your ancestors were from and what specific regions you have traces of DNA from. Not only does it tell you about your ethnicity but it also tells you what groups you may be related to and any famous/infamous people that you may be related to. It also creates a map of all the different connections you may have with other people around the world. People that you didn't know were your cousins may show up on the map and you have the option of messaging them. The process of a DNA kit is simple. The company sends you the DNA kit or you can buy it in a store that sells them. The kit comes with a tube that