R.A.

I've been thinking about a few options, but I can't decide which one. First of all there's not really any overwhelming evidence for any of them, just because these things are relatively new topics. So I'm just wondering how hard it's going to be to find 2000 words worth of information.

1. The effects of us idolizing celebrities as much as we do. So much attention is giving to knowing every detail of their lives. How is that affecting us as a society? Or maybe more specifically, how is it affecting kids as they grow up? Are they living their lives in an accordance with how they think they should according to their celebrity idols? People devote their lives to celebrities, from knowing everything about them to getting plastic surgery just like them. News stations report just as much celeb gossip as they do actual news these days. But the problem is that I don't really know what to argue exactly. Plus, is there are even a way to change this trend?

2. What are the consequences of young kids having cell phones? Is it necessary for safety purposes or is that concern just paranoia? Does a kid having a cell phone change the rate at which they grow up? Does it lead to younger ages for everything? I.e. drugs, sex, etc. At what age do we deem it a necessary thing then? I got my first cell phone when I was 16 and I could drive, just in case something happened. Should that be our cut-off? Or is that not practical and we should cut it at 14 or 15?

I think either one of these would be really interesting, I guess I just need to do a lot more research so I can see which one I'll actually be able to expand on. Right now I'm leaning towards the cell phone thing, but should I also expand that to include kids having ipods, tvs, etc?