Do you agree or disagree II Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The opinions of celebrities, such as famous entertainers and athletes, are more important to younger people than they are to older people. - - - - - - - - - - - Through the internet, social media, newspaper..., the opinions of celebrities are widely spread and can affect almost every person. However, based on the observation in everyday life, I do agree with the statement that they seem more important to young people than to older people. The two following reasons are discussed to further elaborate upon my thoughts. The first reason why I consider this way is that, while older people have more life experience on their own, young people are still learning how the world works. Thus, their thoughts are more easily shaped than older people. Young people tend to imitate those whom they look up to, such as famous singers, athletes, statesman, etc. Take my best friend, for example, one of her favorite basketball player encourages teenagers to follow their heart and pursue their dream. She then decided to study life science as major instead of becoming a doctor, what her parents wanted her to do. It is the athlete that influences one of her most important decision in life. In addition to the reason mentioned above, young people also gain information from social media more commonly than the elderly. Therefore, the opinions of celebrities could be spread quickly among young people, and even be commented or discussed. As a result, there is an amplification effect on those opinions, which deeply influences how young people think. For instance, if a celebrity posts his/her opinion on Facebook or Instagram, it could be shared for over hundreds of thousands of times! In this way, hardly can young people not be affected by these messages with such frequent appearance on social media. To sum up, as far as I'm concerned, younger people consider the opinions of well-known celebrities more importantly since their more flexible mind, as well as their more frequent access to social media.