My iPod

I remember my first silver 4gb iPod I received for Christmas in 2005. Since then, I've become an avid iPod/music listener. The iPod is such a noticeable device because it is a sleek, finely crafted electronic that is easily identified by the classic white earbuds. My iPod is constantly with me, and is a huge part of my life. It doesn't matter if its either working out, relaxing, running, or doing chores, those white earbuds fill my ears with music that basically puts me in another world. To me, the iPod is a way of escaping and drowning out our thoughts. In our modern day society, there is so much going on each day that you are mentally and physically tired by the end of the day. When the end of the day reaches, you are so apt to just plug your ears and "tune out" all of the worries and troubles you may have encountered. Scrolling up and down my iPod, having complete control of my next desired song to soothe me and put my mind at ease is what I look forward to everyday. It has become a daily routine plugging my earbuds in and enjoying the one thing I can control throughout the day. We live in a world now in which everyone is looking to have control over things, but obviously we cannot have control over everything around us. The iPod is one of the few things that you can have complete control over each and everyday. It is a huge part of our society especially for the teenage crowd. The iPod provides a sense of instant peace at mind and also gives us instant gratification. Americans are always looking for something to be "instant", we even find nowadays that even foods have now become "instant". This directly ties in with how Americans now have little patience and always want something "immediately". No one would rather wait until they got home, or wait until they got into their car to listen to music, we want our music to easily accessable. An archaeologist or an anthropologist examining this oddly shaped electronic might view it as some sort of a isolating device. This device clearly shows others that you have no interest in them, so in a way it can be viewed as being very effective.