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By Alfredo Topete Have you heard about the “Ice Bucket Challenge”? Whether it has been an effective tool to help with the ALS disease or not, it surely has been a viral sensational hit this summer.
This challenge consist of participants getting fully drenched with a bucket of ice cold water, then posting a video of them in social media, and lastly nominating others to complete the challenge. Anyone who does not complete the challenge has the option of donating money towards ALS or completing both tasks. With thousands of participants in different social media outlets as Facebook and Instagram there is a question that has constantly been asked: does the idea of an “Ice Bucket Challenge” actually help the ALS awareness and association? Gaby Quan, a freshmen at KSJC stated, “The idea is good but people have been doing it for the wrong reasons. This was an event to raise awareness and also money to help people with the disease. Unfortunately, many people have done it for the wrong reasons including not donating money”. The ice bucket challenge has been an effective way to bring attention to the disease, but the main purpose has faded away and forgotten. Senior Juli Bautista, had a different answer towards whether the ice bucket challenge is beneficial. She states, “Yes I definitely do. I feel like although some people are annoyed with the constant videos it has been very effective in spreading awareness. I have seen so many celebrities do the ice bucket challenge and post it online, and still donate at the end. My personal favorite is Charlie Sheen’s shown here: http://youtu.be/qat9gR5nrpM”. The idea that tons of famous celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Will Smith, Eminem and the list continues definitely agrees with the idea that the challenge brings a lot of attention. She continues on how the challenge helps the ALS association by saying “And if anything, money is being donated, research will be conducted, and if all goes well they will find better treatment options and a cure. So its all done with good intentions”. Not only does it help with the main goal of donations but it can influence other people like Juli Bautista to donate. The challenge overall has been a good idea and its awareness has help become one step closer to finding a cure. As one can see, people have different views on the ice bucket challenge but one can conclude that the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” has made social media go crazy, raising both money and awareness for the disease. |