meaning the content carries. The books raise the theme that we’re steadily becoming more like drones that take everything at face value as it’s presented to us. Like Postman’s example of “smoke signals” used in class‚ such simple forms of communication cannot give the reader/viewer the big picture. Smoke signals can’t be used to explain a philosophy or the thought process behind something. The stories we hear have less and less meaning as we become swamped with the numerous options available
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16 September 2013 Analysis of Advertisements Have you ever seen a commercial or advertisement that persuaded you one way or another about something? You most likely have a million times before. The “50% Fat McDonalds Spoof” (2008) and “Joe Chemo – Funeral” (2011) both by Adbusters does exactly that as well. The McDonalds Spoof makes one question eating it with different point of views‚ tones‚ and facts with logos. The Joe Chemo advertisement uses pathos with emotion as the advertisement shows
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Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Children BY MARCY BUREAU Introduction My name is Marcy Bureau. I chose this topic because I had a lot of exposure to secondhand smoke growing up as a child. It’s a sensitive topic for me because I now have a lot of health issues as a 22 year old adult. I have asthma and I have a very weak immune system. What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke‚ or ETS. It’s defined as a combination of the smoke that comes from a
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1990 Pepsi Ad: The choice of a new generation Pepsi has always been known for creating daring and unique advertisements. It is one of the most competitive carbonated beverage makers founded in 1898 by Caleb Bradham. From the beginning Pepsi has always tried to be two steps ahead of the times with their ads. With the 1990 Pepsi Pop Art Ad it creates a vivid take on its cans. This was the beginning of a new decade and new ideas had to come into play. Times were changing so companies had to be able
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tagline and the ad both call for spreading happiness which results in strong positive branding. * The ad has a catchy jingle. When someone recalls the jingle‚ he /she will instantly recall the coca cola brand as well. * The ad is short and concise‚ providing necessary information about the price of the product and the volume of soft drink found in a standard bottle. * The advertisement asks us to spread happiness to others by sharing a coca cola with them. Thus the ad is successful in
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Smoke Signals: A Metaphor for Telling It has been countless years since I have watched a movie about Native Americans‚ and even longer since I have witnessed a decent one. Most films on the subject of the Native American people are often set in the past and are habitually on the subject of brave Indian warriors. I had never viewed a Native American motion picture filmed in a present day setting‚ dealing with contemporary issues until I watched Smoke Signals. In the movie Smoke Signals‚ co-producer
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demographic groups. Have you ever noticed when you’re online‚ that many of the pop-ups and advertisements are generally items you’re interested in? The reason is that it’s all based on your searches and internet history. I have picked an effective ad that I’ve seen numerous times pop up on my children’s favorite websites. I’ve noticed that my older son who never favored too much in what is in this advertisement; all of a sudden crave and enjoy the product. This advertisement is set in an adolescent’s
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Murphy & Stephen Mish Lingerie for men Simran‚ Xavier and I have decided that we will do the following for our product lingerie for men. The strategies that we’ve chosen were to advertise our product in several areas and carry out different ways to advertise. Firstly‚ we’ll design Bristol boards and place them around the city to catch the media’s attention. Secondly‚ if we gather enough profit‚ we’ll post an ad in the newspaper because that would be the cheapest way later on. After seeing a huge
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attention Due to the fact that many markets are rather saturated today‚ many commercials aim rather at the recipients’ emotional attention than at presenting a product’s features and advantages. In order to appeal emotionally to the viewer/reader‚ ads use different strategies. Humour provides one strategy with which an advertiser may evoke positive feelings. These positive feelings can potentially lead to cognitive processes that motivate the recipient to buy the presented product. Considering
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Dillon Wosyluk Period 2 Persuasive speech The Harm of Cigarettes I stand here before you not as a stranger‚ but as man trying to make a difference. I am here today to talk to my public about the tobacco industry‚ and their death sticks‚ cigarettes. Cigarettes are the single most preventable cause of disease and death. cigarettes do absolutely no good for our society. Some argue that America make a lot of money off of tobacco use‚ but this is false. The truth is that
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