Journal 12

Over the semester i have learned alot about the analytical side of english. I pretty much never analyzed anything in high school. it was all pretty much short stories or very brief poetic analysis. Nothing too hard like this was. I think my writing has also changed in the way that i now have more than one voice. I have several now. I have actually had a chance to use some of the analytical skills i learned in your class on one of my middle eastern studies papers and it worked wonders

Journal 11

I knew my anti-ad idea from the very beginning. I thought that at first it would be hard, but it proved otherwise. It was actually really easy to make. It was time consuming, but nothing was actually hard about it. I think that the most fun part was making the ad. Just because i really love working on Photoshop and i'm pretty good with it, so its always a good time. As far as the group goes, putting our ads together was actually really easy. We just kinda put them in the magazine and that was that.

Journal 12

My writing has evolved since i began this class. I have learned to be more analytical and to think more in depth on topics. Also, i have learned how to vary sentence structures and to organize my papers better. I have also learned a great deal about media. How it has changed over the years with each and every technical advancement, and how it jumps mediums like Internet, TV, and billboards. MY writing has grown, and I also feel my writing voice has as well. I have increased my writing language, and I feel that is the greatest accomplishment I have made all year in this class.

Journal 12

I don't think that anything in my writing has changed too much. The one thing I've started to learn, but still need to develop, is writing longer essays. I've never had to write anything over three pages, so its still new for me to try and find seven or eight pages of material to write about. I've also learned that the end of the semester creeps up on you out of nowhere, so its best to work on your assignments early and get them out of the way so you don't have them all pile up from all of your classes. Revision is also becoming a more important part of my writing now. I used to just write up my first draft, revise it for grammar and spelling, then submit it. But with longer papers, you have to add and subtract entire paragraphs and ideas, sometimes even throw out things that you've been trying to develop for hours. All the stuff with the media was things I already knew, I just never took the time to analyze it. When i see commercials, I still just look at them for the entertainment value. Analysis just feels like trying to turn something fun into work

Journal 11

Honestly, I didn't know how to navigate the adbusters site or where I was supposed to be looking, so i was nervous when trying to figure out what an anti-ad was, much less how to do one. The two ads i decided to pick from were for McDonalds and the Acia berry diet. The McDonalds one just seemed easier to do, so i chose that one. I preferred thinking up the idea to creating the actual ad because I'm not that great at creating pictures, so no matter how good it seems in my head, i have a difficult time translating that to an actual physical product. Creating this ad wasn't harder than I expected, but the quality of some of the other ads makes me feel like i need to make it look more professionally done. My group members ads I haven't really seen yet, but everyone has good ideas for what to do and I think they'll turn out nicely. Putting them together in a magazine wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, we just didn't go about it the right way at first. We had to figure out the target audience for each ad, then come up with the average audience that all the ads would target. After that, we had to think of what type of magazine would appeal to that person and what magazines the ads would fit in. Analyzing the ads like that definately made it easier to come up with a magazine idea

Journal 12

I think the biggest change that i have developed throughout this semester that has affected my writing is my word choice. When i was in high school, i always tried to use words that would help me sound smarter. I know that i say dumb stuff sometimes but i always tried to make up for that in my writing. I now know that it is much easier to sound smart if you have a good argument and things to back up your claims. I would have to say that my favorite assignment throughout this semester was paper 3. I really had a lot of fun developing my anti-ad and i think i did a really good job at it. I like how all of our assignments were based on the media. It really made me think about how much the media really does try and target a certain audience. I feel like this is definately one of the most important things that i learned this semester. I am definitely going to use this tool in all of my writing in the future.

Journal 10

The characters in "Hills Like White Elephants" are a couple only referred to as "the American" and "the girl", and they're waiting for a train at some bar while having a discussion. The atmosphere is really tense, and emotions are running high. The conversation reveals that the American and the girl are trying to decide on something that seemed to be a pretty difficult, emotional decision. The American wanted the girl to do whatever it was, but not in the mindset she was in. She seemed to only agree to make him happy and didnt care about herself. I had no idea what this story could be about when i first read it, but after I looked at the other posts and found out that it was about abortion, it made alot more sense. I think the author chose to write this story without telling the reader exactly what the issue was to convey the attitude that it was a serious and taboo subject between the couple, and to help set the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.

Journal 12

As I look back on how my writing throughout the semester, I wonder how my writing has changed. Sentence structure, my choice of words, and how I compile all my ideas has become tremendously different. I will continue to analyze as much as possible before I begin writing. I have learned that it is easier to gather all the information BEFORE I start writing. It makes things a lot harder when you just start writing and have nothing to base your first draft on. I have learned that Media can be a great way to influence or pass on ideas and that Media is a bigger part of my life than I originally thought. It was almost kind of scary how much present society is influenced by Media. I have found myself questioning more when it comes to analyzing the Media that I run into in my daily life.

Journal 12

Taking a look at my writing this semester, I think I've learned to be more critical of what I am writing about and also to not be afraid to step outside of the regularly accepted standards of writing. I've learned that it's okay sometimes to not always follow the rules and regulations that have been drilled into our heads since we picked up a pencil, and I've learned when those times are. 

In media, I've learned to make connections between the visual and textual aspects of all mediums. I feel like I understand better the reasons for why advertisers make certain decisions. I definitely analyze media more that I used to.

Journal 12

I think I've become more aware of my style of writing. I try to link each sentence together so it doesn't seem like I just through stuff together. I will try to take a time line into consideration, but I'm not sure if that will happen.

I've learned that taking a second look at media can be rewarding, and sometimes it's not worth it. As far as advertisements go, If I really think about one, I will start to analyze it more than I used to.

Journal 12

A lot has changed in my writing since this semester. I really think that I have improved a lot in my writing. Although it has not been easy the writing assignments in the class have been helpful and helped me a lot with my writing skills. I have learned to analyze things more closely and pay attention to some things that I wouldn't have before. At first I thought the assignments were difficult and I didn't think that I would be able to complete them, but when I took the time to think about the topic and come up with some ideas, it became easy. I will continue to look at things from a different perspective because that has been very useful in aiding me with writing the paper that were assigned. There were many things in class that helped me improve my writing. I think that work shopping the papers was very helpful and it helped improve them. I learned that media is not always what we think it is, and you have to learn how to look at the media from different perspectives besides your own. Now I analyze everything more than before, and it is very helpful not just with writing, but with everything. I am more aware of how the media appeals to different audiences, and how they get those particular audiences to become more interested in whatever it is that they're advertising. All of the class assignments have been both helpful and useful to me, and I think that the techniques I've learned will be used in many other classes and for many other assignments.

Journal 12

This semester has helped me focus more on analyzing the topic that I am writing about. Ive noticed that it is also alot easier to write once you have analyzed the prompt. I will make sure that I use this process in my continued writing. It has defineitly helped my with my progression in my writing process too. This class has also taught me about the media of today and analyzed it. I feel that focusing on the media has really given me examples of how other people use the media for the good and bad. I also analyze media different than i used too. When commercials come on or when I see and ad in a magazine I defintely look at them differently and analyze it. Its really cool to look at how people make the ads and the audience that they focus on.

Journal 12

Based on what you’ve learned so far this semester, what has changed in your writing? What will you continue to do that you’ve learned and what will you choose not to do? What have you learned about media? Do you analyze different types of media more than you used to?

Journal 11

The development of my anti ad was not to difficult. The hardest part was not creating a concept but creating the hard copy of the ad. Finding pictures that would work with my anti ad were not easy to come by at all. However, once I came across them I let me creative side have a go at creating the ad and I was done before I knew it.
As for our group project I was not able to see everyones ads due to going out of town. The magazine part though was not too difficult. It did not take long to come up with the idea of our magazine or the set up of cover and table of contents. I hope the rest of the project runs as smooth as it started out to be.

Journal 11

It didn't take me long to think of an advertisement to make an anti-ad for. Basically, I tried to think an ad, or company, that is so ridiculous and over the top with its promises and false presentations. I think if you looked up ‘over the top and ridiculous’ in the dictionary, a picture of a TrimSpa ad would be in the definition. With body image so important in our society right now, this anti-ad is appropriate for the issues young women are being challenged with. It was fun to make an anti-ad that resembled the original ad but replaced the pictures and words with ones that negate the words in the original.

For the group project, it wasn’t too hard to develop an appropriate magazine to incorporate all of the anti-ads but for one we had to manipulate an article into making it work.

journal 11

At first i thought i was not going to know what to do. But this assignment is turning out to be alot of fun. I have created my anti-ad, i think it's cute. however the magazine i think it would be alittle more work. Just because everybody in the group have to agree to one thing. when we first got the assignment i was unsure what to do how to do it, but i think it came out to be a good sucess.I do not think that my group ad's are bad, they actually are really good. And when we are to put them togeather it's not going to be that bad after we figue out what order we want them in.

Journal 11

I had a pleasant experience with this assignment. Though I have yet to actually create my anti-ad, I'm sure it will be fun. Creating the magazine cover was quite the experience, so I figure the ad will be the same. Thinking up the ad wasn't that great, though, because it took me a while to figure out what I was going to do. That and finding an Army ad on the internet was hard for me.

My groups' ad's ideas aren't bad. I haven't seen them, but the concepts seem great. As far as putting them together, that's not hard at all. Just throw em' together.

Journal 11

My experience in creating my anti ad was kinda easy. I found a really good advertisement in a magazine and only had to use photoshop to change it. I went to the library and used photoshop. It came easy to me because I had used it in high school in my yearbook class. But mine is still an amatuer advertisement. After looking around I thought it was going to be hard to make up an ad but it was actually very easy once I found a good advertisement. I thought my group memebers ads were also very good. They were very creative in what they came up with for their anti advertisements. I also feel that it will be pretty easy to put the ads together in one magazine because there is always a magazine that features what we have to work with, liquor, beer and a lotion ad.

Journal 11

I didn't find it that difficult to create an anti-ad. At first it seemed pretty easy and I feel that it was an interesting assignment, but when it came time for me to actually create my ad, it was harder than I imagined. After looking at adbusters.org, it gave me a better idea of what we were exactly supposed to do. Then, it was challenging not to use the same sort of ad or idea. I didn't know what kind of ad I wanted to do at first, and I chose my ad randomly. I knew that I didn't want to do an ad that everybody was thinking about doing. I enjoyed thinking up the idea more than actually creating my ad, because I couldn't really put my ideas together the way I wanted to. My group members ads are completely different from mine, but I don't think it's going to a problem putting the magazine together because many magazines have different ads in them, to sell different products. All in all, I think this was a good assignment, it was very unique and interesting creating my own ad, and discussing the pros and cons of my regular ad. I think that our group will have a fun time creating the magazine, and our plans are looking pretty good.

anti ad

I found creating my own anti ad to be very difficult. Ultimately, my lofty designs for an anti ad are more complicated than my photoshop ability allows. I'm planning on going old school,and drawing and pasting my thoughts to create a work of art. I am thoroughly inspired by the album cover of "Revolver" and hope to create my own masterpiece. I chose to parody alcohol because of its relevance to our lives here at FSU. My group members were just as creative and will surely be much more artistic than me. Finding a fit for lotion and alcohol will be fun. I first thought of young women, but the other two pictured an old woman tabloids. I had a great time thinking up my anti ad but have been disappointed with my attempts creating the actual ad. Hopefully i will have an artistic breakthrough over thanksgiving break.

JOURNAL 11

I was really hesitant at first when we heard we were going to make an anit-ad. After looking at ad-busters in and out of class I started to feel a little bit better about it though. Looking through the ads, I thought about doing something on fast food, or environtmental issues. There were lots of options, but I ended up not going with either of those topics. Thinking of which ad I was going to use was hard, but not as hard as actually making it. It was fun trying to figure out photoshop and working with new things on the computer, but it did become very frustrating. It was a lot harder than I expected. Even though I had a general idea in my head, applying it to paper was hard. When our group got together, our anti ads were very different. I thought it was a little difficult coming up with a common foundation for our magazine. My group members had good ads, ours just weren't that compatable. We worked with it though to make an awesome magazine.

Controversies

I enjoyed creating my anti-advertisement tremendously. It allowed me to be creative and focus my paper on the topic i chose rather than teacher appointed. I faced difficulties however actually creating the ad because i am not a computer genius. I had trouble altering the image to what i wanted it to be, but i feel that I did a suffice job in the end. I was torn by choosing the cigarette ad i did, and a alcoholic ad featuring high school students at a bar underage drinking. I feel that my group member's ads are just as creative as mine. I enjoyed comparing ads and creating the magazine together even though i am a critic and enjoy messing with people. It was relatively easy except for the fact that my entire group including myself were computer retards. Other than that it was a great experience.

Journal 11

At first, I expected this whole anti-ad thing to be quite difficult and boring. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that creating this type of ad was enjoyable and not that time-consuming. I searched through a number of magazines to pick which advertisement I would change and I had numerous ideas, but they all seemed to be about alcohol and cigarrettes. I wanted to pick something that I would enjoy thinking about and manipulating. I think I enjoyed thinking up the idea the best because I am not really good with computers. They usually get me frustrated pretty easily. I think that creating an anti-ad was easier than I initially thought, but it still gave me some trouble. My group members anti-ads were extremely interesting and abstract. As for the finished product, we are still working on the cover page and table of contents. However, once we put in a little more time we should find that putting the magazine together is not as hard as it looks.

Journal 11

Discuss your experience in and outside of class with creating an anti-advertisement. After looking at the adbusters.org site, how did you feel about creating an anti-ad? What were some possible ads and issues you were considering for the last assignment? Did you enjoy creating it the best or did you enjoy thinking up the idea? Was creating an anti-ad harder than you expected? What do you think of your group members' anti-ads? Is it hard to put them together in a magazine, or did you find it easy?

Please post this journal by the END OF THE DAY on Wednesday, November 26.

I've read this story and talked about it in my other english classes, so that kind of spoiled it for me. The story is about abortion. There are numerous context clues that the author puts in the story; for example "The only one i want to be with is you". The scenery symbolized the two choices they have to make, as well as the train tracks, because they are both completely different and the tracks go in two completely different directions.

Journal 11

I'm pretty sure that Hemingway has got me in such a state of confusion. The main characters of this short story are the American and what i am guessing is his girlfriend or wife. I think this because he is constantly telling her that he loves her. These two people are going to Madrid for a reason that i know not. I get the impression that it is something that the girl is confused about and is not sure if she wants to go through with. I'll be honest David told me in class that this story was about abortion but i do not see that at all after reading this. The atmosphere to me is if they were in the middle of a desert. The hills all around them suggest that they are somewhere in the middle of nowhere. When i was picturing this story in my head, i was picturing this old school railway in the middle of nowhere with a fat ugly bartender serving them drinks that will make them forget where it is that they are going. The one part of this that i am curious about is the fact that the American says that he will be happy with what she does. He tells he this over and over. I am just really confused by this story. I've read it three times now and i am still just bewildered. I cannot pull any sort of meaning out of this. I feel like the hills looking like elephants has some deeper meaning but i have no idea what.

Journal 10

The story "Hill Like White Elephants" was wried to me. This is a story that takes sometime to understand and one that you wouldhave to read more than once to get the point. The characters are a Man and Woman who are at a train station drinking beer. Seems as if they are drinking to get over something or to make some type of decision about something because at the end the say "she will do it." but like i said a WRIED story.

Journal 10

Once I finished reading, my initial response was 'mmm, WHAT?' After going back, and looking at the text, everything (slowly) beings to make (some) sense. The main characters are the girl, and the American man and they are sitting at a train station waiting for their train to arrive, having a drink, and discussing, I think, their reason for heading to Madrid. The setting is very simple, as described by both the girl and man. In the area, the girl notices mountains that she claims look like white elephants. In the dialogue, the conversation about an operation is exchanged between the man and the girl. According to the man, the operation is painless, from what he's heard, and will make them happy. This could, maybe?, be symbolism for the American state of mind as percieved by other countries, how having an operation, to change an appearance could make everything better, and the man love the girl.

Journal 10

The short story is very confusing if you just skim over it and it barely seems to make any sense. But there is meaning to almost everything around the characters. There are two characters sitting at a bar in at a train station. One is a man and he is there with his girlfriend/partner who he calls Jig. There are having a conversation about something that is pretty serious and they are indecisive about what to do. The situation is that she is pregnant and they are talking about an abortion. She refers to the hills as white elephants. A white elephant is a term derived from ancient times and it is a sign of a burden. People would give you a white elephant as a gift and it was illegal to get rid of it. It seems nice but in all honesty it was nothing but trouble, they were very expensive to keep up and obviously its not easy to find room for an elephant. The hills were like white elephants to symbolize that the baby was a burden and taking the road of having the baby would ruin their lives, which they talk about. The train station itself was also symbolism for something. They could go in two different directions, on one side there were hills (maybe her pregnant belly) and the other had a nice flat field (a flat stomach, no baby). They ordered a lot of drinks, you could see they were stressed out and wanted to get away from it. They loved to travel as you can see by all the stickers of the different hotels they had been to together. A baby would change their life completely and wouldn't be about traveling and doing what they love anymore.

Journal 10

There's the female - Jig (I think), and a male (?). They're both drinking alcoholic drinks. There were waitresses, as well. The setting seems to be some sort of bar. It's all kind of odd, really. The dialogue, to me, reveals that they might be a little inebriated. White elephants? ... I didn't like this read. I didn't find it interesting at all.

Actually, I don't think there are ever white mountains. When the sun is behind them, they're black, and when the sun is shining on them they're their natural colors -unless- it's really cold and there's snow.

journal 10

"Hills like White Elephants" was a very unique story. Hemingway always has a unique way of writing that initiates a lot of thought. In the story there was a man and a women, perhaps and married couple, that had a certain topic they were discussing. As they are waiting for the train the man is stating his thoughts on the decision that should be made, but still letting the final decesion go to the female when he says "I wouldn't have you do it if you didnt want to." This probably is a clue that the operation she has to decide about is possibly an abortion. The man also says "Ill go with you and stay with you the whole time," after he mentions that its perfectly natural and everything will be fine after. Another clue that this could probably be about abortion is when the lady asks if he would still love her. He tells her that he doesn't want anyone else but her. This could mean he just wants things to stay the same, just the two of them. The two discuss this topic at a train station, most likely somewhere in Europe because the destination is in Madrid.

Journal 11

In Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” the characters in the story sound like a boyfriend and a girlfriend. It’s actually very confusing because you don’t know what they’re talking about the whole time. The characters are in like a bar atmosphere discussing their problem that no one knows. The setting makes it feel like they are in the middle of like a little town in Europe with beautiful hills in the background. I really don’t know how the hills are like White Elephants though. I feel that that is a very weird description to use to describe hills and have no idea what the hills are supposed to look like.

Journal 10

Hemmingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” is quite the story for confusion. The two characters are a man and a woman who are introduced to the reader at the beginning of the passage. The setting is said to be at a train station junction that would head from Barcelona to Madrid. The characters seem to be waiting for this train while enjoying a few drinks. The topic of an operation is brought up the reader is left rather clueless as to what kind of operation might be taking place. The only help the reader gets is when the man says “I know you wouldn’t mind it, Jig. It’s really not anything. It’s just to let the air in.” This statement leaves the reader pondering more about the operation. As the conversation continues the reader gets a look into the relationship they share. By looking at the context one might comprehend that after the operation their relationship will be fine and that they will go back to the way things were before. Although the man repeats how much he loves the girl, their relationship must be on a bumpy ride. As the train arrives the man leaves the women to take care of the bags. Upon returning he asks if she feels better and she replies “I feel fine. There’s nothing wrong with me. I feel fine”. This is the statement Hemmingway leaves the reader with. Not answering questions about the operation, why the couple is going where they are going, or even the tone in which the characters are even speaking. Maybe Hemmingway was a man of mystery when it came to his writing style. Maybe he wanted to leave his readers with questions.

Journal 10

In the story "Hills Like White Elephants", there are two characters, a man and a woman. They are waiting at a train depot, somewhere where the woman thinks the hills look like white elephants. The woman character in the story seems to be very pessimistic, while the man on the other hand, is just the opposite, and he tries to uplift her and make her feel comfortable about whatever it is that is troubling her. It seems that something is worrying the woman, causing her to act strangely and get easily upset. I really don't understand exactly what is taking place in the story, because the couple are just at the train station drinking beer and waiting on a train. Throughout the story the woman is trying to make a decision about something, and finally at the end of the story she seems to have made her decision. I still haven't realized what the white elephants symbolize, or what the couple are discussing.

Journal 10

"Hills like white elephants" was a fascinating story about a couple with a decision to make. What first struck me about the story is the unhappiness that the couple seemed to be sharing. Jig comments that "thats all we ever do isnt it- look at things and try new drinks". This leads me to believe that there is something new that Jig wants in her life. The conversation later leads to a discussion about some sort of operation. The quote that struck me was when the American repeats " I don't want anyone but you". This leads me to believe that the operation in question is an abortion. The symbolism of the "white elephants" could mean many things. The one that came to my mind quickest was that for the American, having a baby would be like having an elephant in the room. In the end, Jig decides to have the "operation", and the American seems happy that she has obeyed him in his request. I'm sure discussion of this story will spark a good debate in class.

Hills like What?

After reading the passage, I am throughly confused. Hemmingway is a confusing writer and if this passage is any indication of his work, he enjoys baffling his audiences. I assume that the two people are dating or something of that nature because the man and women discuss love and caring. They're relationship must have hit a down point because she tries to ask him if things will go back to the way they were. The whole time they are discussing an operation of some sort. While the women doesn't seem too keen on having the operation she would do it for the man, in attempts to win back his affection or something like that. The man know of the operation and is perhaps more intelligent than the women and seems to be trying to reassure her. The whole time they are drinking beer and it is never really stated what this operation is for and there are no real clues that can hint at what it was like. I get the feeling that the woman is younger and would do anything for the mans adoration, even an operation. I really hope this passage is explained because at this point, I am completely unsure. Her comment about the hills and his lack of response shows that she is perhaps not as serious as him and maybe not wise? I do not know.

Journal 10

The dialogue depicts how the story is perceived. The man is trying to be supported, so his dialogue hints that he is trying to uplift the woman who is facing a fork in the road in which an operation is involved. The story takes place in Spain, where the man and woman are waiting for a train so they can depart to their destinations. The atmosphere is filled with nervousness and riddles. What is the operation she need? Is it an operation she is indeed waiting for? Why is this man taking such an interest in her? The woman is beside herself and doesn't know what to do about her current situation, and the gentleman she meets tries to uplift her and end her anxieties so he can have a peaceful train ride. Overall I would say that this was a strange story. It left me more confused then when I started reading.

Journal 10

"Hills Like White Elephants" is a extremely interesting story of dialogue that takes some deep thinking to understand what's going on. The story takes place somewhere in Spain at a train station. The man, which I think is older, is very relaxed in the things he says. However, the woman, which I think is younger than the man, is nervous about something that is about to happen. They both are waiting for a train to Madrid and while they are waiting, they are constantly drinking beer. I can tell this passage is written by Hemingway because I have a biography of him and he was a hardcore alcoholic. Hemingway gives certain clues to hint that the girl might be having an operation, but she is extremely nervous to do so. The man doesn't care if she goes through it or not, he is just trying to be as supportive as possible. In the end, the girl says she will go through with operation. An abortion?

Journal 10: Due Wednesday

Respond to Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants". Who are the characters and what are they doing? What is the setting or atmosphere like? What clues does the dialogue reveal about what's going on?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YffkcD5VNZc

the aid that came to mind was one that just came out. Its the Dwyane Wade commercial about how he is always getting hurt and he not going to be the player he once was and that he was a waste of darft pick. The thing that catches my attention is the fact that Dwyane its paying attention to what is being said, its like he has something to prove.

Out of all the ads that i have seen over the years, i think the easiest ones to remember are television commercials. It evident that people watch tv at least once a day so they are more likely to see an ad. Plus, the ad is actually moving and can carry on a story line better than a single picture on a billboard. Some of my favorite ads do a great job in evicting certain emotion, happiness, sadness, laughter. I don't know what it is but Publix always does a great job evicting all of these kinds of emotions. Some in particular that i remeber are on thanksgiving when the Pilgrim salt and pepper shakers turn out all the lights so they can eat some of the delicious food. That commercials makes me laugh every time. Oh man, the one for the fourth of July when the little boy wants to give the pretty girl one of his cupcakes, then she can't find her and she ends up finding him with one of her one cupcakes, makes me cry everytime. All of these were good, but the one that i remeber the most that makes me happiest of all is the mothers day commercial. The little boy asks his mom for help making a cake for a special someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADhJ7q85xw
This one gets me evertime. I think that evoking these kinds of emotions is the job of the advertising companies. For sure, if there commercials don't evok any kind of emotion out of a person they aren't going to buy their product.

Of all of the T.V. ads i've seen, the ones that stick out the most are the Office Linebacker ads made by reebok. There were originally six of them all centering around Terry Tate, This guy who just hits people at work

This definitely grabbed my attention because this guy just runs around hitting people, and it's funny. The commercials that grab my attention most of the time are funny or stupid commercials. Or commercials with hot girls. Sports do it for me too.

Journal 9

I remember those stupid Herbal Essences Shampoo commercials from a while back. They were just so over the top and awkward to watch around family members that it'd hard to forget them. Shampooing your hair DOES NOT feel that good. But hey, it caught my attention. Also, the iPod commercials are really cool. They combine catchy music with silhouetes dancing on a solid color to produce some trippy visuals that you cant help but watch.
I dont like the new commercials for Nintendo DS games. It's just two ditzy girls playing random games and having idle conversation about them. Thats it. It just seems soooo bland and boring.
Anyways, I think that its ok for advertising companies to capitalize off of how we analyze these images. They arent meant to be read into too deeply, theyre supposed to deliver the message to buy a product, and u cant get mad at a company that knows how to do that well

Journal 9

Usually the Geico commercials with the talking gecko get my attention. I like them because they are usually pretty funny and the lizard has a pretty awesome British accent. The commercials catch your attention by making a lovable character and making it so that you don't even realize they are trying to sell car insurance. They will have a Steve Irwin imposter spying on the gecko while he talks to someone about their car insurance. Through the jokes and everything they still get their message through that 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on can insurance, I'm sure most people think that when they think about Geico.

I don't like commercials that are for like life insurance or something that show a little kid with his father. The little boy is watching T.V. and sees a commercial for life insurance and then asks his dad if they have it. The dad turns to his kid and smiles and says yes son we do; and the little boy smiles and says good! This tries to inspire parents to get life insurance and if they don't it somehow means they are bad parents and don't care about their children.

I don't think we can blame the companies for capitalizing because we aren't thinking critically. I think it is our own fault if we become mindless drones and get sucked into the commercials for the entertainment value.

Journal 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAgj5eKm8kg


In the last couple weeks, a new commercial came out and really caught my attention. I was laughing hystrically for 5 minutes after this commercial. The commercial is for Guitar Hero and features 4 famous athletes playing in a band. Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, A Rod, and Micheal Phelps are hilarius in the commercial and show that anyone can play and have fun. They even use the Risky Business idea that makes it even more funny. We are very responsible for our own critical thinking because thats what helps make the commercials so funny, only if you actually watch and analyze them.

Journal 9

I was quite amazed by the amount of work and detail Microsoft, Bungie, and 42 Entertainment put into hyping their fans for the release of Halo 2. Most people do not know that part of their marketing scheme was a website called "I Love Bee's" that was taken over by a rampant AI much like that of Cortona in the first Halo. Each week the developers and who ever else that was involved would upload riddles and puzzles to the website. These puzzles often consisted of pictures or recordings that had words or other recordings/pictures embeded in them and AI syntax that was posted all around the website to make it look like a computer program had actually hacked the site and took complete control. It was the players job to look at the page source to retrieve these clues, which also meant a certain amount of them had to actually go to public pay phones in certain cities to received random calls that were actors giving them information.

The whole objective of this was to find voice recordings that told a side story that were related to the first and second Halo. Unfortunately for me, I didn't get involved until close to the launch of Halo 2, so I missed out on a lot of details concerning AI and the other characters involved.

I will forever remember this because of the reality of actors interacting with their fans and such.

Beer makes you beautiful? I am not sure if the intent of this commercial is to seriously say that beer makes you beautiful to me it seems like they are going above and beyond something most companies normally do to make fun. However, despite the satire, it does happen. Why is it that you are cool when you drink, or when you smoke? Personally, I think a drunk person is funny, and they are fun to laugh at. "Drink beer. Be laughed at." Where's that commercial? "smoke. get cancer." I understand that advertising is supposed to make your product desirable, but I think it sends the wrong impression to society. To answer the last question, no you cant blame them actually. I enjoy companies who make fun of their own kind like the above clip. 

Journal 9

ShamWOW! ot only is the name enough to pull you in, but the man selling the product keeps you entertained. Through out the commercial you never know what he is going to say next or how else he uses the ShamWow. The product is being displayed in such a way that the audience is pulled into the product. Often these infomercials attract viewers to see if the product really does work or if it is just a big scam. This commercial becomes appealing to the eye and the tone of the speaker pulls the viewer in. He captures the importance of display and tone when presenting the product. Watch the video yourself to see if ShamWow really has you saying wow every time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8

Journal 9

The only ads that I see on a regularly basis that I actually enjoy watching are the "Messin With Sasquatch" Jack Link's beef jerky commercials. I think everyone that this company has come out with our hilarious and they always make me laugh hysterically. Another reason why I like these commercials so much is the fact that they all take place outside in the woods in the middle of nowhere. I like the woods. So when commercials take place inside and are advertising the latest cleaning supplies, I am bored out of my mind and angry that the commercial is not funny. And if you think about it, an average commercial lasts about 30 seconds. So this short time frame better be full of some entertaining dialogue and action that catches my attention because if it doesnt immediately, I will surely change the channel to something more intriguing.

journal 9

i chose this ad because it is a lie Verison all ways say how you can get call from any where around the world. When clearly you can not, and i have my brother as an example. He do not get service every where. So they quote "can you hear me know.......good." is not a good thing to have. Also they always talk about how good there phones are, and how much better they phones are then other networks. But they do not say how high they phones coast. Nobody really can blame companies for what they do, because what one person do not like, or do like another person may think diffrent.

Journal 9

I chose this ad because it stuck out in my mind because of how awkward it was. It has Kobe Bryant dressed up as Albert Einstein in a commercial for his new shoe that was released. It was completely ridiculous, but funny at the same time and made me wonder if his shoes made you smart and amazing at basketball. I don't like commercials that show women parading around basically naked. I feel that those are highly degrading and should be banned by the FCC but they provide too much income to the companies who pay advertisement agencies to make them so this probably wont happen. This is just my opinion however, since majority of people do not care what is aired since nothing has been done about it yet.

Journal 9

One commercial that I really like is the Free Credit Report.com commercial. It really catches my attention, and I still sing the song in my head even when the commercial is gone off. I think that a good commercial is one that really catches your attention and reels you in and makes you want to buy the product, or whatever it is they're advertising. The commercial's song is what really draws me to the commercial. However, I don't like commercials that are plain and boring. There are some that just come on t.v. but they don't portray a message that attracts the person watching it. In most ads or commercials they advertise products and make them seem like the best, but they end up not being what they make it seem. I think that we're partially responsible for our own critical thinking, because other people try to influence what how we think, but it's up to us to make our own decisions.

Jounral 9

I think for an ad to be interesting it has to appeal to the audience on many different levels. The color of it has to be vibrant enough to catch the audiences attention. Also, the ad has to be placed in an appopraite location. It would be stupid and do absolutlely no good for an ad for a new perfume to be places in a magazine about cars. The audience would clearly not be interested in it and it would be a waste of money and space. I like ads that make you look twice and are interesting. Nothing is more boring than simply seeing a bottle of shampoo, for example, and the text is claiming that it is the best shampoo ever. It is boring and I would forget about it within seconds. I think it is also beneficial to have a model or actor or someone of good popular status to also capture the audiences attention although this does has its downfall as some people may have bad associations with said person and therfore then have a bad associations with the product then. In general, it must be hard to figure out to advertise a product to its fullest potential.

journal 9

In my opinion, for an ad to be good it has to be eye catching, relevant and something that I will remember. Herbel Essences is an ad I often see in magazines that I always remember. It usually just has a girl with long, perfect hair on the page advertising how the shampoo can do just that. These advertisements aren't exactly my favorite. I think they're a bit boring, along with the fact my hair has never turned out like the pictures they show. However, these ads are something I remember. It catches a reader's attention as they flip throgh the magazine with the bright colors. Herbal Essences ads do catch my attention and make me remember them. They're also relevant. This ad obviously would appeal to me more so than an ad for a tool shed from home depot. Hence why most of Herbal ads would be found in Vogue, Seventeen, etc. I give credit to advertisers for doing this and I don't think you can blame them for capitalizing our absence of critique. They just use it to their advantage for selling the product.

Journal 9

The commercials that I remember most are the "Tiger Woods" Nike commercials. They would simply have a narrator talking about Tiger's latest feat on the golf course. They made him seem to be a gladiator, the perfect role model and spokesman for Nike golf apparel. I liked them because I could always relate to them. Being a golfer myself, I remember the high pressure moments I have faced myself. I am always left in awe of the great plays tiger makes "in the clutch." Also, they always evoked emotion, usually euphoria for Tiger fans and bitter disappointment for his competition. A good commercial must be something I can relate to and something that evokes emotion in me.

Journal 9

What are you some ads (in magazines, TV, road signs, commercials, etc.) that you remember? Or that you like? What ads do you not like? How does the ad catch your attention? How much are we responsible for our own critical thinking? Can we blame the companies for capitalizing off our absence of critique?

*Your journal posts have been a little bland lately- remember, you should feel free to use links, pictures, and creative text presentations to visually reinforce your point*

Journal 8

When it comes to my style of writing I try to keep if feeling like a conversation. I feel that by writing that way my paper becomes easier to read. I also agree with Vonnegut about keeping your paper simple and staying true to your own voice. I think that by doing those two things you add to your style. I dont think my style changes to much depending on my audience. I keep the same style, I just put more concideration into my word choice depending on the audience.

Journal 8

In general I dont really think of my writing style when writing a paper. I think style is something that is unique to the writer, so it varies from person to person. A writer usually has a similiar style from one written work to another, however certain factors can play a role to change it a little bit. The tone of the author can influence the style of writing along with audience. If the writer has a very sincere and serious message, they proabably would shy away from their original style if it contained humor and jokes. Audience definitely determines style. When students write for teachers they write formally and try to be gramatically correct. Not to mention stretch their typical vocabulary. However if a student is simply writing to a friend, style would be completely different. It would be brief, to the point, simple language and probably filled with abbreviations. I think a lot can affect a style, but for the most part style some what stays the same because it is the writer's unique quality.

Journal 8

I really don't think alot about my writing style when I am writing; my style just kind of comes naturally. I generally tend to lean towards a more conversational tone however, because I feel that a more personal level will speak differently to the readers. Voice definitely varies with the audience. I'm not about to write a paper for a history class with the same tone as I would write on my friend's facebook wall.

Journal 8

Writing style is something that comes naturally to me depending on the situation. I do have different voices for different audiences, but I automatically switch between them without thinking about it. Its mostly just a choice of how formal and proper to speak. When I'm being graded on something, I make sure to check spelling and grammar and try not to use and slang or words that seem too simple or undetailed, whereas when I'm talking to a friend, I speak more informally.

Journal 8

Consider your style/voice. Vonnegut’s style is like a “band saw cutting galvanized steel.” Do you think about your style when you write? Does your style change depending on your audience?

My style is definitely something that is subject to change depending on the audience. If I am writing for school I can have a very formal style, but if writing an e-mail to a friend, it will be informal. I don't necessarily think about the style as I'm writing, it has just become common to change it depending on the purpose. Voice is another thing that can be changed and is heavily weighted on my audience. A great example would be the exercise we did in class the other day given our different scenarios. In one scenario I was supposed to be writing to my teacher about a bad grade she gave me; in the other to my friend about how I thought it was unfair. The two were outrageously different in both style and voice. I think most people change their style in voice without even realizing it depending on their audience.

Journal 8

I don't think that i think about my style as i am writing. My big thing is that i like to try and write like i am actually having a conversation with the person that is reading my paper. Sometimes that can be a bad thing though especially if the thing that i am writing needs to be formal. Audience does play a big role in the way i write. I feel like if i am writing to an English teacher it is a lot harder to sound like you know what your talking about because there can be a lot of different ways to describe what you are writing about. That's why i like science classes better than English classes. Science has one exact answer and that's it. Science teachers i feel like are the easiest audience to write to. Your either right or wrong there is no in between. 

Journal 8

Whenever I write, I really do not tend to think about my style. I guess it's like second nature, where I write something that I think sounds good or gets to the point that I'm trying to make. Writing about something I am interested in or something I know a lot about is definitely easier than writing about a really bland topic or something I know nothing about.


I guess my style would change depending on my audience. I would try not to use big words or words, strong symbolism, or tough concepts when attempting to capture the attention of kids in elementary school.

Journal 8

I really don't think about my style when I write. I don't think I have a particular style, but I feel that it's easier for me to write when I'm writing about myself, or something of my own choice. When you're given an assignment that you aren't really fond of, I think it's harder to write about and more difficult to do your best. I believe that the audience does affect your style when you write. When you're writing something for a grade you're concerned about everything, and you try to write your best. When most people write in a journal or something like that, they aren't really concerned about how it sounds. The most important factor of writing, in my opinion, is your audience, because that really affects how you write. So the style of writing may change with the audience. When your audience is a teacher or for a grade, we try to write correct, speak proper English and sound intelligent.

Journal 8

My writing style is very unique and original. I tend to create rhythmic tone and create similies and metaphores to make the working of my writing flow fluently. When I begin writing, I focus on the words I like to use and create sentences that will benefit from them to increase my sentence's structures. Also, I tend to incorporate several different writing styles so that my papers do not seem too repetitive. I am also very critical of my own work. I will sit for atleast an hour after I have initially written something to critique it and see what words or sentences need to be changed or restructured. My style also tends to stray to what audience I am writing for. If I am writing for a teacher, I write critcally and with my a high vocabulary, where as if I am writing to a friend I have atrocious spelling and terrible word structures.

Journal 8

When writing, I think a major component in style is the audience. I've never intentionally tried to form my style into something, although it does change with the audience, but I think that change unintentional and involuntary, for me, at least. The style changes for the audience, I think, in some aspects but the voice of the author should still be heard. For example, writing an email to a teacher and writing a message to a friend, would not sound the same, but I think, if the two were compared to each other, it would be obvious that both came from the same writer.

Journal 8

The tone of the way I write always changes depending on how I am talking to. When I am writing something that I will present to my teacher, I am more concerned with getting my point across in the most intellegent sounding way possible. I tend to use bigger words and make sure that me sentence flow is logical and correct. However, when I know only my peers or friends will be reading something I am not as concerned with sounding intelligent but rather getting my idea or point across. Hence why I am more likely to use short hand or be more creative in the way I present such ideas. Its extrememly important to know who is your audience so that you can focus on aspects of the paper that each different groups of audience will be concerned with. Even when writing for teachers its important to be aware of what they're expectations are and whatnot. It will help keep your audience interested in what you are writing if it is written in a way that will appeal to them

journal 8

When i'm writting i change up my style depending on who and where i'm talking. When i'm in class or talking at a professional dinner i would talk more proper, and i would use big words. But if i was at the park or around the corner to my friends house i would not really care i would talk slang use words that would most likely not be the right word or words to use in class. Being that alot of my friends are from home i e-mail alot. so i write in slang alot. Then i find myself writting in slang when i'm e-mailing a teacher. So i have to reread my e-mails sometimes when i'm writting a teacher.

Journal 8

The only time I think about my style of writing is when that paper or assignment is for a grade or if I'm writing an e-mail to my parents. When I am turning in something that I wrote to a teacher my tone or style will change drastically compared to if I'm talking to a friend online. If I wrote like I do to my friends to my teacher, then I would not receive a quality grade. I try to sound more proper and sophisticated when I talk or write to my teachers, but I just let it flow when I'm talking or writing to someone else. I'm sure all of my classmates would agree with this.

Journal 8

Usually everytime I write anything for school, I definitly consider my style of writing and voice. When i write for school, I try to make my tone of the paper for the teacher to grade and for me to sound "smart". But in everyday language I never consider my style of voice just becasue im not getting graded on it. I also feel that when we get to college and beyond, we are expected to sound more proper and correct. My style always changes when I consider my audience. When I write to my friends, I never think of my style and sometimes even abbreviate things. But when writing to a teacher or elder I try to sound more educated I guess. I feel that lots of people today do the same thing.

Journal 8

My writing is generally very objective and rigid. I am usually much better at writing critically than I am at expressing emotions or feelings. I get a point across by providing evidence and and explaining it thoroughly. This can cause my writing to be quite boring. While I may feel strongly about the topic I am writing, it rarely translates to my writing. I write largely like a lawyer, which makes sense for my field of study. I will, however, need to grow as a writer and to learn to project my emotions into my writing. It will be hard to convince the judge and jury if I can't learn to project my emotions in a written form. I plan on studying a certain political figure who can project his thoughts and ideas with beautiful writing as well as thundering speaches.

Journal 8: due Friday 10/31

Consider your style/voice. Vonnegut’s style is like a “band saw cutting galvanized steel.” Do you think about your style when you write? Does your style change depending on your audience?

Journal 7

When I am writing any paper, one of the first things I recognize is who my audience will be. The format, tone, and word choice can be different depending on who will be reading paper. In Paper 2, the audience is my classmates and my professor. Due to this fact, I will be as complex as possible using these different writing techniques. The audience of the "Backpacker" magazine ranges from often young adults to fairly old people. I do not need, nor want to hold my paper back in any way. If I was writing my paper about an old "Hey Arnold" episode, I would try to keep the wording as easy as possible to understand because my audience would obviously be younger individuals.

Audiencej

I think that an audience in any medium of writing is very important. It shapes how you write your paper and what sort of writing style you should take when writing it. If the audience is an older crowd, you may want to write in a more sophistacted tone. However, a younger audience allows for you to have more freedom when it comes to how proper it has to be. Each audience may look for something different and base thier views on your paper (whether it is good or bad) on different criteria. That is why it so important to pay attention to who your audience is and how you present your idea to them. The audience in my paper is really directed at the American people. The people that had been there on september 11, 2001 and know how harsh it is. Because i know who my audience is, I can write as if I am talking to them and not aimlessly trying to touch everyone with my ideas.

Journal 7

To me, audience plays a large role inn my writing. I also believe it plays a huge role in all forms of writing, including advertising, books, papers, and music. A music artist won't write the same lyrics when he is targeting a seventeen year old guy as he would for a forty-two year old woman. A company trying to market guns isn't going to use the same advertising strategy as a company promoting woman's cosmetics. It just wouldn't work. All writers need to be aware of the audience so their writing doesn't seem obscure to the wrong people.

Journal 7

The audience plays a huge role in my writing. It sets the tone of my paper and lets me decide how formal or lax I should be. It also lets me know what level of detail and information i need to include. In the media and advertisements, they know how directly appeal to their target audience to get them to watch a show or movie, or go out and buy a product. keeping your audience in mind can help you to understand what they want to hear and make a better impression on them. Knowing what your audience is looking for makes it easier to win them over and achieve whatever goal you are aiming for with your writing. If you keep in mind that a writer is appealing to a specific audience, it can help you become a better reader too. Learning to read something from different perspectives can maximize the meaning and purpose of the writing, and help you to see things that you might have overlooked.

Journal 7

Audience plays a huge role in my writing. The writing that I would turn in to an English teacher is far different than writing to a friend or in a journal. My whole writing style changes all together, whether it is my language, organization, grammar, and even spelling. By knowing the audience I write to, it definitely helps develop my skills as a writer. For example, I had a teacher in 11th grade that was very strict on grading papers and when writing for him, I knew that I needed to be perfect to get an A. One’s reading can also improve because of this audience awareness. For one if the reader knows there are in a specific audience they can read that material and be interested in the subject matter. It will also help them look at what the author is trying to say, and how he or she is trying to reach the reader.
The media is an even better example of how writing changes according to audience. The media targets certain audiences and addresses them in specific ways. In my paper I discussed how Surfing Magazine targets avid surfers and fans to buy an issue. Their advertisements use similar tactics to help the consumer buy certain products.

Journal 7

The audience is sometimes part of my writing. As was said by the unknown student or whoever that was, I sometimes just write because I have to.

But, if I were to take the audience into account, I think it would be a big part. I mean, I don't want to write a paper gory war if it were going to be read by little kids, and I wouldn't want to write about a talking teddy bear that likes honey and has a tiger with a springy tail if I were writing for adults.

Audience is a HUGE part for media and advertising. Take commercials for Sketchers for instance. Their younger line-up ads have cartoon super heroes and what not that should appeal to the younger audience.

I really like what the author of “The Role of Audience” said about writing for a teacher. I guess it helps a bit to put myself in their shoes to see what they might be looking for.

journal 7

The audience of my paper would be readers that are into spiderman and rap music. My audience could help me to become a better writter because what i am writting would have to have some type of connection with the audience, which would make me have to think harder and put more effort into my paper. The role the audiences play in my written is keeping me focus and on topic and finding the ways I can connect my paper to my audience.

The audience is everything in a paper. Without and audience, how do you know who you are talking to? Understanding your audience can help your style of writing to better fit with the lever of understanding that the audience can commit. When people make an ad, they have to focus on what people would want to buy the product or else it would never sell. Understanding who you are writing for is absolutely the most important thing the writer needs to consider. This also help you understand HOW you are going to write. I would never use the same dialect I would use with my parents as I would my friends, they just would look at me funny. Audience is key to an understanding and appealing paper: it's everything that matters.

Journal 7

A key element in a paper is the audience is speaks to. Audience has a heavy influence in the writing style used. If I were writing a paper that I knew was going to be used for say a 5th grader to read, I would obviously want to keep my diction simple so that they are able to understand the paper. Now if I were writing for someone with a high level of education I would be able to use a different vocabulary that was more intense then for a 5th grader. A writer should write the paper with the audience in mind. By doing this they can get a better response from the reader.

Journal 7

I think that audience in writing has a much bigger impact than many people realize. The changes the audience makes to a piece of writing, I think, usually go unnoticed. We've been trained to adapt to the changes and it comes so naturally. For instance, you wouldn't write a paper for a class the same way you would write on your friend's Facebook wall, but the change you make is unintentional. 

In the media, the audience is a major influence in the way something is written or portrayed. The age or lifestyle or background the specific media is speaking toward changes the way that media is presented and displayed in an effort to better relate to that audience.

journal 7

Audience is key element for readers and writers. Depending on who the audience is affects a lot of the paper. If the writing is targeted towards a younger age group, easier vocabulary and a shorter length might be used. A writer would desribe things in relation to topics kids could relate to. Let's face it, a 6 year old would be more appealed to the character of Tigger than Oprah Winfrey. By knowing this, a writer can use this to their advantage. Understanding the audiences' priorities and activities helps develop the text. People tend to favor things, including text, that they have similarities with. Therefore, when a writer knows what the targeted audience likes, its makes for an easier finish. Knowing the targeted audience can also help the reader. If a reader picks up a book about uprising politicians, they can prepare to read about debatable and analytical information. Contrastingly, if there is a book about the ABC's, a reader can probably open it without having previous knowledge. Audience plays a very important role to both readers and writers. It contributes to the result of the written work.

journal 7

Audience is a critical part of any effective writing. Knowing the skills and traits of the person you are writing to can help you choose word choice, tone, and overall theme. It also allows you to play on the emotions of your audience. In the case of my essay, I will write in a very formal style and with a serious tone. I am writing critically and I wish to prove a point. Because i'm writing to a proffessor or educational superior, I am not limited at all by word choice. If I were writing to a child about the beatles, I would be inclined to use simpler language and less complicated concepts. If i were writing a children's story, I would employ simple writing tactics such as the use of alliterations and other simple writing techniques to keep a young mind entertained. Audience is a very important part of my writing, and it is very important for this essay.

Journal 7

Audience is a very imporant part of my paper. The topic I chose, was to show how the different alcohol adds affect the different groups of people. If I could choose one group of people that my paper would apply to most would be that of young people, those people are between the ages of 16-30. The advertising companies also place great importance on the people that they are trying to reach. Take Anheuser-Busch. If you were to look at a majority of their commercials on T.V. they are mostly showing how beer can make mostly "men" become more appealing to women. This is a very good marketing strategy considering that most men like to drink beer. I don't know if the advertising companies would have made as much money if they had shown women with the ability to become flies on the wall. Also, it is very important for the clients to like or want to have whatever it is that the advertising company is selling. I mean. im not going to look at an ad in a magazine that i have no interest in buying.

journal 7

I would say that in my paper my audience plays a big role. I'm writting on Allen Iverson, an icon i choose to expand on. Being that i worte on such an icon my audience would be those who watch basketball, or who are fans of the All-Star. I wrote my paper with the mind set of keeping my reader/audience not only interested and wanting to read more. But understanding that a picture can mean a million diffrent things, and mite not mean what it looks like it mean.

Jouranl 7

The role that audiences play in my writing is crucial. It definitely depends on who I am writing for. For instance, to a teacher for an assignment, I would use good mechanics and proper word choices. Another example would be if I were writing to my friends over a text message I would just use the letter u, r, and such forth. The role the media plays in writing is they are trying to persuade someone to buy something just like advertisers. They use captive words and phrases that people won’t forget. Being a better writer will definitely happen if you consider your audience because you will get your point across to them in a better way and it will also help you become a better reader when you can understand where the writer is coming from in his writing.

Journal 7

I think that audiences play a major role in my writing, because you have to approach different people and subjects differently. If you're writing to try to appeal certain people then you have to be sure to write specifically to that particular audience. The same thing goes for media and advertisements. For example, when people are trying to get girls to buy a certain product they would advertise something that girls in particular like so see, perhaps cute boys or something of the sort, that interests them. When you consider your audience, you're more likely to focus on writing to that certain audience, and stay on topic and not wonder off. If I were writing to inform little children on a certain topic, you'll be more than likely to use vocabulary they can understand, not the most difficult words in the dictionary, and pictures to illustrate the words. In "The Role of Audience", he talks about how writing is different from talking to people, and how it changes when you do have to write. Most people when we talk don't use proper English, and the people we're talking to don't correct us, but when you're writing you try to use the correct vocabulary to appeal to your audience.

journal 7

Audience plays a huge role in my paper. Since I am writing on an icon, my audience is the fans who adore Lil Wayne. The audience helps me with my writing by giving me aspects to speak on that would keep them interested. I feel that advertisements have a more broad audience than my paper or other classmates. They try to appeal to the mass, and therefore have more elements and a wider variety of information that they give. Also, since they have a broader audience they are trying to captivate, they use visual and textual advertisements to keep viewers watching and craving what they are tying to sell or present.

Journal 7: Due Wednesday 10/22

Remember our conversations from last week on audience, situation, and writer. Now consider Toby Fulwiler’s “The Role of Audience.” What role do audiences play in your writing? In media? In advertisements?How can considering your audience help you become a better writer? How does an audience awareness help you become a better reader?

journal 6

I googled Lil Wayne online. It had several pictures of him with his various tattoos and the headlines of controversy and drug addiction. This deals with my topic because i based some of it on these vary facts. He is a controversial figure, but overall his mass appeal cancels out the bad people see in him. The pictures of him on the website can have several meanings: addiction, outcast, fame, fortune, artist, but the headline depicts how the viewer percieves the message the writer has put on the image much like my paper.

Journal 6

http://xbox360.ign.com/launch/fable-ii.html

For my website, i chose the Fable 2 launch center on ign.com. My topic is about video game magazines, and the cover article features Fable 2. The launch center has a timer counting down to the game's release, as well as photo and video galleries. There is also a list of videos on the launch page that shows assorted aspects of gameplay or interviews with the creator. The use of visuals on this page help to make it more interesting to look at, and help show what all of the videos are about. I feel that this site shows a great deal of accurate and up-to-date news on the topic. The creator of the site obviously put alot of care into making it, as they knew that their target audience would be expecting something of high quality

journal 6

As I was on the Internet i googled Allen Iverson. It had many pictures of him some that would also connect to my paper. I seen one picture of (AI) in his gym shorts and his shirt off. i connected with my paper because, not only do the picture itself is my topic. The picture had many meanings. Him having his shirt off and corn rolls and showing all his tatoos shows his back grown things that some don't know about him. Then the gym shorts and his name brand shoe can show the sports part his life how he get his money. And if you really think about it you can see that it dont matter where you come from you can be what ever you want to be.

Journal 6

My topic for my paper is extremely broad and covers several different subjects, so i'll choose one to write about. The one I'm choosing is the Florida State University's website. FSU's website is a place where anyone, student, teacher, alumni, or prospective student, can go to find information about the school. The page is really easy to navigate and the pictures and other images make the page flow well. The link buttons and pull down menus allow you to cruise around the page with ease. The color scheme is Garnet and Gold. Along with the crest of FSU, the three torches are placed in easily seen places on the website to grab your attention and make you ponder their meaning. I think that myspace and facebook acurately depict me as a person, as much as a website can. There's no way you can get to know someone through a website.

http://fsu.edu/

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www.myspace.com/plies
Myspace is a great way to see how visual and textual are in relation with music.(rap)
I have that one of the artists I listen to has a myspace page. Just about everything on his page matches him. His page also matches his style of music. His music mostly talks about how real of a person the artists is and the street life. He used text as a way to put out to fans that he is real by putting "Da Realist" on his page. Also by having money showed all ober his page because that is what the street life is about. Making and getting money.

Journal 6

backpacker.com

My essay analyzes the relationship between the text and visuals of the Backpacker magazine. I went to the main page of backpacker.com and was pleased to find all the details I have been describing in my essay. Their was a picture of a backpacker in the middle and he was in some remote area with giant mountains behind him. Also, their were advertisements surrounding the picture, along with other backpacking related videos. Myspace and Facebook are often helpful ways to get to know people better because you can always list your interests or post videos of activities you like to participate in. It is not always an accurate way to find out about someone however. Also, I believe it is easier to relate to pictures on a webpage, due to the fact that they always seem to grab my attention faster than written text. However, this is not the case in all types of situations when visual text and written text are shown together.

Journal 6

God Speaks

I chose GodSpeaks.com because it is directly related to my topic. Seeing as how my topic is incredibly broad, this website fits into one of the categories nicely.

The web page itself is quite discrete in that it is just like the billboards themselves. One of the first images you see on the site is a billboard with sayings that change every few seconds. The layout of the page is incredibly simple, which fits the text discription at the top of the site:
The bottom of the web page has picture/link combos with pictures that relate to the links subject. For example, there's a picture of a sunset/sun rise in a mountainous region with the text "Who is God?". This picture could suggest that God is a mysterious deity. Another example is the "Get Involved" text/link that shows a picture of four arms that are linked.
I believe these billboards are perfect examples of when words are more appropriate than images, especially considering the audience that they are trying to reach. Why waste space with images when the words used on these billboards are quite self explanatory? All in all, I say this site does a good job of getting its point across. It is well made, user friendly, and great for those who are curious about the God quotes posted along side highways everywhere.

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http://tampatribune.com/





My paper relates the the visual content of the newspaper. The link above is connected to the newspaper back where I'm from. This website really shows how visuals and text interact. The first thing you see is a the bold headline and a picture. The site provides differnet tabs for each section of the newpaper. When you click one of the tabs, more articles are given to choose from. You can click on really anything to read more about the subject. Different colors are seen right away as you go onto the site. It is some what coded with major healdines in blue and less important articles in black. I think this is a clever technique used by Tampa Tribune to distinguish what the major topics are. The colors catch a reader's eye right when they view the page. Many websites use color and font size, like this one, to advertise and promote different things.

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If I was going to design a website about my topic i would focus more on movie clips and pictures more so than text to depict my point. In order to keep the site simple, i would use as few words as possible and use color and layout to help identify the tone or mood to the reader. I think myspace and facebook are somewhat accurate because most people are honest about their likes and dislikes and opinions, they can be misleading when they are over-critisized because they are simple web-pages that are essentially a brief memoir/photo-album of an individuals life. Because these sites are so brief they can't be too specific, so that would obviously affect their overall accuracy. And of course people are usually biased when they talk about themselves. Images can achieve more rhetorical goals because they can change the context of the words about them, they can show an opinion or point of view much easier and more clearly than words can. Words are appropriate when a more specific or fact-based arguement is being presented. In a stronger arguement words will provide more defense then a picture would.

Journal 6

My essay is about the visual and textual interactions that the Anheuser-Busch company uses. I looked up Budweisers website to view the content and graphic designs. The website is really cool and interactive. You can click on a bunch of different topics and learn and explore the site. Also, the way that myspace and facebook depict you is all up to you and how you design it and what information you decide to put, just like a real company. The graphic design of all websites it the way it draws you in and catches your attention. I think it is the most important thing to catch the readers attention. I feel like images make a bigger impression than words do. They intrigue the reader and make you want to read the text. Pictures are the most important.

http://budweiser.com/index.aspx

Journal 6

http://www.seussville.com/main.php?section=home&isbn=&catalogID=&eventID=

This is a website all about Dr. Seuss that is rendered toward children. The entire website is representative of the way the images in his books look. It contains a place to play interactive games based on Dr. Seuss classics, a biography, a place to purchase books and upcoming events involving Dr. Seuss and events promoting reading. When navigating around, in between each page there is a page that comes up while the next one is loading that has a random quote from a Dr. Seuss classic. The visuals, text and layout of this website all come together to look like a page from a Dr. Seuss book. 

Rhetorically, an image can display a thought, but in my opinion, a word can make that thought more specific. As far as choosing a medium that is appropriate, I think the best thing to do is to consider the audience. Obviously, when the audience consists of children, like the case of Dr. Seuss, images are a must to help the reader understand and grasp the ideas being presented. I can't think of a situation that a visual would hinder the author's purpose or detract from the text. If the visual is presently correctly, it should, if anything, further emphasize what is presented in the text. 

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http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/

Seeing how my topic is on the relation between the image of book covers and the actual text, I choose to use this blog. The posts show readers what other people think are good book covers along with one that aren’t so good. I picked this because part of my paper talks about how the image of a book's cover is often what draws a reader into it. The image has to be a strong to spark the reader’s interest. This blog shows that the image of a cover really does make a difference; one post even makes a comment about the illustrations of the cover.

Journal 6

If I were to design a web page related to my topic, it would definitely consist of a lot of different pictures, to display how pictures can have different meanings. For example, I would compare the feelings of a black and white picture to those of a regular color picture. Some pictures would have captions and others wouldn't this would show me what kind of interpretations other people have about certain pictures. I think web pages and pictures can be misleading. Some of the images on a web page may display one thing, but it may not be accurate. My favorite artist does have a Myspace page. On his page is pretty much pictures of himself, not really anything to portray meaning or a certain emotion. I think that colors, text and layout design help people to get a better understanding of something. The color of an image portrays a certain meaning and changes the mood of the image, and colors also do the same. Images, in my opinion, help illustrate what words are saying, and when there are no words, you can interpret an image any way you want.

9/11

http://www.classbrain.com/artfreekid/publish/cat_index_2.shtml


The topic of my paper is (or will be once I get all my thoughts together) is September 11, 2001. The website posted above is a website meant to help children understand what happened on 9/11. The facts are correct but not very exact. Instead of saying the exact number, it estimates. The colors of the whole page are red, white, and blue, the most obvious point of patriosism the article contains. For a child this is a great page. It gives them a general idea of the events without burdening them with too much information. Although the page is pretty crowded with other links and whatnot it is it is still appealing to the eye. It’s important that the people realize that webpage’s can be created by anyone, with different opinions and incorrect facts. Facebook and Myspace are created by that person themselves and therefore are only reflective of what the person wants the world to think of them. Anything else can be deleted. Take pictures for example, an attractive picture can be deleted and the one in a million shot of a not so attractive person actually looking good is put up and therefore the world think they are good-looking. Misleading. Pictures are different in words. Words give you straight facts. Usually people cannot argue with facts and therefore they are important. Pictures however give emotion, something words may have trouble evoking. The pictures give the words meaning and they are dependent on each other.