Advertisement Analysis

The author of this advertisement is obviously coming from the Montana Meth Project. This advertisement is probably being advertised because Montana has some sort of meth problem and they are trying to get their point across to young individuals. This ad is most likely targeting younger teenage women and parents. The tactics being used here is the scare factor. This ad is scary and very profound , and that is something that sticks with younger audiences and especially parents. The author does a very good job at targeting everyone and overall this ad is very powerful.

This author is probably from some nature/wildlife conservationist. This ad is being advertised because there is probably a lot of overfishing happening in the world right now. The author probably knew that everyone cares about pandas, and care that their going extinct. He also knows that probably nobody cares about tuna, even thought their being overfished and probably on the verge of extinction. This ad is really targeting everyone. It's targeting people who care about the world and about the animals inside it. The tactic being used here is guilt. It's very guilt related and speaks to people who take fish for granted. Overall, this ad make me personally feel guilty and I think it does a good job of exposing an animal that doesn't get as much attention as others.  

Poetry Starters One

Haiku 

Drugs were his first lord

Satan finally got bored

Mother cut the cord

Sometimes things shouldn't happen twice

Lightning isn't supposed to strike the same place twice 

People shouldn't ever leave twice

Once is enough

Just like when a father you've known strikes his wife

Even after all the morals he's brought you up to uphold

There's always a time and a place for second chances

That isn't one of them though

You should have more than one chance to love

Never more than one to hate

Go around the world twice

Talk to everyone once

Take second chances 

Not second guesses

Make the right ones first

Make the right ones last.

Citation Quiz

Question: How does social media affect our lives?

 Social media affects our lives in a lot of different ways. For some, it is thought to be a tool that nuances our lives and the understanding of others lives. On that same note, others think that social media is the reason we are,"relying on digital media to work, play and socialize" (Welles, 1). I personally believe that this statement is very true. It seems that social media is becoming less and less about our friends and trying to catch up on what they're doing, and more about us and how were going to one up our friends. Also, social media has turned into marketing's best friend. I know that every time i go on social media cites, I find myself getting distracted with adds and losing my purpose for going on there in the first place. In fact, "A new BIA/Kelsey report says social media ad revenue will reach $11 billion by 2017" ( Rupert, 1). Social media certainly is a great way to stay connected to those close to you, but it is also a great way to find yourself sad if you let it. Social media is apart of our world and it has the power to positively influence generations or tear them apart.

Citation: Rupert, Samantha. "Social Media's Top 5 Contributions to Society." Social Media Today. 18 Apr. 2013. Web. 24 Jan 2014.

Citation: Welles, Brooke, and Ogbevoen, Linda . "3Qs: The Social Impact of Social Networks."Northeastern News. Northeastern University. 24 Oct. 2012. Web. 24 Jan 2014.

Fiction Warm Up 1

 She was looking through the freshly picked honey crisp apples when she caught my eye.  My palms grew sweaty and since I was in the banana section I was already feeling a little self conscious;)...:/ never the less, I followed her diligently, watching close and examining her every move. I could almost taste her hair on my tounge. I bet it would be a sweet honey if anything. The store was dim, and the lights didn't work very well. I felt aweful about following her around so much but I just couldn't help it. As she headed to the check out, I pulled out my worn leather wallet and took of on a sprint to the same line. As I got there I sacked up and offered to pay. Surprisingly, she was ok with it. I offered to help put her groceries in her car like a gentlemen would, and again she said yes. I could feel the adrenaline rushing through my body. I could almost relate to my moms old college heroine stories. That's besides the point; what really mattered was making making this woman mine. As she was about to get in car, she sneezed and I offered her a tissue. As she was a bout to grab it I said," excuse me can you tell me if this smells like chloroform." She was out. I felt so proud. Then we made love in her Rav 4. I was going to be a dad. This whole thing worked out so well. Im so happy she choose me.

Featured Viewpoint Annotation

Issue- Birth Control 

Article-  Teens Should Have Access to Emergency Contraception Without Parental Consent

Kelly, Maura. "Teens Should Have Access to Emergency Contraception Without Parental Consent." 

    Birth Control. Ed. Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing

    Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Plan B Should Be an Option for All." Guardian 13 Mar. 2009. Opposing

    Viewpoints in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.

Annotation- I strongly agree with what the author in this article is talking about. The controversy the author Lauren Maura applauds is the, "recent legal decision to allow seventeen-year-old girls to obtain emergency contraception without a prescription from a doctor(Maura)." The point she defends very well is that conservatives under the Bush administration held off approving emergency contraceptives because their views were purely based on,"...the mistaken belief that emergency contraception is tantamount to abortion—which it is not(Maura)." I personally believe that girls should be entitled to protecting themselves whenever they really need it. You should have to wait to become an "adult" before you can make those important decisions that will affect your life forever. In the end, women should have every right to purchase emergency contraceptives whenever they need too in order to help better their life and not bring a person into the world they can't take care of.

If I were President

If I was the president, there would be a few huge issues I would try to fix. First of all, I would try to get Americans more jobs and more money circulating in our country and try to get us a little less out of debt. Secondly, I would try to unify people in our country by fully legalizing gay marriage and giving them the same rights as everyone else. I would try to help Mexico and help stabilize their government  out so the immigration into our country isn't so bad. Lastly, I would probably just try get rid of all the stupid useless unfair laws, and make hints fair for everyone. So people that work and get jobs, keep their money instead of giving it to those who don't even work.

Story Telling Refelection

For me, it felt alright to hear someone else tell my story. It was kind of cool to know someone payed attention to what I was saying and tried to get it right even though she didn't know me very well. I liked that she payed attention and tried to get the details right as best she could.

    Stories help build communities in a lot of different ways. First of all, they strengthen bonds and better relationships within a community. They also help build friendships as well as communicate important thoughts and ideas to those that are important to them. They can can either strengthen people, or weaken them. 

   For me, telling another persons story was hard for me. I tried hard to get the details down because when people miss important parts of the story or tell it wrong, it embarrasses the person. Also it's kind of nerve racking because you don't want to embarass the other person or make them mad at you.

Current Event

The name of my story I chose to do is "Cairo artists take creative energy to the streets" from CNN. In 2011, after the revolution in Cairo, an explosion of art then followed. The people were no longer confined to exhibit their works in galleries, and more and more artists were turning humble streets into open air studios and outdoor museums. The artists began to show their beliefs and feelings towards politics and took art to the heart of the city. The revolution just created an abundant amount of art and was a representation of people feelings. This doesn't really connect that much to my life because I'm not currently experiencing a revolution and don't do art to express my feelings. However, it does relate to me in the fact that I've seen a lot of art that's had political meaning behind it and known the artist very well and shared the same beliefs.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/world/meast/cairo-street-art/index.html?hpt=wo_t4

Nitty Gritty Rough Draft Grade

After reading the rubric, I believe that my Nitty Gritty story deserves an 8 at this point. I believe this because first of all, my draft has no errors and all the words are spelled correctly. I feel like my ideas aren't fully connected which is an easy thing to clear up but as of now it isn't the very best I could do. My story meets the requirements of the prompt, and as for word choice, I feel like it is good, but I could defiantly spruce up the grammar in it. Everything is organized and my ideas are put together in order so that the story makes sense. Overall, as of right now I think I'd scrape and 8 but the story has a lot of room for improvement before I turn in the final draft.

My Communities

 Communities are the foundations for things that are bigger than yourself. I personally belong to a lot of communities that are greater than me. First of all, I belong to the basketball community. This community is not about stats or about yourself, the basketball community is about us, the mustangs. Secondly, I belong to the education community. I take pride in trying to be good in school and I love challenging myself to get good grades. This community is full of people who really want to succeed at whatever they are doing and work hard. Lastly, I belong to the StuCo community. I love this community just because it's full of awesome people trying to make our school a fun, awesome place.