Visual Analysis and Advertisements

The beginning of the reading was rather boring. It just gave, in detail, items to look for in advertisements, ways, to analyze them, etc. The more interesting part for me was the actual advertisements. You can do and portray so many things through an advertisement. The use of text and the style of the picture say a lot. I liked how they compared the “America: Open for Business” ad and the Coach Bag ad American Open for Business uses the American Flag bag to represent being in business where as the Coach ad uses words to persuade people to buy their product without flat out saying, BUY THIS BAG. There are many ways to use advertising and these two ads do a very good job of getting their point across.
The Iron Maiden is a very true article. Today, all girls want to do is look like the women in the magazines. Being yourself just isn’t enough anymore, though it seems. I, like many other girls my age have looked in the mirror and hated what I saw. I’ve said countless times that I wish I looked like that girl or had as bright of a smile as that girl. But the truth of the matter is I am perfectly fine just the way I am. I hate when ads try and tell you how beautiful women look and that if you dress or talk or do these things you’ll be beautiful. I don’t think that many of these magazine companies understand how many young girls are starving themselves or criticizing themselves just because they don’t look just like the models. I understand that fashion designers want their clothes to look the best so they think they must find the tallest, skinniest model out there, when really, their clothes would look just as great on someone who is an average 150 pound woman!

Let Teenagers Try Adulthood

The statement, American high school is obsolete and should be abolished, could be perceived as the thesis statement in this essay. This essay clearly states the points and opinions of someone who believes that high school is pointless and that high school sports dominate the schools. I do believe that sports have a lot to do with high school involvement, but it’s also the student’s decision to be involved or to seclude themselves from the rest of the students. The Littleton shooting was a good example of what may happen when kids are picked on, but that is not always the case. I believe that when kids do these things, it’s not only an outcome of what is going on at school, but also at home. It is possible that these students had a terrible home life and just wanted attention, and being bullied at school just added to the pressure of doing something elaborate like shooting their class mates.
High school may bring on pressure to kids and young adults to do things or act certain ways, but I strongly feel that it is in the power of the student himself, to justify what’s right and wrong. We all get mad and angry at times, and I’m sure we’ve all been called names before, but does that give us the right to blame it all on high school itself? Being a recent high school graduate, I feel that my high school experience was great. I was involved in sports and clubs and had a lot of friends. Being involved was my choice. I could have chosen to sit back and be a silent student but I didn’t. I believe that my high school experience was great because I was involved, so I understand where the author is coming from when he says that the active students enjoy high school more, but I do not agree with “ most thoughtful, young people suffer the high school environment in silence” because I was a thoughtful young person and yet still involved in all school activities.

Hi!!! I'm Brandi Redding. I come from a little town called White House, Tn. My family is a big part of my life and I love being with them. The newest edition to my family is my dog nilla!!! She's a lab/chow mix and is very hyper and loves to play outside. I have wanted a dog for soooo long and now I am very happy to say that I have the best dog in the world! Besides the love for my dog, i also love being at TTU. I am very involved on campus and have made some really great friends just in one semester. I joined Phi Mu sorority and love all of my sisters. I have recently moved in with two of them and am very happy that I did. I have the best roomies ever!!!