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  • A Rhetorical Analysis Of Nike's Advertisement

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    A person looking through a magazine, watching tv, or even driving in a car on the highway will see it. Advertisment is in most places people go and it tries to capture a persons attentention. When looking at an advertisement a person will see that it is trying to covince you to buy or use that product. It is trying to persuade a person and it will go as far as trying to connect with people using emotions or using a person that other people could rely on including celebritites. Occasionally the

  • Indianapolis 500 Summary

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    In order to fully understand the target market for the Indianapolis 500, one must look at the demographics of IndyCar racing. The races had a large increase in viewers in 2014 rising by 10%, specifically ABC and NBCSN had viewership raise 13% from 2014 and 22% from 2013 (Karp). In 2009 a survey was done to test demographics of IndyCar fans. The word “fan” was defined as a person who has attended, listened, or watched at least one IndyCar race. Through this survey, they discovered that 23% of IndyCar

  • Anne Leonard Consumerism

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    Q1 The original intent of consumerism was to boost the economy in periods of stagnation in the US. During this period, this was an acceptable option as it led to greater levels of development that would help the future generations. Business owners and manufacturers were given more power as demand increased. It is often said with great power comes great responsibility, however, for these manufacturers, the responsibility was no longer to the economy but to self. Greed and the selfish motives behind

  • Thin Model In Fashion Magazines

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    “The Processing of Thin Ideals in Fashion Magazines:A Source of Social Comparison or Fantasy?” aims to discover what the responses were of women when exposed to thin idealized images of beauty in fashion magazines. Researchers, Marika Tiggemann of Finders University and Janet Polivy and Duane Hargreaves of University of Toronto, analyzed 144 women who viewed advertisements in fashion magazines, which contained either a thin model or images of a product. In order to determine how women felt when exposed

  • Jublis Ad Analysis

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    There’s many ways that an ad is used to catch consumers attention. Some use vivid colors and interesting pictures, others use words and phrases to draw attention. Pictures of products can show the intended customer the good things of the good, and can bring out the littlest details of the item. Different types of text can catch the eye as well, depending on the fonts or the color or the size of the text. Text can also tell about statistics or facts on the product, thus interesting the customer

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of The Applegate Commercial

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    This commercial is one in a series that Applegate released. I like this commercial the best personally, which is why I picked it over the others. In this commercial a woman sits interviewing a body builder who is wearing a cow costume. She asks him questions to determine if his meat is natural, stating that she needs all natural beef because she won’t have her kids eating growth hormones. She then finds a needle sticking in the body builder’s arm and with the assumption that he is in fact taking

  • Jean Kilbourne Objectification Of Women

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    Nehreen Ahmed Professor Reese ENGL1301 AL3 2 October 2014 Objectification of Women in Society: An Annotated bibliography Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women. Dir. Sut Jhally. Jean Killbourne. The Media Education Foundation, 2010. DVD. This documentary film exposes a consistent stream of misogynistic images of women which convey underlying messages beyond what the bare eye can see. The documentary challenges the media through critical analyses of advertisements featuring

  • Consumerism In American Society: How It Really Work

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    Consumerism as defined by in Consumerism In American Society: How It Really Works. by Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers as “Consumerism is the belief that personal wellbeing and happiness depends to a very large extent, on the level of personal consumption; particularly, on the purchase of material goods. The idea is not simply that wellbeing depends upon a standard of living above some threshold, but that at the center of happiness is consumption and material possessions. A consumerist society is

  • Buy Nothing Day: The Occupy Wall Street Movement

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    The most significant campaign in the Adbusters’ battle against consumerism and overconsumption is their involvement in “Buy Nothing Day.” The first day to buy nothing was originally organized in 1992 by Canadian artist Ted Dave, and later promoted by the Adbusters. Although Buy Nothing Day has become an international event; more than a million people “celebrate” the day in countries all over the world, the main focus is on the United States. Since Buy Nothing Day is held on the Friday after the

  • Custom Essay: Sexualization In The Pop Music Industry

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    Sexualization in Pop Music In todays day, the pop music industry is filled with iconic stars that push the boundaries of promiscuity. The riskier the artist’s music and attire, the more albums they sell. This provocative behavior dates back to the 80s where the initial boundaries for women in the industry were broken. Promiscuity directly correlates with the rate of success young women in the industry attain. Fame for women in this industry is no longer based on talent alone, it is a combination