May 2008
11 posts
Final Exam Part II
What do you like most about your newfound media literacy? Firstly, I think my newfound media literacy will be extremely valuable as I prepare to vote in my first presidential election. This is going to be one of the most important elections in history because each of the candidates is so unique from one another. Now that I have an understanding of media principles, I will be able to see how...
April 2008
5 posts
Glamour
According to Practices of Looking, glamour is the desire to reach an ideal state of perfection. Advertisers harness this desire in order to convince the consumers that it is necessary to buy their product. We are all led to believe that glamour can only be achieved by getting rid of any physical flaws. We live in a society that values perfection so much that it is easy for advertisers to market...
Flash A
You can use a brick: to break a window as a paperweight to hold a door open to throw at bad guys to smash small objects into smaller objects
March 2008
1 post
February 2008
9 posts
Rear View America
I seems that the new millenium has become a new age of paranoia. Especially after the terrorist attacks, we citizens are observing a little more carefully. I mean 20 years ago, if one were to get on a plane, would one even think to look and see if anyone was attempting to light a shoe bomb? No. What we need (or at least what we’re led to believe we need) is a hero like the ones we see on TV....
Century of Self
This documentary was the first time i ever heard of Edward Bernays. I, as well as most people out there, have heard of his Uncle Sig. Seems to me like Freud gets all the credit in the family while Bernays really led just as impressive of a life. He was the pioneer of public relations. He was the first to play off the desires of America in order to reach commercial success. The various ideas he...
January 2008
7 posts
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