Media Literacy
Monday, December 19, 2011
Life on Earth in 2050
The world is becoming over populated and we will have fewer resources to sustain them. Resources are disappearing and everybody wants and needs them. With a predicted 9 billion people on the planet by 2050, researchers say that people need help planning for their future when considering the size of their family. A lot of food needs to be produced by 2050 but to make food you need other food(one pound of meat needs 7 pounds of grain). It is said that incomes will rise, allowing people to eat more and have bigger portions. People need education about making a family and how it will contribute to the depleting resources on the planet.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
A Man Who Had No Eyes
A strong person can overcome his misfortune, a weak person will try to gain people's pity. Mr.Parsons a sucessful insurance broker was approach by a blind beggar selling cigarette lighters. The blind man was telling his misfortunate story of his tragedy to gain pity from Mr.Parsons. He noticed that this mans story was similar to his on how he lost his sight. Mr.Parsons explained that he is blind too because the beggar pulled him back when escaping the C shop explosion. A person can do two things with a handicap, they can overcome the misfortune or they can feel sorry for themselves and gain pity from others.The moral of this story is to overcome your handicap and move on and try to get the most you can.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Product Placement: Ray Ban Sunglasses-'Man in Black'
In the 1997 Men in Black movie the two main characters Agent K and Agent J are always wearing a tux and Ray Ban sunglasses. The producers and the Ray Ban sunglasses company made a deal to place their product in the movie. Ray Ban would like to advertise and sell the sunglasses to people in the world. While protecting the earth from the scum of the universe they always look good with their Ray Ban sunglasses, which has an impact on the decisions of the viewers to go buy Ray Ban's.
In my opinion, the Ray Ban sunglasses advertisement in a way did reach their target. They made the sunglasses look good on the men in black and when people see that, they want to be more like the special agents. In almost every scene in the movie the agents wore the Ray Bans. People watching the movie will always see the sunglasses, it will stay in their mind for a long time, and as an end result they will sell many sunglasses. The movie was a great hit, the Ray Ban company was able to continue with their advertisements in the sequel, with this they are able to get more audience to buy the product.
Morgan and Kaitlyn |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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This advertisement states how Nab's will lower late fee payments and offer free SMS credit card payment reminders. If you go over your credit card limit you will not have any payments to make. Also, they are reducing the late payment fee on all credit cards from 30$ to 5$. People need this feature because most people are late and forget to pay their credit card companies. Nab's advertisement is aimed at people who go over their limits, people who have troubles paying and people who cannot get the money in on time.
This add is well represented. The picture is not distracting which is good because a small image will catch the attention of people who are wondering what it means. The explanation of the product is very straight forward with easy descriptions of the many features. There are defiantly risk associated because in a certain time period after you sign up for Nab's deal they could change it and the prices could go up and the SMS feature might change. Consumers should consider other options before considering going with Nabs. They should take into consideration changes that may take place in the future with a company that offers such great deals.
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