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Miss Representation

May 26, 2019

In my Critical Thinking class we watched a movie about the effect of Media on females and how this shapes our society. This documentary was taken from the point of view of a women about to have a daughter and didn't want her daughter to grow up in this type of the world. Where women are not acknowledge for there achievement but for how they look to a man. This documentary used famous female actors and politicians to show how they are treated different then men. This documentary was very eye opening to me because when I was younger never really realized the effect that the media had on women. With female actors role in shows is predominately to find a man to help her with any problems she has. The idea that a women needs a man to become big is disgusting or that they must fit a mans idea of pretty. I think some of these problems has been recognized since 2011 but it is still a big problem. I think as a society we need to recognize this problem and not put it aside but solve it and

Apple's New Commercial and my thoughts

May 19, 2019

Earlier this week Apple realized a new commercial for the iPhone Xr. This commercial whole point was to show off the battery on the new iPhone. It did this by using four ordinary adults at work and home. Each of these people had there iPhone's playing while they started to fall asleep and had the slogan your phone will last longer then you. They showed off many features of the new iPhone even though this commercial was used to mainly show off the new battery. It showed off the new resolution on the screen, the new colors of the iPhone from red, blue, and pure white, to the apps supported by this phone. They used many camera angles to show of the size of the phone as well as the people around it. The music in the background was almost like a lullaby to support the idea that the phone will last longer then you. They also used actors from multiple races and family watching show this product is for everyone. To me as an Apple owner I like this ad because I feel that my iPhone 8 is n

Mook's and The Effect on Middle Age Teens

May 19, 2019

In Critical Thinking we watched a documentary about how companies biggest market is teenager and how they appeal to us. One way the marketers say that they connect with us is through Mooks older hip men that like to be in front of the camera and yell a lot. Since I was a little kid there has always been Mooks in my Tv Shows and movies that I watch. In shows they are always the big cool football team or the jocks at the school. One show that has a big mook is South Park the character Cartman makes a bunch of potty jokes and is always in front on the camera making fun of people. This next example is not particularly a show but Youtube a group that is well liked named Nelk they drink a lot and like to do social experiments on the public. This group is entreating to watch but it does not inspire anyone to be like them or act this way. Mooks main appeal is suppose to be kids around my age and to be honest I am not that entertained by it. The stupid joke and the annoying manner these chara

Critical thinking and its effect on me.

May 12, 2019

So since I have taken the class Critical Thinking I have started to realize how my mindset has changed about media. I use to watch commercial with a blank face not realizing what I was watching or not caring about the commercial. But now I have started to think about who the commercial is by and how they are trying to persuade to you. It makes me realize the music in the background and how it tries to get you emotionally. It is interesting to see how I see the setting behind them and how it make it appealing to the eye. These little things are just the bare minimum of how these directors think to persuade you into checking out there product slash buy it. Just these thing they do to get in your head without you even thinking about it. Its interesting to see how one class can change your mindset on everything.

The Merchants of Cool

May 12, 2019

On Friday in Critical Thinking we watched a documentary called The Merchants of Cool a film about how industries make money off teenagers in 2001 and how the techniques are still in use today. These companies used focus groups of kids to see how product logos determine if the item is cool. One item they showed that use this tactic very well is Sprite. There whole advertisement is drink sprite because we are cool. They used professional basketball player Grant Hill to show that even he will only drink sprite because its the best drink. They also made a whole party where they hired hip people to show that their product is cool. Another company thats is doing this now is Hulu with there commercials on how they have life sports. In this commercial is Professional basketball player Damian Lillard and Giannis Antekumpo are say they would never sell out but they have stacks of money in there hands. It makes people laugh while also just making people realize there company is cool and the best

Rap and How it Has Changed.

May 05, 2019

As a kid I really didn't have a favorite kind of music I mostly just listened to whatever was on the radio or on the top list of music. As I have grown up I have started to listen to more of a Hip Hop slash rap kind of music. My first rap artist that that I listened to as a kid was Eminem because I probably because I thought I connected with him and thought we were similar. As I have grown up I have started to listen to top artist like 21 savage, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar. With this difference in music I have seen how this music has changed over time in rap. Most artist a few years ago would mostly talk about problems in society or how the world is changing but know I believe rap is just a way for artist to talk about sex, drugs, and Alcohol. An artist that mostly does this and is liked by many is Lil Pump he talks about how he is always high and how he's been doing drugs since elementary. This has sort of become the norm for music and I thought it was interesting how music u

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