Issues Paper Reflection

This paper was by far the hardest! As with the other two papers I was very grateful for the staggered deadlines it made the paper not seem not so overwhelming. I really liked being able to pick my own topic and research. Getting the MLA format perfect was stressful for me! I spent a lot of time pouring over the penguin book and online looking for where to put a period! It was a pain but I think and hope it is going to pay off when my grade comes out!

Also totally random but while I write my papers I always listen to music in the background and this particular song was on like 45 times while I was writing this paper! Maybe it was subconsciously giving me hope that I would one day finish this paper so enjoy! SO GLAD TO BE DONE WITH THIS PAPER!

Old Spice | Scent Vacation

This commercial is hilarious! I decided to outline it's appeal to women since I think that is the general audience for this.

The intro starts in the classic Old Spice fashion by Saying, "Hello Ladies." and grabs the attention of the audience by using physical appeals.

The main points are that you can use it anywhere and it will take you to your happy place wherever that may be!

The conclusion ends with him sitting on a piano with fondue! This commercial does a good job of appealing to women! Women are the ones who probably buy their husbands deodorant. This is why I think that this is catered towards women.

5 Backround Sources

1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_TV

2)
https://www.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/remoteauth.pl?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=J0E267973357609&site=ehost-live&scope=site

3)
https://www.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/remoteauth.pl?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=200704101023502110&site=ehost-live&scope=site">

4)
Why We Watched Survivor,” Christian Parenting Today, vol. 13, March 2001, p. 46. Copyright © 2001 by Christianity Today, Inc

5)
"Me TV": Globalization, Narcissism, and Reality Television

Thesis

Reality TV unites the societies by appealing to emotions felt by all humans, making comical situations, and being entertaining.

Should I use one show as a specific and then spin off into the different directions using the one show? Or use different shows for examples?

Brainstorming for topics for the Issues paper

When writing this paper I am still confused why it is called Issues paper. I think I am missing something! What is the issue? This is the idea that instantly came to my mind during class.
Keep in mind that these are totally ideas for the paper. Nothing is final!

Reality TV and Globalization:
This relates to globalization because through the TV and Internet societies have become integrated on different levels. The Bachelor for example is popular not only in our nation but is also popular abroad especially in the UK. It connects us with those in other countries besides our own. Other TV shows such as American Idol or So you think you can Dance have an American version and then there is other versions in different countries. Australia has a So you think you can Dance. Because the TV shows are shown in different countries they integrate our society. People also know across the world who differently celebrities are because of reality TV.

I don't know if this topic is good or not!

Reflection on the RA process

Once again I really liked the process by which we did the paper. I liked having several drafts due weeks before the actual paper is due. This process has made me realize that I would turn in a rough draft for another class as a final paper. My papers are so much better when I have had time to work on the original draft. Maybe for future papers in other classes I will make rough draft deadlines for myself.

As far as the paper goes, I really liked being able to pick my own topic in the book. Because we were encouraged by Chris to read and reread the article, I must have read that article about 20 times! At first I thought it was really well done, and then as I continued to read it I realized that it was not a good article at all. The audience that the authors were trying to appeal to were confusing and overall it didn't appeal to logos, ethos, or pathos well at all. This paper also really helped to to grasp the concepts of theses broad terms. Because I had to deeply analyze them in my paper I understand them a lot better then I did before! Overall I really liked the process of writing this paper and look forward to seeing my grade!

Figurative Language In "Think Globally, Eat locally"

I had a hard time finding figurative language in this essay because it is more of a list then anything but here is what I managed to find!

Rhetorical Question:
"For what" -when discussing transporting junk food.

Overstatment:
The essay mentions in a sarcastic way that "salad lovers" shouldn't worry worry about not having veggies during the winter months because you can grow almost ANYTHING indoors now a days.

Allusion:
The essay talks alludes to America's Obesity problem several times.

I know these are short but the essay is pretty short and like I said before it is more of a list!