How has social media helped evolve
the role of the audience in commercial advertisement? Is this a negative
thing?
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Monday, 15 December 2014
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Saturday, 6 December 2014
For
my FOA, and perhaps for the first time in the DP program, I knew exactly what I
wanted to do. I had always taken an interest in analysing the same thing from
different countries. It amazed me how advertisements for the same product that
I saw while travelling were so different to those at home. So, for my FOA I decided
to examine advertisement from different regions. I decided to focus
particularly on the different relationships that...
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Olay presents an advertisement for their "complete" facial cream by depicting a calm, happy woman with several, strategically placed words surrounding her. She is seen gazing proudly at her wedding ring on her finger and words describe the life of a happy wife and mother. She is described as a shoe aficionado and a woman who takes time to take care of herself. As a result, Olay's product is something that is well suited to her and helps her to be...
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Why all students in high school and college should
be required to take at least two years of a foreign language Bilingualism is quickly spreading around the world
and it is now estimated that half of the world's population is now bilingual or
multilingual. With this, foreign languages are increasingly being taught in
schools and universities. It is no wonder that bilinguals have many advantages
in the educational and commercial world. One...
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
This excerpt from the autobiography, “The Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole” follows the conventions of a memoir. Although not all autobiographies are memoirs, this text is a memoir because it is a reflection of her life. It offers her voice, it includes dialogue, it reflects on her past and so there are instances of which she offers hindsight wisdom, and it is a retelling of several larger anecdotes. As a result of this being memoir, it does...
Saturday, 18 October 2014
Written task one – Interview
with Julia Alvarez
Rationale
Bilingualism
has become largely common as a result of pursue of education and work or people
who are multi-cultured. This is often expressed in literature and it is a
popular theme among bilingual writers. Julia Alvarez, originally from the Dominican Republic, has gained fame from her work in bilingual literature. This interview
aims to explore the impact of bilingualism on literature...
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Texting has become a large part of our lives and something that we heavily rely on in terms of both communication and entertainment. As a result of this major influence, it can be argued that this has made a difference on our linguistic abilities. Some may say that as a result of the nature of "text speech" which includes abbreviations and casual grammar, people's spelling ability decreases. David Crystal and John McWhorter, despite their different...
Monday, 6 October 2014
6th October, 2014
Dear Chimene Suleyman,
I am writing this letter to praise the fantastic piece on cultural appropriation, The Fashionable Face of Racism. I throughly agree on your take on this rather controversial topic and your expression of the reasons for your opinion.
One of the points that interested me the most in your writing is your mentioning of the devaluing of these cultural aspects. Your reference to Sanaa Hamid's artwork is fantastic...
Monday, 29 September 2014
When I flew over to Spain to interview famous protest music artist, Ramon Pelegero Sanchis, better known as Raimon, I had many expectations. Touching down in Valencia, somewhere that is well known for endless sunny days, I learnt found many new things.To address my first expectation, it was an unusually foggy day in the small town of Xàvita, Raimon's home town and the place in which he had chosen for this meeting. We settled down in a small restaurant...
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