The first blog I commented on was Dafney Figaro's ad, which was on a video game. I commented that she took a very good angle on the ad because it was geared towards men and even though the game has very little to do with women and more with racing, it's main focus is a provocative woman. The ad analysis mainly describes this woman which is good because the background is blurred causing her to stand out even more. The ad is very well analyzed and describes exactly what the viewer should be looking at since the general audience for the game will be men.
Second I commented on Eduardo Morales's blog. While his ad analysis was very descriptive and well written I felt that he should have talked about the text on the ad more. While the image of the ad was described thoroughly in the analysis that focused mainly on the male viewers, a dominant male standing tall; the shot is taken from a downward angle to show a woman on the floor with the man towering over her in dominance. The text implies that the man and woman were recently in a relationship and I feel like that probably would aim at a different type of viewer, possibly females. However the ad analysis was still very thorough and well written.
Being a stranger commenting on a blog did not affect me but I feel like it might affect how my comment is viewed, since the people have no clue who I am. While critiquing I learned to focus on positive and negative feedback. If you give a little of both I feel that the receiver is more likely to take note.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Blog 9- Research
Thesis-a subject for a composition or essay
Research- investigate carefully
Argument- a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point
Claim- to assert or maintain as a fact
reasons- a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action
evidence-that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof
After Reading the mid-term media assignment, and defining the terms, I need to come up with a solid thesis. Then I need to conduct research from various sources and come up with arguments, reasons, and evidence to support my claim. As I stand now I feel that television influences behavior. Given the amount of television people watch it becomes a constant experience impacting their life.
MLA Format consists of the Author, Title, copyright and page in a specific style.
Research- investigate carefully
Argument- a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point
Claim- to assert or maintain as a fact
reasons- a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action
evidence-that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof
After Reading the mid-term media assignment, and defining the terms, I need to come up with a solid thesis. Then I need to conduct research from various sources and come up with arguments, reasons, and evidence to support my claim. As I stand now I feel that television influences behavior. Given the amount of television people watch it becomes a constant experience impacting their life.
MLA Format consists of the Author, Title, copyright and page in a specific style.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Blog 12
Today I found a lot of good websites with experiments and statistics that will help me to write my paper. I have many sources to back up my claim that television leads to violence, however I am still evaluating this since there are also experiments that disagree with my claim. I still need to put together some type of format so that I can figure out how I am going to elaborate for 10 pages on this topic. I also read up on Tannis Macbeth Williams who conducted an experiment on a Canadian town when it first recieved TV finally in 1973. I am finding it difficult to find more examples like this one, as it is difficult to conduct an experiment on an entire town. Hopefully I have enough information at this point to begin my paper and support my claim with enough evidence.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Blog 11
Claim-an assertion of something as a fact
reasons-a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action.
evidence-that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
After some research I have come up with the claim that television and media in general can lead to violence but not in all circumstances. Television has been blamed in many cases of murder or violent acts, but I don't think it condones it and only believe it is used as an excuse. However it is difficult for media sources, because not only is violence a part of our every day life through the news, but it is also what people want to watch. The percentage of violence on television shows continues to grow according to many studies. I need to further my research and come up with more information, statistics, and evidence to support my claim.
www.cinemablend.com/new/Jackie-Chan-Banned-In-China-12058.html
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/9-12-2006-108532.asp
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/Key-Facts-TV-Violence.pdf
reasons-a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action.
evidence-that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
After some research I have come up with the claim that television and media in general can lead to violence but not in all circumstances. Television has been blamed in many cases of murder or violent acts, but I don't think it condones it and only believe it is used as an excuse. However it is difficult for media sources, because not only is violence a part of our every day life through the news, but it is also what people want to watch. The percentage of violence on television shows continues to grow according to many studies. I need to further my research and come up with more information, statistics, and evidence to support my claim.
www.cinemablend.com/new/Jackie-Chan-Banned-In-China-12058.html
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/9-12-2006-108532.asp
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/Key-Facts-TV-Violence.pdf
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