Ashley


 * week 5 5/12/13**
 * 1) For our project we did an advertising campaign for the candidate for mayor given to us. We used plenty of propaganda techniques such as the plain folks and bandwagon. The goal was to drag in as many voters as possible using the techniques. We also had to beat competition by using scandals to our advantages and explaining our goals for mayor. Our group used plain folks, glittering generalities and name calling in the election. We used a scandal against Stodgers, used sympathy and compared ourselves to all our our voters.
 * 2) The most challenging part of this project was choosing our means of advertising without going our or price limit and also defending ourselves against the scandal and questions thrown out at us. It would be better if It were more organized or if we had more time. I also would have been better if during the town hall meeting, it was more in order and everyone had a chance to talk, so the representatives wouldn't get cut off in the middle of every sentence.
 * 3) In the future, if i ever need advertise, prove a point or get someone on my side, i know how to do so. The propaganda techniques are very useful in arguments.In other classes whenever we do voting or any project like this one, i know what to do and how to lead my group. Out of high school setting this could be use full, because we were given and assignment with little direction and we had to come up with the ideas and advertising ourselves. So in the workplace if my boss comes to me with something to do in a week i know how to start and and idea what to do. I can use my propaganda techniques.

week 5 3/21/14
Photoshop is really unnecessary. I think that using it in advertising creates an unrealistic image of what normal humans look like. Someone who is uncomfortable with their physical characteristics can develop altered self esteem. Seeing these edited photos of models and such in the media can make you think " Hey maybe i should lose more weight to look like that" and "I need a thigh gap".Its the littlest things that can change how someone looks at the self in the blink of an eye. Not only girls go through this. People of all ages and genders can have lowered self esteem. I can even become and effect among guys. Guy can come to a belief that they are too skinny or too large and to be successful in life you must be big and muscular, when that clearly isn't the case. In "[|Photoshopping Real Women into Cover Models] " normal, and beautiful moms and women were edited into people who don/t even exist.They were edited to a point where their kids or mothers didn't completely recognize them. That why photo shop is unnecessary. Businesses would be so much more successful if they advertised in a realistic, relatable way. like if a heavy duty weight loss commercial did not show a girl who used it to be 150 ( a perfectly normal weight) and their after picture be a tiny 110 pound person in a bikini with a fake smile. Photoshop can hurt peoples physical images.

week 4 3/14/14
FREE WRITE Ashley Gill Topic: Lil Boosie Earlier this week Lil Boosie was released from jail. I am not sure of the charges but it was a big deal. Everyone was so estatic to see tht he was released.If you are not sure who Lil Boosie is, he is a rapper known mostly in the early 2000s and around 2008. One of his main hits is

week 4 FREE WRITE 3/14/14
topic: The Malaysian Aircraft A popular story in the news lately is the disappearance of a malaysian aircraft. Flight 370 disappeared on satellites last week leaving the families of over 200 passengers and the rest of the world in shock. There are many conspiracies around the flight disappearance like, aliens, worm holes and the north koreans. I believe the pilot is the onwe responsible for the planes disappearing trick. In "[|Missing Maylaysia airline pilot SMOKED and chatted with us in the cockpit"] it has been uncovered that the pilot has previously let passengers in the cockpit to smoke and they entertained him while they were in air. Most would think that this is unethical and irresponsible. That is why i hold the pilot responsible for the planes disappearance. Any smart and safe pilot wouldnt permit any passenger into the cockpit, and especially take pictures and smoke with them. I say the pilot turned off the satellite and flew the plane to a planned destination. We can still find the plane.

week 3 2/28/14
Unfortunately the society today has celebrity and powerful people valuing partying, having fun and disrespect lots of the time such as Miley Cyrus. Theres nothing wrong with living your life with "no regrets" as she says in ' [| Miley Calls Herself a Feminist and Says Shes Empowering to Women] '. But she should realize before calling her self empowering to all women, that being as famous as she is she should shes can set bad example. Its great that shes is being true to herself but i don't believe she can be concerned a hero of society because she doesn't show the trait of bravery or leadership, etc.

The heroes of today are brave, strong mentally and leaders. Anyone can be a hero, not only famous people or people that everyone knows about. The society should value everyday people who save lives or speak for what hey believe is right. An example is any soldier who has fought or threaten their lives for the rich people of society to live in luxury today. Or a store cashier who fights off a robber. An example used in ' [|Jennifer Lawrence blasts oversexed behavior from stars like Miley Cyrus: 'For some disgusting reason, young sex sells'] is Katniss in the series The Hunger Games. She is fictional character but her courage and strength, she is a great role model for boys and girl of all races. Even the simplest things that take bravery to even attempt to do. Anyone who does acts of kindness can be a hero. = =

week 2 2/21/14
The first article with the t-shirts was surprisingly sexist. I think that its unfair to females and it says that they need someone to rely on even though many women today are just as independent as a man could be. It would better represent today if the shirt was talking about how we rely on one another, instead of saying that women completely rely on men. The second article talked about how girls clothing is growing to be more sexual and permiscious nowadays. i completely agree with this and i am against it. I thinks it fine to try to dress like the crowd and like your role models but only to a certain extent. We also need better role models for young girls. Girls should be able to express their inner selves through what they wear and not just their bodies. We can learn from society that nowawdays women are dependent on getting a man and its the only way they they can grow or be successful. And the way of getting a man is showing off your body and wearing skimpy revealing clothing.We also learn the the men are way more successful and powerful than any women could every be. I strongly believe that women and girls should show more respect for themselves and not live up to these stereotypes.

week 1 February 7th,2013- Its crucial to be critical of the things we publish,speak and spread because whether its positive to you or you're not really thinking anything of what you say, it can negatively affect other people even if you don't realize it. There have been words and phrases from long ago that are very degrading that are still being used today. The inappropriate words that we say are spread to the younger generation are repeatedly used and never go away, even though they can disrespect and hurt people that can relate or come from that background.

 In lots of situations like this one in an article called The Intersection of Homophobia and Hip Hop: Where Tyler Met Frank people are saying things without thinking."Tyler absolves himself of any responsibility by claiming that he's not aiming the word at gay people in particular, but just using it as a synonym of weakness and stupidity." The people who use derogatory terms don't even realize its hurting people. Famous artists don't realize that they could have way more listeners without using those insulting terms or that they are spreading hate. Another quote from the article is "When Frank Ocean's eloquent letter to the world about his nuanced sexuality came out, I was really intrigued by the fact that Tyler was first in line to celebrate the singer. Tweeting such effusive support as "It's about time," "My big brother just did that" and "So proud of you," he still managed to juxtapose that seeming display of affection with the homophobic lyrics he's known for." This shows ts better to support others than to break them down. From my own experience, i know that there is a song called " Same love" by macklemore and hes a rapper thats rapping about the rights of Gays ands the struggle of not being respected. This song is catchy and people who aren't even homosexual enjoy it. More public media that preach supportive lyrics, instead of breaking them down would be more popular and effective.