BC NDP April fools attack ad

1. i think the NDP's strategy of having an attack ad against them selves is good because it draws attention to the negativity of attack ads and how they are dealt with

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South park postmodernism

1.  Choose three key aspects of Postmodernism and blog about how they apply to this episode of South Park.
1. three key aspects of post modernism used are things like the Parody, the representation of diverse voices, and intertextuality. each of these aspects apply them selves to south park in different ways. for examle in outh park they make lots of jokes about the Christian religion. aswell in the video there are two points of view in the story. lastly they use intertextuality by using lyrics that are already in songs and making them their own by adding one word.

Adbuster

My adbuster is on mcdonalds. the adbuster i chose to do represents how mcdonalds is a money hungry corporation. in my eyes, all mcdonalds cares about is making profit from the food they sell.

ikea monkey and suicide

Ikea Monkey and Nurse Suicide

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - David Bradley

1.Find a meme of the Ikeamonkey and explain why you think Ikeamonkey became a worldwide trend.

2.Many people are assigning blame in the tragic death of the UK nurse involved in an Australian DJ prank. Do you think there is someone/something to blame? (DJ's/Mental Health/Royalty)

1. i think ikea monkey came to be a world wide trend because in our society we are not used to seeing a small monkey being dressed and taken to ikea also it provides an entertainment factor


2.i think he is to blame abit and that it was a little far of a joke but at the same time it was not the biggest deal in the world that she believed him

worldstar and reddit

Articles criticizing Worldstarhiphop and Reddit.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - David Bradley

Read the two articles that criticize Worldstarhiphop and Reddit and answer the following questions.
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1. How do we find a balance between free speech and hate speech on the internet? Should all websites have a moderator to censor content that is unfit for viewing?

2. Should there be a law banning people from uploading videos of abuse and illegal acts.

3. Does having sites like Worldstarhiphop and Reddit do anything to add to our culture and society or they simply a reflection of the darkest part of our society?

1.i think they should to restrict swearing and spam but not free speech

2. i dont agree because i find this can be a form of entertainment

3.i think they add a bad reputation on certain parts within communities or even in communities or cities as wholes/

Adbusters Unit

Adbusters Unit

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - David Bradley

1. Choose an article that is critical of the actions or behaviours of a major corporation or popular company or icon and post a link to your blog.
2. What is the intended message of the article?
3. Are you surprised by the content of the article? Is there anything in the article that you were not already aware of?
4. How do you think you can change the original intended message of the company or to question the ideals of the company you have chosen?
5. Post a link to a print ad that is currently presenting the companies image to the public.
6. Post an Adbuster spoof ad that is critical of the company.

1.  http://money.howstuffworks.com/mcdonalds5.htm

2. the intended message of this article is that mcdonalds is bad as a restaurant and it provides problems among communities for simple avoidable incidents such as a spilt hot coffee

3.i was not aware about all of the bad publicity towards mcdonalds about small incidents.

4.i can change a dollar sign and put a mcdonalds m in the middle to show they are unaffected by this because they have so much money

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Who killed the electric Car?

1. people in the documentary behaved differently because they all have different view points on the subject. for example some environmentalists believe we should have Ev cars while others think we should have hydrogen fuelled cars.

2. i agree with many of the environmentalists in the video because it is very important to be Eco friendly so we don't destroy our o-zone. also i think the electric car should have not been taken away because of the positive effect it has on the environment.

3. i think it was a little bit biased because it only showed a little bit of the gas fuelled cars perspective.

Seltzer man

  

1. Describe the ways different people in the Documentary behaved, or the kinds of values and beliefs they displayed. Replay an element from the film to support your opinion.

2.  How much do you agree or disagree with the ways in which they behaved, or the kinds of values and beliefs they displayed? Explain your feelings and point of view by replaying an element to support your opinion.

3.  Was there anything about the Documentary that was biased or omitted? If there was, why do you think things may have been left out?

4.  How did things like music, lighting, editing, statistics, expert opinions, news footage, celebrity opinions, testimonials (characters directly addressing the camera) and the various conventions of documentary affect your opinion of what you were viewing? Replay an element from the film that demonstrates one of the conventions of documentary film making.

5.  What is the overall message of the documentary? Is the message effectively conveyed to the audience? Choose one point in the film that demonstrates effective communication of the overall message.

  

1. the main beleif portrayed in the seltzer man was that the seltzer man was very family oriented and wanted to keep the seltzer man tradition alive in his family.

2. i dont really agree or disagree because i do not have a child and dont really have a job. im not very passionate about a certain thing like the seltzer man.

3. the only thing biased about the movie was that it did nt show much about the seltzer mans family.

4.the testimonials made the documentry very heart fillng and inviting and makes you want to listen to more. it sort of brings in the attention of the audience.

5.the overall message of the docmentry was more of the seltzer mans beleifs, he wanted to carry out tradition and keep the tradition of the setzer man alive.

Adbusters

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2.Mcdonalds provides fast food to people and changes the audiences mind becuase of the word on ronald mcdonalds lips. grease is all over your food when you go to mcdonalds

3.i think it is very effective because it questions how much you go there and eat mcdonalds
4.i agree because i feel that mcdonalds is not the best thing in the world to eat and it is very bad for you.

Sharkwater

1. i think some of the it could have been biased depending on how you look at it, for example it is presented in the view of someone against killing sharks opposed to a pro- shrak killer

2. most of the people in the film acted against the killing of sharks and felt anyway that shark fins can be saved they would do that. as an example a young asian lady said she would not serve shark fin soup at her wedding

3. i fully agree with the beleifs portrayed in the film. i am against the killing of sharks as much as they are

4. it may have affected peoples opinions because things like testimonials may have had a greater effect on people same with the music played at some points.