I think that a lackluster poster wouldn't cause people to ignore the cause. They might actually pay more attention to it since it wasn't very good. Design, although, is an important tool in grabbing attention and making the issue known to the public.On the interstate 20, in Columbia, there is a billboard that has a picture of an addict and a saying used to influence people not to do drugs. The picture was slightly disturbing and every time I drive by it, I am affected by the image that it portrays.

In response to the readings, I think they were helpful in setting out somewhat of a guide line for our papers. I have a better understanding on exactly what we're supposed to be doing for the assignment. To comment on the actual reading, I didn't think that the Girl Power piece was anything new. It was a common arguement that I have heard over and over again, and not just from taking women's studies classes. The way her paper was set up though, did help me get an idea for my paper.

I am a PC fan, although in reality, I would be happy with either computer. The mac has always been the sleeker of the two computers and generally, people seem to feel more important when they carry around a mac computer. Mac's are so completely different than regular pc's. This can sometimes turn off traditional users that are so used to the standard pc. The software is different, but still user friendly with some time. There are many useful features with a mac and they can be very helpful in getting things done. The only thing about using a mac for a word assignment is the format that it is in. Mac's are not nearly as popular as PC's when it comes to documents so a lot of things do not format to the Mac. Mac's advertising consists mainly of the idea that Mac's are the new wave of intelligence involving computers. Very modern and streamline models describe the usual plan of action that the Mac company presents.

The movie/song that stands out in my mind is Phantom of the Opera.
The movie is based off of a musical with lots of very. The meaning these songs are usually about love and hardship.
"Gentlemen goodluck, if you need me, I shall be in Australia."

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I chose Paul Brown's "Swinging". I think the authors central claim or agruement was to reflect on the life that this young man had past, present, and future. He talked about how he had made it out of Fayetteville and that was an accomplishment by looking at the trends and lifestyles that his friends had. The author used a lot of visual components, images of the back country, gorge, mountains and the typical good ole' boy to describe the situation. Metaphors were also a large part of the text. There was no instances of rhyme, rhythm or alliteration. I think the visual components of the text added to the main idea that the main speaker in the story had left his hometown.
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In Paul Brown’s, “Swinging” it is noted that very often, the main character has mentioned his almost escape from the previous life he used to have. In many ways, he was grateful for his opportunity since his friends were basically a model for what his life would have been like if he hadn’t gone to college. I would think to argue in this paper that the main character of this short story was revisiting a part of his life that was very familiar to him since in a way, since he had been able to escape.

In Sonny's Blues, my first impressions were of a set of brothers that had deep differences but in the end, they seemed to come together through tragedy.  I first had the impression that the speaker was a woman until Sonny referred to him as brother.  I especially liked the piano influences.  As with being a musician myself, I can understand how so much emotion and stock can be put into a performance.

What struck me the most interesting in Videotape was how they described the girls emotions and reactions.  It was a bit unnerving to read about such events but at the same time, interesting because not often does something like this actually happen.  I didn't really understand the point of making this into a somewhat fictional story.