is presented by the ASPCA organization that focuses on rescuing abused animals. The goal of the video is to raise monetary contributions to help maintain shelter, medication, and care for these rescued animals. The authors were clever in choosing Sarah McLachlan, Grammy winner singer, as the spokesperson for their organization. Using a well known person to narrate the document, viewers tend to react to celebrities words than those of someone unknown. The introduction of the ad is the voice of…
traveled with no idea what to expect starting school in a completely new city. Like Sarah, when she answered Jacob`s advertisement and agreed to travel from Maine, I also agreed to move to an unfamiliar…
Since 1991 when The Smurfette Principle was written a lot of things have changed; mostly for the better. Movies, shows, politics, and the workforce have become a lot more female centered. However, there is always room for improvement in any area; I feel we are leaps and bounds ahead of how things used to be. Today I will thoroughly explain how things have changed for the better, for the female sex since Katha Pollitt’s essay was written over twenty years ago. As a mother of a preschool-aged…
used correctly, logos can aid in enhancing reliability. The ASPCA’s commercial attempts to accomplish this and gain sympathy with logos by presenting facts, but the effect is diminished by the lack of numbers and sources. For example, the speaker, Sarah McLachlan, asserts, “Everyday innocent animals are abused, beaten,…
“In the arms of the angel, fly away from here, from this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear. You are pulled from the wreckage, of your silent reverie. You're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here” (Sarah McLachlan). Each day, hundreds of animals die from hunger and abuse. The ASCPA allows abused and neglected animals to have a voice. It is an organization that provides food, shelter, and care for the animals. Even animals deserve to have the necessities…
On Sepetember 27, 2008, Saturday Night Live (SNL) performed a cold open sketch of Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin during the presidential election of 2008. Tina Fey impersonates Sarah Palin, while Katie Couric is portrayed by Amy Poehler. The two comedians mock an actual interview done by the potential vice president and journalist that was performed a few weeks prior. The 7 minute cold open, which is longer than most of their sketches, contains a plethora of communication methods to…
To what extent does hypocrisy affect society? Hypocrisy is normally seen as a personal issue and it’s societal impacts are often overlooked. During the Salem witch trials, hypocrisy played a huge role in the hangings of 19 people. It created mass hysteria, which deeply affected how Salem’s societal values were interpreted. Hypocrisy is ultimately responsible for the events in Salem and The Crucible, as characters try to cover up their own flaws with lies, leading to innocent people being hanged…
formatted to look and the culture also greatly affect his work.The cartoon’s main figure ( Sarah Palin) also believes that gun control could easily leave millions of people defenceless in the U.S., which given with the several who seek to brutalize Americans such as Terrorists, crazed gun-men, and even random psychos .…
What comes to mind when you hear the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan? Do you get teary-eyed and have to change the channel like the musician herself? When I hear this song the first thing that comes to mind is a bunch of wide-eyed mistreated puppies and kittens. Who is behind these television ads, (if you don’t already know)? The answer is the ASPCA. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was the first humane society to be established in North America back in 1866. The…
Cameron, an artificial intelligence called Skynet, dominates the future world and attempts to destroy all human life, causing a war between machine and human. On the verge of defeat in 2029, Skynet sends a “Terminator” back to the year 1984 to kill Sarah Conner, in order to wipe out the existence of John Connor, who is the leader of the human Resistance. To prevent the murder, John Connor sends one of his soldiers, Kyle Reese, back in time to protect his mother. Whenever time travel is brought…