Saturday Night Live

The Saturday Night Live “Pepsi” commercial was an example of satire because it met the qualifications to do so. Those qualities were talking about a serious social issue, interpreting it in a humorous way, and overall making a valid point. The satire sketch was referencing the Pepsi commercial that was released earlier this year. The commercial displays a protest that is in full motion on streets. People of all races can be seen as participants of this protest. Then, Kendall Jenner comes into…

Within the video there are three black men wearing traditionally frowned upon clothing in a bad neighborhood talking their lives. In one part of the skit, one of the men say, “I got like ten bitches man...my dog walking business is bubbling!” This scene is meant to force the audience to make negative assumptions on what the man means by ‘bitches’ because of his blackness. By…

Aziz Ansari, an Indian-American actor and comedian, is best known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation. He was invited as a comedian to talk on the American television show “Saturday Night Live,” a day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. In his performance, Ansari discusses several factors that contribute to rising racial problems that appear after Donald Trump’s election as president. He points out that a certain group of people, “lowercase KKK”, is rising…

along with a fake product called “Turtle Shirt” shown on the popular television show, Saturday Night Live. We created two advertisements through Photoshop that were made to be shown across multiple social media platforms and displayed on billboards throughout larger cities, such as Los Angeles and New York City. Our target demographic is mainly men who have continuous awkward situations within their daily lives. The advertisements were created using a bright green color, representing a turtle,…

invaded the Olympic grounds and killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.”1 With the popularity of the television and with one in almost every home, sports became even more watched by Americans everywhere. One of the most popular football shows, Monday night football, was started in 1970. “At the end of the 70's two major changes in the game happened 1. ESPN and 2. three point line added.”2 2. “1970s Important News and Events, Key Technology…

Moving in with a best friend Coming home to an empty guess room and spare keys on the key ring is not how you want to end a weekend. Saturday morning I received a text from my best friend, we had been having issues with our living situation. The pain of knowing my best friend just packed up and left was terrible, I was basically losing my best friend. Senior year is full of excitement with prom and graduation all just at your fingertips. Also full of decisions like what you are going to do for…

Intro Performance issues and motivation is an understanding that is needed in every job. Performance issues can be skill driven, however, most performance issues are driven by motivation. As Baack (2012) stated motivation is at the beginning of behaviors, maintains it, and can end it. It is important to understand the driver of the performance issue and identify a performance plan to assist in correcting the issue. In reviewing a performance issue around production, we are going to review…

hair, wide lapels and bell bottoms, his music helped define the disco era. Temperton died of cancer last week in London, according to a statement from his publisher. He was 66. Temperton wrote such hits as "Thriller," "Rock with You," and "Boogie Nights." But even disco had songs that were layered with great harmonies and robust horn parts. Temperton's ability to craft a song with funk and soul earned him comparisons to Stevie Wonder. Temperton grew up on the northeast coast of England. He said…

Mr Tuck I am writing to you on behalf of my parents Anthony and Deborah Holmes to provide some furthur clarification on the circumstances regarding the debt owed to your client Mrs Harris. I understand its under your duress whether you take any heed of this email but I feel there has been some information lost along the line in regards to our agreement with Mrs Harris. I do not claim to have any legal knowledge on these matters so forgive me if the following is a bit basic but, as has been the…

Bagel Hockey Case Analysis The bagel hockey case outlined a scenario that combined a cohesive group of young adults, too much free time, and too little management. The cafeteria manager, Mrs. Larby, made an unannounced weekend visit to the cafeteria and found her employees violating one of the business rules of no horseplay. When she walked in on a busy cafeteria, only a couple of employees were functioning in their roles while the rest were playing floor hockey with brooms and stale bagels in…