Super Bowl

Wilson dropping back. They are doing a slant play. He throws it to my guy, Chris Matthews. I step in front of him and I intercept the ball! I saved the Super Bowl! We are the Super Bowl champions! The offense goes out on the field. We have 20 seconds, and we run a fake play. They go offsides, and we go to the five yard line. We knee the ball, and the biggest fight breaks out. There was a penalty on the Seahawks. We go to the 10 yard line and knee, and the time runs out. We all rush on to the…

as well with the biggest event called the Super Bowl. Another major event in the United States is the presidential election. Both of these events are totally unpredictable. America would not be the same without these two major events, because they not only bring in millions of fans but they also can be used to feed information to the public. These two events are very similar to each other even though they have many major differences. The Super Bowl is the most well known American football…

It’s halftime of the Giants and the Patriots super bowl, Patriots are leading 10 to 9. My family surrounding me and we are waiting on … the advertisements? That’s right, we are all geared up and ready for super bowl ads. The only person actually watching the game was my dad. My mom, brothers, sisters, and I were all waiting for the half time ads. So, why do companies pay a whopping 4.5 million dollars for a 30 second slot of time during the super bowl? For the simple fact of, we watch them.…

fanatics sit and eagerly watch the Super Bowl in dreams of their favorite team making an unbelievable play that leads to victory. On the other side of the spectrum, others watch the Super Bowl for the well thought out commercials that are broadcasted during the big game. Every single advertisement is full of rhetoric devices that may appeal to viewers to try and keep them watching. Quite often, many of these commercials can be far more entertaining than the actual Super Bowl itself. Millions of…

Super Bowl 50 was one of the greatest moment in football history. It was the Super Bowl that determined if it will be Payton Manning last game in the NFL or will it be Cam Newton first Super Bowl championship win. Both teams were doing well for the regular season but the majority of the people were going for the Panthers because of their almost undefeated season. The Super Bowl is where family members and friends get together to have a good time. The reason I chose this article because I am…

Since its inception in 1967, the Super Bowl has amassed millions of viewers in the United States and across the globe. Friends and families gather around television screens at homes, in bars and restaurants, and just about anywhere else one can be placed, to watch the big game, the halftime show, and the commercials. Fifty years later, the trend continues, with over 111 million U.S. viewers watching the game live on television in February 2016. (Nielsen, 2016) This number does not include…

crimes of the 21st century. In an attempt to bring attention to a huge issue regarding human trafficking, the Abolishing Justice in the 21st Century (A21) organization made a campaign poster titled “The Super Bowl- Human Trafficking”, presenting statistical information which concludes that the Super Bowl is the largest human trafficking incident in the United States. The poster displays a photo of a woman who running through a tunnel towards the light. The A21 organization strongly believes…

the Super Bowl every year and many enjoy the commercials too. As years pass, the commercials must change with the times, trying to be as funny and appealing to as many as possible. In an effort to be remembered, many companies have created some very controversial commercials which may not be appropriate for younger viewers. As society changes its taste, the commercials must too, but where must we draw the line? There were two rejected commercials I found extremely inappropriate for the Super…

Cultural Artifact: Budweiser: Super Bowl TV Commercial The famous Budweiser puppy and Clydesdale horse commercials have appealed to many people around the nation. It portrayed a friendship between two animals that has an effect on people. There are many factors that contribute to the overall influence that an advertisement can have on an audience. For the past few years Budweiser have been producing fascinating advertisements involving the Clydesdale horses and a cute puppy. These ads…

This story must begin with an understanding of how the Super Bowl has evolved. Though it has always been a big game -- the first edition placed enormous stress on a man named Vince Lombardi (and probably contributed to his early death in 1970 at age 57) -- the cultural significance of the Super Bowl needed time to emerge in American life. Accordingly, the weight of the Super Bowl wasn't larger than life at the beginning. The game had to become a cultural event. The empty seats for the first…