Monthly Archives: September 2012

Reality of Movies

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

Like television, movies have a strong impact on society due to their popularity. I decided to further investigate the reality suggested in movies and found that movies, like reality TV, tend to portray “real people” with “real problems” however in … Continue reading →

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Visual Stimuli

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

Every once in a while I will take a break from all the “studying” I do during college and treat myself to a half hour of the Colbert Report. This week one particular segment caught my interest and that was … Continue reading →

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Nifty Fifties

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

For the Unit Two Assignment I am currently planning on analyzing fifties’ advertisements. Viewing them with my modern perspective, I find them rather comical. Their portrayal of women as inferior, as men as superior, and the overall nuclear family is … Continue reading →

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Sounds Galore

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

For this week’s passion blog I felt the desire to point out one of my favorite aspects of reality television: sound. Our textbook, Ancient Rhetorics, claims that visual stimulation plays a role in assisting rhetoric. The appearance of an artifact, … Continue reading →

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CoverGirl Cosmetic Commercials

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

One of the most popular commercials that easily draw the eyes of female viewers are the CoverGirl cosmetic commercials. The rhetoric CoverGirl includes in their commercials is very convincing. Their goal in trying to get women to invest in their … Continue reading →

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Reflection on Speech One

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

In retrospect, my very first college speech went better than I had originally thought. What I mean is that I originally expected myself repeating the scene from the “Princess Diaries” where Anne Hathaway gets so nervous during a speech in … Continue reading →

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Head Start Program

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

For my speech, I am planning on interviewing my aunt. For ten years she worked as a teacher in the Head Start. Head Start is a program that assists needing families in getting their children an education. It was her … Continue reading →

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Reality TV Addiction

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

Welcome to my weekly passion blog! My name is Megan and I’m majoring in both Psychology and Business; and it is for this reason that I decided to make my passion blog about reality TV. I know you may be … Continue reading →

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“Do the Right Thing” Response

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Megan Flaherty

In Spike Lee’s movie “Do the Right Thing” it is clear that his intention was to portray the social injustices taking places amongst society in a very moving and persuasive manner. In addition I feel that another goal of the … Continue reading →

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