In a day and age where obesity is at an all time high in the United States and climate change continues to damage our environment people are continuously searching for ways to become healthier and help create a sustainable environment. Enter plant-based diets. Cattle and other farms raising animals that will eventually be turned into […]
Author: Rose Spahn
What Tim Urban Teaches us About the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
How many of us are procrastinators? Tim Urban in his Ted Talk titled Inside the mind of a Master Procrastinator describes what goes through his mind when he decides to procrastinate. He describes how he even put off writing his entire 90 page senior thesis until three days before it was due. He explains that […]
What fans can learn from watching The West Wing
If you have ever watched the West Wing you likely remember the episode when the president is shot and the white house staff is shuffling to keep the United States functioning. CJ Craig the press secretary in the white house must release a press briefing describing the condition of the president and what is known […]
Statistics are great, but are they accurate?
What is the best way to convince people of the importance of a certain issue. Emotional and ethical appeals are effective, but most of the time data and statistics are necessary to convince people to change something about their way of life. Where do people find these facts and data? Studies, and articles about studies […]
How has online streaming services changed the way we watch T.V.?
When was the last time you and your family sat around your television to watch your favorite T.V. show? Had you been waiting a full week for the next episode? I remember when I was young my family would all sit together and watch the show Psych nearly every week. Now my family may watch […]
Has Technology Changed Peoples’ Lifestyles Forever?
The introductions of smartphones and other technology into the lives of teenagers in the 21st century should be considered a paradigm shift because the lifestyle of Americans today has experienced a mass change from only 20 years ago. Everyday I wake up to the sound of “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles, I immediately reach […]
Who is the Modern Rosie the Riveter?
Rosie the Riveter is a well-known symbol throughout the United State. Her main purpose was to promote the movement of women into the workforce during World War II. She was created by artist J. Howard Miller as an advertisement in 1943 that was displayed on the Westinghouse Electric Corporation factory. Erick Trickey in his Washington […]
What saying is more convincing the “Don’t Drink and Drive”
Drunk driving accounts for 29% of all traffic related deaths in the United States (MADD). Organizations are constantly looking for ways to convince people not to drink and drive. This bumper stickers uses logos to convince people that drinking and driving is wrong in a comedic way. It is obvious that no one wants to […]
How Coca-Cola Took Advantage of Nationalism in WWII
1942, in the midst of World War II, men are being drafted and everyone is doing what they can for the war effort. America “home of the free” is fighting for the freedom of other countries threatened by Germany and Japan. This Coca-Cola advertisement published in 1942 feeds on the idea that people are loyal […]
How Bloomingdale’s Went Wrong in Advertising
How politically incorrect can an ad really be? How is this Bloomingdale’s ad published in 2015 so insensitive to the topics of sexual assault? Every time I look at this ad it honestly gets worse. There are really three main aspects of the ad that emphasize the fact that it is referencing attempted sexual assault. […]