Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Blog #12 Effects of Persuasion
Out of all the commercials we watched, I liked the Budweiser one because it was the one that caught my attention the most. The reason why it caught my attention the most was because of the puppy. The puppy in the commercial was super adorable and sweet. It kept escaping to go see its friend, a horse that was on the other side in a farm. The friendship between these 2 different animals gave the commercial a warm image that caught the audiences attention because it made us all smile in a joyful way. The song used in the commercial also had a huge impact on the audience because it was a soft song that made everyone feel some type of happiness/ put us in a good mood.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Blog #11 Style Analysis
The teleplay Sorry Right Number by Stephen King exemplifies the quality of style by using syntax. This is used to show us how the character is feeling. For example, Katie says "Pol? Honey? Are you alright?" this tells us that Katie is worried about her daughters safety. King focused on this technique in order to create suspense within the audience.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Blog #10 Your new name
Honestly if I had the chance to change my name to something else, I wouldn't. Despite the fact that people do call me "Britney Spears" a lot, I still wouldn't want to change my name because it fits me. According to the dictionary, it says that a person with the name Britney is a generous person who helps and care for others. This is true, I noticed how I've always helped someone when they needed help. The name "Britney" defines the person I am today. I am blessed to be called "Britney" and I'm not ashamed.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Blog #9 Psycho Analysis
In Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock used cross cutting in order to show us what was happening at the same time and to put the audience at the edge of their seats. For example, Hitchcock used cross cutting when Sam and Norman were in the office talking about the money and when Lailah was inside the house searching for the mom. This allowed us to see what was happening at the same time but in different places. Cross cutting was effectively used in the movie because we saw the two different scenes at the same time creating suspense.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Blog #8 Views on Revenge
I think the quote "It is useless to meet revenge with revenge: it will heal nothing." from the novel The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien is saying that there's no point in trying to get equal with someone by revenge because in the end, nothing would happen. Trying to get over a situation with someone by using revenge can only create more problems.
I agree with this quote because there really isn't a reason to get revenge on the other person. For example if a kid were to be bullied by another person and the kid bullies the bully, the only thing that would happen is that the kid would get even more bullied by the bully and that would cause more serious problems for the kid. Revenge is not the answer to solve a problem.
I agree with this quote because there really isn't a reason to get revenge on the other person. For example if a kid were to be bullied by another person and the kid bullies the bully, the only thing that would happen is that the kid would get even more bullied by the bully and that would cause more serious problems for the kid. Revenge is not the answer to solve a problem.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Blog 7 "The Raven" Preview
In my own opinion, I think that these words are mysterious and creepy. Someone who likes dark and spooky things would probably use these words. These words create an eerie mood because I don't ever hear or see anyone use this type of vocabulary in their writing besides Poe because he's into the creepy stuff. I also think that these words have a bit of the past to them because instead for using "folk tale" Poe used "lore".
Friday, October 25, 2013
Blog #6 Narrative
“Woohoo guys! We’re almost out of college!” Christian said
“Yeah man. 2 more weeks left. We should go on a road trip to celebrate” Jim hollered across the room
The California college students Christian, Jim, Allison and Lily all agreed on the idea. They all decided to take a road trip to Arizona. On the way there, Allison the smart brunette reads the map and directs Christian. When Allison was about to tell Christian to turn, lily asks to take over the map. Within an instant reply, Allison hands over the map to Lily because she didn’t want Lily to bitch.
“Ugh, why did you have to give the dumb blonde chick the map? You know she’s stupid right? I’m surprised she made it through college” Jim whispered to Allison.
Allison just laughed within herself. Lily’s turning the map in circles trying to figure out the way to read it. When she finally realizes how to read it, she tells Christian to turn right up ahead.
“Turn right up ahead”
“Are you sure?” Christian asked
“Yes! Just turn dammit”
As Christian slowly turns, Jim the smart Asian fella notices that they were turning onto Route 666. Jim tells Allison and she gets scared. When Christian turned onto the route, the sky went from light to really dark. The pretty clouds disappeared and wolves howled in the distance. It was really creepy.
“Where are we?” Allison asked her friends.
“Route 666, shortest way to where we are headed” Lily giggled.
Everything was going fine until they saw someone on the side of the road.
“Hey look! There is someone right there!” Christian said in shock. “I’m going to pull over” Christian swerved off to the side of the road and waits for the man.
“This is a bad idea, we should go right now before something bad happens.” Allison alerted Christian.
Christian drove off but as they were going pass the man, he slowed down to get a good look of the man’s face. The car then swerved off to the other side of the road.
“Holy shit! Did anyone see that or was that just me?!” Christian shouted
“No no no! We saw that too! What the fuck was that?” Jim replied.
It was a faceless hitchhiker that was wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Up ahead, from a distance they all saw light. A light from a gas station. Christian speeds to the gas station for help. There was a man alone all by himself. Jim notices that he was wearing the same clothes as the hitchhiker. A blue shirt and a pair of black pants. It was a coincidence but Jim really didn’t pay attention to him as much. As everyone went to use the restroom, Lily goes to the lady across the street. The lady was wearing a white gown with a little bit bloodstains on it. She had long brownish/reddish hair. The others then came back and wonders where Lily went. The lady across the street sucked the soul of Lily and transforms to look exactly like Lily. The man in the gas station then takes Lily’s body somewhere no one can find her. When they all got into the car, “Lily” tells them that she went to go ask the man which way they should go. Jim and Allison look each other in a funny way because Lily was acting weird. She was staring out the window and talking to herself.
“Look! There’s a house right there” Allison said
“Oh yeah! That’s really weird. It’s the middle of no where and like the house is just right there” Jim added.
Christian then turns onto the road where the house was located not aware that there was a sign up front saying “DO NOT ENTER”. The house looked really nice from the distance but as they got to the house, it was really old. The house outlasted other houses they saw. 2 of the 3 glass windows remained. The lights weren’t working but there was a fire pit and some wood on the side. Jim, Christian, and Lily stayed in the living room while Allison wandered off in the house.
“Ugh ew, it smells really bad. I wonder who lived here.” She said to herself
There was a room that had a disturbing smell. Allison wanted to know what it was so then she called for the others. Christian and Jim ran to Allison in disgust asking her what happened.
“What’s that smell? It smells as if something had died in here!”Jim stated.
"Jim, go open the closet door. I'm not doing that. It smells really bad" Christian mumbled while covering his face with his shirt.
"No. We're all going to open the door together, right Allison?"
"Yeah sure..." Allison said with a disgusted face.
The three college students took a step closer to the closet and reached out their hands. They pulled the latch and BAM! There was a stripped down white blonde girl in there.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S LILY!" They all gasped
"Then..then who was with us in the car?!" Jim murmured
They all ran out screaming for their lives. When they got outside, the man at the gas station and the lady in the white gown transformed to what they really look like and what they tricked the kids with. Jim, Allison, and Christian ran as fast as they could leaving their car behind because they didn't have much time to waste to start the car. From running for their lives, they finally made it to the road. Lucky them, a police officer showed up. Jim then explained to the officer what happened but then he didn't believe them. The police officer thought that they were drinking that night so he took the kids to the police station where other officers were asking them questions. Some police officers were sent to check the "haunted" road and house they were in. After all, Jim, Allison, and Christian were right. There was something wrong with the road and the house. By the way, the spirits of the route still remains and have been seen by many people. Beware...
“Yeah man. 2 more weeks left. We should go on a road trip to celebrate” Jim hollered across the room
The California college students Christian, Jim, Allison and Lily all agreed on the idea. They all decided to take a road trip to Arizona. On the way there, Allison the smart brunette reads the map and directs Christian. When Allison was about to tell Christian to turn, lily asks to take over the map. Within an instant reply, Allison hands over the map to Lily because she didn’t want Lily to bitch.
“Ugh, why did you have to give the dumb blonde chick the map? You know she’s stupid right? I’m surprised she made it through college” Jim whispered to Allison.
Allison just laughed within herself. Lily’s turning the map in circles trying to figure out the way to read it. When she finally realizes how to read it, she tells Christian to turn right up ahead.
“Turn right up ahead”
“Are you sure?” Christian asked
“Yes! Just turn dammit”
As Christian slowly turns, Jim the smart Asian fella notices that they were turning onto Route 666. Jim tells Allison and she gets scared. When Christian turned onto the route, the sky went from light to really dark. The pretty clouds disappeared and wolves howled in the distance. It was really creepy.
“Where are we?” Allison asked her friends.
“Route 666, shortest way to where we are headed” Lily giggled.
Everything was going fine until they saw someone on the side of the road.
“Hey look! There is someone right there!” Christian said in shock. “I’m going to pull over” Christian swerved off to the side of the road and waits for the man.
“This is a bad idea, we should go right now before something bad happens.” Allison alerted Christian.
Christian drove off but as they were going pass the man, he slowed down to get a good look of the man’s face. The car then swerved off to the other side of the road.
“Holy shit! Did anyone see that or was that just me?!” Christian shouted
“No no no! We saw that too! What the fuck was that?” Jim replied.
It was a faceless hitchhiker that was wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Up ahead, from a distance they all saw light. A light from a gas station. Christian speeds to the gas station for help. There was a man alone all by himself. Jim notices that he was wearing the same clothes as the hitchhiker. A blue shirt and a pair of black pants. It was a coincidence but Jim really didn’t pay attention to him as much. As everyone went to use the restroom, Lily goes to the lady across the street. The lady was wearing a white gown with a little bit bloodstains on it. She had long brownish/reddish hair. The others then came back and wonders where Lily went. The lady across the street sucked the soul of Lily and transforms to look exactly like Lily. The man in the gas station then takes Lily’s body somewhere no one can find her. When they all got into the car, “Lily” tells them that she went to go ask the man which way they should go. Jim and Allison look each other in a funny way because Lily was acting weird. She was staring out the window and talking to herself.
“Look! There’s a house right there” Allison said
“Oh yeah! That’s really weird. It’s the middle of no where and like the house is just right there” Jim added.
Christian then turns onto the road where the house was located not aware that there was a sign up front saying “DO NOT ENTER”. The house looked really nice from the distance but as they got to the house, it was really old. The house outlasted other houses they saw. 2 of the 3 glass windows remained. The lights weren’t working but there was a fire pit and some wood on the side. Jim, Christian, and Lily stayed in the living room while Allison wandered off in the house.
“Ugh ew, it smells really bad. I wonder who lived here.” She said to herself
There was a room that had a disturbing smell. Allison wanted to know what it was so then she called for the others. Christian and Jim ran to Allison in disgust asking her what happened.
“What’s that smell? It smells as if something had died in here!”Jim stated.
"Jim, go open the closet door. I'm not doing that. It smells really bad" Christian mumbled while covering his face with his shirt.
"No. We're all going to open the door together, right Allison?"
"Yeah sure..." Allison said with a disgusted face.
The three college students took a step closer to the closet and reached out their hands. They pulled the latch and BAM! There was a stripped down white blonde girl in there.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S LILY!" They all gasped
"Then..then who was with us in the car?!" Jim murmured
They all ran out screaming for their lives. When they got outside, the man at the gas station and the lady in the white gown transformed to what they really look like and what they tricked the kids with. Jim, Allison, and Christian ran as fast as they could leaving their car behind because they didn't have much time to waste to start the car. From running for their lives, they finally made it to the road. Lucky them, a police officer showed up. Jim then explained to the officer what happened but then he didn't believe them. The police officer thought that they were drinking that night so he took the kids to the police station where other officers were asking them questions. Some police officers were sent to check the "haunted" road and house they were in. After all, Jim, Allison, and Christian were right. There was something wrong with the road and the house. By the way, the spirits of the route still remains and have been seen by many people. Beware...
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