Adbuster Creation

For my own adbuster spoof, I created a McDonalds ad showing the results of eating fries. The original ad was made to show how fast people eat their fries, because they are so delicious. "Right after" they ordered the fries, they consumed them, and I added "days after" they consumed the fries, they gained weight/became fat.

Adbusters Unit Assignment

1. http://www.mcspotlight.org/campaigns/translations/trans_uk.html

2. This article criticizes McDonald's in every aspect, from exploiting workers, damaging the environment and promoting unhealthy food. To sum up the article, the writers believe that McDonald's is aiming for world domination, by suckling in children customers and undermining local communities.

3. I am very surprised by the information of this article. It's no secret that McDonald's is one of the least healthy and most prominent fast food chains. I didn't know that the animals were killed barbarically, because I believe I read or heard somewhere that they were human, although it makes more sense to imagine a bunch of cows on a conveyor belt to death. I also wasn't aware of all the horrible effects that McDonald's had on the environment, specifically with the clearing of habitats to raise cows.

4. I think I could change the original intent of any McDonald's product by showing an obese person eating it, because it points out how unhealthy McDonald's products really are. I really agree with this article, because McDonald's is promoting unhealthy food to a younger audience. This will lead to lifestyle habits, so many future generations will be unhealthy unless they learn to change or this stops.

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Adbusters Spoof Ad

1. https://www.adbusters.org/content/joe-chemo-bed

2. The intended message of the company was to portray a cool/hip smoker, named Joe Camel. The spoof ad creates a more realistic portrayal of someone who smokes often, because he has lung cancer.

3. I think the spoof ad does a good job of making the company's original ad look bad, and would certainly make me question it.

4. I agree with the sentiment of the spoof for the most part, although some people with cancer or who know people with cancer may not appreciate it because it uses the disease as a weapon against the company. Cancer is a known side effect of smoking, so I think that the use of it is fair & just.

Remember These Days Seltzer Man Questions

1. There was only one character, the seltzer man, and his values were hard work, family and tradition. He says so in his dialogue.

2. I agree with the seltzer man's values, because he lives his own way. Regardless of money and free time, he lives according to his beliefs.

3. There wasn't anything about the seltzer man's wife, whom he mentioned once in the documentary.

4. The whole documentary was very nostalgic, retro, and very calm. By leaving out all other characters except for the seltzer man, it creates a very solemn feel.

5. The overall message is to do what you believe in, and live to your values. It is also that tradition shouldn't go unappreciated, and sometimes older is better.

In class questions (dec 12)

1. Ikea Monkey meme

I find this particular meme to be funny, because it references The Dark Knight Rises, which is a movie that I watched recently and quite enjoyed. In the meme, the monkey is being compared to the character Bane because in the movie he wore a similar coat, and said "When Gotham is ashes, then you have my permission to die."

2. Australian DJ dilemma

In this situation, I do believe the Australian DJs are to blame. I think it would have been a funny prank and they did not cross any boundaries during the actual prank, but they broke a law by playing it on radio without the nurse's permission. If only they asked...

Interesting Article pertaining to Canadian Forces Reserves

http://www.cp24.com/news/military-jury-still-deliberating-in-case-of-reservist-1.1063114

In the above article, a Canadian Forces Reservist's court case is being discussed. Apparently, 1 squad members was killed and 4 were injured when a training course went awry. A claymore mine was pointed in the wrong direction when it detonated during a training course. The members of the squad in question were not following proper safety procedure at the time, and Major Darryl Watts is to blame, as he was in charge at the time.

This case is particularly interesting me, because I am considering joining the Canadian Reserves as a part time job, starting in April. Hearing about incidents like this are concerning, but I am only planning on joining for a part time position, so I'm not as worried.

ATTACHED: Picture of a claymore mine.

Sharkwater

1) I think some of the Shark Finner's side of the story was omitted, for an example, it may be the only income that family has.  The message that Rob Stewart is trying to convey is a positive message, so I don't mind that he has biased his documentary in his favor.

2) Rob Stewart and his friends seem to be unaware of the conditions that some of these shark finners.

3) I agree with the message of Rob Stewart  because it's an environmental friendly message, which will help us create a sustainable future.

4) It was clearly biased twords Rob Stewart, like when it played calm music during the shark parts and showed sharks being very calm and 'cute', while only portraying the finners uglier scenarios.

5) I do not agree with the courts overruling of the Shark Fin  Ban. First of all, I do not agree with the fact that sharks are being finned in the first place, because I find it very cruel. Secondly, the fact that they are calling it culturally biased is completely nonsense because the person who proposed the ban in the first place was of Asian heritage.