What does Nick really think?

Gatsby and Daisy met today for the first time in years. I felt so uncomfortable! I even had to leave at one point to get away. I'm still not sure if playing match maker for the two of them was the brightest idea. Daisy's husband, Tom, seems to be very abusive. I'm guessing he could beat me up and maybe Gatsby, too, if he ever found out. The whole thing is a huge double standard because Tom is cheating on Daisy. I cannot believe the way Tom treats women!
Jordan. I have spent a lot of time with her of late. She interests me, but I definitely would never want to be more than friends. When we first met, at Tom and Daisy's home, she seemed sort of cold. She didn't even bother to introduce herself or acknowledge that I had come in the room. She seems very shallow and lacks depth.
I cannot figure Gatsby out. I think that he is hiding something. He has very strange friends, like Wolfsheim, and he offered for me to be apart of his business. What is his business that he does? Is it legal? Can I trust him? He seems to be okay with sneaking around and doing things that he maybe shouldn't, like having a secret meeting with another man's wife.

BP Oil Spill Ad Campaign

1. Propaganda Technique: testimonial- interview of famous chef
Fallacy: ad populum- focuses on feelings
2. Propaganda Technique: transfer- advertisement showed American flag
Fallacy: red herring- focuses on athlete instead of company
3. Propaganda Technique: plain folks- shows many regular people enjoying the gulf
Fallacy: observational selection- does not include any of the negatives of oil spill
4. Propaganda Technique: glittering generalities- uses phrase "best tourism"
Fallacy: bandwagon- uses phrase "so many people"

This Land is Your Land

He is very much in awe of the landscape of America, based on the lengthy descriptions of the land at the beginning of the song.  However, I think he is disappointed because not everyone is experiencing the same happiness and freedom that he has.  He wants people to know that all deserve to equal and free in America, given the stanza where he talks about the hungry people and questions the statement that is repeated throughout the song.  I agree with him that all should have the same chances and opportunities, but I think that once they are given the opportunities, they must work hard.

Super Bowl Commercials

1. Tide
appeal: pathos; logos
target audience: football fans (speaks to fans of both teams)
effective: It was comical and memorable, so it is effective in drawing people in and making sure people think about their product.
2. VW Get Happy
appeal: pathos
target audience: potential car buyers
effective:  It was effective because it was a feel good commercial.  They also showed the car driving in sunshine with happy music playing in the background.  Therefore, this is associated with the car.
3. Oreo Whisper Fight
appeal: pathos
target audience: oreo lovers
effective: This was effective due to the humor in the commercial.

Where Have you Gone Charming Billy?

The setting of a rice paddy during the war and a mood of hopelessness make the reader feel depressed and empathetic to PFC Paul Berlin.  The author uses phrases like "in the dark" and "very quiet" to describe Berlin's surroundings.  This instantly shows the reader that this place is depressing and not somewhere you would choose to be, and, thus, the reader feels bad for Berlin.  Then, the author describes what Berlin wishes life was like: "He was pretending he was a boy again, camping with his father in the midnight summer along the Des Moines River."  This point of Berlin's past is unreachable for him, which leads to hopelessness and causes readers to be depressed and hurt for him.

TV Commercials 50s and 60s

1. Country Corn Flakes
This commercial uses logos by explaining reasons it is a better cereal, such as the way milk affects the cereal, how the company made it, and what it is made of.  This uses half truths because it reinforces the idea that it is made from corn in the song, but, actually, they use rice, too.
2. Alka-Seltzer
This commercial contains logos by describing all of the medicine's uses and what it cures.  This contains confirmation bias because it only emphasizes the positives of Alka-Seltzer and leaves out the bad things, such as taste and side affects

Chain Gang

This song is referencing something that was holding that was holding down and trapping the people during the time this was written.  It talks about a chain gang, which did not exist in the 60s, but the groups were bound together and lacked freedom.  The lyrics do not hold a positive view as he says their are men that are moaning and living without their lover.