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.

2+2=5

The song 2+2=5 is talking about people's efforts to convince others of untrue things.  For example, the lyrics say, "Oh go up to the king, and the sky is falling in."  Clearly, the sky is not falling in.  The tone is threatened, desperate, and defiant.  The theme is that the more untrue things are fed to you, the more you begin to believe them and question your own beliefs.  The last few lines back this up: "But it's not. Maybe not."

Hunting Painting

Claim #1 The couple shown is married.
Support #1 The man and woman are holding each other and shown with a child.

Claim #2 The young boy is learning to hunt.
Support #2 The boy is shown with the man who is hunting, but he is not yet holding a gun of his own.

Claim #3 The painting puts a negative spin on hunting.
Support #3 The people have serious, not happy expressions, and the child is placed in front of the hunter as though he is better or more important as a non-hunter.