Bullying Advertisment

The message I hope to get across through this advert is that bullying is wrong and nothing is being done about it. As part of my ad said, “out of 1490 kids surveyed 80% said they’d bullied another person” that’s around1192 of them have been bullies. This amount is very large, too large and sadly most parents and teachers don’t do/know anything about it.
To make my advert I chose a picture of a kid getting bullied and then I added some information about bulling in yellow to catch people’s attention. I then added a red ACT NOW! To emphasize its meaning.
I think this advertisement will do its job well because the emotions the child is showing is distress hurt and upset which make people want to act when they see. As I have added the statistic near the top in yellow, this (I believe) will also make teachers and parents to act because they realize how bad bullying is in some schools when they just don’t see it. I added the red ACT NOW! For emphasize and also for people who were still deciding if they should help or just stand back.
My target audience is parents, teachers and all other adults as this advert will play on their emotions and any adult with even a little bit of empathy will want to help.

Analysing Advertising

In this advertisement I see the three Rs, reduce-recycle-reuse. The frog is round and it has the continents in it. Its tongue is zapping out and its attached to the recycle sign. I think that the purpose of this advertisement is to get more people recycling. The way they have made it is very clever because the frog is the world and everything is green, this connects with the writing “GO GREEN!” I believe their target audience was teens and children because of the way it has been made and how it seems rather childish even with its important message. I believe the creator has used the colour green and the phrase “GO GREEN!” because “going green” is commonly referred to as recycling. The creator has put the 3 Rs in the ad because they are recycling motto and also because not everyone knows them and by putting them in the ad the creator is getting the message to the world. I believe this advertisement achieves its purpose of making everyone recycle because even if one person reduces or reuses or recycles it can help our world crisis.

















In this advert I see a surfer wearing a bio suit and carrying a surfboard, the beach he (I’m assuming) is walking on a deserted beach and there is a storm in the background. I believe the advert is about the fact that there is so much pollution going in to our oceans to swim or surf with out being contaminated you will have to wear a bio suit. The storm is supposed to represent that trouble is coming and also that chemicals can make storm clouds and cause acid rain. I think this ad is targeting teenagers because most of us can surf or like watching surfing or like to swim. I think the author of this ad chose dark, gloomy colours and then in the middle of it all is a surfer in a bight yellow bio suit. I believe it was made dark so that the yellow bio suit stood out as it is the main part of the advert. I believe the creator has added words to this advert to make its meaning even stronger and to help with explaining. I believe that the advert achieves its purpose because it sends a strong message that is clearly understood.

Dream Merchant

I have been reading Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving. The book is about a big trading company (Gippart) employs normal everyday boy Joshua Cope. What’s different about him is that he can fall asleep anywhere and he sometimes steals things. The trading company doesn’t just sell things in "real time" but also in dream time. He and his friend Baz along with Teresa get sent on a special mission into dream time where everything goes wrong. If you want to know more you should read the book.

Sentences and Definitions

Sentences - week 6
Psychology – Psychology is a subject you can major in at university.
Privilege – Taking piano lessons was a privilege that I just didn’t see.
Definitions and Sentences – week 7
Absolutely
Sentence: I absolutely hate capsicum.
Definition: totally and definitely
Immediately
Sentence: I needed medical help immediately.
Definition: without delay or hesitation
Necessarily
Sentence: I don’t necessarily think rollercoaster’s are fun.
Definition: in an essential manner
Carefully
Sentence: I carefully unlocked the door.
Definition: taking care or paying attention
Obstinately
Sentence: I obstinately disagreed
Definition: stubbornly
Voluntarily
Sentence: I voluntarily gave blood.
Definition: out of your own free will
Sensibly
Sentence: I sensibly walked around the glass.
Definition: In a sensible manner
Efficiently
Sentence: The car was finished efficiently.
Definition: able to accomplish a purpose
Frantically
Sentence: He was frantically looking around.
Definition: in an uncontrolled manner
Optimistically
Sentence: my friend is very optimistic.
Definition: looking on the brighter side
Scientifically
Sentence: My hypothesis was scientifically correct.
Definition: with respect to science
Temporarily
Sentence: The banks were temporarily unavailable.
Definition: for a limited time only
Unbelievable
Sentence: Her story was unbelievable.
Definition: beyond belief or understanding
Irretrievable
Sentence: My watch was irretrievable.
Definition: impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
Inflammable
Sentence: My flannel pajamas were inflammable.
Definition: not easily ignited
Charitable
Sentence: My parents are charitable people.
Definition: full of love and generosity
Irresistible
Sentence: My perfume was irresistible.
Definition: impossible to resist
Resignation
Sentence: The boss accepted my resignation.
Definition: the act of giving up
Autonomous
Sentence: The customer’s emotions are autonomous
Definition: not controlled by outside forces
Receivership
Sentence: the business is in receivership.
Definition: the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

Letter to the Editors

Agreeing

Dear Editor
I am writing this letter in agreement to the article “The Real Cost of Posh’s Locks” posted in the Courier Mail on the 17th August 2006. I agree with Tamara Kaminsky that the Indian women who shave their heads in the temple should be told who/what their hair is going to. I also believe they should be paid if their hair sold.
$5000 is the cost of “Posh’s Locks” and that’s to expensive considering the fact that it was most likely “Temple Hair” and from those poor, starving Indian women who only shave their hair off for luck and healthiness. We all know that “beauty comes at a price” but who’s willing to pay 5 grand for some ones hair when they know where it’s coming from and the poor person who “divest[ed] themselves of their crowning glory”. “In the time it takes for a footballer’s wife to have human hair extensions… in Northern India thousands of women are divesting themselves of their crowning glory”, this quote is showing that thousands of women do it for the religious reasons. “They wait patiently in line on the cold stone floor… to have their hair shaved off with a dry razor”, this is not only painful but they have to do it in bad condition.
In conclusion I hope that I have shown you that I agree with what has been posted in your magazine and that Indian women of the Hindu Temple should be told there their hair is going and they should get some type of payment for it even if it’s in the form of food.

Disagreeing

Dear Editor
I believe that the system they have at the Hindu Temple is ok. No one has any problems with it. Are you familiar with the saying “what you don’t know wont hurt you?” They willing sacrifice their hair to the Hindu Temple what the temple does with it isn’t their business.
“Beauty comes at a price”, we all know it, especially Posh, even if it’s $A5000 for human hair extensions. We’re willing to pay it. “They wait patiently… to have their hair shaved off… leaving them bald”, they wait patiently; they want to do this they’re not being forced to so why is it their business where the hair goes to. “The Hindu Temple… costs $120 million to maintain every year”, most of the profit goes to maintaining the temple because it costs so much. “”Temple hair” is hugely popular for a-listers”, its popular isn’t that a good thing its showing that lots of people, especially famous people, enjoy Indian hair and they think its amazing and they want to buy it.”Top salons enjoy the profit”, how is that not a good thing, in this economic crisis any money is good especially large amounts and when the stock is free we’re just using the worlds resources. “Indian hair… is very fine, strong and durable as well as rich in pigment and easy to treat”. Isn’t this saying how good Indian hair is? The girls and women who shave their hair should be proud with how much it is loved and how valued it is by society.
In conclusion, I disagree with what Tamara Kaminsky said about “Temple Hair” I think it is a great thing and I also believe the Indian women shouldn’t be told where their hair is going because what the temple is doing is not only helping the a-listers but is helping society out of economic crises.