Othello Argument

Through the lens of feminist/gender, men use manipulation to perform their masculinity.

Advertisement Analysis

My name is Kadence, and the other day I was flipping through a magazine. I saw a recent Got Milk? ad featuring Taylor Swift and it encourages teenagers to choose milk over soft drinks. Taylor Swift is a popular country artist and she is spokesperson for bodybymilk.com in an attempt to appeal to teens. I personally am a fan of Taylor Swift and love her music. Pictured with a milk mustache and looking strong, Swift proposes “Drink milk and you will be healthy and happy”. She suggests a healthy, active lifestyle and for teens to stop drinking soft drinks. Knowing the benefits of milk, I drink my three glasses a day. However, Swift also uses fame to her advantage because teenagers will most likely listen to her. The creators of this ad also convey the message “Drink milk and you will be pretty and well-liked like Taylor Swift”. The advertisement shows her looking pretty with her guitar, and her celebrity status is very appealing to teens. The fact that Taylor Swift is a very relatable human being through her music adds to her effect on the ad. Now I saw this ad and along with seeing good advice for teenagers, I saw milk companies all over the country trying to sell a product. The more the reader becomes inclined to drink milk, the more milk sales go up. Although I must admit that before I saw this ad I was about to grab a Coke, and now I am sipping a glass of milk.

NEW YEAR

welcome to 2011! This is the same blog as last year but is now being used for my senior year. enjoy!

Bio Biography

This is the bio biography, which depicts a teen with depression. The person contains its feelings, symptoms, causes, and emotions.

Bibliography

Digital Source
Primary Source
"My Teenage Depression Story." Cure Depression Safely and Naturally with Our Scientific Research. Web. 20 May 2010.

Web Sources
Web Without Author
"NIMH • Depression." NIMH • Home. Web. 07 May 2010.

Authored Web
Poncelet, Barbara. "Teen Depression - Facts About Teen Depression." Teen Health - Depression, Body Image, Puberty and Other Popular Teen Health Issues. Web. 20 May 2010.

Visual Sources
Video
Bullying - Depression - Suicide - Jared's Story. Web. 20 May 2010.

Print Sources
Book
Scowen, Kate. My Kind of Sad: What It's Like to Be Young and Depressed. New York: Annick, 2006. Print.

Journal Article
"Is It Just A Bad Mood?" Seventeen Oct. 2009: 47-48. Print.

Audio Source
YouTube - Linkin Park - Crawling. Perf. Linkin Park. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 23 Oct. 2009. Web. 21 May 2010.

Authentic Data Source
Interview
Black, Susan. Personal Interview. 12 May 2010.

Non-Profit Organization Data
Adamson, David M. RAND Health Research Highlights. Rep. RAND Corperation, 2010. Web. 21 May 2010.

Further Reding

Want EVEN MORE information on depression?

Read the book My Kind of Sad: What It's Like to Be Young and Depressed by Kate Scowen.

It specializes on everything one needs to know about teen depression. Check it out!

Multimodal Project Part 3

The heart reflects the emotional aspect of depression. Family can both help and hurt depression. While loving support can ease and help with treating the depressed teen, tension and family problems could have also caused depression in the first place. Loss of a loved one can greatly impact a teen's life, and the suffering can also led to anxiety or other clinical illnesses. Bullycide is suicide as a result of bullying. A bully can target and hurt a teen so much that the teen feels worthless and hopeless.

The stomach holds the physical effects of depression. A depressed teen may feel very uneasy and experience nausea. Loss of appetite also occurs, and eventually weight-loss follows. The teen may also become physically unhealthy as a result of both lack of sleep and nutrition.