Organization

Beginning with showing the strong bond and friendship between two CIA partners, this trailer initially introduces this as a spy movie.  It is when they find out they are dating the same girl that their relationship turns into a challenge and a competiton.  Pretty girl, two guys competing for her, they are best friends-->disaster.  They say they are going to let her decide and continue to both date her, but they come up with crazy ploys to turn her against one another.  May the best man win. 

It is a typical romantic comedy film that is bound to end up with the two guys realizing that nothing should come between their friendship the way she has.  It starts with everything being ok, a problem (the girl) presents itself, they plot thickens as they compete for her, it concludes with everyone being happy and their friendship resolving.

NOTE:  I am not actually sure what happens in the end, but ideally this is what would happen!

Duke Kahanamoku

The Picture I took:

Duke Kahanamoku Statue

Picture of the Internet, so you can see it better:





This statue is located on Waikiki Beach on the Island of Oahu.  With arms in an open position the statue is very welcoming and very gallant.  You can tell he had some type of authority to the people of Waikiki.  The surf board behind him and his impeccable physique shows you that he was an athlete.  Then reading the sign in front you learn that he was a great Olympian swimmer, winning gold medals, a sherriff of the town for many terms, and was also named "Father of Surfing"in Oahu. He was also a local hero, saving eight men using his surfboard, from a fishing boat that was capsized in a heavy surf.  His wife had the 9 foot statue built after he died at the age of 77, in honor of his legacy! 

Questions for Paper

What types of struggles do disabled, handicapped, or special needs people deal with pertaining to body image?

How can society limit the success of these people with their constant admiration of only the smartest, most athletic, and physically able beings?

Web Page Design

Sucks:  http://www.pombredens.com/

You can't see this too well from the picture, but this is a very sparkly page.  What they are selling is somewhat ambiguous.  Then you notice the title of the tab; it is Exotic Toy Pomeranian Puppies for Sale.  Then you see Jesus's face glaring at you from each side of the site.  You scroll down to find "We're in the POM of His hands," with a picture of Jesus and little Pomeranians around him.  There is yet another sparkly something in the center of this picture, which is just very odd.  The SALE signs are tilting on each side of the credit card logo, which is very tacky, and not pleasant to my eyes.  The colors are unappealing and the font in the description of the site is hard to read.  This is overall a crappy site, and you can tell that someone very amateur designed it.  It reminds me of a Myspace page with all the crosses and the sparkles. It is so unorganized and just plain creepy. 

Doesn't Suck:  http://www.nikebetterworld.com/

This site is awesome.  It is very simple and easy to navigate.  You have a good looking shoe with an intriguing little blurb, "Deadly by Nature,"  that draws your attention without being overbearing to the senses.  It has an "about" link and a "product" link that directs you to what you are looking for.  The colors are contrasting which also draws your attention.  It includes nice photographs of normal people using the products, which makes the product relative to us.  This site is great, and more especially when comparing it with the Pomeranian site!

Cover Story

This magazine cover clearly depicts a torn relationship between Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.  You are first drawn to the rip between Johnny and Vanessa's picture, symbolizing that they are broken up.  The designers of the cover do this so that you know what is going on without even reading any text.  Then you notice the headline, "Johnny's Broken Heart" and you can read the little short blurbs underneath that lure you into finding the article and reading all about their broken relationship. They play up the heartbreak of Johnny, making us think the breakup was Vanessa's doings.  An onlooker said that Johnny was recently seen at a hotel, and they said, "Johnny looked forlorn.  He sat at the bar, nursing his drink, listening to the piano player, he seemed to be lost in his thoughts."  Being together, but never married, for 14 years, Vanessa found she was not happy in their life together. A friend of Johnny's said, "They'd have blazing fights, Vanessa would take her frustrations out on him." This always lead to Johnny drinking too much.  They have tried to keep things as normal as possible for their children.  Now we know, after reading the article, the answers to the questions the cover headline posed to us.  We know what went wrong, what they fought about and how they have worked things out to the best of their ability.       






Anderson, Eric. "Johnn'ys Broken Heart." Us Weekly. 09 07 2012: 46-51. Print.

MLA works cited

Grogan, S. Body image:understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women, and children. New York, NY: Routledge, 2008. eBook


Kindes, Marlene V. Body Image: New Research. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2006. eBook.

Free Write

Free Write

I have had a struggle coming up with a topic, so if it changes, so be it; that, after all is the writing process.  I started out thinking about bullying because it is such a hot topic.  That lead me to think about how mass media, parents, and even peers can influence body image.  If I use this topic it will focus specifically on the United States, because that directly affects me.  We see so much in magazines, movies, tv shows, commercials, billboards, Facebook, about how to look better, lose weight, get bigger muscles, etc.  There is also a big difference when comparing a girl and guy's self image.  There is tremendous pressure on both sexes, but is one worse than the other?  Then you have pressure from parents and peers.  Whatever clique  you roll with, may or may not have an impact on they way you look, but most likely it does.  If you are an athlete, you are expected to look like an athlete.  Parents want the best for their children, in most cases, so if your mom or dad notices you have been slacking in the health department, then they will probably tell you so.  It is an individual matter of consciousness, some people are going to take a comment from their parents harder than others.  How is this wrong or right to be influenced so greatly, especially from media that can be controlled?   Time's up.