As I am still figuring out this whole blogging situation (I am quite computer illiterate for being a member of the digital generation), I will respond to two posts at once.
First, I will respond to the prompt about the difficulties of the essay. My biggest obstacle that I was made to over come, not just by the essay but by growing up in general, is coming to terms with who I am. I am proud of being a hard-working, responsible person but I am still figuring out who I am. That was why it was difficult to know what to write. I also had trouble putting into words what I was feeling or wanted to describe about myself (especially in an academic discourse that would be appropriate for a college level class.)
Next, I will respond to the prompt about fallacious ads. I believe that by recognizing the fallacy of the ads, we as an audience, are already demoting the purpose of the ad itself. In analyzing the rhetorical value of the ad, I would hope that we would be able to look past the obvious "everybody's doing it" appeal. I do believe that there is a more severe effect on people who do not have a confident outlook on who they are or what they want to be.
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As to the first part about the essay, I completely agree with you. If you read my post about it, we have exactly the same views. Many people our age don't know who they are yet, making it difficult to write an indepth paper about their personality traits. Also you brought up the fact that you were trying to uphold the standards of a college credit class, which I thought was interesting. I now see that im trying to do the same.
I agree with you in both parts of your post. I still am trying to figure who I am. I am proud of what I know so far, but I know there is so much more I still have to learn.
I would hope that people will see past the "your not beautiful enough" but that brings the question to mind about how many people are subconscieously buying into this stuff? and that question makes me wonder Am I buying into this stuff without realizing it?
In the second part of your post, by recognizing the fallacy of the ad are demoting the purpose of the ad or the art of ad itself. It seems to me that by analyzing the ad it tears down the artistic value of it.
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