Collaborative Project Topic Proposal

Issue: A society based on fast food and sedentary lifestyles has driven the obesity rate through the roof within the last decade. America has become the most obese country in the world, and this is having a very adverse affect on our younger generation. Not only does obesity threaten the quality of life of the younger generation, it threatens the lives of older Americans.

Media: PowerPoint Presentation, Pictures, Video possibly

Chose this topic because the obesity rate in America has grown drastically since I was born. I see this epidemic threatening the lives of many fellow Americans. It is also horrible to see children that are morbidly obese try to move around and participate in physical activity that they are in no shape to attempt to play.

Proposal: Physical Education classes should be required every year the student is enrolled in school through the end of high school. During these classes, physical activity will be stressed and the student will be participating in activity throughout the class period. Also during these classes, the student will learn about proper nutrition. A chain of healthy fast food restaurants should be sponsored by the government to give those on the go a chance to eat healthy and promote healthy eating habits, even when in a hurry. This chain could have foods such as grilled chicken, salads, grilled fish, and grilled vegetables. Obesity awareness programs should also be started to let the general public know that the obesity problem is real and it that is can go away by reversing one's lifestyle and diet. Overall, America needs to become a more active society. To help achieve this, recreation leagues geared towards adults will help keep the elder generations in shape. For the younger generation, increase the number of recreational sports leagues and build more parks for the youth to play and get active.

Definition of Obesity at beginning of presentation
BMI Index: At the end of the presentation


http://weight-loss.emedtv.com/

Topic Proposal #4

Obesity in America
60 Minutes Style Report (PowerPoint)

Obesity Statistics
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3000947

Causes
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2004/Nov/The-Obesity-Epidemic-in-the-United-States--Causes-and-Extent--Risks-and-Solutions.aspx

Proposal: P.E. classes required by every student, every year. Healthier fast food. Awareness for genetically inherited obesity. A more active society in general.

Short Writing Assignment#8-Rhetorical Analysis Redux

Mr. Johson,

The Bud Light-Conan O'Brien ad that was put out during the Super Bowl has not been performing to its potential as of late. The ad starts off with O'Brien talking with his agent about doing a commercial in Sweden. O'Brien is very uneasy about Americans possibly seeeing this commercial that was only meant for the people of Sweden. O'Brien's agent persuades him to shoot the commercial, under the grounds that it will only be seen in Sweden. After O'Brien shoots the commercial, which has him crawling around on a fur rug toward the camera and saying "Vroom Vroom Party Starter," he is getting into a cab in Times Square and sees his questionable ad airing on the big screen in Times Square. He looks at his agent and his agent says, "Hey, It wasn't me." After showing the Bud Light Drinkability screen from the commercial, two people off the street make fun of O'Brien by doing the robot and saying "Vroom Vroom Party Starter" in a mimic of Conan's voice.
This commercial targets 18-25 year old males and females and viewers of Conan O'Brien's late night talk show. We felt that seeing Conan being screwed over by his agent after shooting a rather questionable commercial to American standards would hit home to his viewers and the 18-25 year old demographic. O'Brien's show is funny and this commercial is like a commercial that O'Brien would make fun of on his show. This commercial shows that our company is not afraid to be innovative and throw a little questionable humor in our advertisements. I believe the humor in this commercial is easy to understand and viewers can see that our product is the best out there, if people in Sweden will make a commercial this crazy for it. Also, this ad shows that our brand is youthfully energetic and our product really is a "Party Starter," if it can get Conan O'Brien to do a crazy ad for Sweden.
I believe the ad has not been performing due to the time and shows it has been shown during. Soap Operas do not usually attract the younger demographic to watch them. These shows are geared toward older audiences that are able to watch television during the day. I have all the confidence in the world that if we move this commercial to air from 6-12 o'clock on Comedy Central, Spike TV, or ESPN, the performance of this commercial will sky rocket and it will become as effective as I know it can be. I understand your concern, however, you must trust me on this subject, this commercial will be a hit, we just have to put it in the right time slot on the right stations.

Sincerely,
Jamie Barton
(Vice President-Advertising Department)

Persuasive Advertisement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P82hABWq1To


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HazUvFXY2X4

Topic Proposal #3

For this essay, I am going to do an extension on "A Modest Proposal" the issue that I am going use is the economy and its current state. President Obama has his idea on how to solve this problem, but I am going to use my own logic to come up with another way to "fix" the economy. A large percentage of the wealth of this country is tied up by CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies, Professional Athletes, Movie Stars, and Music Moguls. There is no doubt that this economic crisis affects everyone, however, it affects the middle and lower classes more. Let's just have that upper echelon of society give a mere 10% of their income to the government and let them invest that money in the future of the economy of this country. We should totally stop buying foreign goods and produce our own products "Made in USA." Another major problem that has been causing this economic crisis is an overuse of credit. We should take away credit cards all together. Cash and Debit cards should be the only sources of currency that are used in the US. Credit is a good resource to use, but we have shown that we can not responsibly use it. So we should just do away with it totally.

Philosophy of Hair

Why is hair important?

Why do people do dumb stuff with their hair?

As far back as Adam and Eve, hair can also be found. Upon the creation of man, he was not without hair. Portrayals of Jesus in portraits even have him with flowing lochs of hair. Back in the days of Colonial America and the American Revolution, high ranking officials and individuals of high stature with in society wore wigs of long white hair. Hair is important because it basically makes the man. A person that is confident in the way their hair looks comes off as a confident and happy person. I know in my day I have had some horrible hair days, and when I do have one, I just can not seem to be confident as a person. There is something about a new hair cut that can make a man more confident. Hair is so important because it can give a person that feeling of confidence to take on the world, with a new "do." To quote barbershop, "A man can change his life with a simple haircut."

Two Pieces of Writing That Moved Me(1 Funny)

1. I found this story to be interesting.
http://www.aroundglobe.net/2009/02/british-biologist-catches-349kg-record.html
2. This was funny...
http://www.aroundglobe.net/2009/02/grandmother-fails-driving-test-771.html