Could you imagine life as a prisoner? When i say prisoner, i don't mean being locked up in a cell for a few years, i mean spending your whole life staring at a wall believing that shadows are real people and that you are a free person. This is basically how Plato described the prisoners in his story, The Cave. Plato was all about discovering the truth and this story is his way of saying that people need to open their eyes and stop following what people tell them to do or say.
This, in my eyes, is an example of how people listen to the media and never question their ideas. The media puts horrible scenarios and sad stories on the news and always strays from presenting good stories that supply hope. Also, the tabloids produce the most ridiculous magazines in the world. The issues talk about nothing that is relevant to everyday life; instead, they focus on how ‘fat’ Britney Spears is getting or who is using drugs. Most, if not all of the stories are fictional, yet people love this gossip and continue to fuel the nonsense.
Society is blinded by what they see on television. It is ruining how people interact with each other and develop intelligence instead of fueling ignorance. The Cave is exactly what the media is; an example of how ignorant society is now and probably always will be. Now is the time to change our behaviors, not tomorrow.

This is a picture of a woman baking pie and living up to the typical female stereotype. The title, Genderlicous, shows that the author was clearly an angered female who is not going to live up to the stereotype that is created by society.
Still today, after women have been granted all the rights that males have, women are thought about as housewives. We expect wives and woman with children to stay home with them all day while men go out to work and earn money. This is wrong in many ways. Women have contributed so much to society that men do not appreciate or acknowledge.
This picture is very powerful in my eyes. It shows how angry women are at the image society creates for them. The image being that they not only have to be good cooks and cleaners, but have to be slim, blonde, and constantly have a smile on their face as if they have no care in the world. This image is not fitting and is outdated. The time has come for men to accept women to be strong and independent beings with a hunger for success. This drive allows women to compete with men for jobs while still being loving mothers.
In closing, I want to make sure my point about gender roles is clearly stated. They are not fair and cause men and women to go through many hardships. Society needs to accept everyone for who they are and allow them to be themselves. Gender roles are pointless, useless, and stereotypical. The time has come for society to evolve and open their minds to new ideas.

The Allusion of Supplements

This ad is meant to lure in young men and boys who want to become as big as they can without any work. The funny thing about this supplement is that no one is able to gain actual muscle mass, only the allusion of it. Creatine is a supplement that fills muscles with extra water, causing them to swell up and appear large. Also, the ad includes two beautiful blonde girls as extra incentive to become larger; portraying false hope to men who want or ‘crave’ a beautiful girl.
The author of this ad is Cell-Tech, the supplement company. The audience is any young men or teenage boys who want to gain muscle as fast as possible. It also targets men who are having trouble finding women to be with. The purpose of this ad is to give men false hope that they can be incredibly buff, without any work or discipline. It is also to attract men who have women problems and are looking for an easier way to attract women.
The pathos of this ad is appealing to men who have women and self esteem issues. Men who are unhappy with how they look will be drawn to this ad with false hopes of muscular beauty. The logos of this ad are non existent. The product itself isn’t even logical to me. The ethos of this ad is also non existent to me. None of these products are tested by the FDA, and I feel that this leaves the company with absolutely no credibility.

In response to Ann Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts"

After reading Ann Lamott’s essay, I realize that my writing process is very different from hers. I tend to sit down at my desk and try to write a well planned and thought out first draft. I do this because I am very organized and hate looking at a paper that is sloppily written. My entire writing process takes a long time to complete and is very tedious. However, I think her idea of writing down everything that comes to your mind can heavily benefit my writing. I sometimes find myself forgetting good ideas for my papers because I do not think they will flow at the time; only later to realize that they would have fit very well and helped to strengthen my essay.
In regards to if I like to write, the answer is no. I can use Ann’s dental analogy to describe my exact feelings on the subject. To me, writing is not only like checking sore and loose teeth, it’s like pulling them out without any pain sedatives. This describes exactly how I feel, especially when it comes to revising my drafts. I have a hard time knocking my own writing and can never find that many mistakes. However, I have been able to improve my bad habits and can write better today than I have ever been able to before.
In closing, I feel that this blog will help to improve my writing. It will also help me to better analyze any articles that I read. This project will force me to encompass all my writing skills and better my habits. Also, I will start to utilize the advice given in Ann’s article. I believe it can and will help me to become a better writer as a whole.