IDENTITY: WHO ARE YOU? SIMPLICITY is the way to go.

     Why do we buy the clothes we wear? Why do we pick certain brands to represent, and not wear the other brands we don't buy? I never realized how much advertisement and brands represent who we are, also lets people define who we are sometimes. I found that very interesting in our past class time. It’s true though, we all like certain brands, and we won’t wear certain brands. Advertisement is an ongoing thing; we can never win and be satisfied. Why? Because it changes every time, there is always something new to discover, something new that is going to be invented. Every generation is different, but it’s up to us to separate ourselves from using advertisement, brands, etc… to define who we are. We must be raw and real with ourselves.

     Personally, I've never really been a brand person. I've always dressed comfortably, what I feel myself in that is what I would wear. Simplicity is the way to go. J

Success and Technology

     I believe what you need to be successful in life is to pursue happiness. What makes you happy? For me, having my family, and be surrounded by people I love is important. Money isn't everything. Instead, it’s the journey to the destination that is the feeling of success. What you go through to get where you want to be, that’s being successful. Attacking your fears and doubts, and turning them into positiveness  that’s success. Being confident and doing the impossible, being unrealistic instead of realistic, letting the sky be the limit all of these are what makes you successful. It comes from within you; you are the one that’s in control. If you want something to happen, make it happen.

     In my video at the end I added some thoughts about technology. Basically, as long as you have a balance between going online and going offline then technology is being used in a right and positive way. Face-to-face interaction is very important. We learn from each other, the way people act and respond towards things, we take that in and we learn from what we see. Everything around us, we need to appreciate and not forget that we live in a beautiful world, we can’t forget that. 

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JEAN LOVIN'

The product that is being sold here is True Religion Jeans. From what I could see the hook for this ad is the words "TRUE RELIGION". Also, another hook would be the sophisticated and sexy lady. The target of this ad is definitely women for one thing. Sophisticated young adults and older women. Women who independent and has confidence. This ad definitely uses nature, the trees the beach sand. Also, if you can see below they name cities. Stating that these jeans are great everyone, around the world. It doesn't matter where you are at, they are TRUE jeans. 

In this ad below the product here being sold are jeans. Calvin Klein brand jeans. The hook for this ad would be the cars in the background, and also sexiness. The target for the this ad is both women and men. Older crowd. Again, sophisticated, confidence, and sexiness is being sold.

Both of these ads are selling jeans, but for me I would go with a simple style. I would go with the Calvin Klein ad. It's a simple and straight to the point ad. 

These were two scenes that stood out to me. 

If we lived in a community, a Utopian Society and it was time to receive your Assignment, what do you think YOUR ASSIGNMENT WOULD BE? 

It started off as a place to keep in touch with close friends and family. Now, it shapes who we are in today's world. I feel people spend more time looking at people's profiles than communicating. Everyone knows everyone's business these days because of Facebook, and other Social Media. Is it information we really need to know? 

Technology, is it taking over the world? These days everyone has a cellphone in their hand. I'm thankful we have technology, but I think we use to much of it. We are forgetting the things around us, what it was like not to have a smartphone right by our side. How it is like to have a casual conversation with someone. It's true though what Sherry Turkle says in her article The Flight From Conversation about the 3 powerful fantasies: that we will always be heard; that we can put our attention wherever we want it to be; and that we never have to be alone. I believe if we look at these powerful fantasies and change it up, we can make a difference. I understand that when your on Facebook you will always be heard because you post what your feeling or what you want tell everyone, and everyone reads it. Instead of investing all our time on the computer, let's try to invest our time to one friendship or a few friendships a week, in person. Have contact with one another instead of communicating online. When we are with our friends, instead of being on our phones and checking our Facebook feeds or whatever you may check on your phone, be present in the conversation that's going on in front of you. Even though you may not be interested in it, try to find a connection, or move on to a different conversation. Even just listening is doing something than being on your phone. Lastly, we never have to be alone. Some people's worst fear is to feel alone, even when there are so many people right in front of you. I think sometimes we take time for granted, the conversations we can have but we don't because we are to preoccupied with other things like technology. I think too much of it will start shaping us and the person we will become. If we use it right I think we will be okay. The point is, use technology, whether it be yourself, ipad, etc. at a right time. If you have people in front of you listen, and invest your time in the conversation. HAVE A CONVERSATION, learn to communicate more, instead of typing it out. 

                    Lively Up Yourself, and don't be no drag.

Wake up and Live.