Junjie Wang

Ph. Julia Mason

Advanced Exposition

February 28,2019

The secret of movie posters

Many people today are under the pressure of busy life and work, and they must release pressure in a timely manner, so entertainment is an indispensable part of life. Watching movies is a modern entertainment choice for the majority, but how to attract customers to the theater and watch movies depends on the application of poster design elements. Therefore, this paper studies the related issues of poster visual design, using well-known movie posters as an analysis sample. The research questions include the application of design elements such as the color, text, image and layout principles of the movie poster, whether the film information is correctly conveyed, and the similarities and differences between the posters of each movie are integrated. [...]

This paper will be about the irony of overprotective parents introducing nursery rhymes to children that have dark, rated-r content. These same parents condemn introducing anything violent, or what they deem “inappropriate” to children because it may ruin a child’s mental stability in the future. This paper will highlight the ironies of how nursery rhymes are these inappropriate actions, events, history that are just repurposed to fit their child’s needs. Introducing these “inappropriate actions” undermine the parent’s purpose of protecting their child. The ultimate goal of this paper is to show that it is not what you introduce to your child in terms of entertainment that will ruin your child’s mental health, it is the upbringing and how you raise/teach your child to approach these situations that determines the direction the child will grow up to be in the future. [...]

Saying certain words or phrases to serve one’s own benefit is a concept that people are all too familiar with, whether they are conscious of it or not. Examples include the way one speaks when asking to make up a missed assignment or how a waitress might speak to consumers in order to get a higher tip. It is a major part of the daily societal language and there is nothing innately wrong with it. However, this language can become corrupt when you change its purpose. This type of language turns sour when its intentions are to mislead and trick.

To examine this issue within my paper, I will provide context from the way in which lobbyist use certain language to bribe lawmakers and chairmen, the way in which corporations issue carefully constructed statements to appear profitable and in good economic standing when in reality that is not the case, and the way in which politicians use convoluted, vague language to both fire up a large crowd of people while at the same time not saying anything of significance. [...]

Youtube is a platform used by millions of creators around the world who post videos for their viewers based on their niche. From ASMR to clothing hauls to makeup tutorials, Youtube allows their content creator to reach an audience that would be otherwise unattainable, and inspire, educate, and entertain their viewers. However, no one would expect to be manipulated and deceived by these “content creators”. In expensive home tours, viewers are conned into thinking that the pricey homes are luxurious and out-of-reach for anyone who is considered wealthy. Expensive home tour videos over exaggerates the actual value and aesthetic appeal of the homes being toured, which tricks the audience into believing that there’s actual value to the house. [...]

Twitter over time has become a largely political platform where many people spread their views and opinions. With the wide variety of views comes disagreement producing vile arguments that feature what is deemed trolling. In the political sphere of twitter there is no universal agreement on what type of political tweet is considered trolling, yet many times there are those who are labeled trolls, but who is deciding this? It is a degrading thing to be considered a troll that hurts credibility and effects how seriously one is taken. Because of this, it is a serious thing to be considered a troll. When a political argument is raging in a twitter comment section there is always one side that has the majority rule over the argument, depending on if it is a conservative or liberal person’s tweet that is being replied to. [...]

Greeting Card Companies Hold Arbitrary Conventions over Adults

…and teach children to expect something that only they can provide. [...]

Filling space against the sake of being empty is the fashionable function of most interior decoration. The quality, coloring, and placement of these furnishings correlate to an implied social stratum– of personalities, lifestyles, and social statuses– attributed decorative luxuries. Some decor compensates simplicity with words; sentimental equity of inspiration or kind coercion to feel and believe something not universally accepted; a controversial statement.  Although the relevance, purpose, and effect vary from the placement within a house of signs– ranging from the ‘Welcome Home’ doormat, to the ‘Beware of Dog’ window sign, and the ‘Live, Laugh, Love’ bathroom plaque–there remains an exploitation of audience in the vanity of employing this method of representation as an accurate reflection of the owner. [...]

A normal attaché of funeral proceedings and rites for the deceased, eulogies are a performative genre; their success indicative by the reactions gained from the audience observing such a spectacle. It would be preferable to follow a scheme that satisfies the prospectors engaging with the medium, seeking satisfaction through this form that is supposed to provide a sense of release for those who relay the personal insights to their relationship with the deceased. But there is a line to be crossed when considering the audience and their degree of vulnerability, emotional fatigue, liberation of free thought and authentic knowledge regarding the deceased that promotes a certain form of eulogy as “desirable” or “necessary”. [...]