Subjects of Birthday Cards (Update)

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Feb 222019
 

Broad Subject: Birthday gifts

Narrow Subject: Birthday cards for young children

 

SUBJECT                                          POINTS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Corporate mascots appeal to an adult’s understanding of what the child would like because of their age. Catchy rhyme schemes / puns give the reader a sense of something “heartwarming” shown through the card’s patronizing dialogue, something that could be easily understood by a child in the eyes of adults. Delicate color palettes / bright color schemes remind buyers of the receiver’s innocence and youth, perhaps even ignites their own nostalgia with the colors used, making them think of the things they received as a child. Animal imagery put into the mind of even the most skeptical of audiences of something cute, youthful and innocent while also keeping from the more blatant gendering or corporate branding, appealing to the largest audience possible.
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Astrological Horoscope- Subject/ POS

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Feb 222019
 
  • Subject: The ability to quickly have insight on a certain group of people just by their astrological (zodiac) sign.
  • Point of Significance: Broad but typical traits/ characteristics associated with a zodiac sign of a person in a certain astrological group.
  • Subject: Astrology offers those in crisis the comfort of imagining a better future. In some way being able to predict your near possible future just by reading a daily horoscope.
  • Point of Significance: Some people who are stressed or have no sense of self direction mindlessly follow these daily horoscopes telling them how to go about their day all from quality traits.
  • Subject: Astrological (Zodiac) signs are becoming a millenial meme phenomena.
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Points of Significance – Mid 1900’s instructional films

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Feb 202019
 

Question: What is the purpose of production companies manufacturing films that educate youth on the several societal expectations they might face as they fall into adulthood? Why is necessary for these youth being able to monitor themselves so closely and confirm their abilities to conduct themselves within the strict guidelines or standards provided for them?

Subject Points of Significance Personality Training Ensuring the one develops a social identity that attracts positive attention and guarantees that they obtain a credible reputation that promotes healthy relationships. Coaching in the ability to control one’s temperament and work effectively with others. Appearance Monitoring Ensuring that one consistently maintains a level of cleanliness and hygiene.  
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Fragrance Ads – Subject/POS

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Feb 202019
 
Subjects Points of Significance Esoteric, vague, and confusing commercials. Creates the illusion of depth and meaning. Associated with celebrities, cars, watches, etc. Cements fragrances as luxury products by association. Foreign and exotic presentation. Artsy cinematography. Generates a feeling of class and sophistication. Focus on selling a personal identity via fragrance. Increases brand loyalty. Status quo of requiring identifier.

Possible Topic: Every aspect of fragrance ads works to maintain fragrances’ culture of luxury, despite more apparent objectives in the ads and interesting contradictions (absolution of wealth as a theme, stinky imagery despite it being a perfume commercial, low cost of production per bottle, etc.) [...]

Corporate Jargon Subject/POS

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Feb 202019
 

Subject: softening bad news

POS: using confusing linguistics and delivery to ease the reaction of the recipient rather than getting straight to the point

Subject: sounding more professional

POS: using large words to appear knowledgeable/credible. Using zinger words to catch recipient attention

Subject: purposely hiding information from people

POS: using deceptive language and filler words to hide or mask corruption

As subject:

Using carefully picked language to serve to one’s own benefit

As a question:

In what ways do corporations use language to serve their own benefit/agenda? [...]

Dark Nursery Rhyme Subject-POS

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Feb 202019
 

Subject: Mindlessly reciting nursery rhymes

Point of Significance: introduces murder, rape, taxes ect.. at a fragile age.

 

Subject: Parent’s trying to protect their kids from the harsh reality of the world

Point of Significance: by introducing the children to the harsh reality of the world through nursery rhymes

 

Subject: Parents try to introduce morals to children

Point of Significance: by introducing stories that have a historical opposite of the moral they are trying to teach their child

 

Subject: Nursery rhymes introduce a gateway to imagination

Point of Significance: by remediating historical tragedies as cute rhymes to induce fun

 

 

Prompt: How do Nursery Rhymes undermine Parents attempts to positively influence their child at a young age [...]

Expensive Home Tours POS

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Feb 202019
 
Subjects Points of Significance Touring in vlogs by Youtubers Adds relatability and shock-effect in price reveals Led by a bimbo tour guide Sex appeal and “ditzy” woman attracts male audience Includes expensive accessories that don’t come with the home Adds face value to the house, but no actual value after purchase Rich hostess/tourist Hostess is just as wealthy and can afford the house, which makes the “unattainability” appeal decrease
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Equine Journalism – Subject/POS

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Feb 202019
 

Subject:                                                                               Points of Significance:

Training methods for students Inform the reader on certain exercises they can do on their own to improve their riding experience, ability, and posture (Ex. horse yoga) Training methods for horses Tips for trainers and riders on how to train/guide their horse on a new exercise, discipline, ground manners, etc. Interviews with professional trainers/riders Provide advice for aspiring riders, give opinion about the horse community, share inspiring stories about themselves Horse care tips Tips on how to read your horse’s body language, how to care for certain cuts/fungus/soreness/behavior, how to maintain horse supplies during seasons like winter, spring, summer (water freezing in winter or certain weeds/flies in the spring)
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Magical Realism (Subject-POS)

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Feb 202019
 

SUB: Incorporation of Myth

POS:   Pretty much anything can and does happen in myths.On top of that, myths are also collective stories of a given people. For Latin American writers,  incorporating myth into their work is one form of political critique. They have helped form collective identities stronger than political categories and affiliations.

SUB: Time Looping Backwards instead of Forward

POS: To keep up with the theme of Magical Realism, that everything isn’t what it seems.

SUB: Hybridity

POS: Magic Realism is all about mixing things up: the fantastic with the mundane, the ordinary with the extraordinary, dream life with waking life, reality and unreality. [...]

Subjects and POS of Twitter Trolling

 Posted by on Wed, 2/20 at 11:28am  subject-POS  No Responses »
Feb 202019
 

Subject: Trolling tweets are born out of a passionate anger one feels

  • Point of significance: This swell of emotion is then projected on to someone else on twitter that usually won’t respond hurtfully

Subject: Attention the harshness their tweets is yearned for by trolls.

  • point of significance: To make sure that the intended person sees the insult a troll performs many strategies to grab one’s attention, such as spamming.

Subject: The trolling tweets stop if a lot of people notice and respond cruelly.

  • Point of significance: Though trolling tweets are intended to be noticed and hurt someone, it is not usually expected by the troll for an overwhelming amount of people to attack them back, like if a famous person responds publicly and the blowback from that is massive.
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Narrowing the Subject/Points of Significance

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Feb 202019
 

Broad Subject: Netflix Movie Loglines 

Narrow Subject: Changing loglines to address different audiences, often one is less complex than the other. 

 

Points of Significance 

Subject: Netflix movie loglines differences for Family movies 

Point of Significance: Point of view shifts between loglines from a child’s perspective, a parent’s or a childless adult. 

Subject: Netflix movie loglines differences for Comedies 

Point of Significance: Names of characters are used in one logline, while names are omitted from the other.  

Subject: Netflix movie loglines differences for Horror 

Point of Significance: The suspense is higher in one logline as well as more advances vocabulary. The other is simplistic and the “hook” is less strong. 

Subject: Netflix movie logline differences for Drama 

Point of Significance: one logline is more informative and complex, with a negative tone. [...]

Decorative personality

 Posted by on Wed, 2/20 at 10:52am  subject-POS  No Responses »
Feb 202019
 

SUB: Addressed specifically to the reader

POS: As opposed to a more broad or a general quote, this may feel more personal and commanding than inspiring, directing the reader to feel something they don’t (annoying? Personal?)

 

SUB: With pictures, related or unrelated

POS: Impact via association; the picture may inspire more emotional effect by being cute, fierce, or otherwise relatable, motivating the reader/viewer to be more like an unspecific thing (unrealistic goals? Unrelated goals?)

 

SUB: Biblical/religious

POS: Either uses direct quotes from scripture or unrelated quotes with the “-God” tag at the end; out of context verses/quotes to apply/alleviate a situation (placebo effect? Using a religious figure for redirection of emotion/reaction?) [...]

Subject-POS Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cold Opens

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Feb 202019
 

Sub: Dedicating the first 60-90 seconds of a show to a comedic scene

POS: Purposely warming up the audience with a light-hearted scene to encourage laughter later

Sub: A buddy-cop show with diverse cast

POS: Encourages most viewers to feel represented & accepted 

Sub: Running Gags/ Seasonal Bits 

POS: Will keep viewers interested in material, encourage them to keep watching for these particular cold opens 

Dedicating the first 60-90 seconds of the show to a comedic scene encourages viewers to keep watching episode and seasons. 

How can using comedy within the first 60-90 seconds of a show encourage audience to stay engaged?  [...]

My Obsession with EDM Extends to Music Festivals (POS)

 Posted by on Wed, 2/20 at 7:12am  subject-POS  No Responses »
Feb 202019
 

I decided to narrow my subject down to EDM/Riddim at music festivals because EDM in general is far too broad to find Points of Significance.

Sub-Subject: Things People Exchange

POS:

Kandi: bracelets that only EDM listeners create.

Perlers: similar to Kandi, but they are made with beads that are ironed together and are necklaces not bracelets. These are again created by the listeners of EDM.

Sub-Subject: Types of “Dancing”

POS: Shuffling, Poi, Gloving, Hooping: These are all a way for EDM listeners to get creative.

Sub-Subject: Outfits

POS: To go to a festival, someone doesn’t just throw on a tee shirt and jeans. It takes some thought and creativity to put together a unique outfit. [...]

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