Subject: Flawless celebrities are paid to promote the product as something they have used themselves (celebrity testimonials).

Point of Significance: The celebrities most likely have never used the product, already have flawless skin and/or are wearing makeup in the commercial. May influence young people to believe their skin will look better if they use this product endorsed by Justin Bieber or Kendall Jenner.

Subject: Before and after photos shown in the commercial/ad of so-called success stories of consumers. May influence young people to assume if they use this product they will have their own skin success story.

Point of Significance: Photos that are shown could be photoshopped and consumers in a commercial/ad could be actors/models. [...]

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Subject: The picture of a movie poster is usually two main characters back to back and smiling.

Points of significance: Most of the themes of such movies are about love, family or friendship, and may also bring some comedy elements.

Subject: This kind of movie poster is usually based on the seaside. The backs of several people are on the beach, and the photo of the protagonist is put into the sky.

Points of significance: This kind of film is usually based on the protagonist’s life, and the understanding of life is achieved by recalling his own experience.

Subject: This kind of poster will use the key elements in the movie to form a face. [...]

A.)

• Subject: Advertisement for “magic” weight loss pill
  • POS: Makes people believe this pill will really make them lose a bunch of weight; false claims; over promises, under delivers
• Subject: Over dramatic and over exciting video titles (“Click to see a man hug a wild lion!”)… the man never hugs a wild lion.
  • POS: Over excites viewers; again over promises, and under delivers
• Subject: Fear induced click bait… “Is your partner cheating on you? Take this short quiz to find out.”
  • POS: Makes people click on these dumb links to take a quiz that has no real significance on if or if not your partner would be cheating on you; also over promises and under delivers by making the reader think this “quiz” will tell them if their partner is faithful, when it really just generates a yes or no random response.

Southern Sayings

Having manners = Southern sayings reflect the golden rule – treat others how you want to be treated/ be kind

• Hold your horses – be patient
• Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy – mind your own business
• Mind your p’s and q’s – be respectful
• Say yer prayers – literally
• Mend fences – mend relationships when broken

Taking life slow and or easy yet still having strength and strong work ethic = the importance of working hard and being a strong person is important but so is embracing the idea of rest

• Either fish or cut bait – work or make way for those who will
• Strong as an ox – strength
• She’s whiskey in a teacup – she’s pretty but is a strong woman
• Slower than a Sunday afternoon – Sundays are a day of rest so no one does anything
• Come sit a spell – come and sit for a while and rest

Calling people out on their shit = Southerners speak their mind and keep each other in check( but most of the time is comes for a place of love)

• Those pants were so tight I could see her religion – skimpy dressing
• Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s rainin’ – lying
• The porch light is on but no one is home – stupidity
• He/ she so ugly, they didn’t get hit with the ugly stick, they got whopped with the whole forest – ugly can be physical and personality in the south but this is very ugly
• Give down the country – give someone a piece of your mind

Southern Sayings = tell you where Southerners values lie

Prompt: Evaluate what southern sayings communicate about the southern values. [...]