My relationship with media is characterized by everything I choose in my life. From shoes, to iphones, it all comes back to how they were portrayed in media. My decisions on everything I buy is based on how popular they are among my friends and classmates. It’s quite shallow, however media persuades us to make decisions based on the majority. Media even influences my own home life and school life, I choose to speak English predominantly and push aside my Arabic because America portrays knowing English as a good thing. Also cultural differences affect the ways I interact with friends, because of how my people’s background has been shown in the media.
Following the holidays, an advertisement was recently produced by PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) showing how animals, which are widely gifted around the world during Christmas season, are not to be treated as products. This is because often times the animal is given to someone who is unable to take care of it, or they just don't want it period. This ad contained inspiring Christmas music in the background, conveying feelings of warmth, and then the camera pans to a fake illuminated dog who is tied to a pole on the side of the highway. It causes the audience to realize that this is an issue, because it definitely had that effect on me. Not only can it spread awareness, but it may actually spark one's failed conscious. I believe this ad will be successful because of the placement. Since it has been placed right before the holiday season, people are more in their senses about giving and taking. I think without little reminders like such, there would be less conside...
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