Use Protection- Freewrite

So many young teenagers are dating in our society today. I remember when I was in elementary school, kids were getting together and dumping each other like it was nothing. The drama in elementary school carried on to middle school. Then stronger feelings were developed in high school. These feelings could have been known as love or even lust.
An influence that the media has had on teenagers today is sex. Sex is everywhere and things related to it, are exposed in so many ways. There are inside jokes in cartoons that children might not have any clue about; it’s hidden. Advertisement seen on television always uses sex to sell their product. I see a lot of stuff shown on the media that have girls and guys getting pretty close or they are wearing all these provocative clothing. In result, it makes young teens want to imitate what they see because they think that’s what the cool thing to do is.
Lately I see and hear about so many girls getting pregnant. The last thing that I want to do is get pregnant. I don’t even have enough money to support myself. Sometimes I hear young mothers wonder about what their life would be like if they didn’t have a child, but they don’t regret it.
I think about all these things when I see young pregnant girls. I think about what would become of them. I wonder how they are going to be able to support the lives that they are about of bring into the world. I guess its their problem, not mine. So my lessons learned, use protection.

Dinner and a Hitchiker- Freewrite

My friend had gone to Detroit earlier in the week and finally he was back. I had arranged over the phone that a friend and I would pick him up from the airport. It was about nine p.m. when we picked him up from passenger-pick up and we were all hungry. Denny’s was the pick of the night. As we walked in through the entrance door we passed a man smoking. We exchanged sincere smiles to be nice. The hostess in front greeted and seated us near the bar. We ordered our food after a long time of contemplating over the menu. While we were talking and waiting for our food, the man we saw on our way in came back in and sat by the bar. Our food took a while because we ordered a lot and it took us a while to eat. It seemed like hours, but it wasn’t that long because we were done around eleven. The man was still there. We paid our tab and my friends and I got up to leave. As we walked out the man stopped us and asked if were heading toward Evergreen and he said he would pay us ten bucks if we could give him a ride. I never have the heart to say no, so I thought for a couple minutes and said okay. After all, if anything happened my friends could restrain him long enough so I could call the cops. The ride took us a long half an hour. The friend that came back from Detroit drove while my other friend sat in back with the Hitchhiker. I got to sit shotgun. The whole ride there I kept on asking him a million questions to make sure he wasn’t some psycho serial killer. It looked like he was taking us somewhere deserted. I never knew Evergreen was so far. I think the man knew I was testing him so he kept on telling us the speed limit ahead and the stores that were around. We realized what he said was true because everything was right. When we dropped him off we saw that he lived in a huge house. I guess it was coincidence that all the household cars broke down at the same time. My friend that had to sit in back with the Hitchhiker said I was messed up for making him sit in back with him. I responded by saying he was the biggest. He said that I would let him die first. It was a funny, nerve wrecking and interesting night. We made a joke out of it after we all knew we were safe. Now we look back and say we probably shouldn’t pick up a hitchhiker again. We were lucky.

Free Write- Shiny Object

George walked along the street one day, there he noticed out of the left corner of his eye a twinkling, shining object. Irresistible, George stopped. He looked to his right cautiously to see if anyone had noticed him. There sat a young lady near the escalator, she must have be waiting for the next train. Nervously stumbling to his left, George took a step closer. Thoughts and consequences streaked through his head, “What if someone sees? Do I look suspicious? How should I distract these wandering eyes?”

George took another step closer, this time stepping on his own foot. “What a klutz” he thought. But in this moment of near shame came forward great reward. For when he stumbled upon himself his right shoelace got untied. George was nearly overwhelmed with excitement at his sheer luck. “I will just slowly walk to the shinnying object and pretend to notice that my laces are untied and reach down and tie them back up”. His plan was set, now he need to act.

It was decided; George lifted his head, doing a steady and precise walk towards the object. He was there, the light at his very foot. Apprehensive, yet there was no turning back now. He reached down slyly and smoothly. He slowly tied his shoes, calculating each twisting and turning of the laces for the precise moment when to grab it. It was done the circular fragment was his. With a grin, George stood back up, looking back and forth, not a soul had noticed.

Something had changed in him that moment; something that gave him strength that he hadn’t had since childhood. He was determined; he looked back to his right the young lady waiting for train was still sitting patiently. George with his newfound swagger walked up to her and sat next to her. Beaming with confidence, he did something unexpected. Something un-George like. Unable to resist luck that filled the air that morning George asked Sarah out to dinner. The invitation was accepted.

The evening meal with Sarah was wonderful George thought. She was bright and intelligent. Their conversation was fluid, flowing from one subject to the next. “What a perfect evening” George thought. With the chocolate desert finished, the waiter brought out the bill. “So are you going to pay with that .25 cent quarter that I saw you goofly picking up earlier this morning?” Sarah said.

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Turning into an Obsession

This ad isn’t selling, but it is telling a message through words. It copies the name of a perfume/cologne and uses it as its other meaning, Obsession. Instead of Obsession the fragrance, it’s actually obsession, meaning mania. The illustration shows a picture of a women’s body leaning over a toilet bowl and holding on to her stomach. Her back is faced to us, the audience. Through the black and sepia color scheme; the audience can see the bones in her back, indicating that she is too skinny. The women holding her body shows me that she is self conscious about her body and that she is in a lot of pain. The cause and effect of this ad is pointing out that there is too much pressure on women to have the nicest bodies and that bulimia has become an obsession for women. This appeals women trying to maintain that super model body. This parody uses the original ad by showing that the Ck Obsession models are really skinny and that their ads are setting a bad example for females to look exactly like the models on their ads. I think this ad is trying to get across, that this is the result and influence of the Ck ads on women. This ad is not cultural commentary because I don’t think the intended audience is one group of people, but this is to everyone, because women everywhere are conforming to bulimia. As a broader message I think this ad is saying don’t be forced to do this to oneself, because it’s not worth it. It will turn into an obsession.

Half Undressed

This ad has a great amount of sex appeal. The author of this ad chose to make this ad in black and white. These colors show shade and tints of the two models, Kate Moss and Marky Mark’s, bodies. On Marky Mark you can see how some of his upper body is highlighted. There are darker shades to better define his abs and muscular arms. Kate Moss has her face and the side of her body highlighted. Her legs are darker however. This Ck ad is definitely selling Ck underwear. It uses sex appeal by having the two models half undressed. Kate Moss wears no shirt, only white underwear with Calvin Klein imprinted on it. Marky Mark on the other hand, has jeans over his underwear, but his jeans are sagged down so you can still see the underwear and the brand name. The models barely having clothing on is really attention grabbing. Their bodies touch showing intimacy and romance. They have great looking bodies that the consumers would want to imitate. That’s how this ad sells. This ad is very appropriate even when sex appeal is used to advertise. Although the models are not fully dressed they are still covered and don’t bare everything to see. You can see much of their bodies, but not all of it. The model’s private parts are all covered. The lightest and brightest colors in this picture are of the underwear that the models are wearing. The words Calvin Klein are also in white advertising its name. This ad uses pathos through the models. The as shows how good theses models look in Ck underwear. It exaggerates how Ck under would look on people. Not everyone has a wonderful physique like these models, but this ad does an amazing job advertising its products.

Left Alone- Analysis

This picture uses dark and light colors to show contrast. Against each other they pop and stick out more. The tree branches are light brown and dark brown, and the leaves are light green and dark green. Behind it is a blue color that creates a glow in between the trees. It creates a mysterious and scary effect to this picture. The trees and the grasses that the children are on have a repetition. There are a lot of trees and a lot of grass. The alignment of the trees takes up most of the picture, but the children, the focal point, are balanced right in the middle of the trees and grass. They wear the lightest colors that are the most eye catching. The choice of material was wonderful, the artist chose two children. It seems persuading because the little girl who seems to be taking care of her little brother needs some sort of help. The little boy is lying on top of the little girls lap. She seems to have a grip on the little boy, providing him some what of comfort. She looks like she doesn’t know what to do and has nobody to help her. The argument is where is anybody else and why did they let these young children go off on their own. The message I get from the picture is to never let children who are young and ignorant go off alone in case they have an emergency. This was an interesting photo.

An Old Man- Reflection

This old man is near the end of his life and doesn’t even know it. He was born in a bad neighborhood and never had a chance to get out of it, to be bigger and better. He grew up around violence and poverty. There were few opportunities for people in the area to succeed and make something better for themselves. With no other way to escape this place, he did the only thing that he could do to survive. He became part of the violence and joined something he once said he didn’t want to be in, a gang. Being a gang member made him feared by many. He thought that this was a way of life. He felt dominate and in control of things. The man’s drug uses took a major toll on him physically and mentally. As he aged his way of life did too. The dirty money, friends, and enemies started to fade away. Now he walks near a wall holding a cigarette. In his eyes is what looks like fear and secrets. There is a sign on the wall in front of him warning him that once he turns the corner, what’s waiting for him is a boy looking for revenge for his own father. The old man had killed the boy’s father in the past and the boy wanted to avenge his father’s death. This sign was made from shadows of branches from a tree near by. This man’s time is almost here and finally he will get to rest in peace.

Observations of a Beach

A lady stands before a man lying on the beach. The man has broad shoulders and big arms. The upper half of his body is tan and the lower half of his body is not. He holds himself up with his arms while he gazes out into the ocean and the sky. His long blonde hair is blown by the wind. The sky seems dark and grey and the sun is nowhere to be found. Under the man is a blue towel with red, green, and yellow stripes running horizontally through it. Next to his towel is the lady’s towel which has yellow and white stripes running through it vertically. On her towel are her beach bag and a red coat. On the other side of her towel is another person’s towel. That person is another female who is running toward the beach. The female has a light blue towel with darker blues stripes running vertically through it. From that person’s towel are foot prints of her own going towards the ocean. The female has brunette hair also being blown by the wind. The female is naked and has an hour glass shape. Her arms sways as her feet start to touch the ocean. Meanwhile the lady near the man starts unbuttoning her black blouse from bottom to top. She wears black and white floral print shorts below her blouse as she stares off into another object on the beach. She starts undressing to conform to the other nude beings that are on the beach with her.