Blog 4

The last research paper that I had to do was to discuss a very debatable topic that is going on today. The topic that I chose was the use of nuclear weapons. It was very difficult to do due to the fact that I was writing for the use of the nuclear weapons and not against them. Since I was writing in favor of them the research aspect of it was very difficult to find.

I engage in research everyday. I actually do it numerous times a day. I go online and catch up on FSU recruiting for next years football team and read how they are going to help our team at some point in the next few years. I also read up on the statistics of the last FSU basketball games and how the team played and how they need to play better.

Another type of research that I do pretty much everyday is keeping up with current events. Either if that means watching CNN on television or going on the internet and reading about them. For instance I just found out last night that Rick Santorum's daughter is in the hospital and in critical condition. I found that out because I received a notification on my phone and that caused me to go to my laptop and read more in depth about what was happening.

I commented on Bryan's and Danielle's

Blog #3

The target audience for this advertisement is people who smoke cigarettes. The advertisement is trying to reach out to the people who smoke so try and convince them to stop the habit. The strategies being used in the advertisement is mainly fear. It is very difficult to try and convince a smoker to stop smoking with just a casual conversation, so this advertisement is trying to scare the smokers into quitting. The use of skeleton can symbolize death and the straight forwardness of the "Stop smoking or stop  breathing," can really strike fear into certain people. Also, with the use of the colors black and dark read, it gives a sense of fear as well and the advertisement does not use any bright colors or colors that show life in an effort to convince people who smoke cigarettes to quit. This is a very straight to the point advertisement and does not beat around the bush when it comes to the subject.

I commented on Bryan Casale's and Donovan Wiseman's