The power of advertising

I feel the biggest power that advertising has over us is its ability to make us feel inadequate or useless. That's the name of the game. Advertiser seek to point out short comings or holes in your life that you need to fill with their product. As a parent this is very clear to me. During every kids shows their are dozens of toy commercials or insurance or medicine commercials. All set up to make you feel like a bad parent if you don't get your kids that specific vitamin or that life insurance policy. It doesn't just affect us parents. Women and girls are told that they are unattractive unless they have a specific perfume or brand of clothing. Boys are told that they have to be macho and that pressure continues right up through adulthood. It goes from Nerf commercials as kids to deodorant and body wash commercials as men. My point is that advertising has the power to make us feel uncomfortable and have emotions we don't want. And we eat it up and ask for more!

Why I chose to Attend WSU

The reason I chose to attend Wright State University can be summed up with one word, convenience. I was attending school at Southern Illinois University with my wife in 2005 when we found out that we were getting a wonderful surprise in my daughter Julia. I dropped out of school in order to work full time at a print shop so my wife could continue to pursue her studies. Well during her last semester there we got another surprise this time it was my youngest, Jack Makalu. Now one kid on your own in a town where you have no friends or relatives is one thing. Two is another beast all together. So we packed up the home stead and moved to my home state of Ohio. We didn't want to be to close and have my family cramping our style so we decided on Dayton and with Liza having her degree it was my turn to go back to college. We researched all the schools in this part of the state and Wright State seemed to make the most sense. I also like to ratio of traditional and non-traditional students. So I don't feel like a senior citizen every time a new batch of freshman report to campus.

Brother Ali - Fresh Air

Brother Ali is a revolutionary rapper from Minneapolis, Minnesota. To me he is a breath of fresh air, also the name of the song. As a devout hip hop head i have became very disenchanted with the state of hip hop today. Its run by guys like P. Diddy, Lil Wayne, Jay-z and so on. not that these artist aren't good. I happen to own most of their stuff. Besides Diddy because he's horrible. Brother Ali speaks of positivity and perseverance. he's not hung up on material things and brand names like most rappers today. This makes his music more relatable to me, I have a hard time relating to Bentley's and Cristal. Rather Ali raps about raising his kids, paying bills and struggling within a society that's not looking out for your best interest.
This specific song speaks to me because of all the references to his family and how having kids and being loyal to your wife is cool. Also he has had a hard life and over come a lot to get where he is. I have had to deal with addiction and alcoholism and been in the gutter. So being able to here a guy who has turned his life around and became a success is great for me to listen too. This song is epic to wake up to before getting my kids up. It pumps me up and makes me feel like I can tackle whatever life throws at me that day.
Now for the 5 elements of this rhetorical situation

1. audience- This track was made for core hip hop fans. I also think it appeals to slightly older crowd. but the beat is appealing to anyone with rhythm
2. purpose- To keep people who are going through struggles on the right path and lets them know good can come from negativity. Also a celebration for anyone who has overcame a struggle
3. Stance- Positivity and perseverance will help succeed
4. genre- hip hop (rap)
5. media/design- song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCk7gb7b2MA&feature=channel