Visual–SinatraMan17

Posted on April 6, 2023 by adamreim

Not Camping Day | Drug-Impaired Driving PSA

00:00-00:01 The opening shot of this PSA is at an extremely low angle (almost ground level), and the camera is static. In the foreground we see an early-mid-30s black man on the floor rolling up what looks to be a yoga mat of some sort. The room is within a suburban or rural home, due to the lush green trees seen out the window. There is also an Ikea-looking shelf in the room, and an exotic plant in the corner– this is an upscale living space.

The most eye-catching element within this frame is the plume of smoke coming out of the man’s mouth, brilliantly illuminated by the sunlight coming from the window. This is likely marijuana smoke.

00:01-00:01 This shot contains a quick pan down of the camera, front face to hands, of a new subject: A white man, also in his 30s, wearing a flannel shirt. The man is preparing a large duffle bag of sorts on the floor. The home decor looks very reminiscent of that in the first man’s room. The filmmakers may be telling us that this is the same upper-class suburban home.

The filmmakers cut from the previous shot of the other man to this shot to show us that these two guys are both preparing and packing for something. The closeness of cuts tells us it is likely the same thing.

00:02-00:04 Hard cut to a low angle, seemingly down the stairs looking up. The same white man is now seen walking down the steps with the yellow duffle bag around his shoulder from before. 

Illuminated by sunlight is a familiar plume of smoke coming from the man’s mouth. 

00:04-00:05 Cut to a black woman, around the same age as the other guys, walking up to what looks like a glass door. We can tell that this is a porch from the white columns seen just on the edge of the frame. 

The shot was composed in a way that could possibly be a POV from INSIDE the house, looking out the door window. This tells us that someone may be about to answer the door and let this woman in.

Most notably, the woman lets out a puff of smoke just as all the other subjects did. It seems the filmmakers are showing us that each character so far has engaged in some sort of drug activity.

00:05-00:06 A shot now from over the woman’s shoulder as the white man from the stairs shot stands in the doorway and greets her. His face shows us that he was definitely expecting her arrival and is pleased to see her. He steps down from the doorway and we catch a glimpse of the orange duffel bag he was carrying down the steps.

00:06-00:06 We get a quick, yet very insightful, insert shot of the orange duffel bag being thrown in the trunk of an SUV.

The filmmakers chose to have the trunk filled to the brim with supplies such as a cooler, blankets, sleeping bags, etc., to show us that this is a group camping trip. 

00:06-00:08 Cut to a tracking shot of both men from before, the black guy and white guy, carrying more bags to the back of the trunk. Seeing them walking together for the first time shows us they were likely getting ready in the same house, possibly roommates.

 The exterior background confirms that we are indeed in an upper-class suburban town. The cars and houses behind the subjects look to be expensive. 

00:09-00:10 Here we get introduced to a brand new character, a white girl in her 30s who has now joined the group in the loading up of the SUV outside. She walks across the yard centered in the frame with the camera moving and shaking with her. 

The sun magnificently illuminates a puff of smoke coming out of her mouth as she walks. The filmmakers are obviously illustrating to the audience that each and every one of these characters has recently been smoking, presumably marijuana.   

00:10-00:11 Quick insert shots of the trunk being closed and all 4 doors shutting, with the characters all inside– this tells us the SUV is packed and the group is ready to leave on their trip.

00:11-00:24 The longest shot in the PSA is filmed from the car-windshield POV.

We see that the black man is sitting up front in the passenger seat, and the rest of the three are sitting in the back seats. The driver’s seat is empty.

The man up front gestures to the man in the back, curious about something. The man in the back seat then passes the curiosity to the woman next to him, and after she shakes her head she passes a look of curiosity onto the final woman in the backseat. She shakes her head, and they all look around at each other with confusion and concern. It’s assumed that since none of them are sober from smoking, none of them want to dive.

The man up front then faces forward, and his confusion turns slowly to a grin. The characters in the back also lighten up at this same time.

The filmmakers directed their cast to do this to convey how the group was definitely inconvenienced by this, yet they found it humorous right away and no one got angry. 

The people then grab the handles for their car doors and take off their seat belts. 

00:24-00:26 The group, now all outside the car again, opens up the trunk of the SUV. They are all smiling.

00:26-00:30 Cut forward in time a lot, the group has unpacked all of their belongings from the SUV and has made a makeshift campsite out of the front lawn of this house.

The characters are all happy and content. The filmmakers are showing us how we can adapt and make compromises in situations instead of making bad decisions- such as driving while under the influence, which each of these people was shown to be. 

The shot is static, and above the characters sitting and enjoying themselves appears a text graphic: “If you feel different, you drive different.”

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Visual Rewrite – Oatmealvibes

Posted on April 5, 2023 by oatmealvibes

0:00 – A black woman with bantu knots is sitting on her bed. The bed has a notebook on top of the covers. Perhaps it’s her diary. The room is dark, no lights are on and it illuminates a dark blue throughout the whole room even though it’s daylight outside. She has drawings on her wall, it looks like a treehouse. Her dresser in the corner has a makeup bag and a big mirror. In the reflection of the mirror, she looks sad. Her boyfriend may have broken up with her. The camera is panning closer to her even though the shot starts out a little far away.

0:01 – The woman slowly puts her phone downwards, lowering her head while doing so. The camera continues to pan closer to the woman.

0:02 – The woman tosses her phone on the left side of her body onto her bed covers. The shot then shifts to a close-up of the bottom half of her phone screen. We can see two text bubbles pop up. The boyfriend or maybe a friend or family member texts her, “It’s all in your head,” followed by “just think happier thoughts.”

0:03 & 0:04 – The camera stays still for an extra 2 seconds, enough for the viewer to read the sentences on the phone from time 0:02.

0:05 – The camera is in a still shot view of the black woman’s face. She looks young, about 21 years old. Her bantu knots are blonde and blue. She has a septum piercing and a regular nose piercing, it seems like she’s had it for some time now. The woman looks down at the window sill before looking up towards the window with a sad expression on her face. She seems to be dealing with a sad event and whoever she was texting was giving subpar advice.

0:06 – The next shot is on the side of an Indian woman’s face. She has short brown hair, and she also looks young, around the same age as the last girl. She has dangling earrings and a septum piercing. She looks to be in her home, perhaps at her dining room table. She’s looking down at that table with a sad expression. A girl who looks a little bit younger than her is sitting beside her. She is also looking down at the table.

0:07 & 0:08 – The shot blurs the Indian woman and focuses on the younger girl next to her. She also looks like she could be mixed with Indian, it seems as though it is her sister. The sister is looking at her with a worried expression.

0:09 – A black boy with dreads has his head resting on his hand/arm as he lazily holds the straw of his drink with his other hand. There are two black men across from him, they seem like his friends. He’s drinking water, it looks half full and that also seems to be his emotion. He looks sad and bored. They seem to be in a diner setting based on the red booth seat the man is sitting on and the big window behind him with the weather pouring rain. The camera pans toward him as he stir’s his drink.

0:10 & 0:11 – He slowly looks up at the view of the diner with a depressed look on his face. The shot is now back to the black woman in the dark room. She is now laying on her back on the bed, looking at her phone screen. Presumably still texting the person from earlier. The camera slowly starts panning down to see more of her body.

0:12 – The camera pans down and the screen starts to blur with astigmatism.

0:13 – The shot now focuses on a phone screen, the black girl’s phone screen. It shows an app, it looks like Instagram. It shows hearting a picture presumably because that is what is posted on Instagram.

0:14 – A big blue button that says “POST” is in the middle of the screen that then pans to a static screen of a black man’s mouth, he has a beard, and could be around 27 years old. He mouths the words “harden up.” It looks like machinery on the side of him, could be in a subway.

0:15 – In big bubble letters with colors bright blue, pink, yellow, and white, it said “Positive Vibes Only.” The black girl could be looking at positive Instagram pages to make herself feel better. Then an astigmatism phone screen held by a white girls hand. A ring is on her pointer finger, The ring placement is trendy, probably a young teenager around 15 years old. She is looking down at her phone on her couch. Leather material and decorative pillows of acrons surround her.

0:16 – The girl leans back off of her phone and lays down on the couch. Her hair is short and black, she is wearing overalls but she looks older. Late 20’s maybe early 30’s. The camera pans to another angle of her laying on the couch closing her eyes. She seems stressed about her life the way she laid back on the couch quickly.

0:17 & 0:18 – She swallows sharply, seemingly overwhelmed with emotion after what she had seen on her phone. The camera cuts to an asian boy with long brown hair and a green hoodie on, early 20’s possibly her roommate looking over at the white woman laying on the couch. The leather couch and decorative pillows make it known he is in the room with her.

0:19 – He speaks to her, shaking his leg back and forth. He looks serious with a hint of concern with what he is saying.

0:20 – The camera pans to the side of the white woman, close up to her face. She looks at him and then looks down.

0:21 – She does a slight nod of her head before lifting her head up a little off of the couch pillow.

0:22 – The two Indian sisters from before are seen in a bedroom together, they are holding eachothers hands while facing each other and talking. The bedroom pillow is white and the room is lit.

0:23 & 0:24 – The black woman is outside her house, looking down at the ground while leaning on her car. Her expression is sad. Her latina friend with black long hair and bangs is talking to her. Leaning on the side of her friends car, facing her.

0:25 – The shot pans to a wide view of the black and latina girls leaning on the car, outside a local diner. The parking lot is almost empty besides the other car behind them. The diner is lit up yet nobody is inside of it. The words “When the world doesn’t listen, be the friend who does.” Pops up in the middle of the screen.

0:26 – The latina friend playful bumps into the black girl.

0:27 to 0:30 – Seize the Awkward is displayed on screen with a black background. The message “Learn how to help a friend with their mental health at Seizetheawkward.org” fades in and the video ends.

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Visual – Oatmealvibes

Posted on April 5, 2023 by oatmealvibes

0:00 – A black woman with bantu knots is sitting on her bed. The bed has a notebook on top of the covers. Perhaps it’s her diary. The room is dark, no lights are on and it illuminates a dark blue throughout the whole room even though it’s daylight outside. She has drawings on her wall, it looks like a treehouse. Her dresser in the corner has a makeup bag and a big mirror. In the reflection of the mirror, she looks sad. Her boyfriend may have broken up with her. The camera is panning closer to her even though the shot starts out a little far away.

0:01 – The woman slowly puts her phone downwards, lowering her head while doing so. The camera continues to pan closer to the woman.

0:02 – The woman tosses her phone on the left side of her body onto her bed covers. The shot then shifts to a close-up of the bottom half of her phone screen. We can see two text bubbles pop up. The boyfriend or maybe a friend or family member texts her, “It’s all in your head,” followed by “just think happier thoughts.”

0:03 & 0:04 – The camera stays still for an extra 2 seconds, enough for the viewer to read the sentences on the phone from time 0:02.

0:05 – The camera is in a still shot view of the black woman’s face. She looks young, about 21 years old. Her bantu knots are blonde and blue. She has a septum piercing and a regular nose piercing, it seems like she’s had it for some time now. The woman looks down at the window sill before looking up towards the window with a sad expression on her face. She seems to be dealing with a sad event and whoever she was texting was giving subpar advice.

0:06 – The next shot is on the side of an Indian woman’s face. She has short brown hair, and she also looks young, around the same age as the last girl. She has dangling earrings and a septum piercing. She looks to be in her home, perhaps at her dining room table. She’s looking down at that table with a sad expression. A girl who looks a little bit younger than her is sitting beside her. She is also looking down at the table.

0:07 & 0:08 – The shot blurs the Indian woman and focuses on the younger girl next to her. She also looks like she could be mixed with Indian, it seems as though it is her sister. The sister is looking at her with a worried expression.

0:09 – A black boy with dreads has his head resting on his hand/arm as he lazily holds the straw of his drink with his other hand. There are two black men across from him, they seem like his friends. He’s drinking water, it looks half full and that also seems to be his emotion. He looks sad and bored. They seem to be in a diner setting based on the red booth seat the man is sitting on and the big window behind him with the weather pouring rain. The camera pans toward him as he stir’s his drink.

0:10 & 0:11 – He slowly looks up at the view of the diner with a depressed look on his face. The shot is now back to the black women in the dark room. She is now laying on her back on the bed, looking at her phone screen. Presumably still texting the person from earlier. The camera slowly starts panning down to see more of her body.

0:12 – The camera pans down and the screen starts to blur with astigmatism.

0:13 – The shot now focuses on a phone screen, the black girl’s phone screen. It shows an app, it looks like Instagram. It shows hearting a picture presumably because that is what is posted on Instagram.

0:14 – A big blue button that says “POST” is in the middle of the screen that then pans to a static screen of a black man’s mouth, he has a beard, and could be around 27 years old. He mouths the words “harden up.” It looks like machinery on the side of him, could be in a subway.

0:15 – In big bubble letters with colors bright blue, pink, yellow, and white, it said “Positive Vibes Only.” The black girl could be looking at positive Instagram pages to make herself feel better. Then an astigmatism phone screen held by a white girls hand. A ring is on her pointer finger, The ring placement is trendy, probably a young teenager around 15 years old. She is looking down at her phone on her couch. Leather material and decorative pillows of acrons surround her.

0:16 – The girl leans back off of her phone and lays down on the couch. Her hair is short and black, she is wearing overalls but she looks older. Late 20’s maybe early 30’s. The camera pans to another angle of her laying on the couch closing her eyes. She seems stressed about her life the way she laid back on the couch quickly.

0:17 & 0:18 – She swallows sharply, seemingly overwhelmed with emotion after what she had seen on her phone. The camera cuts to an asian boy with long brown hair and a green hoodie on, early 20’s possibly her roommate looking over at the white woman laying on the couch. The leather couch and decorative pillows make it known he is in the room with her.

0:19 – He speaks to her, shaking his leg back and forth. He looks serious with a hint of concern with what he is saying.

0:20 – The camera pans to the side of the white woman, close up to her face. She looks at him and then looks down.

0:21 – She does a slight nod of her head before lifting her head up a little off of the couch pillow.

0:22 – The two Indian sisters from before are seen in a bedroom together, they are holding eachothers hands while facing each other and talking. The bedroom pillow is white and the room is lit.

0:23 & 0:24 – The black woman is outside her house, looking down at the ground while leaning on her car. Her expression is sad. Her latina friend with black long hair and bangs is talking to her. Leaning on the side of her friends car, facing her.

0:25 – The shot pans to a wide view of the black and latina girls leaning on the car, outside a local diner. The parking lot is almost empty besides the other car behind them. The diner is lit up yet nobody is inside of it. The words “When the world doesn’t listen, be the friend who does.” Pops up in the middle of the screen.

0:26 – The latina friend playful bumps into the black girl.

0:27 to 0:30 – Seize the Awkward is displayed on screen with a black background. The message “Learn how to help a friend with their mental health at Seizetheawkward.org” fades in and the video ends.

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Definition rewrite-saycheese

Posted on April 5, 2023 by saycheese03

One of the things that people strive for most in life is happiness. Happiness, however, is a difficult term to define because it depends on the individual and their cultural, religious, and social upbringing. With that being said, it is a fact that Nordic countries are happier overall than all other countries. How would this statistic even be measured? Such a subjective topic couldn’t possibly have one definition, but it is simpler than we all think. The definition of happiness should be feeling fulfilled in one’s life.

A sensation of contentment, pleasure, and satisfaction are characteristics of happiness as an emotion or a mood. When people feel happy about their lives, their relationships, and their accomplishments, they enter a positive state of being. It’s true that there are tons of different causes of happiness so why are Nordic countries much happier than others? Since it is subjective the people conducting the study must have asked individual people how happy they feel and found the average happiness level for each country. According to the article “Why do People in Nordic countries consistently rank as the happiest and what can we learn from them” the author states “Not all relatively rich nations are happy like the Nordics. Singapore, one of the wealthiest in the world, sits at 25th place, while Saudi Arabia, the world’s seventh richest, sits at 26th.” (Camille Bello). Clearly, although money may give people feelings of contentment it doesn’t have a big effect on people’s happiness since the richest countries in the world were very low on the happiness chart. Money doesn’t fulfill one’s life, meaning that can’t be what makes people happy you may feel the joy to have money but that isn’t being truly happy.

In the article they discuss other reasons for people feeling happier in these countries. One of the reasons being the country is small and that being around happier people will help increase one’s own happiness level. They also explain that the government in these countries does a very good job of keeping quality institutions that help people feel secure and comfortable. It is never really answered by these countries are happier than others, but the simple obvious answer is that these people feel more fulfilled in their life. They live in a comfortable environment that is safe for families, they are around good energy all the time, and they don’t need to rely on money to feel joy. Nordic people are the best example of what living a happy life looks like Feeling fulfilled in the most important parts of life.   

the significance of purpose and meaning. Happiness is frequently equated with having a sense of direction and purpose in life, whether that is achieved through pursuing a career, participating in hobbies, or volunteering. Individuals who feel that their lives matter and have meaning are more likely to be happy and healthy than those who feel meaningless and lost in life.

One of the most influential and famous philosophers, Aristotle, stated that “He who is happy who lives in accordance with complete virtue and is sufficiently equipped with external goods, not for some chance period but throughout a complete life.” According to the article, Aristotle: pioneer of Happiness it is explained Aristotle thought that the ultimate goal in life is happiness. He described happiness as the state of being that comes from leading a good life, which includes acting morally admirably and living in accordance with reason. He also explained happiness as something more than enjoyable sensations, or things that can be obtained or lost in a matter of hours. Feeling completely fulfilled with one’s life is the essence and definition of happiness. The article states “According to Aristotle, happiness consists in achieving, through the course of a whole lifetime, all the goods — health, wealth, knowledge, friends, etc.”. all these factors’ family, friends, well-being, wealth may be causes of the feelings of joy we get however having all of them together as one is what happiness is, being fulfilled.

Aristotle’s “virtue ethics” emphasizes developing character and learning specific characteristics like bravery, justice, temperance, compassion, and prudence rather than the moral significance of duties or obligations. Not just bettering oneself but working hard to achieve an end goal and feeling fulfilled is what happiness truly is meaning virtue ethics are a way to feel fulfilled. Aristotle’s theories and definitions of happiness are still relevant ideas today after 2000 years. Clearly, his definition of happiness is accepted by many, however, he also recognized that happiness is very different for everyone. One person’s fulfillment may be something that someone else already has making the definition broader.

In another article called “Happiness: defined” they define happiness as a feeling that improves aspects of our life. They explain how happiness is shaped by genetics, environment, culture, and social forces. Since we don’t have much control over those things, we should strive to work for improving aspects of our life to increase our happiness in other words feeling fulfilled is happiness. The article states “Though people around the world have different ways of thinking about happiness and perhaps even experience it in different ways, most involve feeling positive generally and about life overall.” Being happy isn’t just feeling positive about something someone could think positively about a day going well and still be in crippling depression. It’s more about feeling confident, stable, and fulfilled that encompasses happiness.

In conclusion, Happiness is a very subjective and squishy topic. There is no simple answer to the question of what the definition of happiness is. Everyone views happiness differently and experiences it differently however, combining most of the causes of feeling joy or contentment like family/friends, wealth, love, etc., and feeling fulfilled all together is what happiness is. Happiness is ultimately a subjective and individualized sensation that is molded by our diverse histories, life experiences, and viewpoints. While there is no one definition of happiness that applies to everyone, being aware of the different viewpoints and feeling fulfilled in life is how we live happier lives.

Work Cited

Aristotle: Pioneer of Happiness. Pursuit of Happiness. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/#:~:text=According%20to%20Aristotle%2C%20happiness%20consists,which%20may%20be%20very%20difficult.

Avery Koop Article/Editing: , & Khan, W. B. R. (2023, March 20). Mapped: The world’s happiest countries in 2023. Visual Capitalist. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-happiest-countries-2023/

Bello, C. (2023, March 26). Why are Nordic countries so happy and what can we learn from them? euronews. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/23/why-do-people-in-nordic-countries-consistently-rank-as-the-happiest-and-what-can-we-learn-#:~:text=Finland%20took%20the%20top%20spot,genetically%20bound%20to%20be%20happier.

Happiness definition: What is happiness. Greater Good. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/happiness/definition#what-is-happiness

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Definition-saycheese

Posted on April 5, 2023 by saycheese03

One of the things that people strive for most in life is happiness. Happiness, however, is a difficult term to define because it depends on the individual and their cultural, religious, and social upbringing. With that being said, it is a fact that Nordic countries are happier overall than all other countries. How would this statistic even be measured? Such a subjective topic couldn’t possibly have one definition, but it is simpler than we all think. The definition of happiness should be feeling fulfilled in one’s life.

A sensation of contentment, pleasure, and satisfaction are characteristics of happiness as an emotion or a mood. When people feel happy about their lives, their relationships, and their accomplishments, they enter a positive state of being. It’s true that there are tons of different causes of happiness so why are Nordic countries much happier than others? Since it is subjective the people conducting the study must have asked individual people how happy they feel and found the average happiness level for each country. According to the article “Why do People in Nordic countries consistently rank as the happiest and what can we learn from them” the author states “Not all relatively rich nations are happy like the Nordics. Singapore, one of the wealthiest in the world, sits at 25th place, while Saudi Arabia, the world’s seventh richest, sits at 26th.” (Camille Bello). Clearly, although money may give people feelings of contentment it doesn’t have a big effect on people’s happiness since the richest countries in the world were very low on the happiness chart. Money doesn’t fulfill one’s life, meaning that can’t be what makes people happy you may feel the joy to have money but that isn’t being truly happy.

In the article they discuss other reasons for people feeling happier in these countries. One of the reasons being the country is small and that being around happier people will help increase one’s own happiness level. They also explain that the government in these countries does a very good job of keeping quality institutions that help people feel secure and comfortable. It is never really answered by these countries are happier than others, but the simple obvious answer is that these people feel more fulfilled in their life. They live in a comfortable environment that is safe for families, they are around good energy all the time, and they don’t need to rely on money to feel joy. Nordic people are the best example of what living a happy life looks like Feeling fulfilled in the most important parts of life.   

the significance of purpose and meaning. Happiness is frequently equated with having a sense of direction and purpose in life, whether that is achieved through pursuing a career, participating in hobbies, or volunteering. Individuals who feel that their lives matter and have meaning are more likely to be happy and healthy than those who feel meaningless and lost in life.

One of the most influential and famous philosophers, Aristotle, stated that “He who is happy who lives in accordance with complete virtue and is sufficiently equipped with external goods, not for some chance period but throughout a complete life.” According to the article, Aristotle: pioneer of Happiness it is explained Aristotle thought that the ultimate goal in life is happiness. He described happiness as the state of being that comes from leading a good life, which includes acting morally admirably and living in accordance with reason. He also explained happiness as something more than enjoyable sensations, or things that can be obtained or lost in a matter of hours. Feeling completely fulfilled with one’s life is the essence and definition of happiness. The article states “According to Aristotle, happiness consists in achieving, through the course of a whole lifetime, all the goods — health, wealth, knowledge, friends, etc.”. all these factors’ family, friends, well-being, wealth may be causes of the feelings of joy we get however having all of them together as one is what happiness is, being fulfilled.

Aristotle’s “virtue ethics” emphasizes developing character and learning specific characteristics like bravery, justice, temperance, compassion, and prudence rather than the moral significance of duties or obligations. Not just bettering oneself but working hard to achieve an end goal and feeling fulfilled is what happiness truly is meaning virtue ethics are a way to feel fulfilled. Aristotle’s theories and definitions of happiness are still relevant ideas today after 2000 years. Clearly, his definition of happiness is accepted by many, however, he also recognized that happiness is very different for everyone. One person’s fulfillment may be something that someone else already has making the definition broader.

In another article called “Happiness: defined” they define happiness as a feeling that improves aspects of our life. They explain how happiness is shaped by genetics, environment, culture, and social forces. Since we don’t have much control over those things, we should strive to work for improving aspects of our life to increase our happiness in other words feeling fulfilled is happiness. The article states “Though people around the world have different ways of thinking about happiness and perhaps even experience it in different ways, most involve feeling positive generally and about life overall.” Being happy isn’t just feeling positive about something someone could think positively about a day going well and still be in crippling depression. It’s more about feeling confident, stable, and fulfilled that encompasses happiness.

In conclusion, Happiness is a very subjective and squishy topic. There is no simple answer to the question of what the definition of happiness is. Everyone views happiness differently and experiences it differently however, combining most of the causes of feeling joy or contentment like family/friends, wealth, love, etc., and feeling fulfilled all together is what happiness is. Happiness is ultimately a subjective and individualized sensation that is molded by our diverse histories, life experiences, and viewpoints. While there is no one definition of happiness that applies to everyone, being aware of the different viewpoints and feeling fulfilled in life is how we live happier lives.

Work Cited

Aristotle: Pioneer of Happiness. Pursuit of Happiness. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/#:~:text=According%20to%20Aristotle%2C%20happiness%20consists,which%20may%20be%20very%20difficult.

Avery Koop Article/Editing: , & Khan, W. B. R. (2023, March 20). Mapped: The world’s happiest countries in 2023. Visual Capitalist. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-happiest-countries-2023/

Bello, C. (2023, March 26). Why are Nordic countries so happy and what can we learn from them? euronews. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/23/why-do-people-in-nordic-countries-consistently-rank-as-the-happiest-and-what-can-we-learn-#:~:text=Finland%20took%20the%20top%20spot,genetically%20bound%20to%20be%20happier.

Happiness definition: What is happiness. Greater Good. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/happiness/definition#what-is-happiness

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Visual Rewrite – PhilsFan1133

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jacob Pasquale

0:00-0:01 The video begins with a medieval-themed scene in an enclosed area. A knight, dressed in full armor, is seen riding a horse. The environment around the knight consists of rusted metal poles, trees, a massive mountain, and slopes of orange-brownish earth, suggesting competition is about to take place.

0:01-0:02 Another knight, also in full armor, rides a horse in an enclosed area with a brick wall in the background. The horse is wearing a chanfron, which indicates that the two knights are jousting against each other in a competition.

0:02-0:03 The second knight draws his sword while still on his horse, indicating that the two knights are in the middle of a fight.

0:03-0:07 The knight lifts his sword, and his horse digs his hoof into the ground, creating a trench in the dirt, which shows that the horse is ready to charge.

0:07-0:12 The two knights stare at each other, and one of them pulls out his phone to message someone named Princess, creating a lighthearted moment.

0:12-0:18 The two knights charge at each other, one with a sword and the other with a phone, creating a visual metaphor implying that the rider with the phone in his hand will lose as he is distracted and unable to fight.

0:18-0:23 The scene transitions to a black screen with white writing spelling out “Don’t Text and Ride,” which later changes to “Don’t Text and Drive.” This aims to draw a parallel between the video and the real-life issue of texting while driving.


0:23-0:30 In the final scene, the black screen with white writing changes to “It’s Joust Not Worth It,” which serves as the title of the video. This message aims to promote safe driving and discourage texting while driving by suggesting that the risks of texting while driving are not worth the potential consequences, just as the risks of jousting with a phone are not worth losing the competition. The use of a medieval theme and the visual metaphor of jousting with a phone are creative ways to convey this important message in an engaging and memorable way.

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Visual – PhilsFan1133

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jacob Pasquale

0:00-0:01 The video commences with a knight, dressed in full armor, riding a horse in an enclosed environment, surrounded by rusted metal poles. Trees, a massive mountain, and slopes of orange-brownish earth are visible in the background, indicating the viewer expects a brawl.

0:01-0:02 A second knight, also wearing full armor, is seen riding a horse in an enclosed area, with a brick wall in the background. His horse is wearing a chanfron, which suggests that the two knights are jousting against each other in a competition.

0:02-0:03 In this shot, the second knight draws a sword while still on his horse, staring at his opponent, indicating that the two knights are in the midst of a fight.

0:03-0:07 The knight lifts his sword, and his horse digs his hoof into the ground, creating a trench in the dirt, similar to how bulls perform before charging. This indicates that the horse is battle-ready and prepared to charge.

0:07-0:12 The two knights gaze at each other, and one of them pulls out his phone to message someone named Princess. The previously serious tone is lightened, perhaps intentionally, by this act.

0:12-0:18 The two knights charge at each other, one with a sword and the other with a phone. This moment is a visual metaphor that implies that the rider with the phone in his hand will lose as he is distracted and unable to fight.

0:18-0:23 The scene transitions to a black screen with white writing spelling out “Don’t Text and Ride,” which later changes to “Don’t Text and Drive.” The intention is to draw a parallel between the video and the real-life issue of texting while driving.

0:23-0:30 The writing changes to “It’s Joust Not Worth It,” the title of the video, in the final scene. The aim of this video is to promote safe driving and discourage texting while driving.

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Visual Rewrite – InspireAngels

Posted on April 5, 2023 by inspireangels

Child Car Safety | Ad Council

0:00: The first scene shows us a little girl wearing braids with her back facing the camera as she walking into a room towards the bed. It could perhaps be her parent’s room or sibling’s room that she is about to enter in. There’s light coming from the window while the room is slightly dim indicating that it could be early morning.

0:01: The camera is shown facing the girl’s face as her facial expression demonstrate her awaiting for something happen. The camera is very close to the little girl’s face. The director display it like this on purpose to the audience to really show the facial expression from the little girl that is waiting for something or someone.

0:02-0:03: In the next scene, the camera cuts to the view of the bed where a woman and man are sleeping. This woman then abruptly wakes up and sits up from her bed to see the little girl in her room. She has a confused facial expression as she stares at the little girl for a second. In less than a second, the woman face changes to panic one and she quickly turns around. While this is all happening, we see still see the view of the little girl on the left side of the camera but only getting half of the view of her back. The creators of this ad might choose to do this to indicate that the little girl is still in the room waiting for these two people.

0:04-0:05: The camera zooms in on the woman’s face showing a face of horror after she looks at the time on the clock that’s on the side of her bed. She next moves slightly up and extending one of her arm to push the man awake who is still sleeping next to her. The camera then shifts the focus on the man who rolls over off the bed after being pushed by the woman. In the background of this, the woman is getting off the bed.

0:06-0:07: The scene of the room changes and we are in someone’s room. The room seems to belong to boy who is sleeping in bed as the man, who could perhaps be his father, opens the curtains. The room has a lamp on the drawer with posters all over the room. The camera then zooms in on the boy as he squints his eyes from the bright light coming from the window when the man opens his curtain. Since the bright light is coming from the curtain the boy make a sleepy and puzzle facial expression and close the curtain immediately to go back to sleep. The man doesn’t notice until a second later once he turn back around to face the curtain.

0:08-0:09: We then cut to a scene where someone is pouring milk into a bowl of cheerios cereal put only having a little left in the milk carton.

0:10: The camera zooms out into a scene of the man shaking the carton of milk and looking inside the milk carton to see if there is any left. In the background, the little girl is dancing and spinning in the kitchen behind the man holding the milk carton.

0:11: The next scene indicates that the man holding the milk carton is disappointed when he sighs. His facial expression give away how sadden he is that there is no more milk. He still wearing a robe around him with messy hair indicating he still hasn’t gotten ready for the day. The little girl that was spinning around the kitchen starts to leave the frame of this scene as she continues spinning.

0:12: The ad jumps into the scene of the woman searching for something in the pile of shoes of her closet. The scene demonstrate a load of shoes coming from the closet. The woman facial expression indicate that she is in the state of worry or panic as she desperately searches for the item she looking for in this messy pile. The girl that’s on the right side of the frame is leaned over a bit holding one shoe in her hand. With this you can conclude that they are looking for the other pair of shoe that the girl is holding.

0:13 The woman ends up finding the missing pair of shoe they been looking for. When woman finds the shoe, she raises it up in the air in victory. The woman’s face lights up and she has a more relief and happy expression as she looks at the girl standing by the doorway.

0:14:-0:15: The facial expression of girl standing by the doorway seem unimpressed but she takes the shoe from the woman’s hand and leaves in a hurry. The woman is left there baffle that the girl didn’t even thank her and just left immediately. As the woman does this, she extends her arms in “what” expression staring the girl in the distance.

0:16: The camera zooms in on a dryer machine as the man open the machine to take out clean clothes to place in his empty bin.

0:17: As the man is taking out his clothing from the dryer machine the camera zooms out and a figure comes into view in the corner of the frame staring at the man.

0:18-0:19: The scene cuts to a view of a little boy staring at the man. The man is holding a belt or rope of some kind that’s pink. The little boy then says something to the man.

0:20: The focus of the camera is shifted to the man now as the man quickly turns up to face the little kid who called for him. The man has a face of confusion as he returns looking at the clothes that are all pink and stuck together.

0:21-0:24: The next scene leads into all of the children and couple in the car as the camera zooms out. From this we can conclude they are a family ready to start the day. Each of them as is wearing a seatbelt. As the camera zooms out you can see the father quickly glance to check that all his children are wearing seatbelts and then are shown that the mother is putting on her seatbelt before looking at her husband to check if he has his seatbelt.

0:25-0:30: The ad ends with a blue screen and drawing images of seatbelts and children seat. This indicating that it’s an ad for children car safety.

Logos: In this part of the video, it appears to the audience reasoning since the parents or anyone know children must be placed in the back and be ensure that they are wearing seatbelts.

Pathos: We can feel that the characters in the scene of them in the car are at ease once everyone has their seatbelts on.

Ethnos: This an awareness video on child car safety. The author sends a message about the safety of child riding in vehicle.

The Argument’s Purpose

The argument’s purpose was to bring aware of child car safety especially when you are in a rush of time to get to a certain location.

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Visual – InspireAngels

Posted on April 5, 2023 by inspireangels

Child Car Safety | Ad Council

0:00: The first scene shows us a little girl wearing braids with her back facing the camera as she walking into a room towards the bed. It could perhaps be her parent’s room or sibling’s room that she is about to enter in. There’s light coming from the window while the room is slightly dim indicating that it could be early morning.

0:01: The camera is shown facing the girl’s face as her facial expression demonstrate her awaiting for something happen. The camera is very close to the little girl’s face. The director display it like this on purpose to the audience to really show the facial expression from the little girl that is waiting for something or someone.

0:02-0:03: In the next scene, the camera cuts to the view of the bed where a woman and man are sleeping. This woman then abruptly wakes up and sits up from her bed to see the little girl in her room. She has a confused facial expression as she stares at the little girl for a second. In less than a second, the woman face changes to panic one and she quickly turns around. While this is all happening, we see still see the view of the little girl on the left side of the camera but only getting half of the view of her back. The creators of this ad might choose to do this to indicate that the little girl is still in the room waiting for these two people.

0:04-0:05: The camera zooms in on the woman’s face showing a face of horror after she looks at the time on the clock that’s on the side of her bed. She next moves slightly up and extending one of her arm to push the man awake who is still sleeping next to her. The camera then shifts the focus on the man who rolls over off the bed after being pushed by the woman. In the background of this, the woman is getting off the bed.

0:06-0:07: The scene of the room changes and we are in someone’s room. The room seems to belong to boy who is sleeping in bed as the man, who could perhaps be his father, opens the curtains. The room has a lamp on the drawer with posters all over the room. The camera then zooms in on the boy as he squints his eyes from the bright light coming from the window when the man opens his curtain. Since the bright light is coming from the curtain the boy make a sleepy and puzzle facial expression and close the curtain immediately to go back to sleep. The man doesn’t notice until a second later once he turn back around to face the curtain.

0:08-0:09: We then cut to a scene where someone is pouring milk into a bowl of cheerios cereal put only having a little left in the milk carton.

0:10: The camera zooms out into a scene of the man shaking the carton of milk and looking inside the milk carton to see if there is any left. In the background, the little girl is dancing and spinning in the kitchen behind the man holding the milk carton.

0:11: The next scene indicates that the man holding the milk carton is disappointed when he sighs. His facial expression give away how sadden he is that there is no more milk. He still wearing a robe around him with messy hair indicating he still hasn’t gotten ready for the day. The little girl that was spinning around the kitchen starts to leave the frame of this scene as she continues spinning.

0:12: The ad jumps into the scene of the woman searching for something in the pile of shoes of her closet. The scene demonstrate a load of shoes coming from the closet. The woman facial expression indicate that she is in the state of worry or panic as she desperately searches for the item she looking for in this messy pile. The girl that’s on the right side of the frame is leaned over a bit holding one shoe in her hand. With this you can conclude that they are looking for the other pair of shoe that the girl is holding.

0:13 The woman ends up finding the missing pair of shoe they been looking for. When woman finds the shoe, she raises it up in the air in victory. The woman’s face lights up and she has a more relief and happy expression as she looks at the girl standing by the doorway.

0:14:-0:15: The facial expression of girl standing by the doorway seem unimpressed but she takes the shoe from the woman’s hand and leaves in a hurry. The woman is left there baffle that the girl didn’t even thank her and just left immediately. As the woman does this, she extends her arms in “what” expression staring the girl in the distance.

0:16: The camera zooms in on a dryer machine as the man open the machine to take out clean clothes to place in his empty bin.

0:17: As the man is taking out his clothing from the dryer machine the camera zooms out and a figure comes into view in the corner of the frame staring at the man.

0:18-0:19: The scene cuts to a view of a little boy staring at the man. The man is holding a belt or rope of some kind that’s pink. The little boy then says something to the man.

0:20: The focus of the camera is shifted to the man now as the man quickly turns up to face the little kid who called for him. The man has a face of confusion as he returns looking at the clothes that are all pink and stuck together.

0:21-0:24: The next scene leads into all of the children and couple in the car as the camera zooms out. From this we can conclude they are a family ready to start the day. Each of them as is wearing a seatbelt. As the camera zooms out you can see the father quickly glance to check that all his children are wearing seatbelts and then are shown that the mother is putting on her seatbelt before looking at her husband to check if he has his seatbelt.

0:25-0:30: The ad ends with a blue screen and drawing images of seatbelts and children seat. This indicating that it’s an ad for children car safety.

Logos: In this part of the video, it appears to the audience reasoning since the parents or anyone know children must be placed in the back and be ensure that they are wearing seatbelts.

Pathos: We can feel that the characters in the scene of them in the car are at ease once everyone has their seatbelts on.

Ethnos: This an awareness video on child car safety. The author sends a message about the safety of child riding in vehicle.

The Argument’s Purpose

The argument’s purpose was to bring aware of child car safety especially when you are in a rush of time to get to a certain location.

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Visual Rewrite- blueee

Posted on April 4, 2023 by blueee04

0.01- The video begins with a woman and man walking on what looks like a path. The woman is looking at the man and is speaking to him. They don’t seem to be a couple because there is some distance between them. It is sunny out and there is trees on the sides of the path.

0.03- The woman has a smile, looking as if she enjoys the company of the man.

0.04- The view is changed and now looks to be as the woman is being interviewed, she’s looking directly at the camera. The scenery has changed and is now in either her home or someone else’s.

0.06-The camera is now showing us small military statues and a flag on maybe a bookshelf, this tells us someone in the household was once in the military or may know someone in the military.

0.08- The cameraman then switches to show us a picture on the wall. The picture is of two males wearing U.S Army uniform. One of the men looks like the man shown in the beginning of this video. He seems to have retired from the army and embraces his time served by decorating his home with it.

0.10- There is a closeup of the man now, he looks like he may be in his late 30s or early 40s. He seems to be looking down at something.

0.13- The woman is still talking but the angel has changed and her attention has changed too, she now seems to be looking at someone other than the cameraman. As she speaks, she uses her hands.

0.15- The same woman is now sitting in a rocking chair reading a book, she looks to be in a different room.

0.21- The video is showing the woman and man walking down the path again but this this the camera is closer and they are both looking to their right, the woman smiling. They are also holding hands indicating that they are a couple.

0.22-0.30 The last bit of the video is a screen that advertises the AARP caregiving.

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