Visual Rewrite- calamariii

Posted on October 29, 2021 by calamariii

0:01-0:03

The opening shot of the ad shows what is most likely a male figure shown in shadow. We are following with the camera on his back while he is walking towards a lit end of the hallway, but the surrounding hallway around him is dark. The immediate sense that one takes from this shot is a sort of impending dread, as the shadows in the frame give a sense of weary and danger. As he walks towards the hallway, it seems like he might be walking towards something in particular which we do not know what it is yet. In the last second, he turns toward the camera, and the viewer gets the sense that he is checking to see if anyone is looking at him or following him.

0:03-0:05

The shot changes suddenly to a girl laying on the ground in a well-lit room. We are viewing her from above, as she seems to be reading or something relaxing. This starkly contrasts the previous shot, as how it is well lit takes a bit away from the sense of dread that the previous shot had. The well-lit room in comparison to the dark last room has a sense of safety to it and a feeling that the girl here is much safer than the other boy in the previous shot.

0:05-0:08

In this shot, we see what is most likely a child standing on a stool to be able to reach something on a shelf. . Because they is on a stool they are likely trying to get something out of reach that is normally inacessable. The edges of the frame in this shot are also shadowed, keeping up the feeling of something impending coming like in the first shot. The slow zoom-in on the kid also adds to the feeling of anticipation that the shot has.

0:08-0:10

The shot cuts back to the second shot with the girl from above in the well-lit room. We see her get off a bed and see her get off the bed and in a pan of the camera, it’s revealed that she is with another boy in the room, who is most likely her brother. The shot has the same bright liting as it still has a feeling of safety it had previously.

0:10-0:12

We see the same boy from the first shot, standing on somthing to reach up to something on the shelf. The room is dark but illuminated by a flashlight, idicating that this is a room that people in the house dont normally go into. What he is reaching for is also somthing that is not his or not supposed to be in his possession.

0:12-0:15

We go back to the same scene as the third shot as the child who was reaching up drops some of the items that were on the self. The room still has the same moody lighting that it had previously so it continues the previous feeling of anticipation. One of the idems that falls is a gun, but no focus is put upon it, it blends in with the rest of the items that fell, signifying the danger of not keeping it in a safe place and how that can lead to it getting in the wrong hands,

0:15-0:17

Going back the the brother and sister beside the bed, we watch them go under the bed. The camera, still at a birds eye view, follows the kids movement and holds on the bed. The implication based on the movement of the camera is that there is something under the bed or something will happen under the bed.

0:17-0:19

We see the boy from the first shot in the bathroom, with similar moody lighting. He is unwrapping something from a towel, which is diffucult to make out but can be assumed to be a gun. Alongside the previous scene, the viewer can understand that the boy most likey knew what was up on the shelf when he went up to get something. As well as knowing what he was doing would get him in trouble becuase he was doing it in the bathroom where no one else could see. This is a continuation from the idea in the first scene where he checked behind him knowing that what he was about to do he should not do and would get in trouble for.

0:19-0:20

We see the girl picking through the idems she dropped at 0:12, and her motion and view is caught by something. The viewers can barley make out the gun but it is obvous that something of note has caught her attention

0:20-0:21

It can be assumed because of the lighting and a carpet that this is a continuation of the previous scene. The shot goes to an extreme close-up of the gun on the ground, signifying that this is the thing that has gotten the girls attention. It lays among the other items that fell, again signifying that there was nothing done to seperate the gun from the other more average items like books and clothes, and the danger that can cause.

0:22-0:23

We see the brother and sister from the previous scene, now back besides the bed. They are innocently playing dressup with the clothes they found under the bed. Underneath them is a gun, which based on their actions they have no idea what it is and unaware of the danger. As these kids are too young to reconginze what is beneath them, the implied danger from the situation is an accident where one of them could fire the gun, unaware to what it can do.

0:23-0:24

We go back to the boy in the bathroom, with the framing of this shot being his waist and up. His arms are down and together, and we presume he is holding the gun below frame that he had previouly unwrapped. It looks like he cocks the gun, then follows with a surpised look up. It can be assumed that he knows what guns are and maybe vaguley how they work, but is too young to understand the full gravity of what he has.

0:25-0:27

After the boy looks up, the screen cuts to black and we see the message of the ad, about the safety in gun storage. All of the kids in the ad were able to get access, intentioally or not, to something they don’t understand and shouldn’t be able to reach.

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Visual-lokiofasgard

Posted on October 29, 2021 by lokiofasgard24

“Too Many Selfies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ZbDn5zuYA

0:00-0:01

The video shows what seems to be a man putting down a drink on a table. He is at the table with what seems to be a friend. They are in a crowded bar with lots of alcohol present.

0:01-0:03

We see the man turn away from the table whilst grabbing hold of his car/home keys. At the same time the man looks around as if someone is calling his name. He focuses on the ceiling.

0:03-0:06

The shows a confused expression on his face. He gestures outward with his car/home keys still in his hands.

0:06-0:10

He continue to stare at the ceiling with a confused but listening type of look.

0:10-0:13

The camera cuts to the mans phone. He is texting someone named derek. He’s using multiple emojis in his his message. His previous texts show peace sign emojis and car emojis. Laughing emojis follow.

0:13-0:15

The camera cuts to show his torso and up. He lowers his phone with his hand. He also lowers his sight line a little bit and speaks something. Then cuts to a close up on his face that expresses worry.

0:15

The camera cuts to a brief clip of the man in front of 3 other people. The man has his hand outstretched while him and the three others smile and make hand gestures at the top of his outstretched hand.

0:15

The camera cuts again quickly to another brief clip of the man holding the camera showing his face and holding up his fingers in a peace sign and an open mouth smile. He has two people to the right of him, one is a man sticking his tongue out, the other is a woman also holding up her fingers in a peace sign with a big smile. There is one man on the right of the man who is half smiling and looking above the camera.

0:16

The camera then cuts to another brief clip. This time the man of focus has his phone in an outstretched hand while two girls who are posing and smiling while looking at the mans phone. There is a man blurred out in the background also in looking at the phone while holding up two peice signs.

0:16

Another brief clip show the camera being held by the man while smiling at it. Next to him on the right is a woman with a confused look. On the left of the man is another man with a confused look.

0:16-0:18

The camera cuts back to a shot of the man fro torso up. The man looks and clutches his keys. He begins to lower the into his front pocket.

0:19-0:20

A close up camera shot of the mans hand placing the keys into his front pocket of his jeans.

0:20-0:21

The camera cut back to a shot of the man’s torso-up shot. The camera quickly pans to the right showing another man leaning on a table holding a microphone.

0:21-0:23

The man with the micro phone begins to speak. He then looks to the left.

0:23-0:24

the camera cuts to a close up shot to the original man who quickly looks to the right.

0:24-0:25

The camera cuts back to a close up to the man with the microphone smiling and nodding his head.

0:25-0:26

The camera cuts back again to the original man who begins to walk forward and gestures to the man with the microphone. A “common” gesture.

0:26-0:30

The camera cuts to a picture of a rear tail light. Texts and symbols show up on the screen as the car starts driving away. The text staes “Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving”. One symbol is the “Ad Council” logo. And “NHTSA” logo.

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Causal Rewrite – chickendinner

Posted on October 28, 2021 by chickendinner

The Emergence of Cryptocurrency

Given the vital role money plays in any post-barter economy, questions of what form it should take, how it should be supplied, and who should make decisions about it are naturally a subject of debate. Yet since at latest the bronze age, people have taken for granted that what money they use would always depend on where they live, and its supply would be centrally issued by a state or central bank. To the extent they had any say in the matter, it would be through petitioning or voting. However, with the proliferation and advancement of digital technology, the last decade has seen the skyrocketing of cryptocurrencies, enabling each person to exchange their fiat money for a digital currency not issued through a central agency.

Many people have exchanged some of their fiat money for cryptocurrency due to various attributes, such as the lack of a need for a mediator for transfers between owners, the lower cost of transactions across national borders, and the combination of no centralized provider and the prevalence of supply caps reducing the chance that a sudden increase in supply will devalue their cryptocurrency savings. According to Alex Laughton-Scott and James Butterfill, the most first and most popular cryptocurrency, BitCoin, has seen adoption increase at a rate of 113% a year, more than that of the internet in the 90s. They predict BitCoin will have 1 billion users worldwide by 2024.

References

Sergeenkov, A. 2021. What is Cryptocurrency. CoinDesk. https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-cryptocurrency/

Laughton-Scott, A. Butterfill, J. Institutional Crypto Adoption: Three Factors to Watch, CoinShares, https://coinshares.com/research/institutional-crypto-adoption-three-factors-watch

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Causal Rewrite – chickendinner

Posted on October 28, 2021 by chickendinner

Social media has made interpersonal interaction nearly effortless, enabling a generation of people to engage with a greater number of people more frequently than was ever possible for those who came before. At the same time, it has made our social bonds more shallow, tearing away nuance from human interaction and denying us face-to-face interaction necessary for a deeper understanding.

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Causal Rewrite-zzbrd2822

Posted on October 28, 2021 by zzbrd2822

Is Happiness Truly All That Good?

Everyone has a different interpretation of happiness and what exactly is the cause of it. The value of happiness is deemed very high in today’s society, which is evident by the increasing search for guidance through motivational speakers, life coaches, and self-help books all with the main focus of increasing happiness. We think that searching for happiness is beneficial in life, however, it is the pursuit of happiness that leaves negative side effects. Studies have shown that people who extremely value happiness are also less likely to attain long-term happiness, which is explained by lower levels of psychological well-being and life satisfaction. However, identifying the purpose of life will result in more life fulfillment and satisfaction.

According to most North Americans, they value wanting to be happy above many other goals with the expectation that happiness not only feels good but is beneficial for you. Happiness is usually defined in terms of personal positive feelings or a personal gain. However, the more value that people invest in happiness, the less happy they are in actuality. It has been shown that striving for personal gains can damage connections with others. For example, people who have high self-esteem often fail to attend to others’ needs and are unaware of how their actions can affect others. In addition, a narrow determination of achieving goals can cause people to disregard others’ feelings. Setting a small focus for achieving your happiness goal can be regarded as a selfish drive that neglects the emotions of those who surround you. This causes the pursuit of happiness to damage people’s relationships with others, resulting in loneliness. By ruining your relationships and connections with the people surrounding you, your search for happiness has left you with no one you can emotionally or physically connect to. Studies were conducted and they examined correlations between valuing happiness and reports of loneliness in a large community sample. Another study was conducted as well to test the effects of experimental manipulation of valuing happiness on loneliness, through self-reports and a hormonal indicator, progesterone, of social connection. These results concluded that valuing happiness is linked to greater indications of loneliness. This can lead to those pursuing happiness being at risk for poor mental health associated with more depressive symptoms.

People have a tendency to chase or long for a false sense of happiness, that is influenced by what others deem as proper success. This phenomenon is seen in the common desires for wealth, power, influence, or love. Materialistic values play a huge role in our society’s definition of happiness and success. The need for materialistic items is linked under the common desire for wealth as anything that has a monetary value is valued most by people. The author of Consumerism and its discontents, Tori DeAngelis, explains that in today’s world we own so many materialistic items and endless other commodities that weren’t around in the past, but are we any happier? Consumer culture has reached a high and there has been a decrease in life satisfaction. In psychologist Tim Kasser’s book, “The High Price of Materialism”, Kasser describes how people who organize their lives around extrinsic goals such as acquiring materialistic items, report greater unhappiness in relationships, poorer moods, and more psychological problems. He differentiates extrinsic goals, which focus on possessions, image, and status, from intrinsic ones, which aim at outcomes like personal growth and community connection. Those who acquire so many materialistic items feel a superficial high that they have added so much value to their life. If there is a high intensity of happiness, people experience no psychological or health gains and may experience costs. When feeling happy, we tend to feel less inhibited and more likely to explore new possibilities and take risks. People in this heightened ‘happiness overdrive’ mode engage in riskier behaviors and tend to disregard threats. For example, when experiencing high degrees of positive emotions, some individuals are more inclined to engage in riskier behaviors, such as alcohol consumption, binge eating, and drug use. Although they feel powerful and that nothing matters anymore, their life has little to no meaning as a superficial life of selfish dedication to instant gratification is unfulfilling in the bigger picture.

By comparing two different lifestyles side by side, the differences of happiness will most likely become clearer. Let’s say you see one stranger who would appear to be happy, and she would most likely define herself as happy. However, she is not. She feels pride in her excellent home, where she lives with her respectable family that she has created. She has a secure job where she has worked to reach her current position and she has a comfortable lifestyle. You may call her content with where she is in life. Another stranger you see lives in a rented, confined apartment and lives by himself. He does not have the same job security as the other stranger, so he manages to scrape by while freelancing. Let’s say he is happy. He often donates whatever he can to improve the welfare of others and participates in every cause that he encounters if it will better the world or ease the suffering of others. He will gladly share his lunch with anyone, even if it means he goes hungry. We might prefer to be the first stranger, but the second stranger is more likely to be happy. This is the result of not pursuing your own selfish happiness, but finding meaning and purpose in your life, and letting the feeling of fulfillment follow.

The purpose of life is important for psychological and physical well-being, and it is both a goal for and a means to a fulfilling life. Purpose is important in that when present, it is a prevailing theme of a person’s identity, and it provides a basis for behavior patterns in everyday life. As a life goal, a purpose creates frequent goals and targets for dedicated efforts and motivates a person to dedicate their resources in certain directions and toward specific goals. This is evident for people who go out of their way to tend to the needs of others, opposed to just themselves. A purpose creates a foundation that allows a person to be more resilient to obstacles, stress, and strain. If people have the assurance of a larger purpose or a bigger picture, they are more likely to be motivated to push through and hurdles.  Following the path of a purpose can cause positive elements of well-being such as life satisfaction, serenity, and mindfulness.

References

DeAngelis, T. (2004). Consumerism–Consumerism and its discontents. https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/discontents

Gruber, J. J. (n.d.). Four ways happiness can hurt you. Greater Good. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_ways_happiness_can_hurt_you.

Gruber, J., Mauss, I. B., & Tamir, M. (2011). A Dark Side of Happiness? How, When, and Why Happiness Is Not Always Good. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(3), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691611406927

‌Kashdan, T.B. & McKnight, P.E. (2009). Origins of Purpose in Life: Refining our Understanding of a Life Well Lived. Psihologijske teme, 18 (2), 303-313. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/48215

Mauss, I. B., Savino, N. S., Anderson, C. L., Weisbuch, M., Tamir, M., & Laudenslager, M. L. (2011, September 12). The Pursuit of Happiness Can Be Lonely. Emotion. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0025299

Zerwas FK, Ford BQ. The paradox of pursuing happiness. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 2021;39:106-112. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154621000541. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.03.006.

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Causal-zzbrd2822

Posted on October 28, 2021 by zzbrd2822

Is Happiness Truly All That Good?

Everyone has a different interpretation of happiness and what exactly is the cause of it. The value of happiness is deemed very high in today’s society, which is evident by the increasing search for guidance through motivational speakers, life coaches, and self-help books all with the main focus of increasing happiness. We think that searching for happiness is beneficial in life, however, it is the pursuit of happiness that leaves negative side effects. Studies have shown that people who extremely value happiness are also less likely to attain long-term happiness, which is explained by lower levels of psychological well-being and life satisfaction. However, identifying the purpose of life will result in more life fulfillment and satisfaction.

According to most North Americans, they value wanting to be happy above many other goals with the expectation that happiness not only feels good but is beneficial for you. Happiness is usually defined in terms of personal positive feelings or a personal gain. However, the more value that people invest in happiness, the less happy they are in actuality. It has been shown that striving for personal gains can damage connections with others. For example, people who have high self-esteem often fail to attend to others’ needs and are unaware of how their actions can affect others. In addition, a narrow determination of achieving goals can cause people to disregard others’ feelings. Setting a small focus for achieving your happiness goal can be regarded as a selfish drive that neglects the emotions of those who surround you. This causes the pursuit of happiness to damage people’s relationships with others, resulting in loneliness. By ruining your relationships and connections with the people surrounding you, your search for happiness has left you with no one you can emotionally or physically connect to. Studies were conducted and they examined correlations between valuing happiness and reports of loneliness in a large community sample. Another study was conducted as well to test the effects of experimental manipulation of valuing happiness on loneliness, through self-reports and a hormonal indicator, progesterone, of social connection. These results concluded that valuing happiness is linked to greater indications of loneliness. This can lead to those pursuing happiness being at risk for poor mental health associated with more depressive symptoms.

People have a tendency to chase or long for a false sense of happiness, that is influenced by what others deem as proper success. This phenomenon is seen in the common desires for wealth, power, influence, or love. Materialistic values play a huge role in our society’s definition of happiness and success. The need for materialistic items is linked under the common desire for wealth as anything that has a monetary value is valued most by people. The author of Consumerism and its discontents, Tori DeAngelis, explains that in today’s world we own so many materialistic items and endless other commodities that weren’t around in the past, but are we any happier? Consumer culture has reached a high and there has been a decrease in life satisfaction. In psychologist Tim Kasser’s book, “The High Price of Materialism”, Kasser describes how people who organize their lives around extrinsic goals such as acquiring materialistic items, report greater unhappiness in relationships, poorer moods, and more psychological problems. He differentiates extrinsic goals, which focus on possessions, image, and status, from intrinsic ones, which aim at outcomes like personal growth and community connection. Those who acquire so many materialistic items feel a superficial high that they have added so much value to their life. If there is a high intensity of happiness, people experience no psychological or health gains and may experience costs. When feeling happy, we tend to feel less inhibited and more likely to explore new possibilities and take risks. People in this heightened ‘happiness overdrive’ mode engage in riskier behaviors and tend to disregard threats. For example, when experiencing high degrees of positive emotions, some individuals are more inclined to engage in riskier behaviors, such as alcohol consumption, binge eating, and drug use. Although they feel powerful and that nothing matters anymore, their life has little to no meaning as a superficial life of selfish dedication to instant gratification is unfulfilling in the bigger picture.

By comparing two different lifestyles side by side, the differences of happiness will most likely become clearer. Let’s say you see one stranger who would appear to be happy, and she would most likely define herself as happy. However, she is not. She feels pride in her excellent home, where she lives with her respectable family that she has created. She has a secure job where she has worked to reach her current position and she has a comfortable lifestyle. You may call her content with where she is in life. Another stranger you see lives in a rented, confined apartment and lives by himself. He does not have the same job security as the other stranger, so he manages to scrape by while freelancing. Let’s say he is happy. He often donates whatever he can to improve the welfare of others and participates in every cause that he encounters if it will better the world or ease the suffering of others. He will gladly share his lunch with anyone, even if it means he goes hungry. We might prefer to be the first stranger, but the second stranger is more likely to be happy. This is the result of not pursuing your own selfish happiness, but finding meaning and purpose in your life, and letting the feeling of fulfillment follow.

The purpose of life is important for psychological and physical well-being, and it is both a goal for and a means to a fulfilling life. Purpose is important in that when present, it is a prevailing theme of a person’s identity, and it provides a basis for behavior patterns in everyday life. As a life goal, a purpose creates frequent goals and targets for dedicated efforts and motivates a person to dedicate their resources in certain directions and toward specific goals. This is evident for people who go out of their way to tend to the needs of others, opposed to just themselves. A purpose creates a foundation that allows a person to be more resilient to obstacles, stress, and strain. If people have the assurance of a larger purpose or a bigger picture, they are more likely to be motivated to push through and hurdles.  Following the path of a purpose can cause positive elements of well-being such as life satisfaction, serenity, and mindfulness.

References

DeAngelis, T. (2004). Consumerism–Consumerism and its discontents. https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/discontents

Gruber, J. J. (n.d.). Four ways happiness can hurt you. Greater Good. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_ways_happiness_can_hurt_you.

Gruber, J., Mauss, I. B., & Tamir, M. (2011). A Dark Side of Happiness? How, When, and Why Happiness Is Not Always Good. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(3), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691611406927

‌Kashdan, T.B. & McKnight, P.E. (2009). Origins of Purpose in Life: Refining our Understanding of a Life Well Lived. Psihologijske teme, 18 (2), 303-313. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/48215

Mauss, I. B., Savino, N. S., Anderson, C. L., Weisbuch, M., Tamir, M., & Laudenslager, M. L. (2011, September 12). The Pursuit of Happiness Can Be Lonely. Emotion. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0025299

Zerwas FK, Ford BQ. The paradox of pursuing happiness. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 2021;39:106-112. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154621000541. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.03.006.

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Open Strong-Zipemup1

Posted on October 28, 2021 by zipemup1

The American school system is killing students by excluding financial literacy from the regular curriculum. There is no doubt that money is the cornerstone of our society, yet many people still lack the basic understanding required to live a healthy lifestyle. Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, owing primarily to financial illiteracy. Schools concentrate on teaching ideas and concepts rather than teaching students how to react in real-life circumstances. Instead, children are being taught to memorize and learn scientific and historical topics. When they are exposed to the real world, new grads are pushed to make critical financial decisions without any foundation. This then leads to disastrous blunders from which there is no going back. Financial uncertainty may cause stress in families, which can lead to divorce, suicide, domestic abuse, and other heinous crimes. In sum, we are hurting as a society more than we know because of a lack of financial education.

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Visual Rewrite-Zipemup1

Posted on October 28, 2021 by zipemup1

0:00-0:01

The opening shot of the video depicts a knight riding a horse and dressed in full armor. He appears to be in an enclosed environment in the backdrop. He is surrounded by metal poles that have been rusted. That leads me to believe he is taking part in some sort of event. In the backdrop, I also see trees, a massive mountain, and slopes of orange-brownish earth. The ground appears to be pretty dry as well.All of these elements are clearly intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:01-0:02

A second knight can be seen in this video footage. This knight is also riding a horse and wearing a full set of gleaming armor. He appears to be in an enclosed place as well, yet there is a brick wall behind him. His horse is also wearing a chanfron, a sort of armor placed on the horse’s head during jousting events. So I’m guessing these two knights are jousting against each other in a competition.All of these elements are intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:02-0:03

In this shot, the second knight is drawing a sword. He’s still on his horse, and he’s staring at his opponent. These two appear to be in the midst of a fight.All of these elements are clearly intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:03-0:07

In this sequence, the knight lifts his sword while his horse digs his hoof into the earth. The horse is digging a little trench into the dirt with his hoof. Bulls perform the very same motion before charging at the opposition. This horse in the scenario appears to be battle-ready and ready to charge as well.

0:07-0:12

The two knights are gazing at each other in this moment. Then one of the knights pulls out his phone, he is messaging someone named Princess in his contacts. Until this moment, the interaction between the two knights appeared serious, as if they were ready to battle. But as he pulls out his phone, it appears like all of the severity of the battle is lost. I believe the author included this element on purpose to lighten the tone.

0:12-0:18

The two knights are storming at each other in this scenario. One with a sword in one hand and the other with a phone in the other. I believe this was displayed in the film to demonstrate that the rider with the phone in this hand will lose. Because of the distraction of the phone, the rider does not even have a sword for fight, therefore he cannot win.

0:18-0:23

The scenario transitions to a black screen with white writing just before the two knights collide. These letters spell out “Don’t Text and Ride,” then change to “Don’t Text and Drive.” This makes me realize that the author was attempting to draw a parallel between the ad and a real-life issue that is rather frequent in today’s culture. This issue called texting while driving, and many people die as a result of it every day.

0:23-0:30

The writing changes in the last scene to “It’s Joust Not Worth It,” which is also the title of the video. This scene is intended to raise awareness against texting and driving. This moment and film as a whole are intended to promote safe driving and the prohibition of texting while driving.

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Visual-Zipemup1

Posted on October 28, 2021 by zipemup1

0:00-0:01

The opening shot of the video depicts a knight riding a horse and dressed in full armor. He appears to be in an enclosed environment in the backdrop. He is surrounded by metal poles that have been rusted. That leads me to believe he is taking part in some sort of event. In the backdrop, I also see trees, a massive mountain, and slopes of orange-brownish earth. The ground appears to be pretty dry as well.All of these elements are clearly intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:01-0:02

A second knight can be seen in this video footage. This knight is also riding a horse and wearing a full set of gleaming armor. He appears to be in an enclosed place as well, yet there is a brick wall behind him. His horse is also wearing a chanfron, a sort of armor placed on the horse’s head during jousting events. So I’m guessing these two knights are jousting against each other in a competition.All of these elements are intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:02-0:03

In this shot, the second knight is drawing a sword. He’s still on his horse, and he’s staring at his opponent. These two appear to be in the midst of a fight.All of these elements are clearly intended to establish the tone for the viewer to expect a brawl.

0:03-0:07

In this sequence, the knight lifts his sword while his horse digs his hoof into the earth. The horse is digging a little trench into the dirt with his hoof. Bulls perform the very same motion before charging at the opposition. This horse in the scenario appears to be battle-ready and ready to charge as well.

0:07-0:12

The two knights are gazing at each other in this moment. Then one of the knights pulls out his phone, he is messaging someone named Princess in his contacts. Until this moment, the interaction between the two knights appeared serious, as if they were ready to battle. But as he pulls out his phone, it appears like all of the severity of the battle is lost. I believe the author included this element on purpose to lighten the tone.

0:12-0:18

The two knights are storming at each other in this scenario. One with a sword in one hand and the other with a phone in the other. I believe this was displayed in the film to demonstrate that the rider with the phone in this hand will lose. Because of the distraction of the phone, the rider does not even have a sword for fight, therefore he cannot win.

0:18-0:23

The scenario transitions to a black screen with white writing just before the two knights collide. These letters spell out “Don’t Text and Ride,” then change to “Don’t Text and Drive.” This makes me realize that the author was attempting to draw a parallel between the ad and a real-life issue that is rather frequent in today’s culture. This issue called texting while driving, and many people die as a result of it every day.

0:23-0:30

The writing changes in the last scene to “It’s Joust Not Worth It,” which is also the title of the video. This scene is intended to raise awareness against texting and driving. This moment and film as a whole are intended to promote safe driving and the prohibition of texting while driving.

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Posted on October 28, 2021 by spaghettitacosforthesoul

Avocados are murders, and vegetarians are aiding their demise. With the rise of popularity to eat healthy, and maintain a balanced diet; being a vegetarian is in demand. Vegetarians see their gestures as having a positive impact on the meat industry, but with new demand comes new problems. And with every action comes a consequence. Overproduction has grown substantially over the last decade as avocados have become increasingly popular, But the main exports are in the poorest parts of Mexico. So the once-beloved avocados are an unsuspected killer to their neighbors. The environmental impact in mass production is degrading soil and water sources. And as a result, poor neighbors around commercial agriculture sites are reaping the repercussions of the environmental impact of avocados. There is a misconception within the agriculture industry that people overlook, and the unfortunate effects of mass production on the environment contribute to health complications. 

Also I have been meaning to look at my feedback for my definition argument, I just haven’t gotten to it yet. Mostly because I’m mentally unprepared to fix the whole thing. but I take feedback very seriously.

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