Hamming?

The following is a comparison-contrast of two commercials: The Kia Soul and The Honda Accord.  In the Kia Soul commercial they have very cute and furry hamsters singing “You Can Get With This Or That” by Black Sheep.  The music is filled with upbeat tempos and catchy lyrics.  The hamsters are dressed in gold chains and baggy pants, dancing and bobbing their heads to the beats. The commercial reaches out and grabs the audience’s attention and makes the viewers focus on what is going on in the commercial.  The jingle gets stuck in your head and you will be saying, “Do, Da, Dippity!” many times a day.  The Kia hamsters definitely do their job in getting the audience to hone in on the commercial and think about buying a Kia for their next car.

Compared to the Kia commercial, the Honda Accord commercial has a totally different approach to the audience.  The commercial is about two minutes long and as the viewer all you can hear are clunks and bumps.  You follow a long chain of reactions until you reach the end, which finally shows you the Honda accord.  The chain of reactions keeps you staring at the screen, wondering what will come next and it is fascinating to see how each car part is going to activate the next section. Even though this commercial is not as noisy or entertaining as the Kia, it still does its part in getting the audience’s attention.  Together these commercials reach out to car buyers and send their brand out into the world.  Though, they are sent in different ways, the message is still the same.

            

Got To Catch Em' All: Plagiarism

The subject of plagiarism is a growing concern today. This article voices separate opinions of individuals on whether or not plagiarism is intellectual theft. The first argument states that the words and thoughts of others that are displayed to the public are intellectual property and that using them without citing the words or giving credit to the author is a major misdeed. The counter argument, however, is simply that there is no such thing as originality nowadays, but rather authenticity. So much has been said and done up to this day and age that everything is readily available to the public for use and almost nothing is new. Therefore, any collaboration of others’ work isn’t a misdeed, but simply a job that had to be done.

I personally believe that once an individual has released their words and thoughts to the public, those thoughts and words are no longer ones intellectually property. They are, instead, ideas to which may be built upon or rather used to make a point for an assignment or just simple conversation. In today's modern culture nothing is original, but has taken an idea from some sort of past thought or nomenclature. This usage of ideas or words may be considered plagiarism to some, but in my opinion it is simply admiration of this person that someone would use their thoughts for a paper. It isn’t plagiarism; it is a tribute. They shouldn’t require recognition, but should take silent pride in the fact that their “plagiarized material” is sprouting so far into society that one might find it on the internet for personal use.  If their pride for their words isn’t enough, then their egotism shouldn’t stop the world from using this material simply because someone else thought of it first.

My Secret Sauce

Connected together like velcro, mind-melding, finishing each other sentences, and knowing every secret scattered in their brain.  It is hard dissecting the world for that one person who fits into that unfinished puzzle of your life.  Once you find that piece, the piece of a best friend, everything seems to fit perfectly.  It becomes easy telling all of the secrets from your brain, spending every waking moment together, and knowing each other like you know the back of your hand.  Friendship is hard to find, especially the kind I have found.  It took me years to find as I ran through the maze of adolescence, but I finally reached the end when I met Carly.  Having this feeling of knowing someone will always have your back and catch you when you fall is one of the best in the world.  Having a friend like Carly is difficult to find, it is almost as hard as discovering a diamond in the rough.  I am so lucky to have her as a friend. She is the special, secret sauce to my Big Mac.

A Piece of Heaven

Eating a Hersey Kiss is like throwing a raging party in your mouth.  Every taste bud gets hit with an enormous wave of deliciousness as it slowly melts away.  Your tongue is in its own paradise and the rich, creamy, milk chocolate is simply marinating your senses with chocolaty delight.  As the kiss dissolves, your mouth immediately experiences withdraws, and awaits its next encounter with the magnificent piece of heaven.

First Post!

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