I AM the Skunkape Hunter...(hahah)

After completing this module, I found out things I didn't know! I didn't know that there were specific sources that worked better for research papers. I have always used the web basically no matter what. Now, I know that journals and magazines are better sources to use. I already knew that Wikipedia isn't a credible source for information. I would have never been able to distinguish between a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal and a non-academic journal. The video in Module 2 was helpful in assisting me in choosing which was which. I didn't know really how to use the library catalog, but now I do! It went more in depth on how to use Proquest, which will definitely come in handy in the future! I learned that you have to use the title of the journal, not the article in the E-Journal finder. I knew about all of the plagiarism rules and consequences already. Always cite the source and give the author credit! Although it was very long, it was definitely a helpful resource and tutorial. :)

Advertising!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuS7Yap0KY (Great commercial)

For years, advertising has been around. It's always been quite controversial, however, people always disagree on what's appropriate and what isn't for airing. There are a few things that make an advertisement effective. A good commercial or advertisement has to have some sort of appeal. Whether it be sexual appeal, or taste (making something look better than it most likely is), or such as the iPhone, making cool features that are displayed prominently on the commercial to make people want to purchase said item.
I chose the Kiss Dr. Pepper commercial for a few reasons. My initial reaction to it was laughter, it's entertaining. This being an extremely important feature in any successful advertisement. It made me laugh, and I remembered it. The catchy song and interesting setting made it a memorable, and well-produced advertisement. Also, it was a celebrity endorsement, which is an attention grabber for most people. For this commercial, besides celebrity endorsement, they used the catchy jingle tactic. The tune gets stuck in your head for hours until the point where it's almost obnoxiously annoying. You'll be walking down the streets singing "Call me Dr. Loveeeee!" and this is almost guaranteed to get you some extremely awkward glances from people around you.
The commercial makes Dr. Pepper look extremely refreshing, and very tasty. I personally think this commercial was a great way for Dr. Pepper to get noticed and chosen over its competition sodas. I mean come on, what other commercial has a bad ass band PLUS midgets?! Truthfully, I don't drink soda what so ever, but this commercial made me want a Dr. Pepper! :)

My wonderous observation skills!

Summer days in Florida are all the same. They start out all sunny and humid, it tricks you into thinking it's a good beach day. You finally get all ready for the beach, and then it starts pouring like it's never going to stop. Needless to say, it was pouring today when I wanted to go outside and observe, so I had to stay under my covered lanai. I pulled a chair up close to the pool enclosure netting stuff (in the covered part of my lanai of course), and I guess...observed! It's funny how you can look at the same things every day and never really notice them. I usually just overlook my backyard, but since I was actually looking this time, I noticed things I never had noticed before. People just pass by things and don't even notice the beauty or the detail. It's like they're looking, but not really seeing. I never noticed how many colors my backyard has in it. It's full of different kinds of flowers outlining the screen enclosure, different bushes and such a variety of plants make it hard to see everything without really sitting and examining everything. Since it was raining, there weren't many animals out. Usually in my backyard, there's a thousand birds and some cats that live in our yard that we feed. The branches of the trees were dripping with rain, and blowing in the wind, getting a few rain drops on my arm. The sky was rather dark, the clouds in the sky looked swirly and vicious. I heard thunder, and saw a small flash of lightning in the distance. It continued to rain and I watched the drops shower into my pool, making little dips in the otherwise flat surface of the water. Also, the water was dripping from the netting simultaneously with the falling drops.I decided this would be a good time for me to go inside, seeing as the weather looked slightly threatening, and I was inside a metal enclosure...