The Temptations concert!

So, that sexy biotch on the left, is my Grandma. I love her to death! She is so AWESOME! Last March I took her to her first concert. The Beach Boys! She had a blast. So, I eventually wanted to take her to another one, so she could experience being a groupie! Jk!
So, when I head the Temptations were coming to Peoria, I knew my Grandma would love to go. As we show up to the place my Grandma was super excited. We even somehow were wearing almost the same identical jacket. Lmao. (As you can see in the photo.)
Although, there is only one of the original Temptations that still performs, they were amazing dancers, singers, and they were hilarious! They had my Grandma cracking up! After many numbers, they didn't even have an intermission! After the concert, this photo was taken and my Grandma is the bomb. Word.

(Sorry about not getting a photo of the concert... It was not allowed to take videos, I think.)

Joel McHale!

I LOVE Comedians, they are so awesome! Joel McHale has been one of my favorites since I was a freshman an I've always dreamt of seeing him live/meeting him!
So, when I heard he was coming to Peoria, out of all places, I about crapped myself of happiness. I was first online to buy tickets when they were available! Unfortunately Bradley students were allowed to buy their tickets two weeks advanced. So, I ended up with balcony seats! That was all good though.
As, my friend Kaylee and I went up to the balcony, I see a young guy holding meet and greet tickets. So, I decided to be koi about it and scream bloody murder and run up to him. Freaking out, I told him how much I love Joel and him if he would give me tickets. He eventually caved in and gave me and my friend a meet and greet ticket!

Unfortunately security after the show would not allow us to go meet him. Think this would stop me? After almost sneaking into the backstage, I waited outside with another family for about an hour. After countless times people told us he left, I just knew he didn't. And I knew what hotel he was staying in anyways, so, I would've just gone there! Lol.
I sucked up to the security guard and she must have said something to Joel, about ten minutes later he came out and I instantly ran up to him. I was such a SPAZ! You can't even believe.... well, you probably can believe. Lmao. After running up to him, I talked about his work and how his role in Spider-Man 2 changed my life. Lmao. After a little bit of chatter he wanted to take a picture so he could go and sleep. I took off my jacket and showed him I had a Spaghetti Cat shirt on, which is from his show "The Soup". He either thought that was awesome, or totally creepy. Most likely creepy. Lmao. So after we took his picture we talked for a bit more and he left eventually!

Make-A-Wish!

Last year, I volunteered at the local children's hospital and visited as Cinderella. About 4 months later, I receive a call from Make-A-Wish! They wanted me to come to a little girl's birthday party and make her birthday memorable!
So, as the little Princess spent the day at the salon and riding in the limo, I waited and hid until she got into her party room. After they crowned her "Princess of the day" I came in with my presents and balloons. I bought her a Cinderella dress. (As you can see in the picture.)
Working for Make-A-Wish really has opened my eyes and I appreciate so much more in life. This little girl was so amazing and hopefully, I'll see her again as her favorite Princess!

Script for speech.

Welcome to McDonalds. How can I help you?

Customer.: Boy, I sure love the smell of this place. Reminds
me of my childhood.

Yes, can I take your order.

Alright, since I'm trying to be healthier, I'll order a salad.

Your total is $1.19. Next!

Customer #2: I'll take a Big Mac, medium french fries, and a large
coke... No, make that a Diet coke.

Customer #3.: This place is so discusting! How could you ever work
here?

What? How can you say this about the Golden Arches! We care so much
about our customers and only give the best service available!!! Each little
morsel of food, we treat as our own child, probably even better. Here's why
working at McDonalds is so great!

Show powerpoint of nice things, then have the customers be pissed about them
not hearing the real truth about McDonalds which leads to them discussing the
bad parts.

Critique.

Monica Hunt.


As the scary, unique play "No Exit" takes your stereotypes about plays, it molds them
into something new! This play has a dark storyline, ruthless and selfish characters, no happy ending, and much more. As this play is unique, it also has its faults and boring conflicts that make this play want you to "EXIT".

The play "No Exit" is about three sinners who pay the ultimate price for their sins and must spend eternity in solitude with each other. As painless as that sounds, the characters find themselves yearning for their Earth life and their temptations as they rely on companionship with their fellow roommates. Cradeau, Estelle, and Inez all are brought together by a sarcastic, cunning bellboy. (Played by Jacob Uhlman.)

As the bellboy enters the room Uhlman impressed the audience. Uhlman brought such cunning comedic relief for this very dark play. He played the bellboy brilliantly flamboyant and mean by somehow torturing the new guests. By not answering the bell, to coming at their call, every scene Uhlman was in he stole the show! His sarcastic remarks and body language helped the audience ease into the play and enjoy it more! After he would leave the audience gave off the feeling of wanting more bellboy!!!

Cradeau (played by Brenton Pfaff) , a wifebeater, killing machine was the other male part of this play. Pfaff played such a hated character so well. His sadistic thinking habits and his horniness got to the best of this character. Pfaff brought such a disliked reaction from the audience, to even where they felt pity for the character as he wanted company and missed his life on Earth. Although Pfaff played Cradeau very well, he cracked up during a few scenes with quarreling with Inez. Cradeau also kept mentioning how he was naked, when he was fully clothed. Yes, being naked on stage might cause some concern for conservative viewers, why not change the dialouge where he isn't talking about being naked? It just didn't make sense to be talking about that, while Cradeau was fully clothed.

The character of Inez was a sarcastic, rude, lesbian that brought a obnoxious comic relief, that was much needed. Played by Bethany Shuford, Inez always was always at the throat of Cradeau and constantly putting him down to catch the attention of Estelle. Shuford had her moments where her character was believable and others where it was too "acted out". For instance, Shufords constant shouting was a sound that got uncomfortable listening to. Yes, the theater is small and it's understandable to speak diction and loudly while performing, it was a little too much at times. Her wardrobe was a big distraction as well. The pants bottoms were way too bell bottom seventies and made noises and distracted the audience from what she was saying. Yes, the play takes place in the past, but the costuming for Shufords character should have been handled more properly to her height. Shuford played sarcastic well, but every time she would laugh, it sounded so staged and forced, instead of a real laugh. Shuford often stole the scene, but would "act" too much and was a major distraction.

Estelle was the other woman trapped in the room. Estelle, (Shadia Ghantous), was a spoiled bitchy, Paris Hilton type character that was a bit promiscuous and VERY vain. Ghantous showed Estelle as a very beautiful, but extremely self conscious, emotional, sad woman. Which was great at first. But Ghantous played Estelle almost exactly like the bitchy, model character in "A Party to Murder", it just felt like part two for that character. Yes, Estelle is supposed to be very into her looks, it just seems that the character was too "Paris Hilton" like to keep any interest in Estelle at all.

Although, this is not the actors fault, the play just draggggggggggggggsssssssss on and loses the interest of many audience members. After a while butts were hurting, eyes were drooping, and drool was forming as the characters talked more about themselves. Watching this got really monotonous and boring.

Alright, enough mean things, some positives of this play was the lighting! The lighting was really well done and showed the emotions of the characters! Also, Estelle's outfit was gorgeous and whoever did her hair has talent! The hairstyle gave the vibes of the time Estelle lived in and the outfit definitely fit her characters personality! The stage also was really nice! For once, I could see the play very well and could see the characters reactions well! Having the seats so close to the stage really helped the audience get into the show and appreciate the scenes more, actually being able to see them better! Another nice quality of the show is, there was no intermission, so there wasn't any wait to see the fate of the characters!

"No Exit" takes the ordinary plays and flips them upside down. Having no happy ending, likeable characters, and dramatic scenes on every page, it surely pleased a lot of the members watching the show!

The evening star is shining bright. So, make a wish and hold on tight.

Well, since I'm over the swine flu, I started reading other
blogs from people in English 110. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS
IS THE LAST BLOG!??! WOOOOOOWHOOOOOOOOOO!
Well, writing about writing got a little tedious after a while,
but I'll be nothelgic and miss this eventually... Let's see, what
to write about...

AHA! The new Disney movie "The Princess and the Frog" comes
out December 11th. Just in time for the holidays. Guess what!??!
This is the first Disney movie to have an African American heroine/princess.
All I can say is...

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE Disney, almost the the point of obsession, but why on Earth,
would one of the most popular companies in the world wait this long
to give the children/world an African American Princess!??! I understand
that racism was a big part of our country, but it's been a lot better since
1950's/60's. This should not have taken this long. Disney even cranked out
an Asian heroine and a Native American. With such sucess in those films,
why the wait?

A big contraversy of the film is that the Prince is not full blown African
American. He is from a fictious country of Maldonia. Since he is not
"black" a lot of people have been complaining. I understand the complaints,
but can't they get passed that and realize that this movie is not only big
for having African American heroines, but the first Disney couple of different
cultural backgrounds. (Princess Wise.)

Hopefully, this movie will be a great sucess!!!

I want to suck your blood...

Please note that in this next blog, I, Moe Hunt, will diss the franchise
of "Twilight". Please also note, that I am not very strong, so please,
don't beat me up.

As a fan of ACTUAL vampires, the folklore and mythological creatures
that are of the likes of Bram Stoker, I am not amused by this new
"Twilight" fad that is going around. First of all, it's not only about that
vision of a vampire, but the fact that a vampire falling in love with a mortal
does not suit my stomach well. Call me old fashioned, but I miss when vampires
killed people without care. Now, I know that vampires in "Twilight" try
to kill, but I'm NOT into the romance that is involved in the saga.

Secondly, WHAT IS WITH ALL THE TEENY BOPPER CRAZIES? I mean, I know
I'm NO WHERE near normal, but these girls throwing themselves for a fictional
character seems absurd to me! Just telling you, chicks, there are not a lot of
"Edwards" out there. It's like if you even talk about one dislike about it, a whole
group of "Twilighters" beat you with their Hot Topic t-shirts and jewelry. I just
can't even take Twilight seriously with this crazy fan base. Having a fan base is
great, but when your whole LIFE is about Twilight, it scares me. Now, I KNOW
there are non-crazy fans, but I come more in contact with the crazies.

Third, the romance is just not even romantic in my eyes. I would choose any day
a guy that would watch Star Trek with a loveable geek over some overdramatic guy who
you would ditch your friends/family for who in a way wants to kill you. It just shows
girls to, once again, be desperate. Bleck.

Not meant to offend any "Twilighters". Don't suck my blood. Thanks. :):).

Writing about writing.

Does anyone else have a really hard time finding new ways to write
about their writing? I feel like if I talk about certain things, it's just
being repetitive. I'm sure there are WAY more things I could write
about my writing, but I get this gut feeling that it's being monotonous.
So, I'll talk about how to write your emotions without using a pen or
computer. I'm in art and I feel that it's a lot easier to draw your feeling
out then to write it. When all the words fail, I feel that drawing how you
are feeling is really effective. Some of the most famous painting depict
emotions or events and don't even need a statement to show what the
artwork is about. It's so weird how a painting or drawing can speak to
a person and get them thinking without even having to write an essay
or talk. Paintings can show the inner thoughts of someone to even the
despair an artist has been through. This is not about my writing, but being
enrolled in art really helps me use colors and drawing techniques to express
my inner thoughts and emotions without words. Crazy!

Lalala. Speech Outline.

Introduction:

As you all can tell, I am not the most normal human being in this galaxy. This may come as a complete SHOCK, but... I am... a NERD! Yes, I know. Hard to believe. As a nerd I have come across amazing oppurtunities and trekies to explore the Earth's galaxy and to somehow find that I'm related to Stan Lee. Through this journey through infinity and beyond, I will enhance your Spidey Senses as I show you my type of nerd behavior and make your mind go KABLAM over the intensity of the next "300" seconds with me. During this speech, may the force be with you.

Body of Speech.
A. What cosplaying is.
Costuming of super hardcore fans.
Unique way to express obsessions.

Transition One: Stereotypes.
A. Cosplayers are weirdos.
Cosplaying is an art form.
Who determines what is "normal"?

B. Cosplayers never get laid.
Tobey Mquire and Even Will Smith cosplay as actors!

Transition Two:
Rules of cosplaying.
Be original with your outfit! No store bought costumes!
Be creative!
GO TO CONVENTIONS!

How cosplaying has effected my life.
1. Birthday parties.
2. Make-A-Wish!
3. Preparing to be in character for Disney World.

Cosplaying is an amazing arform full of interesting people, cool costumes, and awesome experiences. Being a cosplayer has led me to have more self confidence in myself and show my true colors. Hopefully, you audience members will consider going to a convention and maybe even dress up! Hopefully, I'll see you guys at Chicago Comic Con 2010!

How can anyone do this to someone!!!???

I woke up this morning to a phone call, a phone call that I never thought I
would receive or ever hear. I'm from a small town, a small town where crime
and bad things really don't happen. The town is so minute and microscopic
in population it's almost impossible to get a few bad seeds in it. Two boys from
my high school were just charged with sexually forcing themselves on a 15 year
old girl. That girl is only a sophomore! One held her against her will and the other
took the reigns. Both of the boys have always been a red light to me. They have
always had a sick sense of humor. Last year the one ,that held the girl against her
will, had a girlfriend, he always bossed her around, ridiculed her, and made fun
of her. For two guys to rob someone of their childhood, their high school years,
sickens me. I feel empathy for the poor girl who has to spend the rest of her years
at this school known as "the girl who got raped". Hopefully her identity will be kept
safe and no one will find out. The terrible thing is most likely the boys will NOT go
to jail. That is what really bothers me. Sexually assault is terrifying and most likely
this experience will haunt her from ever having a normal relationship or trusting
anyone ever again. These two boys ,for their moment of sick pleasure, have costed
a 15 year old girl years of pain and suffering. Knowing that they will walk the streets
easily after being convicted is what else terrifies me. One of the boys, the one who didn't
hold the girl, was convicted last year of exposing himself in a park. That isn't a RED LIGHT
TO ANYONE!??! WHO WATCHES THIS KID?!?! Who let him out of the house!??!
WHERE ARE THE PARENTS?!?!? These children should have been taught to respect
women, and not only women, all people! It breaks my heart knowing that this girl had
to experience her sophomore year, a year where you should be getting your license,
involved with trying to convict two horny, selfish boys.

Ad analysis!

This Shhhh is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Today's advertisements in magazines and television often give us a deeper message than what the image is that the ad shows. Most ads are misleading and often play upon sexual desires to sell their products to the viewers drooling at companies ads and fingertips. Most ads instead of representing the product, companies have a celebrity or idol do all the representing the ads need in skimpy clothing and bodies that could make any reader interested in even an ad for boogers! In the particular ad selected, this ad embodies what almost every ad your eye comes across, Good Ole' Sex APPEAL!

Gwen Stefani, lead singer of the 90's hit rock band No Doubt and solo recording artist, takes center of the ad for her own perfume line's L.A.M.B. Fragrance. Stefani is in a risque tight outfit that includes an extremely wet, see-through white t-shirt and shorts that almost appear as underwear. Gwen's red hot lipstick is untouched and her lips are parted as if the quote next to her mouth, "I Want You All Over Me", is what is actually coming out of those luminous lips. Underneath Gwen's thighs stands an open box of her L.A.M.B. fragrance. Gwen appears to be popping out of the multicolor box and seems to be drenched in perfume. The background is a nice blue that fades into an almost white-blue as it extends to the bottom. In almost unnoticeable font is the fragrance's name and brand.

This ad is very attractive to the nature of the human eye. First of all, it's got a beautiful woman on the ad. No matter who you are, you are bound to look at how beautiful the model on the ad looks. Gwen catches any wandering reader's eye in her skin tight little number she is wearing. Gwen Stefani is also a celebrity that many look up to and no matter what she was selling, they would buy! Even an eraser, her fan base would most likely buy. The ad also captivates the eye's sense of color. The colors of this ad are very different and attractive towards readers. The radiant bright blues stand out, but do not take over the ad. The ad uses a lot of girly colors that attract the women readers. Reds, yellows, black, white, and different shades of blues are very nice colors that blend really well and are a sight for sore eyes. The colors may not attract men, but Gwen Stefani's clothes being all wet, sure might!

As all ads seem to play with mind's of the consumers, this ad follows the same path. Taking America's sick thoughts of what beauty and sexiness looks like this ad puts gorgeous, luminous Gwen Stefani smack dab right in the center of the ad. The ad feeds off of sex appeal instead of feeding of the product. By putting the quote "I Want You All Over Me" screams that this perfume makes you feel so sexually attractive and you'll smell so amazing men will be instantly attracted! Although the quote is from one of her songs, I doubt that is what readers are thinking about when they read the quote. The quote seems to scream if you buy this product anyone can fall in love with you, even Gwen Stefani. The perfume may smell fantastic, but selling the product with sex really doesn't represent what the product is about.

Although this ad is basically depending on the celebrity instead of the product, the ad design is genius! Having the background just blue fading lighter down the page really looks nice, but also doesn't distract the readers from the center. Looking at the ad it's almost as if Gwen is the main point of focus instead of the perfume product. Gwen takes over this ad and is way more noticeable than the perfume box and bottle. That is exactly what the advertisers want. Gwen is very distracting, but after consumers look at her, they might eventually look at the bottle and find interest.

Other than Gwen Stefani this ad only shows the perfume bottle. With only using two images this ad is very different than other ads. It's flashy, but not in the way most ads do. There is not beach in the background or two people making out wearing some type of deodorant. This ad is powerful enough without using too many images. The saying less is more. The less you dress Gwen and the less you put other items than the product the better the ad will be admired by viewers.

"I Want You All Over Me" is the only other wording except for the tiny almost unnoticeable "the premiere L.A.M.B. fragrance". The lettering is really small, but somewhat noticeable after you stop staring at the chick who's white t-shirt is wet. Other than a wet t-shirt wearing Gwen, the "I Want You All Over Me" makes the males interested in the ad as well. Usually a guy wouldn't want to look at a perfume ad. This ad's amazing word choices would make male viewers VERY interested. And what male wouldn't have the fantasy of having the possibility of Gwen Stefani popping out of their girlfriend/mother/grandmother's perfume bottle? The sexual wording of that quote really makes women interested too. They might feel that if they wear this perfume they would be more attractive to men. It sounds silly, but that''s the power of this ad!

Gwen popping out of any box in any place you are at might be an amazing fantasy. This ad really accentuates on that fantasy! Sex sells! This ad is just screaming sex and plays off people's sexual wants and emotions. With that quote, "I Want You All Over Me", almost everyone can relate to that. Almost every viewer can relate with wanting a partner or having a crush that they just want all over them. This ad plays off those wants and human needs with having Gwen Stefani appear to want someone too. Readers might be able to relate to that quote that represents sexual lonliness and wants causing boost in a product's sale that really has nothing to do with their wants or needs.

Although this ad is very beautiful, it also depicts women in a sexist way. Once again advertisers feel the need to put a beautiful, barely clothed woman on their ad to sell. By doing that, it puts so much pressure on many buyers to feel beautiful. Why on Earth does a perfume ad need a blond chick in a wet white t-shirt? Why does it have to be wet? Why can't she be dressed in just a WHITE t-shirt? Why? Well, because having a blonde, beautiful wet t-shirt girl on an ad is unfortunately what attract the eyes of anyone nowadays.

This ad may be sexist and misleading, but by doing so the product will sell well. Putting a beautiful celebrity, wonderfully colored background, and sexual quote in an ad sells the product. Even if the product may not be as glamorous as the ad makes it appear. "No Doubt" I will not be purchasing this product!

Ad analysis pre-writing.

• How does your ad appeal to the reader?

Well, first off, it has Gwen Stefani in the ad! (Famous singer.) Second of all, she is in a wet t-shirt and making some sexy face. Also, she is popping out of a really pretty perfume bottle that is rainbow that attracts the eye.

• What assumptions does your ad make about women and men; children, teenagers, and adults; blue-collar vs. white-collar careers; and the like?

That if women buy this perfume they can be sexy like Gwen. If men buy it, maybe they think Gwen Stefani will pop out of the bottle. Haha.

• What trends does your ad capitalize on?

Well, the ad uses many girly colors like turquoise blue, stripes, and the perfume bottle is somewhat of a rainbow. Also, it shows sex appeal. I mean, Gwen's shirt is completely drenched with water. Also, her outfit is very cute and skimpy!

• How does your ad manipulate and exploit human needs and desires?

I feel the ad feeds off sex appeal more than sells the perfume. People feed off that more than product placement. Put a hot girl/guy on any ad and things will sell. Putting the quite "I want you all over me" is a very strong, sexual quote to put in an ad. That quote is from one of her songs, but I don't think a lot of people would be thinking that.

• Which audience does your ad target (consider the magazine in which it appears)? How does it reflect that audience's interests, concerns, socio-economic standing, career choice, lifestyle, and the like?

The magazine ad was in "Glamour" magazine. So, the ad is mostly aimed towards women, young and older. The audience in that book might look at the ad and want to feel more sexy and by looking at that perfume, it might lead them to believe that it can happen by buying a dose of Gwen Stefani's perfume.

• How does your ad employ visual detail? How do these elements represent the product and/or its image and how do they reveal attitude towards the audience and those values that audience holds?

Well, the background is blue, so it doesn't take away from the product or Gwen Stefani's wet outfit. Gwen is almost way more noticeable than the bottle. She catches your eye more than the bottle does and that is exactly what the ad wanted to do.

• How does the ad's text contribute to the appeal? How do the diction and key terms reveal attitude towards the audience and those values that audience holds?

"I Want You All Over Me" is the only other wording except for the tiny almost unoticeable "the premiere L.A.M.B. fragrance". The lettering is really small, but somewhat noticeable after you stop staring at the chick who's white t-shirt is wet. The "I Want You All Over Me" makes the males interested in the ad as well. Usually a guy wouldn't want to look at a perfume ad. This ad would make guys VERY interested. The sexual wording of that quote really makes women interested too. They might feel that if they wear this perfume they would be more attractive to men. It sounds silly, but it's the truth!

• What is the general ambience of the advertisement? What mood does it create? How does it do this?

The mood of this ad is very sexual. Well, by putting a risque dressed Gwen wearing a wet white t-shirt might do the trick!

• What is the design of the advertisement? How are the basic components or elements of the advertisement arranged?

The design uses a lot of nice colors and really blends well. The product and Gwen are placed directly in the center and with no background image except two quotes, it really helps from not distracting the viewers!

• What is the relationship that exists between pictorial elements and written material, and what does this tell us?

This tells us if you buy the perfume, Women: You will feel more attractive. Men: Either Gwen Stefani will pop out the bottle... or if you buy this your girlfriend/mom/Grandma can smell like Gwen.

• What is the spatiality in the advertisement? Is there a lot of white space or is the advertisement full of graphic and written elements (that is, busy)?

The background is not busy, but the main focus is very busy!

• What signs and symbols do we find? What role do the various signs and symbols play in the advertisement?

Well, the L.A.M.B. is the only wording that might make people wonder what it means and they might look it up or find out.

• If there are figures (men, women, children, animals) in the advertisement, what are they like? What can be said about their facial expressions, poses, hairstyle, age, sex, hair color, ethnicity, education, occupation, relationships (of one to the other), and so on?

Well, Gwen and a bottle of perfume are the only objects in this ad, other than perfume splashing off of Gwen. Gwen is making a very happy, but sexual face and her body is positioned very sexually. Gwen's hair is wet so it's all over and she's blonde! What can go wrong with that, boys? Since she is pretty famous she's well known to female and male readers.

• What does the background tell us? Where is the action in the advertisement taking place and what significance does this background have?

The action of the ad is right smack-dab in the middle with Gwen and a bottle of perfume! The background's significance is to be pretty, but not to distract the audience from where the real action is at!

• What action is taking place in the advertisement, and what significance does this action have? (This might be described as the plot of the advertisement.)

Well, Gwen Stefani is popping out of a perfume box. She is soaked and doing a sexual pose. Since she popped out of a perfume bottle she is wet and dripping of perfume. This image makes women interested just as much as men. Women probably feel this perfume will cause them to feel sexy and wanted. Men want that fantasy.

• What theme or themes do we find in the advertisement? What is the advertisement about? (The plot of an advertisement may involve a man and a woman drinking but the theme might be jealousy, faithlessness, ambition, passion, etc.)

The theme is sex sells.

• What about the language used in the advertisement? Does it essentially provide information or generate some kind of an emotional response? Or both? What techniques are used by the copywriter: humor, alliteration, "definitions" of life, comparisons, sexual innuendo, and so on?

Well, it does only have two little quotes. So, the language or words are not what is selling this product. It causes men to have a very great emotional response. I'm thinking so. Hello? Blonde chick, wet t-shirt.

• What typefaces are used and what impressions do these typefaces convey?

The typing style is a really pretty unique style font that is really different than other ads, but is not really noticeable.

• What is the item being advertised and what role does it play in American culture and society?

The item being advertised is L.A.M.B. Perfume. Well, American's love sex appeal and they love fashion and accessories. Also, both women and men like certain smells and want to usually smell attractive towards the opposite sex.

• What about aesthetic decisions? If the advertisement is a photograph, what kind of a shot is it? What significance do long shots, medium shots, close-ups have? What about the lighting, use of color, angle of the shot?

The lighting is very light, but with very vibrant colors that attract the eye. the shot of Gwen and the perfume is long, but doesn't cover the whole page.

• What sociological, political, economic or cultural attitudes are indirectly reflected in the advertisement? An advertisement may be about a pair of blue jeans, but it might, indirectly, reflect such matters as sexism, alienation, stereotyped thinking, conformism, generational conflict, loneliness, elitism, and so on.

The ad is very sexist and shows women in a really sexual way, as usual. The ad is very colorful and nice, but the product is almost unnoticeable next to a wet Gwen Stefani.

Another writing blog! Wooh!

I really dislike shortening words in text messages. I dislike
when I do it, if I ever do that, or when people send me shortened
words. For some reason like rotflwtasartp just seems a little obnoxious.
Writing proper is better in my opinion. It's really hard for me to sit
and read a paper that is just one giant sentence. So I went to the doctor
today they said I am sick I don't feel sick though so I called him a liar
I punched him in the face and got kicked out I'm so awesome. Doesn't
that just seem really obnoxious? Run on sentences really bother me.
Even when we did the writing collage, I felt myself typing to periods
during the invisible writing, just in case I missed one. I guess it's just
a weird quirk. For some reason, spelling really bothers me too. If someone
puts to instead of too, or they're instead of their it really makes me want
to sit down and get a red pen and circle the word. Haha. I'm definitely not
saying I'm a perfect writer and don't make mistakes. I really try not to
fall into incorrect grammar or wrong sentence structure.

Theatre Critique.

Monica Hunt.
Theatre 110.
Critique.

Who let the murderer out? Who? Who? Who?

No. It wasn't Colonel Custard with a candlestick in the library. This isn't Clue we're talking about! The ICC Performing Arts center put on the play "A Party To Murder" right smack near Halloween. This production is about a group of six characters playing a murder mystery game, on an isolated island, until the game becomes real! "A Party to Murder" 's plot takes you on a scary adventure full of fear, betrayal, and a classic twist of a "who done it" story.

As the theatre is filled with people, the audience seems fascinated by the set. The set was absolutely fantastic and filled with realistic props. The students should take pride in their work in the scenery they created! The scenery really set up how stormy, spooky, and isolated the house was! Stuffed heads of hunted game hung on the walls and a nice trapdoor really added an unexpected pizazz! The fireplace seemed to even be really lit and when someone would open a door leaves would blow in! That doesn't seem amazing, but it's those little great details that really help an audience member really feel as if the production is real!

The set was divine, but so was some of the acting! For college theatre it was very impressive... for the most part! The six actors were Jacob Uhlman as Charles (The host.), Katie Richard as the ditzy McKenzie, Sam Curry as ex-football player Willy, Jeremiah Peterson as Elwood (Winner of the game), and two sisters Henri and Valerie performed by Bethany Shuford and Hannah Mont. The actor that stood out the most and brought much needed comic relief was Sam Curry's performance of Willy. Willy is an ex-football player who is in a wheelchair from a car accident. Curry brought out a dry, harsh sense of humor and almost always inappropriate, but hysterical! Curry's character really made this production worth watching. Everytime Curry said a line, it brought the audience into laughter. Curry has great comedic timing! Jacob Uhlman's portrayal of Charles was very believable as well! Uhlman really pulled off the character and was believable as Charles. Although, Uhlman kept slipping in and out of an English accent he really was great playing a sophisticated, almost annoyingly superior in intelligence character. The casting did a great job selecting Uhlman too. His body shape and length really was convincing for the role of an author. Uhlman really looked the part. The actress that stood out had to be Katie Richard's performance of McKenzie! Richard was brilliant and very convincing as a promiscuous ditzy model. Richard's character was hilarious and her one-liners were brilliantly performed. What was really great about Richard was that even when she wasn't talking her silent actions and facial expressions had the audience laughing! Example: When McKenzie chugged the liquor before the characters said cheers. Out of all the performers Curry, Uhlman, and Richard really made the show a pleasant experience!

As well as Curry, Uhlman, and Richard did, the other casted actor and actresses were not as impressive. Although, they did do well in some parts. Their acting almost seemed to forced and unbelievable. Take Bethany Shuford's portrayal of Henri for example. Shuford often seemed to frantic and obnoxious to be realistic. Shuford's constant screaming got almost unbearable towards the end of the first act. Every time lightning would go off her scream would cause headaches. Not only that she spoke much to quickly in some scenes and was hard to understand. And during the climax of the play her portrayal of a crazy, lunatic, murderer seemed so unrealistic and too soap opera for theatre. Instead of playing a convincing killer, it caused laughter in parts of the audience. Jeremiah Peterson as Elwood was alright, but his role is almost forgotten instead of memorable. Yes, it's hard to be memorable when Peterson is the first to die, but before that he had lines and his delivery just seemed really unrealistic and staged. When he first pulls the gun on the other five characters it just seems like Peterson's acting is corny. Although, he does play a good dead man! Just kidding. All in all, Peterson's role isn't really memorable. Last, but not least, Hannah Mont's portrayal of Valerie. Mont started off well, until her character had more dialogue. Mont was constantly doing weird hand gestures and played with her hair way too much to focus on what her character is saying. Not to forget the climax scene her acting is alright until she dies. Mont's death in the play was so terrible. She definitely took the overly dramatic approach. Which including, intense screaming, quivering, and excessive gasps and jumps for air. It was embarrassing to watch. Her portrayal wasn't too bad, just needed toning down. Although these actors were not up to par with the others they still made the experience enjoyable.

The storyline was really great. The only problem was it jumped to quickly from comedy to drama and no in between. It was really hard to stay focused that it was a murder mystery instead of a funny murder story. The plot felt like it was trying to be like "Clue". Another issue was the length. It almost felt too dragged on and was hard to follow after a while. The second act felt a little too long and could have had more excitement with dialogue and use of characters. The first act was really great though! The plot had the audience interested and kept them guessing who was the killer and who was innocent! The first act was full of appropriate comic timing and suspenseful questioning. All in all it was a pretty nice storyline and kept you guessing throughout the production.

This production had a lot of great special effects! Such as, the fireplace blowing to even before the play where the windows had shadows. The lighting and props really helped set the scene. Take for example, when the gun is shot it hits a bottle breaking it, the bottle actually breaks on cue and is really realistic! Another great prop was the gun. The gun worked really well that night and shot loudly and clearly each time! It was so realistic and not fake sounding at all! The music before the play and between acts really set the mood as well. The music was a haunting selection that made everyone stop in their seats and stay focused to the production.

For a small town theater production, it really was enjoyable! With such an elegant set, good casting, and amazing props this production was a must see and a great start for a Halloween feeling. ICC really did a great job and the next plays hopefully are just as enjoyable!

Kate minus Jon? Kate Plus 8.

Is anyone else SICK of Jon and KATE?!?!?!? Seriously, they are
both acting more childish than their eight children! First of all, they
are both being terrible influences and should settle their arguments
privately, too bad they are media whores and need to express their
feelings whenever a camera is recording them.

I used to think that they were an okay family, yeah, Kate was bitchy,
but they were together and thought about their children. The children
came first. It was really great how Jon took care of the kids all the time
and was such a great dad. Too bad those days are over! Nowadays it's
like who's Jon shacking up with at his house? It's ridiculous! Kate's no
angel either! Instead of traveling the world promoting her book, she should
be spending more time with her children, instead of the bodyguard.

Another thing is, they both shouldn't be talking about their private lives
to magazines. Do you really think 10 years from now, your children are
going to appreciate you badmouthing their mother/father? It's actually
grossing me out to see how immature these adults are acting. Jon needs
to keep it in his pants and Kate needs to stop being a bitch!

Private blog.

Monica Hunt.


"Mmm, mmm good" has nothing on Pizza Peel! Located in the small town of Lacon down by the Illinois River, this pizza joint keeps the little town from ripping their stomachs out with hunger. In the basement by "3 Times One" Imprints, this little slice of heaven is sure to get your chops dripping with saliva and your stomach always wanting more!

After sitting down for an interview with a worker, Deborah, she provided the origin of the small town business. Originally from Pekin, owner and starter of the Pizza Peel, Travis M. Guthman understood how limited good food was in smaller areas. Travis eventually moved to Colorado and started opening Black Jack pizzerias all across areas of Colorado. Owning a farm in Sparland inspired him to move back and start his own business in the smack dab middle of Lacon, Illinois. The building where the Pizza Peel is today, unlike the Pizza Peel, has been around since after the Civil War. Shortly after The Pizza Peel was opened, many people from all areas came to indulge in their many tasty items from the menu.

The Pizza Peel brings a big city pizza joint feeling to the small town of Lacon. The restaurant is right in the middle of the main drag of the busy mainstreet of Lacon. As you walk anywhere near the restaurant a gorgeous, haunting smell of Italian sauces, garclic, and cheese pull your nose hairs to go towards the smell and let your stomach have all control. As you follow the aroma you walk under the yellow, umbrella-like sign above the door and head into the basement where the words love and food go together.

For such an odd location, the restaurant seems to steal the limelight of all other Lacon restaurants. The basement pizza joint has beautiful light brown wood floors and the walls and ceiling are beautifully decorated and not with a cheesy checkered print that a lot of pizza places try to do. There is many places to sit, booths, tables, etc. to rest your starving self for the arrival of a feast fit for kings and queens! The aroma that teases your nostrils comes from the elegant kitchen that is full of numerous ovens and supplies to provide with senses with pleasure.

Just taking a look at the menu might cause you to drool. The pizza peel has very many dishes that could fill your heart with a warm, cheese-filled love. The classics are "Pepperoni Passion" which has double portions of pepperoni and cheese to make any meat lover salivate like a dog that sees a steak. A "Combo" with 5 toppings of pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, and red onions could satisfy you. Or chose between to rivals the "All Natural" veggie pizza with mushrooms, green peppers, red onionss, black olives, and tomatoes or the "Carnivore's Delight" that includes pepperoni, ham, sausage, beef, and extra cheese! ,Costing $12.99 for a 12 inch or $14.99 for a 14 inch pizza.

Providing more of a variety, The Pizza Peel's menu also includes their "Signature Pies" which consist of "BBQ Feast", "Bacon Cheeseburger", and "Mediterranean Chicken" pies. "BBQ Feast" is full of grilled chicken, red onions, bacon, and cheese cooked with BBQ sauce. Quite a different, unique pizza. If you are craving a burger and you're in Lacon, good luck finding a great burger place. Instead, settle for a "Bacon Cheesburger" pizza pie from The Pizza Peel. The pie's ingredients consist of beef, bacon, cheddar, and extra cheese. Hitting the spot for your burger cravings. Last, but not least, the "Mediterranean Chicken" pie crust's spread with extra virgin olive oil, is topped with Mozzarella, red onions, chicken breast, black and green olives, tomatoes, garlic, and feta cheese! These pies fill the spot and don't dent your wallet too much!

The other pizza choices include the "Ultimates" which are the loaded pizza selections. This consists of "Kitchen Sink", "Kickin' Chicken", and the "Hawaiin" pizzas. The "Kitchen Sink" is loaded with pepperoni, ham, Italian sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, beef, red onions, extra cheese, and black and green olives to satisfy your animal-like hunger! "Kickin' Chicken" provides you Colonel Sanders lovers with some spicy green chili sauce pizza that contains red onions, black olives, tomatoes, chicken, cheddar cheese, and diced green chiles. Any of these choices can make any hunger cease for quite a while!

What's great about this small town joint is that they provide other options in case you are not in a pizza mood. With the famous Cheese bread that is only $4.49 for a whole box! To even the wings that come in orders of 10 or 20. While you are there you can order from their salad selections of "Fresh Garden Salad", "Mediterranean Chicken", or their "Kickin' Chicken" salad. The Pizza Peel also has great sandwiches like "Italian Beef" or the "Chicken Bacon Ranch" sandwich that could sent your stomach into a love coma. If you are still hungry after all of your feasting of the huge proportions, check out their two deserts, the infamous "Chocolate Chip Calzone" and the "Cinna Bread" can send you in an amazing sugar rush!

What would the city of Lacon be like without the Pizza Peel? Before this place Lacon was dull and a resident would have to drive at least 40 minutes to get some good quality food. If you are looking for some good loving in the food department, stop on by to Lacon's The Pizza Peel and your stomach will never regret it!

What a sick beat!

This really has nothing to do with formal writing or English
writing, but I love writing songs. I miss the days where I had
enough time to sit and play my guitar and write my feelings into
a song. I always feel that music is such a great way to communicate
and it's so easy just to let yourself out with chords and beats.
It's almost easier for me to write a song explaining how I feel instead
of just saying it. Words seem so boring until you get a guitar strumming
to them. Haha. I mean, I could write a song about how I want to eat
cereal, but I have no groceries. It still would be more interesting there
instead of writing it on paper. Music writing just seems so beautiful
even if it the words are lame. I mean for goodness sake, Lady Gaga
talks about a disco stick and people love that song for it! Music writing
is just so powerful!

Monica Hunt.
Comm. 110.

Pet Peeve Speech Introduction.

*Visual/clothing: wear bright yellow. Have Beetlejuice picture.*
*Item: yellow foods.*

"BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE!"
As a young brussel sprout, whippersnapper of a child, I encountered a terrifying monster that could wreck havoc on today's society. That havoc is known as the color... yellow!!! For years this color has haunted my mind, causing me not to eat, wear, or touch any yellow items. I have, since then matured now and can only not eat yellow items. Having this fear is ridiculous, but it's a terrifying experience and causes me great anxiety when I see it. This freakish fear began when my mother thought it would be humourous to inquire that if I didn't brush my teeth, they would look like Beetlejuice teeth. I began to brush my teeth routinely and the fear then developed to giving up foods I thought would turn my teeth yellow. I ended up thinking the dye would cause great decay in my teeth. Most people see this fear as incredibly idiotic and freakish, well, it is! Last time I even attempted to eat yellow, I threw up. So, let's just say, it's not worth getting over this fear. I'll take you on a trip inside my mind to try to understand this outrageous fear of the color yellow. Well, looking at that yellow, I'll try to stay mellow and explain my hear, hopefully not throwing up on that fellow.



Quote:"BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE!"
Mystery Topic: "I encountered a terrifying monster that could wreck havoc on today's society."

Attention:
Interesting facts: "Last time I even attempted to eat yellow, I threw up.."

Revelance: "Most people see this fear as incredibly idiotic and freakish, well, it is!"

Credibility: "This freakish fear began when my mother thought it would be humourous to inquire that if I didn't brush my teeth, they would look like Beetlejuice teeth. I began to brush my teeth routinely and the fear then developed to giving up foods I thought would turn my teeth yellow. I ended up thinking the dye would cause great decay in my teeth."

Thesis: "I'll take you on a trip inside my mind to try to understand this outrageous fear of the color yellow."

Preview: "Well, looking at that yellow, I'll try to stay mellow and explain my hear, hopefully not throwing up on that fellow."

Some ICC students seem really pissed all the time.

As a happy, optimistic person, I am always smiling and friendly
to others. I go out of my way to try to make people feel better
about themselves or greet them. Is it so hard to do in return?

Being at ICC, yes, there are SOME friendly people, but most
people seem pissed off or upset or just plain rude.

How hard is it to say thanks when I open the door for you? No,
just looking at me with deer-in-the-headlight eyes do not mean
thank you. Or if I'm walking into a door and someone pushes me
out of the way, if I don't get a thank you, you just plain suck.
Seriously.

Aren't compliments supposed to be a nice experience? No, you don't
have to compliment me back, but don't just stare at me or roll your
eyes. If anything, I wouldn't be giving a fake compliment, who does
that? Honestly this isn't "Mean Girls" and usually compliments are
sincere.

It's just common courtesy if I ask you questions about yourself,
at least pretend that you are interested in me. How interesting is
a one sided conversation? Not interesting at all! Even if you ask
random, idiotic questions, it's better than nothing!!! Ask me if I like
eggs! It will at least be somewhat more interesting than only talking
about yourself!

If I smile, smile back, it's just makes me feel effing creepy if a smile
isn't returned. It's almost as if I went crazy and you are just observing.
Really, you can't just smile without the teeth? Lol.

Unfortunately seeing these types of people around the school really
are depressing. SMILE! Life is supposed to be fun and exciting!!!

Writing as a child vs. now...

Ever since I could write, I've been writing stories.
I used to make a book series of my own when I was
in 2nd grade about guinea pigs, superpowered dogs,
and all sorts of weirdly-morphed animals. Now that I look
back on those books I would make, I really miss it! Not only
do I miss being a kid, but the imagination that came with it.
My writing was more carefree and not self conscious at all!
To this day, I still try and use my imagination that is sill in
there somewhere and try not to care, but it doesn't always
work. It's so much harder to write as you are older, since
everything has to have a structure and follow guidelines.
No cussing, no shortening words, use bigger words to elaborate
of your subject, it just feels forced sometimes. There have been
times where I look back and know I could have done better on
papers, just being forced to write about something that isn't
passionate to me, will never get me to really care how the
paper turns out. There will be words, topics, and everything
needed in the paper, just no heart to it. Sometimes I just wonder
whatever happened to letting writing be from what we are
really thinking.

Wow, some people just suck.

Have any of you ever lived in a dorm or an apartment?
If you have, have you ever experienced rude behavior?

I currently live at Woodview Commons, which is right by
ICC. I was so excited to live there and I worked all summer
to afford it! The rooms are great and my roommate is nice too!
Unfortunately, I live under the most foul, rude beings I have
ever encountered in my life!

These creatures that live above me wear boots all day and
stomp around all day and night. I have insomnia, by the time
I'm about to fall asleep I'm awoken by a damn Sasquatch above!
Not only do they stomp around, they blare rap music at all hours
of the night! It's so loud, it shakes my walls and items in my room.
It's so rude, to not only me, but to everyone else in the building.
Another wonderful thing they do is watch the Nascar channel at
3 in the morning. I just love hearing vrooming and rednecks while
trying to sleep.

So, after two weeks of residents here having to deal with their
bull crap, I decided to take action. When they blared rap, I would
cuss at them to shut up, bang on the ceiling, yell, sing, and just
be crazy. After they would turn up their music, I turned on some
great 80's music, Cyndi Lauper "Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun" to
Europe's "The Final Countdown". Oh, I sang along too. :):).

For future apartment/dorm owners, please be respectful of
the other people around you. NOT EVERYONE LIKES WHAT YOU LIKE!

My WrItInG sKiLlZz. :):).

Just Kidding about the title. :):).

Writing to me is a passion of mine. So, there are so many
experiences of my writing that I've been proud of.
I love all different types of writing. Such as formal, like
a school paper, or non-formal, like sketch writing.

I took a speech class last year and it really helped me
be more comfortable talking in front of others and
more comfortable in my writing. It helped me write
on such short notice and be comfortable with my creations.

I almost always write formally, or try to. I can't remember
all the punctuation rules that I learned in grammar, I do
try to pretend I do though, haha. When I write my school
papers, I usually write very properly and follow all the rules.
Yikes, I hate shortening words. I just feel like a poser doing
that. So, my text messages are always formal, with commas
and punctuation.

Now, my handwriting, good luck reading that! It's almost
as if I'm writing in my own language. Sometimes, I look
back and can't even read my own hand writing. It's sad,
and a little scary, haha. The words go from BOLD to tiny,
slanted left to right, and just written all over random areas
of paper. (Don't want to waste trees, haha.)

I someday hope my writing will bring emotions to people
and I want this class to help me expand more on writing
techniques! :):).

Letter of Introduction.

Dear, Ms. Scott.

First, off, I'm really excited to be in your class, I've always loved
to write and I can't wait to learn how to expand my writing skills. My name
is Monica Hunt, but call me Moe. NO ONE calls me Monica, I usually don't
even respond to it! I am still a senior in high school, but decided to spend my last
of high school, in college. I was getting realllllllly sick of going to a country school.
No, seriously, I think of gagging when I hear country music playing on the radio.
So, it may not seem like I'm a really wild, eccentric person right now,
but I am REALLY hyper. ( I just like to make a nice impression, a calm one. Haha. )
With all of my energy, you can probably guess what I want to be when I'm older.
Yeah, I want to work for the I.R.S...... Okay, just kidding! I am majoring in screenwriting
and acting right now. I have so many goals, but my aspiration in life is to be a comedienne
and comedy writer. My dream job is, please, don't laugh at this, is to be on Saturday
Night Live. I love creating characters and writing skits.
Alright, I am a sucker for anything Disney. Anyone who says that they
hate Disney just has complex issues with themselves. Haha. I plan on enrolling into
the Disney College Program next fall. Hopefully, I will be able to play a Disney character,
it's always been another goal of mine! I love to perform! I can usually be seen outside
of class singing the night away and making videos for Youtube! Performing is my life
and I love to put on a show for people! I've always hogged the spotlight, even on home
videos from when I was a year old. Maybe.... just maybe..... I liked shoving my sisters
out of the way. :):).
I am a major comic book nerd and movie buff. My favorite comic book
character is Harley Quinn. (Batman.) This is a really strange pick for a younger
adolescent, but my favorite movie is "The Wolf Man", which is from 1942. I also love
"The Wizard of Oz" to "Borat". I love moves! Except chick flicks, I really don't have the
time to sit and sob about the same plot. Guy likes girl, girl likes guy, guy messes up,
guy chases girl, guy has long speech about how he loves her, they kiss, end scene.
I'll just put this out there, I have a fear of foods. I will not try foods. It takes
a lot to get me to try any food. I haven't even tried peanut butter and jelly. Not only
that, but tacos, chocolate ice cream, or even a tomato. It is a really strange fear. Wow,
it is really stupid. I just got over my fear of eating yellow foods though. I used to be
terrified to eat anything yellow! I'm not going to even say the reason, it's just.... that... stupid.
Oh, I guess this letter shouldn't be all about me. I should mention some of
the wonderful people that have always been there for me. My parents, my sisters, and
my best friend, Andrew. My best friend Andrew is the greatest friend I could ever ask for!
He's always there for me and still wants to hang out with me, even if I am a weird individual!
I have two sisters, Mandi and Marnae. They are both younger than me and are verrrrry
different than I am. My parents are, well, I don't think they would want me to write their
age... haha. My parents had me in a bubble for so longggg and probably would still try to
hold my hand when I cross a street. I love my family and friends and how they believe in me.
I've had so many amazing experiences, but one of my recent favorites, was
going to Chicago Comic Con Wizard World 2009! It's a huge 4 day convention where geeks
across the nation come and see panels about their favorite movies/comic books, meet
celebrities, buy merchandise, and dress up as their favorite characters! I went for the first
time and dressed up as Ariel, from "The Little Mermaid". While I was there I met one of
my idols, Doug Jones! He's like the girl geek's version of George Clooney. I got to meet him
and get his autograph on sketches I drew of him.
Well, as much as I would love to write an infinite amount of pages, I do want
to stop before I won't stop. Haha. But, before I go, I need to mention goals for this class.
When I enrolled in this class, I wanted many things, the most important is to come out of
this class as a better writer. I also want to leave this class knowing that enrolling into this
class was a great decision!

Tootles. Monica (Moe) Hunt.

Open for discussion.

So, I'm sitting in my apartment, just relaxing, when all of
a sudden I hear a loud, obnoxious knocking on the door. I open the
door and in walks the maintenance man. He is wearing a flannel shirt,
he's somewhat tall, and very muscular. He walks over to me and hands
me a paper. I start to let my eyes wonder to the paper, until I looked
at his hands. Something terrible and awful caught my eye and I couldn't
stop thinking about it after he left.
The man had longer fingernails the Cher. Not only were they long,
they were gray and filthy. WHY on Earth do men grow out their fingernails?
It's just so damn freaky! How in the world am I supposed to take a man
seriously when it looks like him and Wolverine go to the same manicurist?
Not only is it hilarious, but it is so scary. I don't want to be reminded
of Freddy Kruger every time I go to math class and sit by this boy
that had 2 inch long nails. I could not even focus because I was too engrossed
with hearing the rythym of Freddy Jr. tapping his nails on the desk.
When men grow out their nails it makes me rather uncomfortable.
So, please respect and cut those freaky things off!!! Refrain, you males,
from growing claws like a beast. I won't have to be in fear of you if you clip them!