Essays Tagged: "advertisements"

Sexism in the Workplace

male or female was unlawful inemployment, union membership, education, provision of goods, services,advertisements and pay.In this essay the discussion will cover subjects such as why woman hold alarg ...

(10 pages) 598 0 3.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

This essay is an analysis of an advertisment as it relates to a fairy tale.

ent as it relates to a fairy tale. It has been rewritten three times, the final grade was an A.Many advertisements use codes to convey a fairy tale to consumers, usuallyresulting in a happy ending. Th ... resulting in a happy ending. This occurs at the expense of the price and means being setaside. Most advertisements rely heavily on visual props and sometimes on text to conveytheir meaning. These code ...

(3 pages) 164 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The Pressure to be Perfect

ood looks and nice figures to advertise and market their product. When companies use these women in advertisements, it is setting a standard that other women feel that they need to follow.What has hap ...

(3 pages) 254 0 4.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Gender Issues in Advertisements

Gender Issues in AdvertisementsWomen grapple with their perception of a ideal body because of society's imposed ideal ... grapple with their perception of a ideal body because of society's imposed ideals. Goffman analyzes advertisements according to gender stereotypes of men and women. He addresses these issues in a slid ... ording to gender stereotypes of men and women. He addresses these issues in a slide show containing advertisements of women in which the body images are unattainable. The male ideal is imposed upon wo ...

(4 pages) 269 0 4.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Advertising, what is it ?

y opinion if advertising is the right to choose or not. Needed more detailsAdvertising, what is it ?Advertisements are methods used to commercialize a product or anything else, such as AA meetings, a ... nk advertising is necessary because we can live with less products. It might even be better with no advertisements because T.V shows and basketball games would be on continuously without any commercia ...

(1 pages) 173 1 2.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

This research paper is on advertising and alcohol. There are facts about how media and advertising portrays alcohol in our society today.

rican Pie 2. Movies such as these display teenagers drinking alcohol and enjoying themselves. It is advertisements and movies such as these that are causing controversy between anti-alcohol campaigner ... erage drinking? One reason why many anti-alcohol campaigners connect underage drinking to media and advertisements is that: ?alcoholic drinks are the most common beverages portrayed on television? (Pe ...

(5 pages) 898 1 4.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Quackery

nts we take for granted today were once considered miracles. How can we tell the difference?Not all advertisements for health products are false, of course. In fact, the vast majority aren't .So just ... by FDA. There is no federal, state, or local government agency that approves or verifies claims in advertisements before they are printed. Law enforcement authorities can take action only after the a ...

(5 pages) 59 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Are Commercials Fact or Full of Fiction

ozens of infomercials, a commercial for getting a college degree at home, and a few psychic hotline advertisements. I stopped clicking the remote after a while to see what the commercials were selling ... a while to see what the commercials were selling, and to see how cheep the products were.There were advertisements for how to get a better body, the "fountain of youth" make-up, and the charcoal-less ...

(4 pages) 119 2 3.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Commercial Essay

zens of info-mercials, a commercial for getting a college degree at home, and a few psychic hotline advertisements. I stopped clicking the remote after a while to see what the commercials were selling ... while to see what the commercials were selling, and to see how cheep the products were. There were advertisements for how to get a better body, the 'fountain of youth' make-up, and the charcoal-less ...

(4 pages) 83 0 4.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Somebody’s Watching You ! Can the internet really be private?

our computing habits. This demographic information could be used to entice advertisers, and to send advertisements.The technology to monitor our on-line habits is getting better and better. Some Inter ...

(3 pages) 86 0 5.0 May/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

The topic power of the media in Susan Douglas's 'Narcissism as Liberation'

ow the power of media has such a strong influence on American culture today. She points out certain advertisements that display this idea to the fullest which helps her audience recognize and relate t ... but also men. Men also go to such extremes as becoming anorexic or bulimic to be thin. Products and advertisements such as this one play a key role in the lives of many people and is destroying them m ...

(8 pages) 82 0 4.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

More than meets the eye. This essay outlines the issues with didital manipulation within the media. It expresses that even the slightest change to an image can have a great impact upon the truth.

d or presented in a biased way it can effect the way people form their opinions. News bulletins and advertisements can become corrupt, moulding the public into the way they should act, look and behave ...

(2 pages) 114 0 4.2 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

advertisements

We see them every day, on T.V, on the radio, and even on the street, they are called advertisements. Every day we are bombarded with images from the media. What exactly are advertisemen ... or electronic media, designed to attract public attention or patronage. The last statement is what advertisements are all about: "designed to attract public attention or patronage." Advertisements ar ... hat if they buy a certain thing it will make them trendy or happy. Even though we don't notice that advertisements change our way of thinking or so that's what the advertisements tell them. Some peopl ...

(1 pages) 105 1 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Ad Evaluation

s been the theme of much 20th Century American Advertising. It seems like all we see these days are advertisements which use the human body and sexuality to sell all kinds of products from food and ca ...

(7 pages) 173 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Media Trends applied to Mad Magazine

inment, to important political issues and government leaders. Despite the fact that MAD contains no advertisements, it has flourished for more than three decades and is still widely read today.In toda ... lling out' were the ideals of popular culture. The fact that the magazine held within its covers no advertisements catered to the ideal of not selling out, which drew a faithful audience.The second fa ...

(1 pages) 42 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

This esay is about Coca-Cola as an American symbol. It describes how Coke fits into American society as a symbol of various things.

ts way into American society and culture, and it would become a symbol of America, here and abroad. Advertisements are the most straightforward insight into Coke's status as an American symbol, especi ... oke ads in magazines, on TV, on billboards, on signs, and in many other places. Analysis of several advertisements can easily establish Coke as a symbol of America.In advertisement 1A, there is a grou ...

(4 pages) 165 0 4.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Media's Use of Nature How does the media use nature to its advantage?

vantage, encouraging both positive and negative attitudes that appeal to a variety of people. While advertisements promote positive attitudes, such as freedom, adventure, and romance, toward nature, n ... freedom and excessive control. Because these specific attitudes have a great appeal on people, the advertisements succeed in selling their products, vacations, etc., and the newspaper and magazine ar ...

(6 pages) 115 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Fast Food in America: The cheap but dangerous cost of advertising and the American appetite

t could possibly be the marketing; companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars blasting us with advertisements and marketing gimmicks to eat their food. Or do we eat the food simply because we wan ... me synonymous with fast food, turn on any TV or radio or walk down the street, virtually everywhere advertisements can be seen marketing fast and processed food.One reason Fast Food is wreaking havoc ...

(5 pages) 790 7 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Hype used in advertising

change one's reaction to advertising.Nowhere is hype more prevalent, and indeed necessary, than in advertisements. The very fact that hype is so prevalent says a lot about the watcher of advertisemen ... riven. However, much of it can probably be attributed to the desensitization against the effects of advertisements. Even the pictures shown have a lot to say about what they imply their audience is li ...

(4 pages) 91 0 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Advertisements use unique ways to grab audiences: compares the techniques of two breast cancer ads

The Techniques Behind The AdsAdvertisements affect our society everyday. They encourage certain behaviors, lifestyles, and images ...

(4 pages) 89 1 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media