Monday, March 2, 2009

What Has Weed Done To You by Brian Parent

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
"what has weed done for you?" Brian Parent

The commercial that I viewed was a public service announcement commercial. It was geared towards teens that have smoked or have thought about smoking marijuana. The commercial was able to connect with the viewers because they came up with situations that all of us have been through or can picture ourselves going through. Each situation that was brought up depicted a person doing something out of the ordinary that they usually wouldn’t do if they were in a sober state of mind. The music in the background was also catchy and it would probably make a person my age look at the television if they weren’t already.

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Add by, Joey Ruggiero

This commercial when i first witnessed it on T.V. the thought came to mind that, WOW maybe people are getting more health conscious and not eating foods that are have HFCS(high fructose corn syrup) in it. Because why else would their be commercials now advocating its usage. Considering that the reason most of the US population is overweight and or has diabetes due to foods with high fructose corn syrup. The commercial although seems harmless and factual is actually false... The commercial says that HFCS is OK in moderation and contains less calories then sugar is true but it is also a way of tricking you into thinking HFCS is ok and good for you almost. When it has caused many people to suffer. None the less the corn refiners are hurting because obviously parents are becoming more aware of the harmful affects of HFCS and by them having to make a commercial saying that it really isn't that bad... is frankly funny.