Rhetorical Analysis

For our rhetorical analysis we are to find a advertisement to appeal to a specific audience. Key things like images, font sizes, colors, placement of objects, characters, and messages creates a message in the advertisement. All advertisements have messages for an specific audience. Some are broad, and some are not. Advertisements such as McDonalds are directed to anyone basically. They advertise their food in order for people to buy it. Today in class we watch a short clip of an advertisement. It had us thinking and on the edge of our seats. We really thought the mother was going to stick the needle in her son. Instead, the needle was representing a burger comparing the bad outcomes of both. After we seen the end of the advertisement, the whole class was in awe. We had no idea what was going to happen. The ad was telling the people not to eat fast food because of the bad outcomes. The purpose was to compare both heroin and fast food. For my advertisement, I'm going to choose a advertisement about cigarettes.

Personal Text

My name is Malcolm Isaih Cherry and I am 18 years old. I am a freshman at Elizabeth State University. I am the youngest of the three children. My brother, Norman Cherry III is 20 years old and my sister, Shaniqua Cherry is 22 years old. My brother is a Junior at Christopher Newport University, and my sister is an senior here, at Elizabeth City State University. I am on a  full scholarship to play football for four years. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to play football in college. I have been dreaming about this moment for many years. God has blessed me to live my dream out. Luckily, I was able to get the number 12. That has always been my number every since the 9th grade. I enjoy spending times with family and friends and to go shopping. Being that I'm not too far from home, I am able to see family and friends on the regular. Being close to home has it's pros and cons but I try to enjoy every moment. I know I am making my family proud by being a college student-athlete.