First Half Of The Semester

Advertising is huge to today's culture. We see advertisements everyday on billboards, Internet, in the media, etc. it is not long before one thing can become a huge thing. What is popular today may not be tomorrow. Things change and new things come out. Our lives change we don't even notice it happening. Some of us learn and accustom our live by what we see around us and advertisement plays a huge roll in that change. 

Marlboro Man is the guy that advertises for cigarettes. He is popular for his advertising. In his commercials he was always adventurous and full of energy and that made us who are viewing
think by smoking Marlboro cigarettes we will feel the same. It doesn't show the negative aspects or harms that it would cause. Advertisement can make us think something is good for us or will make us change in a way that will make us happy and that is not always true. Advertisements are meant to sell, but we can't always believe what we see. 

Violence With Men

Violence is common in men. Men like to feel strong and powerful and acting out in violence gives them that perspective. They can act out in violence to protect their family or to show off to their friends. Violence is a way of showing their not scared and they will stand their ground. men don't like to show that they are scared, so if acting out in violence proves their not then that's what it takes.
violence an be both positive and negative depending on how and why their being violent. If they are in a bar and acting violent because they are not thinking straight then that can be a negative. Acting in violence to protect your family and stand your ground is a positive. Violence should be used in the right way.

High School Football

Frontline talks about the dangers and harmful effects high school football can have on the athletes. The documentary talks about the head injuries or trauma the players put on their bodies when they are being bounced around on the field. A question we should ask ourselves is, is it really worth a life threating injury to play a sport we love? A lot of the players especially that are graduating next year are looking for a scholarship for college. If they get injured or over work themselves to cause some health problems that will lower their chances of getting a scholarship.

Their practice is all year around and can take place in over 100 degree weather. Frontline showed a player being taken away by ambulance with a heat stroke and a temp of 108. That is insane. Coaches have to understand that their players are only human and by having practice in dangerous heat is putting harm on their bodies. Football is a game just like basketball and baseball and it should be played like a game. Players shouldn’t have to put themselves in situations where they are endangering their health to get a scholarship and play the game that they love.