Andre Fernandez Ms. Walton English 3H, FLVS June 28, 2015 01.04 Denotations and Connotations: Assessment 1. Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire, Twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed. Synonym = adaptability Explanation: I chose the word adaptability, because the original word, "versatility" indicates that Twitter has shown that it is very all-around. I wanted to use a word that shows that Twitter is changing, or “adapting.” 2. Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service's iconic "fail whale," the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted into the air by a flock of birds, signaling a site outage.
5. High-profile users tweeted about the drive to help victims of the earthquake, and many of their followers tweeted and re-tweeted the message, helping the Red Cross raise more than $8 million through text messaging within 48 hours of the quake. Synonym = crusade In this sentence, the word “drive” shows the ambition the people had to help the victims of the earthquake. Crusade also effectively gets this
Nationwide has been in business for the past eight-five years and has many policy holders. The nationwide.com website is a resource to help people sign up for all types of insurances or be set up with financial services. On the Nationwide homepage, there is a topic for “make safe happen,” this link takes you to another website that provides information about safety tips to prevent childhood accidents around the house. On February 01, 2015 Nationwide had the Super Bowl commercial “Make Safe Happen,” air during the most viewed television event. The ad agency WPP PLC’s Ogilvy & Mather made the commercial for Nationwide and they have made many other advertisements for several major companies such as coca cola, and Volkswagen.
Michael Herrold 9/27/12 Language and Communication Twitter Essay Paper #1 Twitter has quickly become one of the most popular forms of social media in the world and its value is of utmost importance to thousands of groups and organizations. Recently, it has received an overwhelming number of posts due to both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, which took place in the last week of August and the 1st week of September, respectively. I decided to follow one individual who tweeted about the DNC numerous times throughout its four day timespan. I observed the tweets of Ken Rudin, who is a radio journalist and the political editor for the popular media organization known as National Public Radio. He seems like a man who is
His experience in Africa did not just inspire him and the people with him; it inspired millions. Upon returning home, Russell was eager to inform the American people about the state Uganda was in. These thoughts led him into producing a short documentary that ended up going viral in March of 2012. Within the first two weeks of the video being posted, it gained more than 83 million views. This video is called “KONY 2012.” “KONY 2012” is filled with numerous video clips, images, and text that all do the same thing: persuade the viewer.
With every missing child comes searches, and with a search is need for volunteers. So the National Center decided to team up with the cell phones services and companies. By doing this it increased the volunteer count by 182 million. My last impact I feel the Amber Alert made was how it started from Texas and then went worldwide. Not only is Amber Alert located on the highway signs but it also on the radio, televisions, and internet.
Bush’s slogan was “ A kinder, gentler nation”. After these slogans, the media then publicizes them, which makes them popular across specific audiences. For the 2008 election, Obama’s campaign also had a slogan which is “ It’s the social media, stupid” . Another one was “ Change, we can believe in” .He used the social media and his amazing public speaking skills helped him deliver his messages about healthcare and the economy. He strongly believed that we could any problems American had.
Pendergast: Luckily, I have been able to be part of an organization that helps get thousands of young people involved in politics. That could mean responding to an ad for volunteers, and all of a sudden it's three years later, and they are still with the organization. It's being a part of that—helping other young people become empowered—that I am most proud of. How did you handle the hate crime against your Arab American
The issues involving salem witch trials has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. Many an afternoon has been enjoyed by a family, bonding over the discussion of salem witch trials. Remarkably salem witch trials is heralded by shopkeepers and investment bankers alike, leading many to state that several of todays most brilliant minds seem incapable of recognising its increasing relevance to understanding future generations. The juxtapositioning of salem witch trials with fundamental economic, social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from global commercial enterprises, who form the last great hope for our civilzation. In the light of this I will break down the issues in order to give each of them the thought that they fully deserve Social Factors
I first joined when I was in elementary school and continued throughout until graduating high school. As individuals we have the opportunity of achieving our gold and silver awards, one of the highest awards given. I was 14 when Katrina hit, and taking action became my priority. My troop made a goal to donate anything we could to help those who that were affected, but I wanted to do more. I made hundreds of flyers and went door to door throughout my neighborhood handing them out asking for any donations they were willing to share.