Reflection – Redesign of Advertisement Essay

Mitch Alters

Prof. Rinke

WRT 150

October 31, 2012

Reflection – Redesign of Advertisement Essay

            When first discussing about this essay in class. I was not really sure of where to start. After given it some thought, I came to a conclusion that this essay could be rather interesting because it gave me a chance to be creative and also it gave us and option of what the topic we would have to write on. I find it easier to write a paper when I can pick the topic. Since, we got to pick the advertisement we would analyze this made the essay easier than what I thought. Overall, the paper seemed overwhelming at first but after planning and preparing for the paper, it seemed rather easy.

            I was rather restricted to the ads I had to choose from because I did not have any magazines in my room or had a car to go find one. But I found an ad for Microsoft/Windows and I really liked it. The main reason I ended up choosing the advertisement was because the intended audience was college students. This ad appealed to me and I really liked that. It would make it easier to discover what all the intended purposes were. I did not think I would find any other ads that would appeal to my social class. That was my main reason for choosing my particular ad.

            It took my awhile to discover how I wanted to redesign the advertisement. I first thought of the new intended audience that I would want it to appeal too. I knew the complete opposite of the original audience, college students, would be the older generation or grandparents. That’s how I started my redesign. With the indented audience in mind, I brainstormed the layout and plans of the redesign in my head. I can usually picture things in my mind very easily so I did not need draw out my new plan.

            I actually did not have many troubles with this essay. Once I started the essay everything seemed to flow and it was a fun essay to write. Once I was done with my rough draft, I was worried that I may have not included enough detail and I was not sure if it had good flow. To overcome these problems I decided to take my essay to the writing center. They helped me out a lot with my paper. They showed me where I needed more detail and fixed the flow of my essay. After visiting them I felt my paper was great and ready to be turned in.

            I really liked the creativity we could use in this assignment. It was not a traditional essay that had to be on a certain topic. We could choose the advertisement and how we wanted to redesign it. This worked greatly to my advantage because I seem to write better papers when I have the option of choosing my topic. It’s easier to come up with ideas when you are already interested in the topic and this essay let me do that.

            The main thing that I learned while writing this essay is how to properly evaluate a advertisement. Before I did this essay I would just read advertisements. But now I properly know how to read and understand them. I feel I have gotten a better understanding of the rhetorical appeals. When we first learned about these in class I had trouble understanding them but now that I have used them in my essay, I feel like I understand them much better.

            I really don’t think I would change a thing in this essay. I really liked the advertisement I picked and I liked how my paper turned out. There wouldn’t be one thing that I would want to differently. Really enjoyed this paper and I think I did pretty well with it.

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Letter to Yourself

Mitch Alters

Prof Rinke

WRT 150

November 2, 2012

Letter to Yourself

Dear Past Mitch,

            I’m writing this letter to tell you that an accident is going to happen in a couple of days right before your big swim meet. You have a very bad habit of texting while your driving and you very ignorant towards the fact that you could hurt yourself or someone else. Listen to my advice and steps to stop texting and driving to avoid the following accident and missing the future swim meet that your team has prepared for all week. Here are a few steps that can help you from getting into the future accident.

            First thing is turn off your phone. I know that you have habit and like to text while driving because it seems harmless but all it takes is for you to look down from the road and anything can happen. Do not turn it on silent, or vibrate. Just power the phone off so that you will not notice any texts or phone calls while driving. This will help from the phone being tempting to see who has recently text you or to text someone else.

            Secondly, put the phone completely out of reach. Do not sit it in the cup holder nearest to you because then you will just power it back on and continue to txt. Put the phone in the opposite glove department so that it is not even reachable while you are driving. I know it will be tempting to reach over and pull I out during a red light but it is not worth the risk. This will help because you wont even see the phone to think that you need to text or check your phone.

            Next, drive the speed limit. You are always in a hurry to get one place to the next and continue you speed. You would think after your first speeding ticket you would slow down, but obviously you have not learned that yet. So watch your speeding from now on, you’ll get to you destination sooner or later.  No need to rush.

            Finally, be careful. Remember what Dad always says, “Be a defensive driver.” Don’t expect other cars to just move out of the way because you think you own the road. Drive with caution and do not let anything distract you. Stay focused on the road and that is it. Don’t turn the music up to load or do anything that could be dangerous while driving.

            All these steps are going to help you from the accident that is going to happen in a couple of days. Please take my advice and not go through the pain it caused to yourself and many others. The lost of your license and the swim meet is not worth getting into an accident because you were texting. Remember the roads are a dangerous place that you need to take caution of and not take lightly. The few steps of not turning your phone off, putting it out of reach, driving the speed limit, and driving carefully will stop the accident from happening. Please make the right choice for us.

Sincerely,

The Wiser, and Present Mitch Alters