Monty The Penguin : A Different Perspective

Imagine a staged production of A Christmas Carol set in 1843. See the stage set in the exact time it was written by Charles Dickens. The foggy, crowded streets abuzz with carolers and shoppers, the children staring wide eyed into the shops and bakeries. Hear the bells ringing as a round of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” fills the gaslit streets with joy. As a child, going to see A Christmas Carol was one of my fondest Christmas memories. To witness Scrooge 's’ transformation from a mean, greedy old man to a joyous, loving benefactor always left me smiling and filled me with hope.

Children everywhere wish to follow in the footsteps of Peter Pan and never grow up. Unfortunately, this phenomenon is found only within the confines of fiction. In the short story, “To Every Thing There Is a Season”, by Alistair Macleod, the protagonist craves just that, to not grow up. He holds on to his belief in Santa Claus as tightly as he can. Alistair is on the cusp of maturity, and not quite ready to take the leap. The theme in this short story is that while some cling to childhood, there is no escaping growing up. This is revealed through the symbolism of Santa, the character Alistair, and the plot of this story.

Advertisements are making a negative impact on American culture, as they sway people’s emotions and moods, causing them to purchase unnecessary products. In the web article, Seven Reasons Why We’re Irrational Shoppers, Dr. Alain Samson observes that, “51 percent of respondents said that ‘feeling happy’ was a trigger for unplanned purchases” (Samson).This shows that, at times, a person’s feelings can also be a play a crucial role in persuading him or her to buy a specific item or good. For instance, a person may be having a great day, due to some special circumstances, and this excitement may cause them to purchase unnecessary items, such as

It can be argued that Christmas as a holiday is far removed from the way it was first envisioned. That said, there are certain element that many people share or celebrate making it an arguably complex holiday. As the preeminent children’s author of his generation, Geisel serving heavily on the minds of his young readers helped shape what Christmas means for many people with his narrative How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Though at the surface the work is a simple morality tale that promotes unity over consumerism, it has subtle nuances that make the work interesting on several

The articles from Lauren Tarshis and Dyan deNapoli and the video all describe penguin rescue efforts after the oil spill. The article "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" by Lauren Tarshis the main idea is that oil spills can cause lots of problems to the animals like the African Penguin. The other piece of text "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" the main idea is oil spills can cause problems that are hard to complete. It also shows how hard it is to clean them from the sticky oil. Finally the video the main idea is that even if we try hard to help them their habitat will never be the same.

Do you ever watch the Super Bowl for its commercials? Have you ever bought a more expensive product because you had seen its advertisement? If the answer is yes, then you might have been a victim of today’s marketers. Jean Kilbourne, the author of “Killing us Softly” stated in one of her lectures, “The influence of advertising is quick, cumulative and for the most part, subconscious, ads sell more products.” “Advertising has become much more widespread, powerful, and sophisticated.” According to Jean Kilbourne, “babies at six months can recognize corporate logos, and that is the age at which marketers are now starting to target our children.” Jean Kilbourne is a woman who grew up in the 1950s and worked in the media field in the 1960s. This paper will explain the methods used by marketers in today’s advertising. An advertisement contains one or more elements of aesthetics, humor, and sexual nature.

Advertisers all have one goal in common, that is an ad that is catching to a consumer’s attention. In today’s fast paced society there are so many selling products and charities. As I exam the advertisement for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals (ASPCA), I will show how they use the pathos, ethos, and logos – also known as Aristotle’s Theory of Persuasion.

Albert Einstein says,“There are two way to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle, the other as though everything is a miracle.” In A Christmas Carol Scrooge does not appreciate anything, but throughout the story he begins to appreciate everything around him since he knows it will not be eternal. Three spirits visit Scrooge on Christmas morning to teach him the error of his ways. After the spirits visit Scrooge he feels guilty, so Scrooge changes his ways and his view of the holidays to better himself.

Over the last few decades, American culture has been forever changed by the huge amount of advertisement the people are subjected to. Advertising has become such an integral part of society, many people will choose whether or not they want to buy a product based only on their familiarity with it rather than the product’s price or effectiveness. Do to that fact, companies must provide the very best and most convincing advertisements as possible. Those companies have, in fact, done

The print ad, “The Magic of Santa”, does an effective job at reaching its targeted audience: a newly formed family with young children. “The Magic of Santa” conveys the criteria: accessible contact information, a reward for purchasing his product, invites the reader, and illustrates visual magnetism. The emotional response to these elements of an ad are important to attaining the interest of a targeted audience and connecting the rhetorical appeal to visualization. The palette of the ad is limited to shades of green, red, and a few neutral colors that serve as the medium.

In North Pole there live a penguin named Acly. “Today is the day! I will fly today, I can do it!” Aclu said determinedly. “I know penguin can not fly but I will make history and fly.” As Acly ready to try to fly he was stop by Layla, his older sister. “Hey! Stop, how can you fly when you’re afraid of height? Don’t make a fool of yourself and emberesse the family. You do know that penguin can not fly right?” Acly nod his head, “yeah, but I’m going to be the first penguin to ever fly.” “Gluck with that.” Layla start to walk away. “One, two, three, and take off!” As people say, the world doesn’t go as you want. Aclu tumbled down and injured his right wing. “Nooooooo! This can’t happen, how am I going to fly if this happen?” Acly started to cry

I wish I were a penguin in a warm protected land on the Galapagos islands, where I could live and sleep Compete with marine iguanas for a visitors attention Where guides are paid to be alert and offer me protection. Yes, you guessed it, I’m here in the south Atlantic Any venture out to sea becomes so problematic Seas here are overcrowded with voracious eaters Claiming the right to consider penguins as feeders Orcas, leopard seals, great whites always on the prowl One misstep and you’ll find yourself in their bowels

There once was the great artic god. He created all the animals that lived in the artic. He lived in anarticia, his house was deep below the land, in the sea. It was a great big iceburge, that was hollowed out. It had a nice room where he had everything he needed. His house had a nice big kitchen, a great big bedroom where he slept, with a nice living room where he spent most his time watching the animals he created. But one of the animals cought his eye, the penguins. When he first created them they were able to fly but soon he relised that it was a bad idea. When the penguins could fly, they would fly in packs like most birds. The penguins would fly for thousands of miles at a time, they would travel all around the world. They all of a sudden

The Emperor Penguin’s habitat is in Antarctica. Based on research, the emperor penguin can manipulate their bodies to adapt to their new home or also knows as an environment. The Emperor Penguin have solid bones which allows them to slow down their metabolism. They can even “shut down” their unnecessary bodily functions for a certain amount of time.

Dave Ramsey, America’s most trusted financial adviser and a radio show host, once said, “We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.” (Ramsey). Ramsey’s quote reflects the state of consumerism that our society is going through. Most of us can easily relate to this quote, let’s be honest most of us have been there done that and then later question our genuine need for whatever we have bought. Regardless, if we feel guilty or not we ought to ask ourselves why and what made this purchase seems so important and necessary at the time. Although this might not come as a surprise to most of us, the answer would be the advertisement industry. In 2016, The United States has spent more than 198 billion U.S dollars on advertising, making America the leader in advertisement in the world (Statista). These ads are designed to force consumers to keep buying things that are unnecessary by sending subliminal messages and applying psychology to trick the consumer into a spending spree. In his short story, “Subliminal Man”, J.G. Ballard uses science fiction approach to illustrate to his readers the preposterous techniques that the advertising industry has been using to boost consumerism. Ballard believes that the consumer’s brain has been tricked into buying against their well, by using technology and applying subliminal technics. Ballard short story questions the effect of consumerism on our moral values, lifestyle, and behavior. Ballard claims that