Persuasive Essay On Fitting In

For incoming freshman who are attending to Oakland Unity, there are some things you need to know. Incoming freshmen need to be prepared for school by bringing folders and especially pencils. It's important for freshmen to bring materials school because teachers will not provide them. Since eighth grade is the last year for middle school, you would usually hang out with friends you've known for a long time. Unfortunately, when transferring to high school, friends will (or eventually) depart from you. So I recommend for incoming freshmen to try to make some new friends. Middle school grades and work were easy to achieve and weren't important back then, but now you're transferring into high school. High school is very hard and

Being a freshman can be quite intimidating, especially because you are at the bottom of the totem pole. You are worried about finding the right classrooms, impressing teachers, sometimes maintaining your grades. I can tell you from a senior standpoint that things aren’t as bad as they seem. Yes, teachers will pile on the homework once and awhile, but I promise you will survive. As graduation day is approaching fast than I want, I have a little advice for freshman. Freshman you need to take your grades seriously because they will impact your future, you may think you know everything, but trust me you don’t, and most importantly is to have fun because before you know it you will be writing this same timed writing as I am right now.

With the three forms of rhetoric -- ethos, pathos, and logos -- being modes of persuasion used to convince audiences, advertisers like MTV appeal to their audiences in this way. MTV is able to draw people’s attention to see what some people don’t realize is white privilege. The commercial includes a “geek-squad” which is a team of polished, nicely dressed white men and women chosen to assist citizens. The team members dress professionally in business attire, while other citizens wear casual, everyday outfits. With the squad team’s polished looks and proper gestures, their appearances shape the company, creating a quality first impression for the audience. Advertisers utilize ethos by focusing on the image of the company, making it seem as presentable

There you are. Just standing there, looking back at your reflection through the mirror and seeing all of the negative words permanently sticking to you. Not very many people truly love who they are, and that is because of the society we live in today. No one likes to be judged all of the time for who they are or what they do. So, we end up doing anything to fit in, no matter what. Your identity is who you are and your actions, and you shouldn’t be ashamed of it, but some people are. Those people are the ones that have figured out that they won’t fit in unless they manage to change something, and unfortunately they choose to change their identity, because of stereotypes, prejudice, and self doubt.

Since people are willing to spend as much money to buy the latest fashion trends/clothing materials advertised on a magazine cover, with two romantic couples especially using a lady as the main target, will people be willing to also buy the same magazine but this time featuring two old couples or the clothing material being advertised? No! Even if people can still afford the payment, they will still get rid of the magazine immediately because that’s not the reality they live in. Majority of us based our life on fantasy instead of facing the reality of life. We tends to be more wasteful and portrays the things that weren’t supposed to be. For example, using women as a figure or symbol of sexuality such as the one portrayed on the Blueberry London Magazine. My point in all this, is that when people look at themselves in the mirror, they always see themselves as minority and not majority, in essence that people don’t often look on the bright side of beauty but always look on the dark and ugly side of fantasy. This ad specifically talks about beauty and how it’s been portrayed in the

Over 7,500 animals are killed in zoos because they are deemed surplus, as stated by Liz Tyson an animals rights activist. This giraffe in particular sparked a huge controversy. HIs name was Marius, he was homed at the Copenhagen Zoo and was 2 years old when the staff killed him with a bolt gun. Marius was then dissected and fed to lions in front of ongoing zoo goers. What got people fuming is that he was a healthy, young giraffe. Therefore I believe the killing of Marius should not be justified.

The cost of college tuition is continually on the rise and has placed many burdens on high school students as well as their families. Some of the burdens that are placed are a result of parents putting pressure on their children to earn scholarships. Some of the burden is a result of students putting pressure on themselves to earn scholarships. Then, there is the burden of high college debt once the student graduates. Is this pressure really helping our students or is it hurting them? The bottom line is college tuition is skyrocketing out of control and something must be done before it destroys our families and our children.

Teenagers all across the country contain a fascination in determining who they are especially when shown through fashion. This passion to show who one is, is not racist or ableist, it's just an emotion that many teenagers face while learning who they are. From this passion they style their ideas and clothing choices off the magazines and stores they constantly see. From back to school sales to black friday shopping, advertisements that are posted influence what teenagers spend their money on. One of the most prominent teenager stores would be American Eagle. American Eagle might be a worldwide organization, having clothes on teenagers in every corner of the globe, yet its representation

This Ralph Lauren ad is creating a standard of beauty that is improbable, and detremental to the health of the young girls. Due to the excessive usage and manipulation of advertisements, people have been conditioned over the years to believe that achieving a certain level of success is only possible is they attain a certain level of beauty and physical attractiveness. The advertisers work off of consumer insecutities in beauty and fashion advertising, causing consumers to believe that they must achieve the standard of perfection shown by these models. The advertising world has also conformed the average person's intelligence by making them not capable of differentiating between the real view of beauty, and the idealized image that companies such as Ralph Lauren have created for the rest of society. The

Priveledged individuals ought not appropriate the culture of a marginalized group. In other words, people shouldn’t dress up or adorn themselves with clothing or objects that belong to another culture (or in a way that is offensive). This halloween, many parents were cautious about letting their child dress up as Polynesian Disney princess, because they were unsure of what others would say. Is it appropriate for a white child to dress up as a Polynesian princess? I would say no. It gives people from other cultures the impression that you think of them as costumes, and not people. Some important topicality would be the words:

Maribelle & Ainsley is a high-end designer boutique that offers bohemian chic junior clothing in New York City. The goal of our company is to embrace the pre-teen culture and set them apart from their little sister. When a girl enters her pre-teen stages, she is no longer interested in shopping in the girl’s section of the store, but looking for a more defined look. According to Tania Dworjan, teenagers spend more time on their appearance than any other target market, because they are pressured to fit in. (Dworjan) This girl is looking more towards her older sister or mother to see what she is wearing and starting to become more independent. We are aware of the critical phases that a pre-teen enters during her lifetime and wants to provide clothing that will make her

Another detail that suggests that this ad appeals to the need for attention is the image of a recognized celebrity as its main attraction. Just as in real life, the paparazzi are going picture-happy trying to catch the game winning shot of the famous Ms. Richie, because she is the center of attention. And of course, many celebrities who are in the spotlight hate being photographed, which the audience can tell through Nicole’s facial expression. Jimmy Choo is a well-known brand that attracts wealthy individuals, but it is a younger crowd that it specifically appeals too. For this reason, Nicole Richie, who is not more than 25 years old in this picture is the one modeling their brand. She’s wearing a V-cut short, off white dress that you would not see many middle aged women wearing. She is also holding a mustard leather tote to accessorize her outfit. Also, her “bodyguard” which is right behind her is such a weird facial expression, I am not quite sure what emotion he is portraying is in fact a young man too. All the details in this ad clearly appeal to a very young wealthy crowd who is into this kind of clothes and accessories.

     The appearance of these models is the primary concern of the ads and entails many different elements. Every model portrays a different characteristic through the pose they are in and the clothes that they wear. One ad depicts a sexy young woman who shows confidence by extending her arms out and exposing her flat stomach. Her hips are thrust to the left side, her long beautiful hair is gently blown back, and her facial expression and eye contact hint at sexual desire or acceptance of the viewer. Another female model also has her hips out to the left, but her hands express a different idea. While one hand is used to play with her hair, the other is up to her face with her pointer finger right below her bottom lip. Her hair partly covers her eyes and with her head slightly down, she comes off as shy but confidant. The confidence comes from her exposed stomach and direct eye contact that she makes with the viewer. These two women are somewhat opposite in how they come off which shows that Calvin Klein is trying to appeal to what different guys look for and appreciate in a woman.

As I sat there and thought to myself what did everyone thing of me after hearing what I have done. “Taylor Bloom responsible for the deaths of 53 high school students. My head started to wander back to my high school days. In my sophomore year, I was bullied nearly every sing day by the stupid jocks. I started to hate myself so I decided to change my look. The next day I straightened my hair, put a black skirt on, and a white button up shirt with some heels, I left a few of the buttons on my shirt unbuttoned. I was making my way up to the school, I saw all eyes on me even the jocks could not take their eyes off of me. WAS I BECOMING POPULAR? Two weeks later I was the most popular girl in South Lake High. I had a tall, handsome boyfriend and my two new best friends Karli and Rebecca. Everyone wanted to be like me, everyone loved me or as I should say “worshipped me”. Until one night at a party I got super intoxicated and ended up doing things I probably shouldn’t have. That next day everyone was talking about it and all eyes were on me not that I am complaining, but it was not a good look they were giving me… they all knew what I had done that previous night. I did not show up for school the rest of the semester in fear I would lose my reputation so I started getting homeschooled.

Having escaped rule from a tyrannical British government, the United States was founded on ideals of freedom and equality for all people. These fantasies of universal egalitarianism turned out to be merely that: fantasies. American history is full of stories of the oppressed struggling to get the rights they deserve and of the controversy over these issues that consequently ensues. “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass and “We Shall Overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson are two speeches made confronting two of these issues. Douglass’s speech, delivered in 1852, condemns the institution of slavery and maintains that slaves are men and are therefore entitled to freedom. Johnson’s speech, on the other hand, was written in 1965 and discussed the civil rights movement. In it, he implored local governments to allow all American citizens, regardless of race, to vote. Despite the significant gap in time between these two addresses, both speakers use similar persuasive techniques, including ethos, pathos, and parallelism, to convince their audience that change needs to be implemented in America.