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    For example, one chapter called Sarah, Oprah, and Captain Hook, or How to Succeed by Sort of Looking Like Someone, was very busy and multiple things were the focus of the chapter. To prevent this chapter from becoming confusing, Ms. Fey strategically used sub-chapters, including, “In

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    wild animals. ASPCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals. They have a mission, that is to rescue, save and help animals all around North America because there are way too many cases of animal cruelty and neglect. Sarah McLachlan makes an argument about animals being abused and neglected, and how we can change that by a mere donation. This argument persuades the audience with the small videos and pictures in the background showing sad, hurt, and neglected animals

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    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) commercial, without fail, has the power to depress people in less than two minutes. As the haunting tone of “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan begins to play, numerous viewers decide to switch the channel, mute the TV, or even complete other tasks away from the TV to avoid feeling guilty as the images of the mistreated animals flash across the screen, which are constraints for the ad. This heart-wrenching commercial raises awareness for

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    ASPCA is an organization that works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws, and share resources with shelters nationwide. The ASPCA has many different campaign commercials that all have a singular purpose. The ASPCA announcement featuring Sarah Mclachlan that vividly portrays images of many different animals, is probably the most well known of all of the ASPCA commercials. The first scene in the advertisement is a trembling dog in a cage that appears to be heartbroken and terrified. From

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    In probably the most important mission of his career, the Terminator is back and elephant poachers should be worried. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former California governor and actor, is lending his celebrity to save our elephants in true Hollywood and Schwarzenegger style. The Terminator Terminates an Elephant Tusk According to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) press release, http://newsroom.wcs.org/NewsReleases/tabid/13614/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8324/TERMINATOR-TERMINATES-TUSK-ON-VIDEO

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    Your sitting in front of the Television watching the season finale of your favorite show, it goes to a commercial break and instead of getting up to refill the snack bowl you stay. In the arms of an Angel by Sarah McLachlan begins to pay and the screens is covered by videos and pictures of starving kids in Africa; Softly, an emphatic voice begins to talk about why you should donate to their nonprofit organization. Guilt swells in you and you feel an urgent pull to help those in need especially if

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    Captivating Animal Commercial Everyone who has a huge heart for animals will emotionally be attached to this heart felt and inspiring ad to promote the shelter. This ad really tugs on the heart and makes the viewer to show emotion towards the subject. This is an amazing ad shows us just how cruel and unjust the animal rights are—others who have harmfully put their hands on animals will get what is coming to them, but is it justified for a shelter to kill hundreds of animals a day. The SPCA “Rescue

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    now?” (Dessen 182). Leah shook her head. In other people’s opinion, this book isn’t suited for film form. This book has many allusions to the rest of Sarah Dessen’s books which also focus on teen life. That could be confusion for many readers and cinema-goers. Auden ends up going to Defriese University which Ruby went to in Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen and Defriese University is the Basketball team McLean and her dad adored in What Happened To Goodbye. Also, the movie would most likely be exactly

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    impossible to kill. The monster keeps on appearing even after it have been killed. The cyborg has red eyes making it look scary. The terminator is systematically killing all women named Sarah Connor that it can find in the telephone directory. It follows by killing Sarah’s mother and police officers in the attempt of killing Sarah Connor.

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    music, the ASPCA uses a variety of narratives to create an advertisement that almost anyone with a heart can’t resist to act upon. One way the ASPCA commercial strives to persuade its audience is through its employment of Grammy Award winning artist, Sarah McLachlan, as its spokesperson. With her help, the ASPCA has somewhat broadened their audience to include McLachlan fans who trust what she has to say. Having McLachlan as the voice of the suffering animals establishes a sense of credibility. Once

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