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ah theres nothing quite like a good snoop dogg album. on this cover there are so many things that are sybolic to snoop and his gangsta ways. first off is the font of the writing, which is very big in the west coast and im sure can be found on many low riders in the area. next you see snoop with his long braids covered by a du-rag and he is sporting a very cool looking go-tee with a stern look on his face. then you see the huge wad of cash in his right hand and a shiny chain dangling from his neck with a huge pendant on the end of it. then you look to the background of the picture where you can see his left hand with ring on many of his fingers on the thigh of a very voluptious young woman. with all this going on it makes you wonder how he could be so serious. if that was me i'd have a smile from ear to ear. Then you see the parental advisory sticker which has been synonomous with west coast rap artist since the early 90's. all of these things are what snoops all about and i think that he keeps these things in the open because he wants to still be thought of as the gangsta he was when he was a crip.

blog 11

Before:

Both ads from Bacardi have done the job of putting a positive image on their products by making it appear that the changes made by the drink have a good impact on those who drink it. It seems that they don’t want to hide the fact that by having drink after drink, your actions might change and your inhibitions may disappear. They just want to put it in a better perspective, as if it may help you in some way or another. This may be misleading to many out there thinking their product is what you need to “get the girl” or to those who take the ads literally and think that’s all you need to have a good time. I think that they need to put more emphasis on the words “please drink responsibly”, especially with ads that portray large groups of people together drinking. There have been many victims from these types of situations and it is up to the companies selling these products to make that message clearer to the readers and users of their product.

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After:

Both ads from Bacardi have done the job of putting a positive image on their products by making it appear that the changes made by the drink have a good impact on those who drink it. It seems that they don’t want to hide the fact that by having drink after drink, your actions might change and your inhibitions may disappear. They just want to put it in a better perspective, as if it may help you in some way or another. This may be misleading to many out there thinking their product is what you need to “get the girl” or to those who take the ads literally and think that’s all you need to have a good time. I know many people who think that without the aid of their "special drink" they wont enjoy themselves and wont be liked by others as much. this is a huge problem. Someone in my family had to go to AA meeting because he thought that he needed these drinks to be liked and he became dependent on the drinks. I think that they need to put more emphasis on the words “please drink responsibly”, especially with ads that portray large groups of people together drinking. There have been many victims from these types of situations and it is up to the companies selling these products to make that message clearer to the readers and users of their product.

blog 8

the angry iguana