(SOAPSTONE) The Montana Meth Project puts out ads called "Meth, Not Even Once" campaigning awareness for the growing problem that is meth addiction. Many of which feature a character, an addict, telling a seemingly harmless story, but the videos that go alongside it depict much harsher realities. In this particular ad, the narrator is a girlfriend telling the viewer about her boyfriend who, in the video, is quite less than she chalks him up to be. Her calm words contradict the dark and disturbing situation shown in the footage. The girlfriend's word choice and tone of voice give off a teenage vibe as she uses "like" in one of her statements. Judging by her diction, and age of the two characters, the target audiences are teenagers and young adults, whom may relate to the …show more content…
The prostitution in which she participates doesn't seem consensual or even safe, never mind legal. What she says about her boyfriend contradicts everything he seems to be doing for her. As a teenager, she's hardly experienced in romance and relationships and is loyal to her boyfriend regardless of the actions he takes in spite of his addiction. The goal of the project is to promote awareness about meth addiction. Each ad shows the harsh reality that comes with addiction that many people may overlook. They want you think twice about the life you may enter before experimenting with drugs. But this ad touches on another important subject, rather it was intended or not. Who would ever talk so lovingly about the person who made them sell sex for drug money. She states, "He takes care of me" which he doesn't seem to doing much of since his priority is the drugs he's obtained. These are textbook examples of abuse. Drug abuse and relationship abuse often come hand in hand. The growing problem with relationship abuse can be equally concerning to the growing problem with meth
The literary Methamphetamine: The World’s Most Dangerous Drug (2006) briefly demonstrates and elucidates the jeopardizes and current situation about the narcotic methamphetamine. Methamphetamine which is also called meth is a powerful drug that can bring addicts 6-12 hours of excitement;in addition, during the time the addicts will become extremely energetic and strong. However, at the time of people take the advantage from meth, meth will also destroy both humans’ body and brain. The damage from meth is 3 1/2 times more powerful than the cocaine. By the telling the story about the addicts, the literary also demonstrates the metamorphosis of humans’ body after they taken drugs. Metamorphosis is hard to be prohibited by government because the process and cost of producing meth is extremely easy and low; people can manufacture meth in their back yard by a very low cost. This is also the main reason meth is spread so quickly not only in North America but also in word wide; therefore, many tragedies have happened throughout the time. After the first time I watched this lecture, apprehension, anger and sympathy had taken over my mind.
The phenomenon of Methamphetamine use and distribution is rising in our country. With this growing problem, the state of Kentucky is right at the top of the list. Manufacturing alone has more than tripled over the past four years, in the state of Kentucky. Given the rural areas and large vacant buildings, Kentucky has quickly become a breeding ground for Methamphetamine. A necessary additive for production anhydrous ammonia is available at many farm stores in the state. This phenomenon is largely costing the tax payers, as well as, putting our future generation in jeopardy. Given statistical data on the increased use and manufacturing, a definite problem is noted.
This advertisement shows us logos by making people think about domestic violence. When you look at the big boot, obviously worn by a man is stepping on top of a small women’s shoe, it automatically makes you think about domestic violence. As quoted, “When he controls your life, it’s no longer your life.” This quote is powerful and directly speaks to the women who are in controlling abusive relationships. It also speaks to people who know someone who is being abused and that they should speak out. It pulls you into the sad scene with the dark lighting all around almost making it seem suffocating, which causes the small woman’s shoe to seem unimportant, compared to the big muddy boot that is trapping it. It logically makes someone
Like I stated earlier my brother goes out into the dangerous streets in Alaska to help women who are trapped in sex trafficking. Finding out what really happens and that my brother could get killed trying to help these women makes sex trafficking very personal for me. The text talks about how girls start to trust a pimp and then he takes advantage of them. Once they’re in the pimp’s care they are hard to help and get out. I wake up every day wondering if my brother is safe. It hit me hard when the article talked about troubled girls who go in search of love and find the pimp’s. I’ve been in a situation where I was searching for love and was very vulnerable to anyone who came along. I can understand how easily it is to trust someone who is telling you what you want to
Advertisements are all over the place. Whether they are on TV, radio, or in a magazine, there is no way that you can escape them. They all have their target audience who they have specifically designed the ad for. And of course they are selling their product. This is a multi billion dollar industry and the advertiser’s study all the ways that they can attract the person’s attention. One way that is used the most and is in some ways very controversial is use of sex to sell products. For me to analyze this advertisement I used the rhetorical triangle, as well as ethos, pathos, and logos.
The advertisement techniques used by the Meth Project to reach an audience are effectively horrific. The Dig advertisement portrays a young woman that has open sores on her face and arms. One can see the blood on the young woman’s fingertips and she picks at an open sore. The disturbing scene could make one think that it is straight out of a horror movie. Her eyes portray a look of fear, anxiety and distrust. There is an unmade bed in the background surrounded by dirty clothes. The room appears to be grimy, dingy and rundown. The scene promotes a chilling tone and evokes feelings of disgust and negativity. Looking at the picture could make a person’s skin feel dirty. There is nothing of sentimental value in the room such as family pictures or jewelry. The caption in the advertisement reads Will Meth Make Me Dig at My Own Skin? (Dig). These words seem to jump out from the picture and can linger on the mind for a long time.
“Meth, not even once” is a popular phrase that is associated with this drug. This drug has many known horrible effects associated with it, plus many effects more I am sure are going to be discovered over time. I am intending to cover the history, effects, the different categories of meth abuse, and the withdrawal effects of Methamphetamine in this paper, and what to do if you suspect someone you know is using meth.
In conclusion the ad shows its appeal to logos, pathos, and ethos by having a woman on it and having her state her opinion. By having the character state her opinion it will make people who see this ad think about the issue at hand. In addition to that the ad uses a simple but effective way to capture the audience’s attention. It captures attention by using a well-known character, a short but effecting statement, and a simple color scheme to draw attention. Doing so helps grab the reader and then further deliver the message of pro-choice and that it’s a woman’s choice to do with her body as she pleases.
For nearly one hundred and fifty years marijuana has been illegal in the United States of America. Though marijuana naturally grew in all of our fifty states, it was outlawed due the superior strength and durability of hemp rope. This threatened to replace cotton rope, which would cost wealthy cotton owners a lot of money. To this day marijuana is still outlawed in the U.S., however rope has nothing to do with it. Once slavery and the “cotton boom” were over hemp made a little bit of a comeback in a smoking form. Then, in the early 1940’s the government began releasing anti-marijuana propaganda. In the 1960’s when marijuana became popular amongst pop-culture, a movie by the name of “Reefer Madness” was released depicting marijuana users as fiends and criminals who’s normal everyday lives fell apart, and spun out of control due to the addiction to the drug. Even in the present day organizations, as well as the government, continue to try and sway people from using the substance by portraying users as irresponsible idiots. Some examples of behaviors portrayed in the commercials are: accidental shootings, running over a little girl on a bike, molesting a passed out girl, supporting terror, and impregnating/becoming impregnated. I feel that these advertisements are ridiculously tasteless and misleading. Through personal experience, surveys, an interview, and a case study I intend to prove that marijuana users do not behave in the fashion that the anti-marijuana campaign ads would suggest, and furthermore, I expect to find that the ads so grossly misrepresent the common user, even those who do not use disagree with the negative portrayals. I also challenge you to think about the suggested situations and behaviors from the commercials, I feel that you’ll see every situation and behavior in the advertisements is much more feasible to a person under the influence of alcohol than under the influence of marijuana.
While watching The Meth Epidemic, I honestly can say I have a wide range of emotions. For one, I was shocked but not surprised about the ignorance of Congress as to what is happening around the country, especially at what extreme it was at has been. During high school, unfortunately, the drug of choice for a lot of my peers was meth, this was around 2003. I am still in contact, on Facebook, with many of the people affected by this drug and majority of the ones who were addicted were able to work past it and have families of their own, some are still working through the struggle, while others I have known in my life will never be the same because of the damage it has done to their brains. It was interesting seeing how meth damages the dopamine
Methamphetamines is an addictive drug which causes many different effect on the brain and the neurons in the brain. Meth is considered the second most used drug in the US. There are many other addictive drugs that have major effects on the brain. Meth prevents the approval of glucose and metabolism in the neurons in human brains. It prevents glucose uptake in neurons and astrocytes by obstructing the active binding of GLUT3. Meth can also increase the production of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine (Abdul, 2011). Meth is a psycho-stimulant drug, it causes many effects on the brain. (Abdul, 2011)
Then the viewer understands that this advertisement is about marijuana. In this advertisement, Pathos, which is used for emotional appeal, is embedded efficiently. Also, it is the best choice for this anti-drug ad and more suitable than ethos or logos because appealing to a person’s character or logic does not work so much for the marijuana addicts. That is why this image successfully persuades people to disregard the risks of marijuana. First, the ad tells the story of an accident that was caused by a person who smoked weed.
The first aspect that we notice when looking at the poster is the color scheme. The black and white image conveys a feeling of desperation. Even the bold blue text at the bottom, which reads, “Buy
Now that you know about the history, it is important to know about the short-term and long-term damage that comes with meth. Using a drug this potent and harmful just doesn’t hurt you short term but will follow you throughout your life. The effects while dealing with short-term meth use is that the person will feel an extreme energy rush. This will make them push their body to new extremes will on this drug. Just like other energy’s boosters, you will always experience a crash and with meth, it is a severe crash. Users can even experience a severe physical or mental breakdown from this crash. Other side effects include loss of appetite, increased heart rate, dilation of pupils, disturbed sleep patterns, nausea, violent behavior, panic
The picture of the advertisement is very moving itself.The very noticeable pitch dark background denotes terror,misery and despair giving us the idea of how appalling the situation is.The young boy’s depressed and innocent expression adds to the dreadful image and makes it’s viewers emotional.We can clearly see a black eye on his face showing he is a victim himself and this injury focuses on the fact of how gruesome and painful it can be to be a victim of such abuse.In the middle in white text is written,”HE HAS HIS MOTHER’S EYES”.This is the main and the most highlighted part of this advertisement and the font size and bright color makes it more visible than any other text in the image.The line is presented in a sarcastic manner adding slight humor to the criticism of this issue.When we say someone has his mother’s eyes we mean that person’s eyes resemble that of his mothers’.In this case,the young boy not only inherits his mother’s looks but also the sufferings and hardships that his mother had to go through due to physical abuse.I thought the way this message was presented makes the argument even more compelling.The ugly truth hidden under this sarcasm hits the viewers the most as they realize how easily this damage can transfer from one person to another,in this case from a mother to her son.In a smaller text at the bottom right of the picture it says to “report abuse”.This shows civic engagement that as a responsible citizen we should raise our voices if we