urban legend essay

Urban Legend Essay

There are many Urban Legends that are exaggerated but are believed to be true. Urban legends are best described as cautionary or moralistic tales passed along by those who believe (or claim) the incidents befell either folks they know personally or acquaintance of friends or family members. They really took off during the 20th century- particularly following the Jack the Ripper murders (in England) and the Ed Gein case (in the US) - people suddenly realised that in some cases the murderer could be the guy next door. In the three body paragraphs, I will explain the coca cola, the sheriff shooting and the urinating in the pool Urban Legends.
The Urban Legends that Coca Cola used to contain cocaine in the soda pops. Coca Cola was named for it to medicinal ingredients extract of Coca leaves and kola nuts. In 1902 it was as little as 1/400 of a grain of cocaine per ounce of syrup. The Urban Legend about the Coca Cola is true. Coca Cola was not responsible for turning people into dope addicted because there was not effort cocaine in the Coca Cola.
The next Urban Legend was that there was and chemical that you could put in swimming pools. To change the color of the water inside the swimming pool. This Urban Legend is false because there is no chemical substance that you can put inside the pool to change the color if someone urinates inside the pool.
A suspect was pulled over and he shot to police officer and a dog. The he had leaded the police on and wild police chase. Then the suspect got out of his car and was hiding in the woods the officer call the swat team and they open firer on the suspect shooting him over 68 times. This is and story of a true Urban Legend that ended up in a bad way.
In conclusion there are the Urban Legend that in thought was the most interest to me. The Urban Legend are pass down from generation to generation telling tales. There is all kind of true and false Urban Legend and some that are both true and false.

Violence in the media

Violence in the media in becoming more popular today in the American culture. More people want to see violent movie with killing involve. And kids are becoming more expose to killing in video games. And some littles kids don't want to play games only if there killing in it. And there are people that play violence video games and want to act out what they see happening just the kid that want to school and shot 30 people that went to his school.Rap songs are becoming popular and kids think that the way you should talk to women just because there favorite rapper talk about women that way.When people go on the internet they could be expose to anything and can see all kinds of things.

hip hop # 1

I agree that record label would rather promote gangster rap music because. The record company knows what is going to sell records. And stats have show when you come out with a CD and you create a lot of buzz of being a gangster people will go out and buy your CD The record company what you to act and look like a thug to sells CD's. As the rapper Jadakiss said that rapper 50cent sold 700,000 CD's talking about gangster rap at the end of the day record label don't care what kind of image that they protrade as long as they make money and sell records.

two movies

In the two movies I learned about the image that the media play in body image.I one of the movies there was an women that talks about the negative image that the media protraded about women. there was simliar in to the other movies on how men surpose to be tought and act like and men. And the movies were the women was talking she said who all women was just be used as sex symbol. And the movie adout the men the guys have to be tough and act hard and movies and order for the guy to get respect. But the movies are different in many as in there were they similar. The women movies the women is saying how the media is protrading these women all the use for is just sex and that the dump and can not think for there self and they are only used all object and there all have flat stomach and nice body and just use there sex appel. The women wanted the body image to change for women in magizines. The movies about the men image of being tough to change because he believes that not all men do not act tough. The men who is speaking think that gangasta movie and family is were boys learned that if they do not act tough they would not get the respect they want. The men want it to be ok if men to show emotions and that they are not punk fags or unmalely or weak.

Super bowl ad

From the time i have been in this class i have learn alot from superbowl ads. One thing is the prices that company have to pay million of dollars for and 30 second commerical. other is how the company play off the the different age group and what to use to catch their addtension for the commerical so they will go out and buy the product.

key concept #2

Some logos that company use to get attention are some music and celebrities to catch my auditioning. Some other company use animal such as gecko and lizzard that can talk to you about saving money on your car insurance. Other adds use fact like the truth commercial to show people the effect tha you can get from smoking cirreaget.