Blog 38

Hooking your audience can sometimes be a daunting task. Throughout the years, I have been told to start the paper with a question or an interesting quote. I want to hook my readers by displaying examples that are very easy to relate to. In much of my blogs, I have included examples such as multiple celebrities that have had dramatic changes in their lives. Everyone in our generation has heard of Hilary Duff and Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana). They may not know what has happened in these celebrities’ lives, but they at least know of their existence because of media constantly revolving around them. Another way I want to hook my readers is to use a colorful vocabulary and keep the writing away from being called “a desert on paper” (aka a dry mess). During last class, we pondered the difference between a very dry paper and a paper that had a little more juice to it.  The first paper was very dry and not relatable by many means. There were things left in the air, such as that baseball quote. It was boring and I could barely keep my attention when reading it. Hopefully I will be able to incorporate more of the techniques from the second paper. I think the hypothetical situation blog that we wrote would either be a good way to start or to end the paper. I think a lot can be pulled from that blog to enthuse the audience to stick to the article.

Whose a better role model- Playboy Bunny Miley Cyrus or DUI Lindsay Lohan? Both of these celebrities started off as Disney Channel stars, but now they both have grown up and have left that stage behind them. Parents are outrages to see this happen. You know why? Because they know how much media affects our beliefs and decisions and they don’t want their precious, Hannah Montana obsessed six year old to grow up to live as a special kind of bunny.