Thursday, September 29, 2011

Nickelodeon's New Generation Appeal Using Old Commercials

 

Do You remember as kids seeing a commercial like this:


Well today, I am going to talk about how the new generation (Z) should understand why being healthy is better than following our standards today.  Think about this: America is at risk for diabetes, obesity all thanks to fast food chains and sugar; This commercial focused how sugar is everywhere even in ketchup!  If we don't do something for the new generation, they will face more struggles to stay fit for their lifetime. It's common sense to act now for marketers to perform more commercials in this style so the young viewers can actually say "Hey! This is something I need to do or this is normal." 
Take it from my personal background, I say this so many times to my friends and they always wonder  why television? I grew up learning that television has taken over my life as everyone else relied on technology such as smart phones and laptops. If Nickelodeon did not exist in the sense of commercials and the programming in the 90's and early 00's, then I would not inspire myself to become a communications here at Plymouth State University. 

Here is my personal favorite the good food from food groups:


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Science Puzzle

It was about 10 years ago when scientists ran experiments on a new virus that can kill.  This virus was AIDS that spread from very active people who had many partners.Today that enzyme on the virus has been cracked by Videogamers!

My reaction was at first something like Stewie's reaction to Brian inviting Lauren Conrad to dinner in the Family Guy episode We Love You Conrad:



Back to the story, I was really shocked to learn that billions of dollars from 30 years of research has corrupted our society to have Videogamers discover the hidden truth.  This is a major research scandal in the sense that scientists take so long and the videogamers take a few years.  That is saying my writing skills will not make sense until I graduate from college (honestly I am a horrible writer in essays and research papers and been that way since I started school.)The study originated in 2008 at the University of Washington.
To Read the story click HERE

Not only are we close to cracking the code for the enzyme but early this year a man was fully cured of AIDS. This man was Timothy Brown who was from Germany and had a bone marrow transplant in 2007. He was carefully monitored for any traces of the AIDS virus and up til now he was fully cured of AIDS. A lot of people believe that its COMMON SENSE to have personalized treatments for they are able to produce more helpful cells and kill the virus infected cell.

More on the first cured man click here

Friday, September 16, 2011

Moral Life Lessons:What Happened

Everyone close your eyes and picture yourself as a child waking up on a saturday morning...The most common thing a child will do is go downstairs and watch cartoons. The 90's was all about cartoons especially Nickelodeon.

Somehow children today are not as intelligent as to figuring out a good situation and a bad situation. According to a recent study by Steven Reinberg:
"...young children who had just watched Spongebob Squarepants were handicappedin what you could say is their readiness for learning"-Angeline, research psychologist from University of Virginia.
Want to check out the story click here.