Kim Woods

Due Sunday 6/14/15

Watch the ads of two classmates. Have they left out metaphors that you noticed? Do you agree with their descriptions of the metaphors? Do you agree with what they claim is the rhetorical effect of the metaphors?    (100 words each)

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Link:  https://youtu.be/3ZJ5K0zo7dc

I found this activity to be very difficult. I know for a fact I didn’t find all the metaphors in the ad but I did replay it multiple times and write down everything I caught. One of the first things that I thought was an example of a metaphor was when Obama says “all of us will prosper.” This is a metaphor in my opinion because it uses the word “will.” Romney is saying this because it helps his stance with the American people. A visual metaphor I seen was when they show working Americans vs. the ships overseas. This is a metaphor because Obama is trying to show that hard work has to happen in America. Overseas isn’t a concern right now. Another metaphor I found was when Obama says “the best workforce in the world,” and then the clip cuts to a scene with teachers. In a sense, this scene is saying teachers are the best workforce in the world. This was a favorite that I had found. I heard many phrases but was unsure if they counted as metaphors. I know I didn’t catch all the metaphors and have a difficult time explaining the ones I did find

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In the ad "Flatline" (http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2012/) we see a doctor running down a hall while a steady lifeline goes to a flatline. The author states, "If you saw this line in the ER, you’d be panicked. Well this flat line is Barack Obama’s economy." The ad is using a flatline as a metaphor to relate Obama's economy to a lifeless one. We continue to visually see the metaphor by having a flatline at the bottom of every picture. We hear some facts, "23 million looking for full-time work. Middle class incomes falling." to emphazise Obama's lack of care for all of the unemployed. The next metaphor is stated, "Spending and debt exploding." to pursuade voters to think Obama has no control over spending and the debt is so great it "exploded."  The ad highlights that Obama's agenda is the same as his first term so we should presume it won't be any different. Lastly, we hear "If you don’t jumpstart America’s economy now, you’re economy stays dead 4 more years. Demand Better." This reverts back to the beginning of the ad when we initially see the flatline. By using the metaphor, if we don't jumpstart America's economy, just as we need to jumpstart a heart to live before it dies, implying we must do the same with the economy. Thus, making voters think twice before voting for Obama's dying economy. Here is a direct link to the ad via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdxKCOAR1v0