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Tag Game!

The Rules:

Rule 1: Always post the rules.

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you in asked and write 11 new ones

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to them post

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

I was tagged by http://shardsoglass.tumblr.com

1. Favorite book?  'The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls, and the "Sky Doll" series by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa!

2. where is a place you feel most at ease? Any place that is festooned with cats.

3. Something you do to stop being upset about.  My dad. Everything about him.

4. Favorite season? Spring! The most beautiful time of the year~

5. Favorite thing about the person you like? That's tough.. attitude, perhaps?

6. Where do you want to visit? As cliche as it sounds, I would like to visit Japan someday. Oh, and Prague!

7. What is your ethnicity? Pretty freakin' white. I do have quite a lot of Turkish in me, though.

8. Favorite movie? "Donnie Darko", closely followed by  "Igby Goes Down."

9. Something you like about yourself? Umm... my spontaneity, maybe? I don't know. I can cook pretty well, i suppose.

10. What is the most exciting thing you’ve done? Gone trekking through the Oregon mountains!

11. What is your motto? "A man's work is the best measure"

My questions for y'all:

1. If you could be anywhere, and stay there for the rest of your life, where would that be?

2. Do you have a dream career?

3. What was/is the most memorable part of your childhood?

4. What is a quality that you admire in other people?

5. Do you wait for people to approach you, or are you the approach-er? Why?

6. If you could be placed in any fictional universe, which one, and why?

7. If you could explain yourself in one word, what would it be?

8. What is a song that you feel sums up your life?

9. What defines your personal style?

10. If you could live the life of any historical figure, who would it be?

  I tag:

diaryofthefaintofheart , AAAClueless,... anyone who wants to attempt this, really!

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This is an anti-smoking commercial from the widely acclaimed campaign Truth. I have always been an avid fan of these harshly true, but sarcastically hilarious commericals and ads. The first time I saw this commercial it really left an impression on me. I never thought about how stupid tobacco companies look when defending cigarettes, but this commercial really put things in perspective for me. The first thing I noticed was how dry and unconcerned the Shards o' Glass representative was, much like tobacco company CEOs. Then I started thinking about how ridiculous these popsicles are, but realized cigarettes are no better. The most striking parts of the commercial were when the workers were crushing up glass bottles, etc., when the popsicles are zoomed in on and you see the glass glistening, and when the representative for Shards o' Glass states that these popsicles are not for kids. The most disturbing aspect of this commerical is that these freeze pops would in fact appeal to children. If they were a real product they would inevitably end up in the hands of children, like cigarettes have. The speaker acknowledges the health risks of the freeze pops but continues to defend them. The colors in the ad are bright and upbeat, reducing feelings of danger. The factory appears legitimate, making us more trusting. The resemblence to tobacco companies is eerie and that is really frightening considering how obviously insane this commercial is to anyone who sees it. It begs the question "why do we not see cigarettes and those who advocate their use this way?".