Presentations

There were many creative presentations that were given today. A lot of the stuff presented had meanings that we would not notice just driving by, or in our everyday life. One of the photos that stood out to me was Seth’s photo of McDonalds’ new and improved interior to make it feel like a more comfortable place to hang out. Starbucks is in somewhat of a competition in coffee with McDonalds, and I liked that Seth drew the connection that maybe it was trying to be more like its competition Starbucks with the lounge seating and fireplace. It really showed a personal environment that one wouldn’t normal associate with McDonalds. It is obvious that McDonalds is trying to catch up to its competition and grow more in popularity.

Another photo that I thought exemplified rhetoric was Kwame’s photo of the Wheaties Fuel Cereal. He had mentioned that the intense stare attracted sports fans to buy the cereal and would bring them to the level of the athletes shown on the box. He mentioned that the dark colors attract the audience right to the box, and the words fuel stand out which shows the viewer would hope to get a lot on energy. There were also other pictures of athletes on the back so that if someone doesn’t like the main athlete shown, their favorite one might be on the back.