"You're not you when you're hungry"

This Snickers commercial from the 2010 Superbowl has always been one of my favorites. Something about Betty White and her sense of humor strikes me. The intended audience for this commercial could be anyone, there isn't any real limitations. The secondary audience could be chocolate lovers, those who enjoy a sweet snack, or anyone who hungry at the moment. The phrase used with this commercial and most of the other snickers commercials is "You're not you when you're hungry". This plays reference to those who become annoyed, angry, or simply not themselves when hungry. I can honestly say I know what they are talking about, I usually get annoyed if I become to hungry (just ask my husband). The overall purpose of this commercial is to make you want to eat a snickers. It insinuates that if you eat it, you will be as good as new. I believe the commercial is successful. The commercial serves its purpose because most people remember the commercial or at least know the phrase "you're not you when you're hungry".

Boo

The potential audience for this picture could be dog lovers or friends and family. This is a picture of my toy Australian Shepherd, Boo, which was taken right after she had been to the groomers. Anyone who knows me knows that I think of her as my child. Based on the title being her name, I don't think it would change the audiences perception of the picture. I think by changing the picture to black and white it would make it feel as if it were a memory of the past, as if she was no longer with me. You would also no longer be able to see the true colors or her and the picture would seem dull. Changing the color of the picture has the potential to change the audiences view overall. A black and white version of the photo is less likely to really grab their attention or show the little details like in the colored photo.

What I do.

This was a fun assignment to start with! For this assignment I decided to choose nursing as my title. A lot of the pictures I chose are humorous and somewhat accurate interpretations of others.

The first image I chose shows a nurse holding money. The majority of my friends think I make a ton of money, but what they fail to realize is that I have a ton of student debt on top of my regular everyday bills. The next image I chose depicts what my mom thinks I do. She actually has no idea what I do and tends to think I put band-aids on boo boo's and hand out lollipops. The next image shows what society thinks I do. This may come as a surprise, but a lot of people (patient's included) think nurses have a sick and twisted sense of humor along with drug problems. The image for what my boss thinks I do is how I feel every time she comes out on the unit. Everyone seems to scatter from what they are doing to go find something better to do. I'm sure a lot of nurses would agree with the picture I selected for what I actually do. I would say close to 80% of my job consists of charting.
The next image I chose relates to patients expectations. Patients tend to think we are at there beck and call and are only there to serve them and make them happy. This is true to and extent, however, if you call me to your room just to move your shoes from one side of the bed to the other, I am not going to be happy. Finally, the last picture I chose shows what I wish I did more of. It's hard for me to catch up on sleep when working full time nights. I'm sure anyone who works and is going to school feels this way! This assignment has made me realize that we have assumptions about everything and everyone. It's difficult for others to know what we do on a day to day basis without actually doing it. Completing this assignment has made me realize how others actually view me and my position.