What is the target audience?






Greenpeace ad

Target audience; Shopping people, who love animals
Why; This bag is given to  you when you buy something, and it shows cute animals, who need your help. If you don't give a damn about animals, it doesn't mean anything to you.
And the bag actually looks quit funny, because it looks like your realy holding the hand of a monkey or a bear.:)










 Target audience; everybody
Why; because it tells us that everybody who doesn't smoke, will live longer. It tells smokers to stop, and nonsmokers to keep on not smoking.

Target audience: Straight men, who wear deoderant.
Why: It shows a man, with girls chasing him because he smells so nice. Every straight man dreams of this.







Target audience: People who use mobile phones and like music. So probably both genders aged between 10 and 50
Why: It showes all mobile phones, and samsung is a mobile phone brand. The slogan is express your musical side, and the phones are in a symbol of metal music.







Target audience: Both genders, 18+
Why: It's an ad about a very sharp knife, so for men and women. I think most children younger that 18 don't cook, so they won't bother buying a knife.

Is the role of social media overrated?

In English Class today, we had a little discussion about the role of social media in our lives. The statement was; The role of social media is grossly overrated.
Everybody disagreed with the statement, because social media is global, cheap(free), ubiqutous, and easy accessable for everybody.
Nowdays people use social media to communicate with each other, but also to get to know new people, to learn from each other, the give their oppinion, or follow their idol.
Many 'famous' people also use social media, like twitter, and they can reach a lot of people. Earlier, Youp van het Hek, (Dutch comedian red.) posted a tweet about how scandalous the customersupport of T-mobile was. This became big news in the Netherlands, because so many people read about this on twitter.
And this is just one example.
Another example on the influence on social media; In 2008, there was an earthquake in China, but the Chinese parliament didn't tell this. Chinese citizens posted tweets about the earthquake on twitter, so the whole world knew about it.
So now you know, that social media has A LOT of influence on us.

Written Task Lord Of The Flies

  Expedition Raplhinson                  

I’m a huge fan of the TV show called Expedition Robinson. I just love to watch how people have to survive on an uninhibited island, starving due to the lack of food, and having sleepless nights due to all the disgusting bugs. But not for even  a billion dollars, I’d participate voluntarily. 

But sometimes you don’t have a choice; you just have to survive on an island.

And the boy next door, knows all about it.

 I remember the day he rang my doorbell, talking overly excited about the school trip he’d be making. About where they’d be going and about how scared he was about flying with an airplane for the first time in his life. Yes, he told me all about it.  But he came back a few weeks later than expected; the airplane crashed, on an uninhibited island, and Ralph was one of the very few survivors.

Together with some other schoolboys they managed to survive for a few weeks on an island, without any adult supervision.

When Ralph was save at home, he rang my doorbell again, and asked whether he might come in to tell me all about it. Off course I said yes, because I wouldn’t be me, if I didn’t want to hear every detail, just to be able to tell my friends about it.

He started his story with telling me about the plane crash, which made me terrified for flying.

He talked about how he found his friend Piggy, and how they blew on a shell, in order to find the other survivors. He continued his story; They thought that choosing a leader, would make it easier. The kids doubted between Ralph and Jack, but they picked Ralph. He thought that making a fire would increase their chance of being saved, but while making the fire, one of the boys died. The little ones, dreamed about a snake, which made them cry at night. Ralph tried to convince them that there was no such thing on the island, but Jack became obsessed. Slowly, Jack started to revolt against Ralph, because Jack thought hunting was more important than houses, while Ralph thought the opposite. Jack started his own camp, together with his followers. More and more people started to join Jacks camp, because there was more food. Which left four older boys on Ralphs camp. The big advantage these boys had, were Piggy’s glasses, but Jack stole these, which caused the fire to stop burning. Jacks group started to act like wild beasts, and killed Simon. Two of Ralphs boys were forced to join Jack, which only left Piggy and Ralph. Jack wanted them to join him, or die. When Ralph wanted to get back the glasses, Piggy got crushed by a rock, and drowned. Now Ralph was by himself, andJack wanted to kill him. Jack decided to set the whole jungle on fire, in order to find Ralph, who was hiding . But a ship saw the fire, and turned to the island, and the boys were saved!

When Ralph finished his story, I looked at him in disbelief and I was like; O my Gucci! My children never, EVER, get to go on a school trip by plane. 

Rationale Lord Of The Flies

At First, I wanted to write a film script, because I thought it would be a very creative way to reflect my knowledge of the novel. But when I started writing, I found it impossible, due to the limit on the amount of words.

Then I started thinking which different text type I could use, and my first thought was a diary fragment, written by Ralph on the day he got home. But I was unable to describe how he would feel, because I think there are no words to describe how happy he must have been.

And my second thought was to write a column, and when I was watching Expedition Robinson, I came up with the title; Expedition Ralphinson.

Then I had to decide for which magazine, for what kind of audience, and with what kind of language I would write it.

I wanted to write it for a magazine which addresses to women, aged +/- 18 till 50, and is about fashion and gossip etc. So I picked the magazine Beau Monde.

In a column, a columnist tells us about what they encounter during their daily life, funny anecdotes, and about their personal oppinion about current issues, using informal language. So this is what I had to do too.

Now I had to think of a way to include my knowledge of the novel Lord of the Flies. Of course it should be someone who tells the story, because I don’t think one of the little children, who play part in the story, would be a columnist.

I wanted to tell Ralph’s story, because I think he plays the most important role in the book, and so I thought of a way to tell his story; a neighbour.

Thus; the columnist is Ralph’s neighbour, who he told the story to.

 I used informal language. For example;

 ‘O my Gucci! My children never, EVER, get to go on a school trip by plane.’

‘ Off course I said yes, because I wouldn’t be me, if I didn’t want to hear every detail, just to be able to tell my friends about it. ‘

I talked about something that has happened to me, or someone I know.

‘I remember the day he rang my doorbell, talking overly excited about the school trip he’d be making. About where they’d be going and about how scared he was about flying with an airplane for the first time in his life. Yes, he told me all about it.  But he came back a few weeks later than expected; the airplane crashed, on an uninhibited island, and Ralph was one of the very few survivors.’

And told my personal oppinion.  

‘When Ralph finished his story, I looked at him in disbelief and I was like; O my Gucci! My children never, EVER, get to go on a school trip by plane. ‘

I hope I did a good job.

Response to Phileas Fogg

This Phileas Fogg was about the First World War. I enjoyed it much more, than in 2nd grade, and we also learned more. 
Before we did this, I never realy thought about how fighting in the war would be like. I honestly never thought about it all. But this opened my eyes, and made me realize how it would have been for the soldiers. They want to war, not at all knowing what it would be like.
Due to this Phileas Fogg, I realy feel sorry for all the soldiers who died, fighting this war, and for their friends and family. 
The thing that shocked me the most, was almost at the end. They told us that 1 man was left, standing. And that he was Adolf Hitler. When I heared about all the horrors of the war, I don't understand how he could start a new one. He knew what it would be like!