DQ’s 3 Huts on the Beach
1. What is Jack doing as the chapter opens (be specific)?
Hunting pigs
2. Ralph and _________ are building huts.
Simon
3. Why can't Jack get the pig to stay on his spear?
He doesnt have nothing to hold it on
4. All the hunters but Jack have gone where?
Were swimming
5. Who helps the littluns get fruit?
Simon
6. At the end of the chapter, where does Simon go?Who Said it?
He goes to an open place in the jungle
7. "We want meat!"
Jack
8. "I was talking about smoke! Don't you want to be rescued? All you talkabout it pig, pig, pig!"
Ralph
9. "I thought I might kill"
Jack
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Merchant's of Cool DQ's
1.Give two reasons why corporate America has targeted teenagers.
They are the ones who have the money to spend
2.Why does Robert McChesney call teenagers “Africa”?
We have all the weapons(advertising,clothes,shoes,cd's)
3.What does Bob Bibb emphasize about teens and their parents?
Teens push their parents to give them money
4.How does Sharon Lee define “guilt money”?
Is when parents can't spend time with the kids and the feel sorry, so they just give them money to buy things
5.To what extent is a typical American teenager exposed to advertisements? Give examples.
10million by the age of 18. 3thousand a day.
6.What does “cool hunting” mean? Why is it important for corporate America?
Cool hunting is when somebody goes out and find the trends that the kids a wearing. So they can take the pictures of them and then let the others name brand people get them and let the trend out.
7.How do cool hunters work? What techniques do they use?
Surveys and ask questions
8.According to Douglas Rushkoff, “the paradox of “cool hunting” is that it kills what it finds.” Why?
Trends have already changed.
9.Marketers know that kids do not like them. What strategy do they use to approach kids?
Throw parties, use famous people
10.What is the reason for Sprite’s success with teenagers?
They became one with music
11.What does “under-the-radar” marketing mean?
They pay kids to comment on things. They market to them without them knowing.
12.Discuss the following statements: “Youth culture is not something that is just being sold to us. It is something that comes from us. It is an act of expression, not just an act of consumption.”
They look at what we do and put it on tv
13.Who are defined as the true merchants of cool?
Teens
14.According to Robert McChesney, what weapons do the merchants of cool use?
They have all the technology
15.What does Robert McChesney draw our attention to about MTV?
The whole thing is advetising
16.What conclusion did MTV draw when their ratings slipped?
They tried to create the interest.
17.What is special about MTV’s TRL show?
Its what teens want to see
18.MTV market researchers are involved in an “ethnography study”. What is it? What is the use of it?
When they go interview what the demographic like at their house and see what they like
19.What does MTV research indicate about teenagers as a result of their ethnographic study?
It's the study of what they sell.
20.Comment on the following quote by Douglas Rushkoff : “They [MTV market researchers] don’t call it “human” research or “people” research, they call it “market” research.”
They don't want nothing left out so you have to do "RR"
21.According to Mark Crispin Miller, why is the MTV machine not interested in listening to the young?
People watching don't care about the kid's life. They want to see the interesting part like Buffy and John doing it.
22.Why do commercial culture providers like MTV not represent characters in depth for their audiences?
It's not intersting.
23.What does “professional wrestling” mean to today’s teenagers?
Wrestling is all about pop.
24.Why is Mark Crispin Miller quite concerned about gigantic transnational corporations and their TV shows?
How the people react towards it.
25.What does “midriff” mean? Who is the midriff archetype? How might a midriff affect girls?
Girls just want to have sex
26.What does the image of Britney Spears signify?
She lead the way of promoting that girls just want to be treated like objects.
27.What might a mook and a midriff have in common?
They are archetypes
28.How is “family” represented in the TV series “7th Heaven”? What formula is used in this program?
Clean,cut,and wholesome
29.How are TV series such as “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Dawson’s Creek” kept “cool”?
It's going to show kids having sex young
30.How do the makers of teen TV defend their programs?
Trash sells, they exploit you
31.Does the media really reflect the world of teens? How realistic is teen TV?
It's their mirror
32.What is a “feedback loop”?
Ongoing process of your desires
33.What could be the reason for the popularity of rage rock in the States? What do rage rock fans protest against?
Represent teen rage
34.How did a group like Limp Bizkitt become superstars? As a rage rock band, how authentic would you accept them?
They let the teens get their anger out in their songs. I wouldn't
35.Discuss the following: Who creates youth cultures: the youth themselves or corporate America?
Youth themselves
They are the ones who have the money to spend
2.Why does Robert McChesney call teenagers “Africa”?
We have all the weapons(advertising,clothes,shoes,cd's)
3.What does Bob Bibb emphasize about teens and their parents?
Teens push their parents to give them money
4.How does Sharon Lee define “guilt money”?
Is when parents can't spend time with the kids and the feel sorry, so they just give them money to buy things
5.To what extent is a typical American teenager exposed to advertisements? Give examples.
10million by the age of 18. 3thousand a day.
6.What does “cool hunting” mean? Why is it important for corporate America?
Cool hunting is when somebody goes out and find the trends that the kids a wearing. So they can take the pictures of them and then let the others name brand people get them and let the trend out.
7.How do cool hunters work? What techniques do they use?
Surveys and ask questions
8.According to Douglas Rushkoff, “the paradox of “cool hunting” is that it kills what it finds.” Why?
Trends have already changed.
9.Marketers know that kids do not like them. What strategy do they use to approach kids?
Throw parties, use famous people
10.What is the reason for Sprite’s success with teenagers?
They became one with music
11.What does “under-the-radar” marketing mean?
They pay kids to comment on things. They market to them without them knowing.
12.Discuss the following statements: “Youth culture is not something that is just being sold to us. It is something that comes from us. It is an act of expression, not just an act of consumption.”
They look at what we do and put it on tv
13.Who are defined as the true merchants of cool?
Teens
14.According to Robert McChesney, what weapons do the merchants of cool use?
They have all the technology
15.What does Robert McChesney draw our attention to about MTV?
The whole thing is advetising
16.What conclusion did MTV draw when their ratings slipped?
They tried to create the interest.
17.What is special about MTV’s TRL show?
Its what teens want to see
18.MTV market researchers are involved in an “ethnography study”. What is it? What is the use of it?
When they go interview what the demographic like at their house and see what they like
19.What does MTV research indicate about teenagers as a result of their ethnographic study?
It's the study of what they sell.
20.Comment on the following quote by Douglas Rushkoff : “They [MTV market researchers] don’t call it “human” research or “people” research, they call it “market” research.”
They don't want nothing left out so you have to do "RR"
21.According to Mark Crispin Miller, why is the MTV machine not interested in listening to the young?
People watching don't care about the kid's life. They want to see the interesting part like Buffy and John doing it.
22.Why do commercial culture providers like MTV not represent characters in depth for their audiences?
It's not intersting.
23.What does “professional wrestling” mean to today’s teenagers?
Wrestling is all about pop.
24.Why is Mark Crispin Miller quite concerned about gigantic transnational corporations and their TV shows?
How the people react towards it.
25.What does “midriff” mean? Who is the midriff archetype? How might a midriff affect girls?
Girls just want to have sex
26.What does the image of Britney Spears signify?
She lead the way of promoting that girls just want to be treated like objects.
27.What might a mook and a midriff have in common?
They are archetypes
28.How is “family” represented in the TV series “7th Heaven”? What formula is used in this program?
Clean,cut,and wholesome
29.How are TV series such as “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Dawson’s Creek” kept “cool”?
It's going to show kids having sex young
30.How do the makers of teen TV defend their programs?
Trash sells, they exploit you
31.Does the media really reflect the world of teens? How realistic is teen TV?
It's their mirror
32.What is a “feedback loop”?
Ongoing process of your desires
33.What could be the reason for the popularity of rage rock in the States? What do rage rock fans protest against?
Represent teen rage
34.How did a group like Limp Bizkitt become superstars? As a rage rock band, how authentic would you accept them?
They let the teens get their anger out in their songs. I wouldn't
35.Discuss the following: Who creates youth cultures: the youth themselves or corporate America?
Youth themselves
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Lord of the Flies Ch.2
DQ's: Chapter 2
1. Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch?
Ralph
2. Who saw the beast/beastie/snake-like thing?
The wild pig
3. Who says, again and again that there isn't a beast?
Piggy
4. On Page 37, Ralph makes a two-fold "mission statement."
What are the two parts?
1.
2.
5. Why do they need a fire?
So if an airplane comes by the people will see the fire and come rescue them.
6. What did the boys use to start the fire?
Piggy's glasses
7. Who is the first boy to die?
The kid with the mulberry birth mark
Who said it?
8. "How do you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things firstand act proper?"
Piggy
9. "I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!"
Ralph
10. "We'll have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks 'em-"
Jack
1. Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch?
Ralph
2. Who saw the beast/beastie/snake-like thing?
The wild pig
3. Who says, again and again that there isn't a beast?
Piggy
4. On Page 37, Ralph makes a two-fold "mission statement."
What are the two parts?
1.
2.
5. Why do they need a fire?
So if an airplane comes by the people will see the fire and come rescue them.
6. What did the boys use to start the fire?
Piggy's glasses
7. Who is the first boy to die?
The kid with the mulberry birth mark
Who said it?
8. "How do you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things firstand act proper?"
Piggy
9. "I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!"
Ralph
10. "We'll have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks 'em-"
Jack
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
DQ's: Chapter 1
1. How did the boys arrive on the island?
Their plane crashed.
2. How did Ralph call the first meeting?
With the conch shell
3. What are the names of the twins?
Sam and Eric
4. What does Ralph's dad do?
He is in the navy.
5. What nationality are the boys?
British
6. The island was roughly _______ - shaped.
Boat
7. What is the "scar?"
The mark that the planed made when it crashed on the island.
8. For whom did Piggy vote as chief?
Ralph
9. Who went to make sure the island was really an island?
a. Ralph
b. Jack
c.Simon
10. Who is your favorite character so far?
My favorite character is Piggy
1. How did the boys arrive on the island?
Their plane crashed.
2. How did Ralph call the first meeting?
With the conch shell
3. What are the names of the twins?
Sam and Eric
4. What does Ralph's dad do?
He is in the navy.
5. What nationality are the boys?
British
6. The island was roughly _______ - shaped.
Boat
7. What is the "scar?"
The mark that the planed made when it crashed on the island.
8. For whom did Piggy vote as chief?
Ralph
9. Who went to make sure the island was really an island?
a. Ralph
b. Jack
c.Simon
10. Who is your favorite character so far?
My favorite character is Piggy
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