Media MIndcontrol

Men's Health Cover

The cover of the magizine features a large man who has hair that looks like it must have taken him hours to do it. He would look feminane if he didnt have the slight five-o-clock shadow. The color scheme seems to be geared for a male audience. Large red and black text make it plain and easy to read. Titles such as "The perfect fit for every body" and "101 ways to look better" let me know that this is not the article i want to read. To be honest, I dont care how people think i look. I wear what I want and what i can afford. I dont really care about the 7,000 dollar Rolex's they talk about in this magazine. They say thats what women respond to... the respond to how a man's watch costs? Thats horseshit. I think this title is for somebody with a ton of cash who wants to look good as he strolls down Broadway, probably on his way to the gay bar. He looks like Clay Akin, but a more rugged Clay.

Fitness Magazine

There is a article called "Lift smarter, get bigger." The gist of this article is how to break through a weight lifting plateau. i liked this article since it was obviously written by a pretty normal guy who is really more of a fitness guru than a writer. He talks in a specific language that would probably be tough for somebody who didnt go to the gym a whole lot to understand. I like how they have highlighted the main points of the techniques. They also provide a picture of a man who is really cut and it makes me want to go to the gym right now and get big. I also like that on top of telling you how to improve your workout it also tells you why it works. that makes me feel like i am smart and that i dont just do what it tells me to. A chart of weight percentages is provided at the end so that if you cant comprehend what it says in the article you can just look at the chart for help. P.s. I am not a muscle douchebag, look at me im scrawny, i just like working out a lot and being in shape.

A Gucci fragence ad.

the picture is a bottle of "Gucci by Gucci Sport" fragrence. it is a bottle that is clear for the most part with a silver ball on top and the liquid inside is a very light green. the bottle is on a dark colored pool deck with the ripples of the pool water behind it. This picture makes me think of impressing ladies. I like how it says sport so that i feel like more of a man when i buy it(like trucks that say "offroad" or "sport edition" or "prerunner" make you feel more like a big man). At the bottom of the page it reads "the new fragrance for men" we reassures me that smelling like a flower is not just for women. It is a cool picture, the contrast of the dark concrete and the refreshing water provide a masculine feeling. Im sure if i wore this all the girls at FSU could not resist me.

The Charge of the Light Brigade. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

I have always liked this poem since the first time i heard it sometime around 9th grade. I have always known that i would end up in the military and i have always felt very proud to be an American. although this dude was not writing about America he was writing about bravery and honor, values that exemplify the American spirit. In the text is says "Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred." this makes me think of all those who have gone before us to defend the values that make us who we are. They have paid the ultimate price to allow us to live the way we do today. "Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew" they are proud to serve the US and they fight for you and I. I have always wanted to be a part of the light brigade, and enter the league of men and women who have given so much for you and I.