PCU

The fallacy that I believe that identifies with the film PCU would have to be Ad Hominem, Ad Hominem, is a attack on one's characters rather than an attack on the actual ideas of the person. The way that each of the groups in the film were labeled and stereotyped clearly shows this. For example, the Fraternity in the film , The Pitts, were stereotyped as lazy bums that always party and stirred up trouble among the campus. In actuality most fraternities are not like this, some are very positive. The "Activist students", were portrayed as radical and forceful with there beliefs, when in normal circumstances they are not as forceful to promote there beliefs to others.The main character uses the stereotypical perception of the characters as a basis to determine whether he wants to attend PCU. Originally he thought that PCU was prestigious prep school until he learned otherwise.

Death of an Innocnet

I believe that there are some people in society that are similar to McCandless character. Society has not changed significantly since McCandless journey into the wilderness. There are people in society; whether they are college students are not, that have the same free spirits that are unafraid, and adventurous like Chris. They seem to be trying to search for a type of truth to satisfy their many questions about society, or about themselves. I’m not saying that these people that are similar to Chris will go off into the wildness like he did, but many may find different paths and ways of finding their truth. Chris has always been the optimistic and adventurous type, as a child he “marched to the beat of a different drum”. He has always had the spirit of a humanitarian, he dreamed of going to South Africa to aid the homeless and join the fight against the apartheid.
Sometimes people may want to escape the consistent norms of society, just to get away from everything that they know or were raised to do. This is what I believe Chris McCandless wanted to do, besides taking a journey to seek truth he also wanted to escape the bounds of a “normal society”, as well as everything it had to offer. For example, Chris grew up in a wealthy home where he probably had everything he could have wanted in life, without having to work hard for it. He had two loving parents that had well paying careers as aerospace engineers with a firm. His college fund was paid at his parents’ expense to the very expensive and prestigious Emory University and law school. In addition, his parents also made sure that Chris received twenty thousand dollars in his account to be used at his disposable. Yet he goes away from his home where it is safe, and out into his own dangerous journeys, ignoring the simple fact that he could easily have had a really great life if he wanted that opportunity. Instead he enjoys being out in the wilderness, moneyless, without clean clothes, adequate food, and suitable shelter. As he tells a man named Westerberg in a postcard that he thinks life is more exciting when he had to find his own meal in the woods and had no money. He prefers the idea of ruffing it. In my opinion, as I read Chris’s statement, I agree somewhat with his beliefs. If world did not revolve around money, just maybe it would be more exciting to actually work really hard to make a living. Also to appreciate life more than just the materialistic things that it has to offer. Chris’s idea may seem crazy to most people because of the norm of having money to buy food, clothes, shelter, and having jobs. It is unaccepted to go into a foreign territory, having to haunt for fish, squirrels, and other wild animals for a means of survival. Only when one can release them selves from their natural roles in society can they honestly and truly find peace.

" The Picture with an empty message"

Looking at this advertisement, I do not see the grief, the death, not even the awareness that
it is trying to promote to the public, but just as a pure gimmick to make more money.
Today, I feel that society is all for “ever man for themselves” and is money hungry! This ad really prove the point that companies will do anything to make a huge profit or to at least to get attention, and they do not care how they make it! In my opinion, the only true reason why United Colors of Benetton Company decided to use this image is that they know that a good sad story will always win in the end. People will always feel sympathy towards someone that is ill or with a disability, and will support whatever research on the other hand, dig into their wallets to contribute to a foundation to know that they have done a good deed. This is purposely their main strategy to seek and win over the hearts and compassion of the public. Therefore, to no surprise their plan succeeded. As for the notion of company trying to promote the awareness of AIDS, failed. The strategy that the company used, or at least attempt to used, is disastrous simply because of the image. The manner in which the photo was used is powerless, unconvincing and the fact the photo have a stamped clothing logo at the bottom DOES NOT send an AIDS awareness message to its consumers, or anyone in general. For instance if a person is walking down the street ,or driving in the car and happens to look up and see this advertisement posted on a billboard , the viewer would see is a sickly person with an unknown illness laying in a hospital bed with their relatives gather around embracing each other and crying because it is a very gloomy moment . As well as there are clothes(logo) involved in the scene. The sickly person , the tears, and the depression, and sadness are all obvious to the public ,but the AIDS message is not. Where is the awareness of this epidemic? How is the public is suppose to know that the sickly man has AIDS in this photo? With a quick look at this man , a person can easily make hundreds of assumption that could be wrong without even thinking about the possibility of AIDS. Maybe he needs a organ transplant or that he needs a blood transfusion? How do the public suppose to know what is wrong? There is not a single connection towards this silent and unnoticeable disease to let the public know that it is out there and millions of people are dying from it . I thought the company could have put an message of how they felt about AIDS/HIV infection . Or at least a added the numbers of people that are infected (statistics ) and the chances of becoming part of this epidemic if ignorant about it. This advertisement did not grab people attention about the awareness and say," HEY! THERE IS REALLY A SUCH THING AS AIDS, AND MAYBE I Should BE CAREFUL!” But yet, there is the name of the clothing company in green and white bold letters included on the photo publicize for everyone to know.

Wow! This picture really speaks for itself….