What This Assignment Has Taught Me

This assignment was very interesting. Never before had I taken the time to analyze ads I came across. Before this assignment I would take advertisements at face value. I never thought that everything in an ad was there for a reason. I never stopped to take an ad apart and figure out exactly what it was the advertisement was trying to tell me. Now I look at every ad and think to myself what it is they are trying to say, I ask myself if this ad is effective. I think about what rhetorical strategies the advertisement is using. Before I’d skip through all advertisements or just glance at the pictures and move on. Now my magazine reading is a little slower, as I take notice of things that before I would dismiss as someone trying to sell me something I didn’t want or need. This assignment has been educational and has taught me to be a little more perceptive. I’m glad we did this assignment. Usually I approach most of my homework more as a chore, something I have to do, but would rather not.This was a good learning experience. I’ve learned to look a little deeper into the meaning and purpose of things around me.