Research an Article on Consumerism

It's your choice...Google and research any term that deals with the theme of CONSUMERISM.

You can research anything:
healthcare 
cell phones 
video games 
advertisements
manufacturing 
green manufacturing
computers
clothing  
food industry

The article must be recent, within the last 3 years.

Here is the structure:

Paragraph 1 - Summarize your article (4-8 sentences) INCLUDE LINK TO YOUR ARTICLE!

Paragraph 2 - How does your article relate to Consumerism? (4-8 sentences).  You should be making some deeper connections, inferences, synthesizing information, sharing background knowledge through personal experiences, etc.

Figurative Language - T4

Google "Figurative Language" and read about all the different types.  There are over 30 examples of figurative language...Your job is to use 2 examples in your narrative.  Write about something that happened to in your life in the last 24 hours.

Healthcare - Rocky Clark

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-06/health/chi-paralyzed-high-school-football-player-dies-at-27-20120105_1_health-insurance-health-coverage-health-care

After reading this article, answer this question:

What does Rocky Clark's story reveal about healthcare today?  Answer using the following format:  TS, SD, Elab, SD, Elab, Closer

The Science of Selling

After watching part four of the Persuaders, "The Science of Selling", find a commercial on the internet and answer the following questions:

What is your commercial doing to try to reach the consumer?
Was it effective?  Why?
Give Examples

Product Placement

After watching Part 3 of the Persuaders, "Times They Are A Changin", research product placement and show how it is used in: TV Shows, Movies, Video Games, Internet, Sports, etc.

Company Slogans - What do they mean?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/view/

After watching the Persuaders video, do this:

Research THREE company "slogans" and answer this question:  What is the company trying to say to the consumer with their slogan?  

Example:  Nike: Just Do It
The Nike slogan, "Just Do It" was a tribute to the company's can-do attitude, according to a case study published by the Center for Applied Research. The "Just Do It" campaign captured the company's "grit, determination and passion," says the report, and encouraged people to exercise, or just do it.

References:

Center for Applied Research: Mini Case Study: Nike's "Just Do It" Advertising Campaign

Nike Sweatshops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5uYCWVfuPQ

After viewing this video about Nike working conditions in Indonesia, answer this question:

What can/should be done about the Nike labor situation in Indonesia?

Organize your essay like this:  2 Paragraphs

1st Paragraph :  Problems (Low wages, bad conditions, Nike not taking responsibility for problem, Athletes turning back to issue, Money Nike gives to colleges/athletes, etc)

2nd Paragraph:  Solution (Tell what can be done to solve the problems that you wrote about.  What can be done and by who?)

Theme - The Ultimate Gift

Now that we've read the book and watched the movie, what is the main THEME in The Ultimate Gift? Answer using the following format:  TS, SD, Elab, SD, Elab, SD, Elab