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I found the article interesting on the contrary to how most students in the class responded. One of the several points that i think Sut Jhally tried to get accross was that advertising acts as a guide or “points the way to it through objects” to what makes us happy. Sure we pass advertisements everyday and they are thrown in our face but most of what we see as consumers is what we want whether it be on billboards outside or on the television we watch in our homes. I do agree that social factors like love, family, friendship, and sociability are what is most important to us. We seek ways to pursue frienships and love.

I would have omitted the section about Karl Marx which was introduced early in the article. It was extremely boring and not necessary. I could care less what Karl Marx would say if he were writing today. I think its safe to say we have passed the millenium and we could put Karl Marx to rest.

Although this was a good article, i would like to read up on something good about advertising for once! The question is -Is there anything good out there? Sut Jhally talked about “the end of the world as we know it”. I thought it was interesting how he pointed out some serious issues that are being ignored. “Human activities inflict harsh and irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources” This is true. I absolutley agree that we need to stop and think about the world in which we live. How the things we buy as consumers are made and how the production of these products or commodities create irreversible damage to our ozone layer or the air in which we breath.

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I found the article interesting, contrary to most students. One point Sut Jhally tried to get accross was that advertising acts as a guide or “points the way to it through objects” to happiness. We pass advertisements everyday and are thrown in our face but most of what we see as consumers is what we want whether on billboards outside or television we watch in our homes. I agree that social factors are what is most important to us. We seek ways to pursue frienships and love.

I would have omitted the section about Karl Marx, early in the article. I think its safe to say we could Karl Marx to rest, his thoughts are no longer interesting in the society we live today.

Although this was a good article, I would like to read up on something good about advertising for once! The question is -Is there anything good out there? Sut Jhally talked about “the end of the world as we know it”. Some serious issues are being ignored. “Human activities inflict harsh and irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources” As consumers we have to be aware of how the production of these products or commodities create irreversible damage threatening our Earth.