From Scholarly to Satirical: A Transition to Commonplace

Commonplace, to me, is a website that gives students the chance to express their opinions about issues that the majority of students care about. I would make it longer and more “educated” than a blog and shorter and less formal than an academic paper. I think my paper will make a smooth and easy transition. Because I discussed an issue that is extremely relevant, timely, and I think, compelling to college aged students, especially women, I feel that I will stick very close to my current topic and add more visual guides for readers to “link” to. Along with referring to the Dove film “Evolution,” I think I will take away some of the academic research in my formal essay and replace it with more examples of distorted images in the media. I feel that this audience will find my paper more relevant if I reference a lot of ads that the viewers might not have thought of as unrealistic. Also, I might add a little bit about celebrity scandal when it comes to distortion or maybe a story from real life about a young girl who might have hurt herself from low self esteem due to these advertisements. Though this may sound harsh, it is more likely for people to want to read this essay if I use pathos to persuade my audience. To put the icing on this cake of persuasion, I will add a little more of my unique voice to the paper, sprinkling it with a smidge of sarcasm and satire. After all, the sprinkles are the best part ;)