1) A favorite movie of mine was filmed right here in Beaufort, South Carolina, which is the movie Forrest Gump. This movie follows Forrest over most of his life, from a young boy, through adolescence, adulthood, going to war, falling in love and becoming a Father. Lifespan Development is shown throughout this movie through multiple characters.  I enjoy this movie not only because of the local places that can be seen in the film, but also because Forrest is hard not to like. With iconic quotes from the movie and notable ways he keeps on moving. Even with his intellectual disability which could be considered his cognitive development he never lets anything stop him. Forrest started with braces on his legs and literally broke free from them. Even though Forrest’s Father is never seen in the movie, the audience is suggested he is solely raised by his Mother during a critical period of his life. Being fatherless could have shaped the way Forrest changed and grew as a person. Social Development is brought to attention to the audience when Forrest becomes best friends with his fellow soldier, “Bubba.” The two are different race one Caucasian and the other African American, in a time of racial conflict.  We are also given a glimpse at different cohorts, the audience is shown the Vietnam war era where Forrest and Bubba are sent off to War, the black panther movement, and are eluded to the AIDS epidemic in the end of the film when Jenny, Gump’s sweetheart, dies. Another comparison to lifespan development is when we see Jenny being abused by her father, running away and then later turning to a life or drugs and violence. Some would say this could be called psychodynamic perspective, where behavior is motivated by past events or childhood. Another great example of this movie would be Lt. Dan, a superior to Forrest during the War. It is described that Lt. Dan suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to his injuries. Many parts of this movie can be examples of Lifespan Development. 2) I have a high suspicion that I am not the only one to chose this character, nonetheless, I chose Sheldon Cooper played by Jim Parsons in the sitcom Big Bang Theory. Every character within ever story line in a movie or in a tv series has some version of growth or digression, but with Sheldon Cooper, he displays exponential growth socially. Dr. Cooper begins as intellectual, routine driven with ritualistic quirks and flat affect that accompanies his incapability of empathy. Some have speculated that, although highly functioning, he has attributions of autism but out of respect of his character, this was never disclosed by the showing network or the description of the show given by the directors or producers themselves. After personally binge watching the episodes, it is known that Sheldon was raised in a two parent home. Mom was a devout believer in the christian faith, his father was an alcoholic that died when Sheldon was at the age of 14. Due to Sheldon havi ...

1. 1) A favorite movie of mine was filmed right here in Beaufort,
South Carolina, which is the movie Forrest Gump. This movie
follows Forrest over most of his life, from a young boy, through
adolescence, adulthood, going to war, falling in love and
becoming a Father. Lifespan Development is shown throughout
this movie through multiple characters. I enjoy this movie not
only because of the local places that can be seen in the film, but
also because Forrest is hard not to like. With iconic quotes from
the movie and notable ways he keeps on moving. Even with his
intellectual disability which could be considered his cognitive
development he never lets anything stop him. Forrest started
with braces on his legs and literally broke free from them. Even
though Forrest’s Father is never seen in the movie, the audience
is suggested he is solely raised by his Mother during a critical
period of his life. Being fatherless could have shaped the way
Forrest changed and grew as a person. Social Development is
brought to attention to the audience when Forrest becomes best
friends with his fellow soldier, “Bubba.” The two are different
race one Caucasian and the other African American, in a time of
racial conflict. We are also given a glimpse at different
cohorts, the audience is shown the Vietnam war era where
Forrest and Bubba are sent off to War, the black panther
movement, and are eluded to the AIDS epidemic in the end of
the film when Jenny, Gump’s sweetheart, dies. Another
comparison to lifespan development is when we see Jenny being
abused by her father, running away and then later turning to a
life or drugs and violence. Some would say this could be called
psychodynamic perspective, where behavior is motivated by
past events or childhood. Another great example of this movie
would be Lt. Dan, a superior to Forrest during the War. It is
described that Lt. Dan suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder due to his injuries. Many parts of this movie can be

2. examples of Lifespan Development.
2) I have a high suspicion that I am not the only one to chose
this character, nonetheless, I chose Sheldon Cooper played by
Jim Parsons in the sitcom Big Bang Theory. Every character
within ever story line in a movie or in a tv series has some
version of growth or digression, but with Sheldon Cooper, he
displays exponential growth socially. Dr. Cooper begins as
intellectual, routine driven with ritualistic quirks and flat affect
that accompanies his incapability of empathy. Some have
speculated that, although highly functioning, he has attributions
of autism but out of respect of his character, this was never
disclosed by the showing network or the description of the show
given by the directors or producers themselves. After personally
binge watching the episodes, it is known that Sheldon was
raised in a two parent home. Mom was a devout believer in the
christian faith, his father was an alcoholic that died when
Sheldon was at the age of 14. Due to Sheldon having a high
level of intelligence, he graduated high school at the age of 11
then subsequently started college. Having a mind of an adult
and a body still of an adolescent contributed to his past of being
bullied and his reliability of "superheroes" as idols to cope with
the bullying. It was also discovered that Sheldon witnessed his
father having an affair which began his rhythmic knocking on
doors and announcing his intended audience at the same time.
So before the first episode, of the first season, we already have
a rich understanding of where the character has come from

3. cognitively and behaviorally. His routine driven, lack of
empathy and flat affect may be due to an outside force from an
interruption in his continuous upbringing by introducing
discontinuous change by his fathers death. This also was during
a sensitive period in his life when I assume him to be pubescent
at the age of 14. The traumatic enduring of bullying and
witnessing of an affair may have created an emotional response
that was later substituted to create his consistent need of
ritualistic routines. During season one, one minute change of
finding a new roommate started a trickle of events that
developed him Sheldon Cooper into someone who gained many
friends of different opinions, married, and someone who is able
to express his own emotions allowing him to eventually
understand others emotions. He ultimately kept his routines and
rhythmic quirks, but a new roommate allotted new introduction
of outside stimuli that not necessarily allowed him to change as
a person but gave him flexibility to adapt to differences. I
enjoyed this TV series as not only only for its comical relief but
it shows the "human side" of extremely bright individuals. It
also shows major growth in the characters, especially Sheldon,
and to me solidifies my belief that nurture has a high degree of
impact even later in life.
Wang
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By: Shiyu Wang
To: Angela Romines
Subject: English 1110
Dated:2019/10/13
Jean Kilbourne and Advertisements
Introduction
Figure 1: (Duke)
From the analysis of this figure, it can be said that it is
targeting women of all ages. It is targeting not only working

4. women but also housewives since it is emphasizing on beauty
generally. In the figure, the focus is on the face of the woman.
The expression of woman is gentle and all of her features are
perfect. From her eyebrows to her chin, she appears to be
beautiful and there is a specific attractiveness to her that she
exhibits. This aligns with the criticism of Jean Kilbourne that
media portrays women in such a way that they are made to
appear beautiful and it creates the urge for viewers to appear as
beautiful and attractive as the women portrayed in
advertisements. In this advertisement, although the focus is on
women, working women are especially targeted as they tend to
care for their work more than their appearance.
Working women focus more on their work than on their
appearance and in this advertisement, the woman is a soldier.
Normally, soldiers are not required to work on their appearance
as there is strict discipline in the military but that is what the
advertisement is attempting to concentrate on. Even though
there is no need to focus on her appearance, the woman looks
charming and it will help her in communicating with others in a
better manner. In the advertisement, the woman is talking to
someone on the phone and in the background, there is another
woman in the same uniform giving a message to the solider. It
suggests that the woman is probably a messenger and her duty
requires her to communicate with soldiers regularly. Since she
is beautiful, she would be capable of communicating messages
in a friendly and charming manner. It is implying that if a
woman needs to interact and communicate with people then it is
important for her to ensure that she appears beautiful and her
features are delicate. In the figure, the image of a soldier is
effective in influencing the viewers but an important role is also
played by the persuasive and eye-catching sentence written
right under the picture. The sentence is “Give you skin Ivory
care, Doctors advise!” and what makes it persuasive is the fact
that it is referencing the suggestion of doctors.
People and viewers tend to be attracted to those advertisements
in which credible claims and verifiable information is provided.

5. For instance, if an advertisement is about healthy vegetarian
food and depicts the impacts of fast-food on our body then
people will tend to believe it more than plain advertisements
because it delivers information which can be verified from
different sources and is normally not provided to the audience.
In this advertisement as well, the word “doctors” has a
significant impact on the target audience. In order to increase
the positive effect on the audience, instructions have been given
below the sentence. These instructions explain what to do while
using the soap.
Although instructions might not appear to be important in
catching the attention of audience, these instructions are written
in a concise and persuasive manner. If a woman looks at the
advertisement, she can read the instructions to know more about
the product before purchasing it. Overall, it can be said that this
advertisement is quite effective in targeting the audience. It
might not have been as much effective as it is without the use of
credible information. The fact that it is using “doctor” in the
sentence has increased its degree of persuasiveness.
If this advertisement is analyzed while keeping the
criticism of Kilbourne in mind, it can be observed that the focus
is on a woman who is exceptionally charming. In accordance
with Kilbourne, media portrays woman in a specific way that
they are beautiful and even their bodies are portrayed to be
perfect. In this advertisement as well, the woman is above the
normal standards and due to it, the viewers will feel the need to
appear as much as attractive as the woman who is focused upon
in the advertisement.
Conclusion
Overall, it can be said that the advertisement is effective in
persuading the viewers in purchasing the product which is a
soap. What makes it persuasive is the use of credible
information in the advertisement. Other than that, it can also be
said that the criticism of Kilbourne applies to this advertisement
because the woman is made to appear beautiful as to persuade
the audience to also look like her.

6. Introduction
Figure 2: (Duke)
From the analysis of the second figure, it can be
determined that the target audience is not broad this time as
compared to the first figure since only housewives are being
targeted. From the dress and actions of the woman in the figure,
it can be deduced that she is a housewife. Similar to the first
figure, the woman in this advertisement is also performing an
action. She is attempting to preserve the leftovers of bread and
upon reading the main sentence of the advertisement, it can be
determined that the action of the woman is perfectly aligned
with what the theme is. In the advertisement, the woman is
charming and attractive. She is portraying how women used to
be in the past in movies. Traditionally, housewives were made
to appear similar to how the woman appears in the
advertisement. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that she is the
epitome of how men would imagine housewives to be.
In this figure, there is nothing in the background besides
the woman herself who is saving the leftovers. The woman is
smiling brightly as if she knows that she is doing the right thing
by preserving the bread leftovers. The message is actually quite
effective in gaining the attention of audience. What makes it
effective is that the main idea is written in a bold and large
font. “Don’t Waste Food” is written in red right beside the
woman as if both of them are made to gain equal attention from
the audience. Another element that makes it effective is the
word "government" written above it. The use of this term serves
to add value to the main message and it increases the strength of
the message.
Right below the picture, instructions have been written
similar to the first figure. In both of the figures, instructions
have been written but if they are compared with each other, it
can be said that instructions in the first figure are more
attractive and easy to read. In the first figure, there are small

7. pictures which provide visualization to the instructions.
However, it is not the same with the second figure. There are no
visualizations provided to the instructions. Although there is a
picture of the product, it doesn't offer necessary imagery to the
instructions which makes it more attractive to read. However,
this is the only issue and there is no other flaw in the
advertisement.
Actually, there are two elements on which the second
figure is focusing. These elements include preserving the bread
leftovers and being beautiful. If a woman looks at the figure
then her attention will go first at the beautiful woman. The very
first impression would be that the woman who is a housewife, is
quite beautiful. The viewer would appreciate her attractiveness
and in some cases, would also envy how she appears. After
looking at the woman for a short while, the viewer then would
look at the message which is given beside the woman. After
reading the message, the viewer would read the instructions.
Actually, the impression of both the woman and the message
would be quite strong on the viewer.
Generally, the criticism of Kilbourne can be applied to this
advertisement as well. In accordance with her, media portrays
women in a particular way which creates a picture in the minds
of viewers and they compare it with actual women. For instance,
media portrays women as attractive and slim. It causes female
viewers to think about how they appear and what should they do
about it. In this figure, the woman is a housewife and she is
quite attractive. It is not only advertising the product but also
the beauty that every woman must possess (Foundation).
Conclusion
Overall, it can be said that this advertisement is effective in
delivering its message and promoting the product. The only flaw
this advertisement has is that instructions don't have visual
support as compared to the first figure which makes it quite
difficult to read them and obtain information. Both the first
figure and second figure are advertising not only products but
also implying that it is necessary for women to be beautiful. In

8. the first advertisement, the soldier is attractive and she is
smiling while the housewife in the second advertisement is also
very beautiful and she is also smiling. Both of the
advertisements portray positive outlooks of women and
Kilbourne's criticism can be applied to both of these
advertisements as they are shaping the appearance of women in
a specific way to their benefit.
Works Cited
Duke. Ad*Access. 2019. Internet.
<https://repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess/BH0904.>.
Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women. Dir. Media
Education Foundation. Perf. Jean Kilbourne. 2010.