#1: Built Ford Tough
As a high school junior in Microsoft country, it's safe to say that I have constant exposure to media of all varieties. I carry five ounces of iPhone in my pocket at all times and I carry five pounds of laptop in my backpack. Except for my graph notebooks, everything I create I keep online or at least digitally. I spend an hour every day browsing Reddit, reading newsletters, and writing ideas; my weekends consist almost exclusively of homework and online gaming. I don't need to leave the house to spend time with my friends; I just need to start my laptop, and that's what I usually do. You could easily argue that media are my life; take away my pencil and my keyboard, and I have no outlet for creativity. The aforementioned homework also takes place largely online. In fact, you're reading a homework assignment right now. Recently, my class watched and analysed four television commercials, including two from Dove ( here and here ), one from Gre...