(Fear Of)...

Cymophobia or Kymophobia: Fear of waves or wave like motions.

Waves are harmless.
I like waves.
I like swimming.
I have no problems with waves.
I think they are swell.

On the otherhand...
Things that move in a wave like motion scare the bejeezes out of me.
The give me the heebie jeebies like no other.
Octopi: I can't stand them.
Worms: Just fine with me if they aren't moving.
Tongues: I don't wanna see them.
Jellyfish: Yeah, they suck.
I can't even stand spirit fingers.
This may seem like a pretty easy phobia to control, and for the most part it is. I don't tend to come in contact with giant hords of Octopi on a daily basis. I tend to avoid digging around in the dirt for worms in the morning. People don't normally walk around wiggling their tongues or fingers, so for the most part I'm good. The problem is I don't like things that I know can move in a wave-like motion. Dead Octopi, Jellifish, Seaweed, and things a long those lines. They make me more uncomfortable than I am willing to admit. They make my skin crawl as only the creepiest of horror films can. My heartrate picks up just the slightest, and I get that feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes me sick. It's not anything that dicates my life, which is good and all, honestly though...
If I'm dreaming about something creeping in the night, its probably a piece of seaweed or a tongue.

Genre...

Activism is a very important, yet broad topic.

The genre that activists use to get their message across has a great influence on how their audience interprets what they are hearing/seeing. 

Posters:

With a total of 5 words, this poster leaves much up to the viewer. Hopefully the concept is fairly easy to grasp, but this is a huge limitation for the poster genre. The message is just there, which leaves everything open to interpretation and can be great, but may also leave some things misconstrued and leave some people with the wrong idea. This may be especially true if the poster uses satire.

Documentary:

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I'm sure that everyone reading this blog has heard of Michael Moore, and I'm hoping that all of you have seen at least one of his films, but even if you haven't he is an excellent example of a documentary with an activist theme. Although all of his movies use a bit of satire and a lot of fact, they do have one flaw. Movies can all be edited to skew quotes, stats, and other information in the way directors and editors want. However, Documentaries do an excellent job, and only if done correctly, of stating their argument, discrediting their opponent, and laying out their rebuttal all in one lovely VHS or DVD shaped package.

Song:

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Music is another way to reach the masses. Although you don't see too many "Top 40" songs around recycling or LGBT rights, it can be a great way to catch people's attention. Songs are catchy, they can be replayed over and over, and the have the potential to really influence people based on their emotions. Unfortunately the message can often be lost due in the musical aspect of it all. Songs are often vague, which can sometimes do more harm than it can help.

Writing Is Like...

Writing is like macaroni art. Writing can be simple, so can macaroni art. We start when we are young, and our end product is sloppy and unstructured. Writing can be complex, so can macaroni art (although I'm not sure if anyone has made a masterpiece out of macaroni art, but I'm sure it is possible). We can do it for the rest of our lives, and as we get older and practice the end result will be more beautiful and thought-out than before. It has been said that not enough people in modern society write, and one of my personal philosophies is that not enough people in modern society partake in macaroni art. However for the people that do write, so many say that writing is therapeutic and relaxing. Macaroni art can be the same. Sitting down, taking time, and finding little pieces of something(possibly some Penne or a thought you had about something a week ago), putting them together to make something bigger. Something better. Now some may think that comparing writing to macaroni art is a bit of a stretch, that I'm not taking this assignment seriously enough. But who said writing had to be serious? Can't it be just as fun and silly as let's say, macaroni art?