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Everywhere you look, even from the moment you were born, you have advertisements and commercials shoved in your face. Perhaps so much that you hardly notice some anymore. It is a shame to think that this is what American culture has turned into. We tend to base our lives around television, newspapers, and magazines. It is an easy way to entertain ourselves, keep ourselves informed, and even help start conversations. Unfortunately, whenever you find something remotely informative, there is always an ad or commercial mixed in with it. The horrible thing is that you tend to remember the commercial jingle or the little cartoon character in the ad and not the fact. David Leonhardt and Kathleen Kerwin go into more depth about how advertisers try to brainwash you in “Hey Kids, Buy This.” “Like no generation before, Alyssa’s enters a consumer culture, surrounded by logos, labels, and ads almost from the moment of birth. As an infant, Alyssa may wear Sesa...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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