Being a teenage in ancient Rome wasn't easy. There were no X-box 360's to play or cars to drive, or even chariots to cruise around in. Don't get me wrong, there were chariots, but the only teens that got to drive them were those young men going off to fight the latest Roman war, or, if they were lucky enough, race around the colliseum, a sport that often resulted in death. According to A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome while your average American teenager devotes more than seven hours a day to imbibing media – to watching TV, playing video games, hanging out on Facebook — the average 17-year-old Roman kid (circa 73 AD) had some more serious business to deal with. Like mastering reading and writing in two languages, fighting in imperial wars, taking care of (obscenely young) spouses and various other items. See for yourself: The video was created by Ray Laurence, a classics professor, from the University of Kent. How is being a teen tough today? Do you s
Advertisements are designed to attract an audience. That said every successful advertisement shows a picture of what its target audience likes or wants. An advertisement is like a window into that culture therefore, because it shows what that culture values in its people and society. In Greg Mortenson's case this particular advertisement and its catch phrase have great meaning in that they show several generations of a family the likes of which Mortenson is hoping to produce with his new wife. It is a hope that Mortenson feels all the more strongly because at the time he reads this magazine there was a real chance that he would never see his family again.
ReplyDeleteThe advertisement in the old 17 -year - old magazine made Mortenson missed his wife. It reminded him of his wife's lovely smile that gave him the hope to come back home safely. He was kidnapped and he might couldn't go home and meet his wife again, but the memory of his wife's smile had given him the spirit to find the way home.
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