Logical Fallacies

The type of logical fallacy that i found was ad hominem. I believe that this occurred when they introduced the new preppy guy to the feminist group on the campus. They didn't tell about the issues that the feminist were addressing, but they were more concerned about making the feminist look more masculine than what they really are. They are too busy focusing on their physical appearance than what they had to talk about.

Death Of An Innocent

Could a person like McCandless really exist in a society, where happiness is described by how much money you have. I personally believe that someone like McCandless could be apart of today's society, because he wasn't looking for money to make him happy. He was fine and happy with himself just roaming through different places in North America.

McCandless didn't let regular beliefs influence how happy he was, or what he wanted to do in life. He read a story that he found interesting, and then he lived the lifestyle that he wanted to live out.He read a story about a man who lived out his life backpacking and he liked the idea of going out and doing that, he pursued that ideal of life all the way to the end of his life.

Today in society and even in the past it's like the people of America didn't believe you to be happy and successful unless you have money and a job that the mass of everyday people find prestigious, but is seemed as if McCandless didn't really care to live up to the American Dream.

McCandless started off with the right tools to start off a lifestyle that the average American would find the best life to live. McCandless had a degree from Emory University, one of the top medical school, which was kind of like an automatic approval for a job in the medical field. I mean Emory's not a Harvard or a Yale, but if you get a medical degree from this university it's like having something that's close to it. If McCandless really wanted to he could have easily went out into the world and got him a job, not just because of his educational credentials but because he was also a very charismatic person too. McCandless seemed like the "it" person when he was high school. He was a very well rounded person, who no one expected to come to such an end.

In the end I believe that McCandless became too reliant on himself, because of the end he came to. He should have accepted some help and information from those who tried to come and assist him. I mean he acted as if accepting just a tad bit of help from someone or something just would have killed his whole career as a backpacker. I mean he even left behind his map the most valuable thing that he needed to know where he was. If he would have just remembered to bring along a map on his last adventure than I believe that he would still be here alive. He could have also brought along more food than what he brought along therefore in the case of an accident that could have happened, which did, he would have had more food in case he was left stranded.
All in all, I believe that people like McCandless could still exist in today's society. People like McCandless exist only when someone truly wants to be happy by their own standards. If they find being a certain way makes them happy and then they go out and do it than that's what makes them happy, then they are being like McCandless.

AIDS Campaign By Bennington's

Benetton's posted this particular billboard about 18 years ago in 1990. The advertisement depicts an AIDS victim in his last moments of his life surrounded by his crying family. I believe that this particular picture was used by Benetton's because it showed a different view of the AIDS epidemic. During the early 90's, and to this day, AIDS wasn't really accepted by the general public. It's like if you were an AIDS victim that you were nasty and that you slept around with everyone and people really had a bad perception of you. I believe that Benetton's advertised this particular picture to show that people had compassion for AIDS victims. By posting this advertisement Benetton's meant to bring more business to themselves by showing that they were more people friendly. They were showing that they cared about the struggles that people were going through in the real world. If people feel as if they can relate to something than they are more willing to patronize with it. They were probably thinking along the lines of, "Oh, Benetton's care about the lives of the ordinary people." People are more willing to buy products from people who are thinking of those less fortunate. The people at the head of the Benetton's advertisement board thought that if they put this picture up that it would appeal to people's compassionate side.
So, what was Benetton's real motive for posting this advertisement. Was it really to show the struggles of those less fortunate than them, or was it all just a plan to raise their company's profit. Many can argue that the Benetton's ad campaign was to raise awareness about some of the most difficult problems in America, but was that truly their motive for this whole campaign. Did the people who made the ads for Benetton's really care about the well being of the general people? Now, many can argue that the true reason that Benetton's ran this particular campaign was to raise their sells. During this particular time period, it was a very good way of bringing a more steady flow of money to the
business. It was Benetton's personal way of saying that they care for the people, so come and spend your money here. Did Benetton's really care about AIDS patients throughout American? If they did then why didn't they do anything in order to help the patients who needed help in the hospitals, or why didn't they give away a portion of their earning to help AIDS research. They also could have sent out food and water to the victims who were abandoned by their families that needed food and water. All in all this campaign was really just a means for Benetton's to get more money from the people. This was a very manipulative way for Benetton's to bring more people to their business. I also think it was a good plan to get more people to buy their goods, even though they went about it in the wrong way.