Introduction to author's purpose through the study of advertising. Class began with a warm up on magazine advertisements, specifically with teenage girls. A link to the photo can be found here:

http://demo.fb.se/e/girlpower/ad/

Class then started to watch a PBS program on "Cool Hunting," which deals specifically with the purpose behind advertisements in the teenage population. A link to the full program can be found here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/