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Now, let me just say I am not a Patriots or Giants fan, but I was rooting for the Patriots to win this game most importantly because of the history. I don't know how many there are out there, but I am one that hates seeing Mercury Morris running his mouth like his 72 Dolphins were that good. Mercury Morris was asked and believes that his 72 Dolphins were a better team than the Patriots of this season , laughable in my opinion. Fact of the matter is , 30 years later, there is more out there,  players are faster, stronger, quicker, BETTER. Yes, the Dolphins finished their season undefeated with a ring, well lets look into the numbers, 15-0 impressive, 10 of their 15 wins were against teams that had losing records, wow real impressive. In my opinion, the 72 Dolphins would not even be in my top 5 of the best teams of all time, and if they were to play the Pats, the Pats would win by a convincing margin. Any sports guru knows, the best team does not always win, its the team who comes out to play on that particular day and that was the Giants yesterday. I still believe not only are the Patriots of this season one of the best teams ever, but Tom Brady by the end of his career will be the best quarterback ever to play. I hate how Mercury can sit in his chair and believe he was part of a really great team because he truly was not, he was part of an undefeated team, the only one yes, thats what makes the 72 Dolphins special. But, in todays game, the fact that the Patriots got to that point, 18-0, the way the game has evolved, already makes them much better than the 72 Dolphins could ever dream to be. People want to talk crap that oh the Pats couldn't finish it, they aren't the best, guess what, thats the sport of football, the Giants were the hottest team and came out and played better on that given day, thats all it takes, one game. It can not be taken away that the Patriots still are the better team, one of the best to ever play, top 3 of all time in my opinion, regardless if they got the ring. The most successful sports teams in history still lose games, the Pats happened to be another victim when it mattered, that does not take away from the talent they have, the numbers they put up, record-setting on most parts, and the fact that they went 18-1. I truly felt bad because I wanted to see the Patriots join that list of immortals because they deserved it and were a better team than the 72 Dolphins hands down. Top 3 of all time and the 72 Dolphins would honestly not even go in my top 5. Sorry Mercury but the game changes and players are better than you saw in the 70's.

Well, I am convinced. At first, I did not believe Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys posessed what it took to be a playoff possibly even a super bowl team. I just thought their first 5 games they played some easy teams and easily landed at 5-0, 6-0. I knew their first challenge was going to be the New England Patriots and thats where I was going to base their talent. As I had thought, they got killed at home. So, I believed like I had before, that they can beat bad teams, but once they run into a good team, they're done. As much as I don't like the Cowboys, and even more how much I hate that stupid smile Romo has during the entire football game, my outlook has changed. The Cowboys, (11-1), have proven themselves to be not only a playoff contender, but possibly the best team in the NFC. Tony Romo has turned out to have a great year and that offense is lethal with weapons like Terrell Owens, Whitton, and Marion Barber. They are second in the NFL in average points per game behind the unbeatable Pats. I wasn't convinced at first but now if my Bucs make it to the playoffs, thats the last team I want to play.

Thats really cool because we have the same tradition. Course, it is only me and my sister but we also like to go out and hang out with friends and we barely are home at the same time. Even with that, we both have to be home to go and get our tree, then come home and decorate the tree with lights, ornaments, and the angel at the top. Also, we have a tradition of opening just one present on Christmas eve, sounds kind of cliche but me and my sister couldn't honestly wait any longer so we started that tradition years ago to atleast open one thing the night before. Everything about Christmas time is amazing and its my favorite holiday. I usually help my dad out with decorations and lights around the house, and just the thought of Christmas puts me in a happy mood.

I think to a certain extent music can influence their behavior and the way they think. Musicians are superstars and people look up to them, so certain stuff they talk about in their songs, could be done by people listening to their music. I think it depends on their age and their upbringing. For example, I've been listening to Eminem ( explicit cd's) since I was like 11. His music is about as explicit and gruesome as any music I've ever heard. But listening to his music did not make me want to kill my mother or abuse a woman or anything of that sort. I agree that some people may be influenced by music but it depends on their upbringing. If your parents raise you to know that abusing a woman is unacceptable, it doesn't matter that a favorite musician of yours like Eminem, can convince you that its not a bad thing to do. I listen to country music, and I listen to it purely for the entertainment. All country music songs tell a story and they are inspiring and interesting to me. I believe music is more for the entertainment than the influence of performing something said in the song.

I felt like talking about advertisements because we are also discussing the problems of it in Anthropology. Some people believe that advertisements these days degrade women and they don't think the kids of the next generation should be looking at what society views as "ideal". I think there are some women who honestly think the worlds out to get them. Men are also used in ads for certain items, just not as frequently as women. For example, in muscle fitness magazines, when they advertise muscle protein shakes or something of that sort, they use men who are absolutely jacked. Men with huge muscles holding the drinks, so you think if you drink that, you will get that big. All it is is this, sex sells. Many advertisers want to use good looking women to advertise their product because they know it will catch people's eyes. Some people don't like the fact that they use beautiful , skinny models for every ad. Well thats also part of what this world buys, no one wants to see a product being sold by someone that looks like them. You want to see someone that is appealing in the eyes of society because thats what sells. For example, on a video game cover, would you rather see Alex Rodriguez or a bench warmer? Obviously, you want to see the best player out there on the cover.

I agree with everything nelsonci is saying. Our chances for a BCS bowl are most likely shot and this year didn't finish with the hopes it had started with throughout the first 6 games of the year. But, the bulls have nothing to put their heads down for because no one could of predicted what they were able to accomplish this year and in the next few years this program will only get better with the new talent we have in Matt Grothe, George Selvie, Mike Ford, and Mike Jenkins. Along with these exceptional athletes, with the publicity USF has got during the season, it will attract much better prospects that will help this team get even better and hopefully become a national contender. Yes, this season didn't end up where everyone had hoped at the end of week 6 but we have accomplished a lot, we have great young players, a great coach in Jim Leavitt, and many new good prospects for years to come, helping this football program to have the reputation FSU, UF, and UM have.

I chose to do an advert in a Cosmopolitan magazine advertising the beverage SKYY vodka.  The picture in the magazine is of a man sitting in a chair holding a glass of SKYY vodka and a good-looking woman pouring the drink and they are inside of what looks like a nice tall building overlooking a luminous city. This ad is trying to reach out to anyone who will be attracted to luxurious looking scenes and good looking women. This ad makes the product look appealing because the whole scene is shiny making it look luxurious and theres a pretty lady which will appeal to guys. It actually promises that if you drink SKYY vodka, you will get attention from a good looking lady and that you will appear classy. These promises are definitely not realistic because a certain brand of alcohol will not make you classier or make you appealing to good looking women. The rhetorical strategies used are the being high up in a tall building overlooking a fine city, the shiny scene, and the good looking woman. Yes, because we view "good-looking" women as being slender, and in other countries, alcohol is not as important to advertise so heavily.