Max's IB Lang and Lit Blog

Part I: These advertisements are slightly different—following the same formula, but with changes in the text and in the clothes shown. The ad with the little boy in it has text on the right-hand side reading "The Little Scholar", while the ad with the little girl reads "The Social Butterfly". My perception of Gap did not significantly change after reading these ads, as it (like several other clothing companies) have previously run potentially problematic advertisements. Because of this, ads like these coming from Gap are not entirely unexpected. Boys and girls were definitely shown as different in this ad, due to the style of clothes being different, as well as the implications of the text "The Little Scholar" and "The Social Butterfly". I feel that this portrayal of gender could be seen as problematic, but may have not been entirely intentional on Gap's part. While I can definitely see how these ads may offend people, I personally do

Part I. There are several things that make me happy, such as playing the guitar, running, and drawing, but I am normally the happiest when I am around people that I enjoy being with and talking to. At least for me, being able to communicate with people while doing these things amplifies the enjoyment that I get from them. I believe that a national happiness index is important because it gives people in power ideas as to how to change society for the better, and serves as a somewhat accurate representation of the views of people on society or any other aspect of a nation. I feel like the best way to measure a nation's happiness is to conduct some type of survey with specific areas which people can express their happiness-or lack thereof-with. I think that this would provide a more accurate measure of happiness in a country than trying to measure the general levels of happiness among a population. Part II. Kurt Vonnegut's short story " I've Been Called a Luddite&