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  1. Consider the point of view from which you see the lunch box in this ad. Why do you think it is photographed from directly above? Why is part of it out of the frame of the photo? What does that “bird’s-eye” view add? What does the cutoff suggest?

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    Questions: - Consider the point of view from which you see the lunch box in this ad. Why do you think it is photographed from directly above? Why is part of it out of the frame of the photo? What does that “bird’s-eye” view add? What does the cutoff suggest?
  2. In what ways does the photo hark back to simpler, and possibly healthier, times? Is there anything else in the picture besides the test tube marked “POISON” that suggests or hints at hazards for children? Explain your answer.

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    Questions: - In what ways does the photo hark back to simpler, and possibly healthier, times? Is there anything else in the picture besides the test tube marked “POISON” that suggests or hints at hazards for children? Explain your answer.
  3. Find online the report mentioned in the ad. How do you think this ad summarizes the points that the report makes? Who is the audience for the PSA? Who is probably the audience for the report?

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    Questions: - Find online the report mentioned in the ad. How do you think this ad summarizes the points that the report makes? Who is the audience for the PSA? Who is probably the audience for the report?
  4. How does this ad fit—or not fit—the definition of a jeremiad? Does it set a standard? Does it describe how we have fallen from the standard? Does it provide a vision to help us return to that standard? Explain your answers.

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    Questions: - How does this ad fit—or not fit—the definition of a jeremiad? Does it set a standard? Does it describe how we have fallen from the standard? Does it provide a vision to help us return to that standard? Explain your answers.