My List

Recently, my professor for my CMM101 class asked us to post an influential picture, one of our favorite movies, and an interesting TV advertisement. The picture was somewhat difficult for me since there are so many good ones at there. Ultimately, I decided on this picture, Ground Zero Spirit:

The attacks of September 11, 2001 impacted me greatly and largely shaped my choices in life sense then. As soon as I graduated from high school I enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. While I was always interested in the military and it remained an option in my mind, the terrorist attacks removed any doubt that the Marine Corps would be in my immediate future. One thing I particular like about this photo is it's similarity to the flag raising on Iwo Jima. This is an extremely iconic photo in American history and in Marine Corps culture specifically, so Ground Zero Spirit's similarity to it makes the photo even more influential on me. Another thing I like about the photo is everything it represents. In one of our nation's darkest hours, we were united as one. I think this photo does a great job of capturing that.

I also found the movie choice difficult. Once again, I've seen so many great movies. I finally narrowed it down to two,  Schindler's List and It's A Wonderful Life. These are both truly great movies, but undeniably different. This difference is what helped me with my choice. There's already so much sadness and misery in the world, I figured a glimpse of hope and goodness would be much more needed, and so I went with It's A Wonderful Life. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it.

The TV advertisement was quite a bit easier to decide. As soon as I remembered it, I knew what my choice would be. The John West Salmon "Bear Fight" commercial is funny every time I see it. The bear's fancy foot work and kicking John West in the shin are great, but the best part has to be the line, "Look! An eagle!" followed by a swift kick to the bear's...well, I'll let you watch the commercial for yourself.