Category: Weekly Assignments

My topic was about the danger of driving drunk and the measure put in places to prevent that. Many young drivers are putting their own life at risk by driving under the influence but it seems that some are willing to take that risk just to get home. Unknowingly, they could be driving towards the grave. Since my target audience would be young drivers, i feel like the best to convey the message would be with an infographic it’s something that is short which would help with not dragging on to long that i lose that audience focus, infographics also tend to be colorful and eye catching so that would help with getting their attention in the first places, I feel like the best place to put the infographics would be as social media ads. Millions of young adults use social media every day so it’s a no-brainer that the best way to get the message to that specific audience. For the older people, ads in a website with an older audience could be used, like Facebook, or even a newspaper site. Another form could be a podcast, usually when I listen to a podcast I’ll  be in a car or walking, which there’s not better place to learn about the dangers of drunk driving then while you are driving, podcasts are really good in terms of getting information out and proving a good back story to really drive the point across.

My topic is what are the contributing factors that generate homelessness in the United States?  The purpose  is to bring awareness to the ongoing issue of homelessness in America.   The homeless population goes unrecognize; however, it is a growing issue in the United States.   If you ask the average person the cause for homelessness, most will point out job loss or lack of motive or education contributing to homelessness.  Yes, these are some of the factors; however, many more contribute factors fluctuate the numbers for the homeless population.  In my argument, I will present the following.

• Poverty
• Health (mental illness)
• Social exclusion (race)
• Income
• Affordable Housing & Supportive Housing

I will use a Podcast as my platform to present and discuss the concern of homelessness.  A Podcast will be more of a direct method of providing the information to my audience.   The Podcast will allow my audience to hear the passion and connect to the topic.  Today, most people are busy and constantly on the move, with limited time reading and truly consuming an article.  Most people use their smartphones for just about everything; creating Podcast gives people easy access to listen and obtain information.