Last friday for physics day we headed out to 6 flags. Located in Gurnee Illinois, a sprawling community I related this to my theme topic of sprawl.
This was not the only AIS related thought i had this day though, while waiting in line at the Raging Bull, T.Vs surrounding us after playing a Beyonce music video switched over to a "Go Army" commercial. I though this was an interesting place to play those commercials. Why Great America? Why is the military appealing to their costumers and not to people who buy bulls tickets?
Though i have no proven information or studies, i think this relates to two topics of AIS discussion, Secret Messages and Class from Geography. The Gurnee area is generally of a lower class than the north shore, people from these areas are not as well of and do not have as many advantages as other people do. The army commercials might be playing there because people after high school are at a loss about what to pursue. Around here 95% of students will attend college after high school. That is obviously not the case almost anywhere else in the United States.
Because these students are at a loss, they are open to many more ideas and opportunities than someone who has already been enrolled in school.
By playing these commercials at a 6-Flags, they are implying that the people who attend will not pursue a further education and would be available to join the army. This is taken from the secret messages of geographic location.
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