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Mary Aldridge

Dr. Carrie Silver 

UWRT 1102

1 April 2016

Genre Analysis

I have cllec!ed "ive di""eren! genres !ha! #y a$dience% cllege s!$den!s% already receive

a&$! dr$g a&$se. The "irs! !' are &!h &ill&ards &$! I !h$gh! !hey 'ere &!h very e""ec!ive

 &eca$se each " !he# display a di""eren! #essage. The "irs! &ill&ard reads% (Did y$ )n'*

+0, " dr$g and alchl a&$sers s!ar!ed in !heir !eens.- S!a!ing !he "ac! !ha! al#s! all dr$g a&$se

s!ar!s in !he !eens c$ld #a)e s#e n! even !ry dr$gs ! &egin 'i!h. The secnd &ill&ard is

#re "c$sed n ne !ype " dr$g a&$se% pia!es. I! eplains h' herin $se !ypically &egins

'i!h prescrip!in dr$g $se. Using a 'rd s$ch as dea!h can &e scary "r #any peple and

de"ini!ely gra&s a!!en!in. The #s! i#pr!an! !hing n !his &ill&ard is !he help line n$#&er !ha!

i! prvides% "r s#ene already "acing an addic!in.

The !hird genre is a vide n /$T$&e !ha! gives s!a!is!ics a&$! cllege dr$g a&$se. This

genre see#s ! &e !he leas! e""ec!ive in #y pinin &eca$se !he vide is hnes!ly )ind " &ring. I

!hin) !ha! !rying ! reach !his speci"ic a$dience n a !pic !his seri$s needs ! &e #re

in!eres!ing and a!!en!in gra&&ing. The "$r!h genre is a 'e&si!e !ha! is e!re#ely in"r#a!ive.

This can &e very e""ec!ive &eca$se i! gives in"r#a!in n 'hy cllege s!$den!s !$rn ! dr$gs%

!heir dr$g " chice% percen!ages% Gree) li"e a&$se% e!c. I! als prvides a help line. aving

in"r#a!in and de!ails n all " !hse !pics sh's !he seri$sness " !he iss$e.

Me#es are $s$ally #ean! ! ge! s#e !ype " #essage acrss in a hys!erical 'ay. The

"i"!h genre ca$gh! #y a!!en!in i##edia!ely. A&$se and $se g hand in hand% &$! i!s s#e!hing

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y$ dn! 'an! ! accep! 'hen y$re nly ($sing- dr$gs. As Ive #en!ined ver and ver

again% n ne !hin)s !ha! !hey 'ill &e !he ne ! &ec#e an addic!. This #e#e is !he #s!

a""ec!ive genre in #y eyes &eca$se " i!s e#phasis n !he si#ilari!y " $se and a&$se.

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