Obaid's Mecca

This is an advertisement by the mobile service company, Metro PCS, that I found to be very creative and funny. In it, the narrator is mocking Sprint's network speed in order to strengthen Metro PCS' authenticity (ethos). The advertisement effectively uses humor as a tool to appeal to pathos. Also, by depicting a man clearly upset due to the speed of his network right before displaying "Metro PCS", the ad appeals to logos.  Enjoy!

I'll be honest right off the bat. I was not as impressed by the movie as I was made to be. Meaning, the movie was overhyped for me, so I went into it waiting for an unimaginable twist or a mind-blowing event, but the movie ended by then. Had I gone in with lower expectations, I'm certain I would have loved the experience more because, don't get me wrong,  it was an  amazing  movie!  Cinematics, plot, acting, and soundtrack were all captivating and impressive! My one advice to the person who hasn't watched this movie it to go into the experience with lower expectations and you will truly enjoy it.

I chose this picture as the background to my blog because it is a pencil drawing of the interior of a mosque, and I sensed that it said things about me: 1) I felt it was able to depict the idea that I am fond of art and drawing. Also, it communicates that I enjoy trying at my creativity and personalizing what is mine. I hope to, as time passes, become even more creative with my blog by experimenting with fonts , sizes, and c o l o r s. 2) Like I mentioned in my previous post, this being an Islamic structure, it is especially meaningful to me.

I named my blog using the word "Mecca" because of the two meanings that it brings to the table: 1) "A mecca" is said to be a place that attracts many visitors; therefore, calling my blog a mecca implies that people will one day be attracted towards it, giving me a motive to actually put some thought into what I write. 2) The former term was derived from the city of Mecca, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him), and the way millions of Muslims visit it every year (as depicted above, wherein lines of people are praying around the Kabah, the holiest Islamic site in the world). This meaning of the word holds meaning to me as I see Islam to play a huge role in the way I live my everyday life and interact with others.