IB Language and Literature

**Shocker alert: Not a freebie** When examining the picture, one can see that there are two pigs, seemingly visiting their newborns in the maternity ward. Behind them is a sign saying "Multiple your money." The bottom of the screen reveals four colorful lottery tickets. As a larger picture, it can be observed that the lottery is associated with an excess of money. Associating pigs with lottery tickets insinuates that both are capable of producing a large amount of something, whether that be offspring or money. Additionally, the lottery is a large part of the American culture.  Personally, I did not need an explanation in order to understand the picture because the joke is understood because of the immediate response associated with a picture of a lottery ticket. I believe this ad shows avarice because the lottery is a huge example of greed for a large sum of money. The intended audience of this advertisement is the citizens of New York, since this is an advertisement fo...

"Are you guys related?" A question I have been asked my entire life, and the answer is most likely no. Growing up around people of the Jewish faith, the last name "Kaplan" is common in my community. However, I never looked deeper into meaning, because my last name irritated me. When researching my last name, I was not surprised to find that the origin was Jewish. It also comes from the name "Cohen", another name with Jewish origin. In contrast, my first name is quite obviously different than the other Rachel's and Ava's I grew up with. When researching the name "Hayley", the name has derived from an English town meaning "hay clearing."The name Hayley is Anglo-Saxon, other spellings such as Haley are of English origin. However, as I grew up my last name bothered me less. I came to terms with my culture, thus appreciating how my last name connected me to my Jewish faith. Quite literally my last name does define me. It defines ...