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In the Media: Location influences meaning by Living Rhetorically in the Real World on Nov 10, 2009Pyramid of Giza: Pyramid at Cahokia: Kenneth Burke says that we see the world through terminological screens and that every act of selection is an act of reflection but also an act of deflection. When we focus on the beauty, size, and brilliance of...

In the Media: Jezebel’s Take on Modern Body Image by Living Rhetorically in the Real World on Oct 29, 2009A couple of months ago, Jezebel posted an article detailing the narcissism of modern women. While this article is, to some extent, tongue-in-cheek, it also addresses a very real concern: our bodies have changed considerably in the last fifty years, c...

Marrakech: and a tale of...eek, the final French TV ad on Marrakech -- our 25 seconds of fame by My Marrakesh on Oct 21, 2009Psst, you see we were actually not in 1 French TV commercial promoting Marrakech, but 3 Each had 15 seconds that were the same and 10 seconds that were different. Here's one promoting Nouvelles Frontieres Resort in Marrakech. This was...

Marrakech: a tale of the French television commercial that we were really in by My Marrakesh on Oct 19, 2009Oh my. Do you remember the French television commercial my family and I were in, shot just a few weeks ago to promote tourism to Marrakech? Well, it's out! Voila..... the extracts (about 1/2 the commercial) sent to me by...

In the Media: Effective Marketing Strategies by Living Rhetorically in the Real World on Oct 15, 2009As a health blogger, I receive a lot of food products from companies that wish to promote their products. Over the past year, different food companies have generously given me pomegranate juice, chocolate, applesauce, gum, peanut butter, tea, iced te...

Photographer Francois du Chatenet: portrait of an American family in Marrakech by My Marrakesh on Oct 11, 2009One American mother living in Marrakech enchanted by light of all kinds especially when it emanates from her daughter. Images by French photographer Francois de Chatenet. Shot on location in Marrakech for French and Kuwaiti clients. Francois is curre...

In the Media: Rhetoric of the G20 Summit by Living Rhetorically in the Real World on Sep 29, 2009The results of last week’s G20 summit have been summarized, discussed, and analyzed at length across a variety of mediums over the past few days. It’s worth taking a look at how the strategies of the rhetoric used at the summit effected c...

A Marrakech tale: reflections on beauty by My Marrakesh on Sep 28, 2009Oh, you can say otherwise, but I think we all wish to be beautiful. We know better of course. As people of substance, we know that it's the beauty on the inside that counts. That external beauty is fleeting. That...

A Marrakech tale: a tasty recipe for a French TV commercial by My Marrakesh on Sep 17, 2009Ingredients (specialty food store or purchase online): 1 French director, 1 French camera man, 1 French creative director + 2 Moroccan production directors+ 1 German sound guy + 1 Moroccan clothes stylist, 1 French accessories stylist+ 1 Moroccan mak...

In the Media: What do we actually care about? by Living Rhetorically in the Real World on Sep 17, 2009Go watch this 30-second anti-smoking video. In this video, a man and a woman see each other in a social situation and eye each other from across the room. The man works up the courage to go over to the woman, and he leans over to say something in her...