Persuasion or Confusion?

I. Last week I asked What is the difference between the way soldiers are view now and how they were view in the Vietnam War. These good soldiers went off to fight because they believed they were protecting their country. It was quite sometime before word leaked back to the soldiers that the U.S. made a mistake by being in this war. Some soldiers were angry, while others had to stick with the old "blood and guts of war belief" because if they faltered in their beliefs then the whole war was for not and loss of many American soldiers would also be for not. When the soldiers came home they were met with "baby killers" and even had some people spitting at them. They were shocked, bewildered and saddened. Not only did many men come back with loss of limbs, blind, but also spiritually and mentally broken. Some managed to find jobs, while others had an extremely difficult time adjusting to civilian life. Many formed groups to fight for the right of honor for fighting the Vietnam War and they did win some recognition. There are still Vietnam Vets who suffer from terrible nightmares and find it difficult to function in civilian life.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_where_the_effects_of_the_Vietnam_War_on_the_soldiers>.

II. This week in  class we watched a video on advertisers and how they plan commercials to appeal to people. It was showing how some advertisements have nothing to even do with what there selling. One example was a part of delta airlines called song. Their commercials most of the time you couldn't tell what song even was.
I find It silly to advertise in a way when the commercials over I don't even know what the product is. It may be the funniest or most feel good commercial on earth but if people don't know what your selling it's not going any good. Song ended up going out of business because for some reason their commercials of laughing people running through a meadow did sell tickets to their airline. Companies that do sell their products are the ones the can mix the feel good feeling with the actual product, not a random scene with the products name at the end.
One example I found of good advertising would be the Allstate insurance commercials. Not only are the comical but you can also remember what they are advertising. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Sjld5yy3Q  Another example of good advertising would be the E trade commercials They also have been able to combined comedy and still know what the product is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbh4sqgyr7c&feature=related
III. How long did it take Song to go out of business?

Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Sjld5yy3Q>.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_where_the_effects_of_the_Vietnam_War_on_the_soldiers>.
Web. 29 Nov 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbh4sqgyr7c&feature=related>