The Sound Green

I would like to focus on the Hiskie article titled "Understanding the allure of drill baby drill" and draw upon its connections with the Hall article. In Halls piece, the three major forms of representation are discussed. "Reflective" representation is how language can reference/describe something or meaning that already exists in the world. "Intentional" representation is language selected to communicate or represent ONLY what the writer/painter/speaker etc wishes. The third, "constructionist" representation is more complex and is the idea that meaning can be extracted/interpereted by individuals based on the language used. I feel that much more meaning and more diverse interpretations arise through this form of communication and due to the individuality of most people, dominates over the previous two forms of representation. Hiskies article disects the meaning and different interpretations of the well known slogan "drill baby drill." More importantly, why people are attracted to and support this mentality. I found the analogy of impoverished/starving people in bread lines to be a bit far fetched but fundamentally true. People in our nation have a dangerous love for oil and like the bread liners, tend to just want more rather than think about getting somthing else that may be more nutritious or less harmfull to the environment. I feel that the slogan "drill baby drill" embodies the "intentional" form of representation; politicians and citizens of this nation who support the idea read and interpret the slogan strait up. They dont want to/cant think about changing their lives or investing in alternative energy sources so they simply want to drill, drill, drilllllllllllll.