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Habitat World
"A Celebration of the ways that belief and service come together in the Habitat ministry"
-Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford
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Thesis: People, regardless of color, gender or race, are interconnected through faith in God. The less fortunate who are willing to be a part of the community deserve to be helped by voluntary efforts, rebuilding homes and lives for the needy.

5 Facts: A great list of facts about the Habitat World on their website.

Triune Brain: This magazine is drenched in LIMBIC stimulation. The cover of this issue depicts two paint covered hands, clenched together, resonating a sensation of faith. IMAGES of happy families next to newly built homes conveys the success of Habitat's mission. Other images of families in tattered clothing next to run down buildings evoke an EMOTIONAL response, causing the reader to feel for them. This pulls the reader into the parts of the magazine where the NEOCORTEX comes into play, processing and analyzing the different stories given by volunteers.

A stirring Limbic representation of Habitat's work.

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8 Trends: Habitat World is the magazine that is run by Habitat for Humanity, which operates largely out of their website. These two medium work in conjunction to call for PARTICIPATION in Habitat's community and their efforts in the world with a PERSONAL approach.
While the magazine is full of information that furthers your knowledge, it is dominated by powerful IMAGERY over WORDS. These images prove the age-old adage of "A picture is worth a thousand words."

7 Principles: The OWNERSHIP of Habitat is benevolent. A nonprofit Christian housing ministry that aims to eliminate impoverished homes worldwide. PAYED for and OWNED by Habitat for Humanity in order to give accounts of their mission in action.
An enormous amount of EMOTIONAL TRANSFER is present in Habitat World, brought into focus mainly by powerful imagery. They help to convey positive VALUE MESSAGES about religion, humanity's unity, and the work of nonprofit organizations.
These principles of questioning media brought me to an INDIVIDUAL MEANING of Habitat World. In reflection of the magazine's contents, I see that religion clearly plays a huge roll in society today. A belief in God and a conjoined drive to better the human world draws all walks of life together in a single effort. Atheists and Agnostics would have to disagree.
A REALITY that is CONSTRUCTED by Habitat World is that there are impoverished families who can better themselves with a leg-up.

A Habitat team taking a deserved break from their work.

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Persuasive Techniques: Habitat World uses a large amount of persuasive techniques to keep the reader interested. The Imagery is absolutely loaded, containing techniques of PLAIN FOLK, SYMBOLS, WARM FUZZIES, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, and even THE RACE CARD. On top of this, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife give TESTIMONY to the good work of Habitat.