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Garcia Carlos
Professor Ludwig
English 101
22 March, 2016
Explore the World
There are many ways to explore the world. Some people like to do it by air through
planes and others by land with cars. Traveling by land would probably be the best way to have a
better connection with nature since there are more objects to interact with, such as plants,
animals, and different environments. People like to enjoy nature, but dont see the harm they are
doing to it simply by driving their gas vehicles. This type of harm to the planet is exactly what is
shown in the Nissan Leaf Commercial. Since nature is something valuable that has to be
preserved in order to continue living on this planet, Nissan has manufactured a vehicle that is
completely electric and therefore produces zero emissions helping our planet stay green, keeping
nature beautiful and stable. This car is designed with elegant style, being able to travel anywhere
while admiring sunny skies, the land, and all of nature while keeping the environment clean.
The first scene of the commercial depicts an icicle melting making the audience aware
that the temperature is somewhat hot. The commercial continues with a chunk of an iceberg
breaking off, making it noticeable that this is due to escalating temperatures, caused by global
warming. There are many causes of global warming, one of them being the pollution that cars
create. This scene has been added for the people who are aware of this issue. The melting of

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these icebergs has had people on the search for something new to help preserve our environment
without destroying it more. These icebergs are not just there for our pleasure they are the homes
to much of the wildlife living in the arctic.
The next scene shows a polar bear. These mammals are one of the few arctic animals that
have come close to extinction due to the harmful effects of pollution. The polar bear is laying
down on what is left of an iceberg which may make him feel as if he were robbed of his home.
The polar bear swims to shore making it visible to audience that he has left his habitat due to the
lack of recourses for him to survive. Once the polar bear has reached land it begins to look for a
new suitable habitat to live in. He comes across the forest where it looks to be crowded with
trees and a bit dry. This is probably not the best environment for an animal that is accustomed to
living in its natural surroundings with and abundant supply of water.
The polar bear rejects this territory and decides to continue his search for a new home. He
then encounters a new place where it is raining surrounded of plants and nature leading to a
pipeline under a bridge with a road. The polar bear lays there until a big rig drives over making
the polar bear uncomfortable. The polar bear later abandons this area and moves on to a new
location following a train track through an open farm land. As the mammal walks through the
paved road another truck passes right by it making the polar bear upset. This causes him to growl
at the truck. The polar bear has now reached the suburban city through which he decides to
explore. The polar bear has now encountered another truck that may have contributed towards
the destruction of his habitat. The polar bear once again growls at the truck, making it noticeable
to the audience that he is mad because of the pollution that is produced from these vehicles.

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The last segment of the commercial shows a home with a car parked in the driveway. A
man is coming out of his home and heads towards the vehicle as if he were to starting his day
going to work. As the man is going to enter his Nissan Leaf the polar bear comes up behind the
man, gets on his two hind legs and in an unexpected matter gives the man a caring hug to which
the man accepts with a smile. This hug can be interpreted as a thank you from the polar bear to
the man for doing his part in keeping the environment clean and not polluting the earth. The
narrator of the commercial finishes the commercial with the statement, The 100% electric
Nissan Leaf. Innovation for the planet, innovation for all (RoadReality).
This commercial does its part in depicting how important nature is. The number one
priority for the producers of this commercial is to sell a car that is mainly focused on bettering
the environment and the only way to get people to really understand that is by exploiting nature
the way that they do . The commercial begins with nature and how people are destroying it, and
as it continues it shows the different aspects of nature. Nature includes plants, landscape, and all
the different types of species of animals found on this planet. Humans are not part of nature
because people are a different type of species and everything they make is also not a part of it.
The commercial uses different landscapes. The ocean, the forest, followed by a city. This
is something that every single person in the audience is able to relate to whether its people that
like to travel through the ocean or people that like to go hiking, especially the daily commuters
that live in the city. This commercial is obviously not likely to happen because polar bears do not
stand on two feet and hug humans, but it makes the audience want to have that feeling of being
rewarded with a hug and a thank you from a polar bear because they are doing thier part to
help keep the environment clean.

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This commercial also shows how the polar bear goes through a difficult time in which he
escapes his habitat in search for something that will make him feel at ease. It does not find that
until the end of the commercial but the music that is being played may be considered to be
inspirational. The polar bear looks as if it is inspired and motivated to go look for an answer, the
answer that is going to change the world, for the better. Once the polar bear has come across the
solution to the issue the music goes from inspirational to joyful and happiness. This is where the
audience has realized that the journey of the polar bear has come to an end. The one and only
statement in the commercial is very important because it explain how this innovation for the
planet, innovation for all is not only going to affect the environment in a positive way but it
going to affect everyone and everything.
Nissan has done its part in creating a car that is harmless to our environment and in the
process has showed the viewers different aspects of nature and what people have to do to keep
the planet clean and the animals where they belong which is in their natural habitat. As humans
on this planet it is expected that the population maintains the planet clean and free of pollution,
which is why a 100% electric vehicle will be available to everyone. Go on and check it out, its
called the Nissan Leaf.

Work Cited
RoadReality. "Nissan Commercial - Polar Bear." YouTube. YouTube, 09 Sept. 2010. Web. 23
Mar. 2016.