Great Gatsby 1

I feel as though Nick, being the narrator of the story, is the hero of The Great Gatsby so far. He's the character that we, the audience, can relate to and feel as though he's on our side. As he mentions in Chapter 1, he's open-minded, a good listener, and tolerant. He's the character that the audience feels trust in and wants to go forward and succeed.
Gatsby is the character that the audience can identify as the antihero. Although he hasn't appeared much, his lack of presence makes us feel a little hesitant about his character. This may make him seem sly and hidden, as if he has hidden motives, but because we don't know much about him and has been put in dim light, he could be a positive character, and thus, the antihero.
Tom is the most clear choice for the villain. He's the perfect example of all the evil that exists in the story. He's arrogant and selfish, and through the examples of him cheating on Daisy, we can identify him as the villain, working against the positive motives of the hero.

Bua paintings

The style is animated, as if it's draw in a cartoon or comic book. It has very exaggerated moves to it. The tendencies of the artist is to overdo the colors and the lines with very definite colors and shapes.

Sixteen Military Wives- The Decemberists

This song is about how America is full of so many different positions, but no one gets to win all the time. America dictates what happens in the country, even if it's something that can't be controlled. America just wants to control everything and have power.

Race for the Prize- Flaming Lips

The theme of the song is ab the competition needed to survive in an academic world. These two scientists, or just regular people have to compete against each other to be the best, no matter what it takers. "Under the microscope, hope against hope" proves that "they're just humans with wives and children". The authors are trying to get across the point that in our world, we're all just humns, wanting the same goal, "the cure that is their prize", but they jus want to win. Our society is so trained to compete against each otr for the same goal, just to be the first. We're trained to win, "forging for the future".

JFK speech

"For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago."
This is an appeal to tradition because it's used to show that JFK is a real, whole man who believes in God. It appeals to the audience in that they think he's credible and 'feel' with him more. This is a tradition, because as he says, it's the same oath that they gave.
It works because it's true and they believe him.

Duck and Cover

Overt message- Duck and cover!
I believe that this is persuasion because there's no reason for it to be propaganda. It's being shown to children who aren't enemies or can make up their mind about real world events. It's simply being made informative. There's nothing hidden in it because it was trying to keep people safe as well as they can, meaning that there's no covert message.

Oil propaganda

1. The overt message is that oil is a very important resource in America and is crucial to our quality of life.
2. The covert message is that Americans need to support the oil companies, We know this because of the great emphasis on how great oil is in America and how oil makes America the best.
3. This is propaganda because the hidden message in the video is support oil companies.