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.
Monday, January 16, 2012
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.
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.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Propaganda
1. The overt message says to eat less bread. We clearly know it because it states directly at the bottom, 'Eat less bread'. I have no idea why it says this, but it's clearly the overt message.
2. The covert message is that women should stay in the kitchen as they should be, making a part in the war in some small effort. We know this because of the placement of the pictures and words. The women with the bread is right next to 'victory', which implies its relevance to the war occurring at the time. The change of needing something to be done is the covert message they're trying to get through.
3. The way we can tell that this is propaganda is because there's a hidden message. There's something else that the picture is trying to get through and share about, without us actually realizing it.
2. The covert message is that women should stay in the kitchen as they should be, making a part in the war in some small effort. We know this because of the placement of the pictures and words. The women with the bread is right next to 'victory', which implies its relevance to the war occurring at the time. The change of needing something to be done is the covert message they're trying to get through.
3. The way we can tell that this is propaganda is because there's a hidden message. There's something else that the picture is trying to get through and share about, without us actually realizing it.
"Clampdown" by the Clash
1. This song is about the economic and social issues at the time written in 1979. They talk a lot about 'working for the clampdown', which refers to a boss, upper class, or authority.
2. The music in the song is upbeat, which can symbolize a sense of rebellion within the songwriters. It almost sounds as if to say, 'you can't get me'.
3. The 'twisted' speech being taught to 'young believers' is part of deception and propaganda.
2. The music in the song is upbeat, which can symbolize a sense of rebellion within the songwriters. It almost sounds as if to say, 'you can't get me'.
3. The 'twisted' speech being taught to 'young believers' is part of deception and propaganda.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Quotes among quotes among quotes
975. Every event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian. LEE SIMONSONA (1888-1967).
It's the saying by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" that got me thinking about this quote by Simonsona. History repeats itself, and we, the current generation are supposed to be able to look at our past and figure out how to not repeat it. However, this quote is humorous because this perspective is saying that after time, history does repeat itself, but many convince us that it was impossible to occur to begin with.
It's the saying by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" that got me thinking about this quote by Simonsona. History repeats itself, and we, the current generation are supposed to be able to look at our past and figure out how to not repeat it. However, this quote is humorous because this perspective is saying that after time, history does repeat itself, but many convince us that it was impossible to occur to begin with.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Brave New World #3
1. Did the castes result as the government wanting this type of society, or did the government evolve to be like it is 'now' around a new caste system?
2. What is Huxley's direct perspective on John?
3. Why do both 1984 and Brave New World put such an emphasis on the variables of sex?
2. What is Huxley's direct perspective on John?
3. Why do both 1984 and Brave New World put such an emphasis on the variables of sex?
1984 #1
Those in the Party certainly try many ways to form equality and conformity. They control the history, language, jobs, and even the thoughts of those that live there in Oceania. By not allowing free thought, sex, or an expression of individuality, they're created a sense of conformity where everyone's the same. In the sense of free religion, relationships, and individual rights, there simply aren't any. The people that live there don't get to make the decision of who they're going to worship and believe in, who they can have sex with, and their rights just don't exist. They've created this sense of conformity through many concepts of the Party. They have the telescreen, which promotes propaganda of the Party and how the Thought Police monitor the people's thoughts, the Ministry of Truth, which alters the history of Oceania. I would say that in Oceania, so far, we see a dystopia. The Party is making attempts to create a happy, ideal world for the people to live in, but all they've done is restrict every right that men are born with. For example, Winston finds, "war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength", which we can put into our own perspective and look at ourselves. Our society, although it's certainly not a uptopia, recognizes war as unpeaceful, freedom as a right and privilege, and ignorance as a bad aspect. These meanings put forth by the Party show that their society is certainly not a utopia.
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