WWI propaganda

1) Propaganda is any kind of media that a government or organization displays in order to persuade the public to do something that they want.

2) The Dictionary Says that propaganda is official government communications that are designed to influence opinion.

The artist uses a contrast of orange and yellow to draw the eye to the sunset cresting around the large fleet of naval ships on the water. The artist does this to paint an attractive image of the U.S navy to the viewer of the poster. The artist also pays close attention to detail and draws ripples and mirrored images of boats on the water. The artist also draws a sea man in a bright blue naval suit with two suitcases and he matches the large blue letters of the slogan with the color of the uniform. I think the message that the artist is trying to get across is that the Navy isn't a job that should be dreaded, but it is an adventure, and a way to brighten your horizon as a person and gain new perspectives. That explains the pretty sunset, the large suitcase in the man's hand and the smile on his face.         

The artist depicts several large strong men in matching army uniforms firing large black cannons. The slogan is written in large black letters that contrast the guns, and there is a bright blue sky ahead in the background. The point that the artist is trying to make is very simple, and it is very clear in the slogan. Joining the ordinance department will give you the opportunity to learn a trade, and fire large weapons and be a man. The image of the large guns and the thought of learning trades is something that stuck out very much to young men in the military.

This image displays a common man reading the newspaper. There is a sea man dressed in a Navy uniform grabbing him on the shoulder and pointing to a flying woman dressed in stars and stripes holding the American flag. The Naval officer in uniform represents the Navy, the lady in stars and stripes represents America, and the man reading the newspaper represents the American person reading the poster. The poster is simply saying that the navy needs people, and instead of sitting around looking at American history, people need to join the navy and make history for themselves.

4) I am very comfortable with the government spending tax dollars on propaganda. I believe it is extremely necessary in persuading people to do their duties as Americans. Most people are timid in the face of war, and it takes powerful work through propaganda to get Americans to support their country.

5) I think the federal government felt that it was necessary to invest in propaganda during WWI, because they believed that it would draw in more Americans to fight in the military and make it stronger.

The legend of Eddie Aikau

The film Hawaiian: The legend of Eddie Aikau, provides an insight of true Hawaiian culture and how it lives through surfing legend Eddie Aikau. While the film focuses on the story of Aikau, it also explains the history of Hawaiian culture, How imperialism affected Hawaii, and how Hawaiian culture shaped the life of Aikau and so many other Hawaiians. The ocean is a massive part of Hawaiian culture. The Polynesian Ancestors celebrated the ocean and relied on it for food and navigation. When the United States annexed Hawaii, they took away that culture. Suddenly, the white sandy beaches were filled with white people. Hotels popped up everywhere in Hawaii. Schools no longer taught the Hawaiian language, and Hawaiian people went to work in the sugar industry. Every single bit of the Hawaiian culture had been taken away, but the ocean still remained. Hawaiians flocked to the ocean where there was still one major tradition. The Hawaiians were the inventors of surfing, and eventually it became the only way for Hawaiians to experience their culture. The culture lived through Aikau. He surfed day and night until he was the greatest alive. Eventually Californian and Australian surfers took over and held competitions in Maui. Hawaiian surfers were believed to be non existent and not talented enough to compete. But Aikau would not let them take surfing away from the Hawaiian culture, it was all they had left. He worked until he eventually won the Duke Competition. He had preserved his culture. After retiring he reverted to sailing, which was another great Hawaiian tradition. He set out to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti as his ancestors did. When the ship flipped over in a storm, he set out on a surfboard to get help on shore. Eddie went missing and was never found. He might have died young, but through his relentless effort to spend his life surfing and sailing, he truly connected with his Hawaiian culture

How do you analyze a political cartoon?

1).  When analyzing a political cartoon, you must first look at who made the cartoon, so that you know what point of view the cartoon is coming from. Then you must look at the characters in the cartoon to see what different countries and or political parties are being illustrated. Finally you must look at the captions in the cartoon so that you can see what the opinion of the artist is.

2).  After looking at a professional guide to analyzing political cartoons, I understand that it is not as simple as just looking at what is on the drawing and making an educated guess. You must first look at the authors use of symbolism, then the use of exaggeration, then the use of labeling, irony, and analogy.

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