We the People Are Greater than Fear
November 8th is a very important day for Americans. This day is the day when American citizens select their president. This last election was very interesting. A lot of people who never give attention to politics found the political side in them in this election. The key of the suspension in this election was the republican nominee Donald Trump. Donald Trump had many racist speeches against minorities in the United states. At 2:00Am the next day, the election result confirmed Donald trump as the 45th president of the United States. Many people thought that President Trump is treatment against minorities was just political talk. However, after a couple of days in office President Trump took his first action by signing an executive order that stop Muslims from entering the United States. Many Americans around the United States protested against President Trump’s act. In these protests people used posters designed by the
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The picture in the poster is powerful and presents an important moment in the United States history. Strong messages in pictures is what Philip Gefter writes about in his passage” Photographic Icons: Fact, Fiction, or Metaphor”. The photograph shows how that American believe in diversity and they are willing to fight for it. Diversity is what make America strong.” Diversity: the art of thinking independently together” states Malcolm Forbes. Being different make the society richer. People think differently to do what make the society better. American show their support to diversity by standing along with the minorities when being targeted. For example, when Muslims were banned from entering the United States, All Americans gathered at the airports protesting. At these marches protesters used a poster of a photograph of an American Muslim that she used the American flag as a hijab,
The posters appeal to logos is deeply intertwined with an appeal to pathos due to the poignant nature of the subject matter. Spielberg’s decision to not use faces in the poster emphasizes the gravity of the Holocaust. This coupled with his use of color as well as his omission of color make a poignant statement: The black and white portions of the poster represent the masses of people who will remain unknown as they are merely a name on a list; whereas the red sleeve on the child is like a blatant mark signifying importance of one person who might have otherwise been lost in the sea of people. By marking and highlighting the value of one person, Spielberg comments on the immense bloodshed of the Holocaust as well as emphasizes the value of human life. The firm grip that the adult’s hand has on the child’s hand symbolizes hope despite the strife and carnage that the Holocaust produced. It represents the strong will that many Jewish people had who, even in the face of the crisis, still looked to the future with hope.
Having such an image before our eyes, often we fail to recognize the message it is trying to display from a certain point of view. Through Clark’s statement, it is evident that a photograph holds a graphic message, which mirrors the representation of our way of thinking with the world sights, which therefore engages other
America is said to be the land of opportunities, freedom and equality for all. People began migrating to America since over 70 years ago in search of a better life. In earlier times Europeans migrated to the New World/America with the desire of making something better of themselves. Some people migrated to obtain land, and some migrated for an opportunity to live a more prosperous life. In the last ten years immigration to American has been composed of mainly Mexican immigrants. Many people for decades have seen America as a wonderful country that offers everything one needs. Since American is perceived as such utopia those people suffering of poverty, corruption, and/or violence in their country have a desire to move to America and establish a new life here. The United States (USA) today is composed of over 11 million illegal immigrants from all over the world, but mainly Mexico.
Despite this, Trump’s point is strong since his best interest is the security of the United States. He was unsure of how precisely to target the Muslims wishing to harm Americans, so he called for a shutdown until he could create tighter security controls for the borders of America. It is smart to stop and rethink solutions for a problem rather than continue with the problem and take a chance of things becoming worse. Overall, mediality has a lot do with how people view Donald Trump as “‘mediality’ (media accounts of events) is often a distorted mirror of events” (Markus & Moya, 2010). Before the 2016 election race relations seemed to be okay, but as a result of this distorted image people are given about the discrimination against individual races in the United States, the state of race relations in America seems to be getting worse. There has always been some tension between all races, and there will continue to be, but recently there has been an uproar of protests. This is very much so because of Trumps’ ideologies and wishes for the United States as president, but also because of how the media alters headlines to make them more shocking. Trump is unforgiving and very public about his ideas, and this is something that the nation has not seen in a while. This is because it is
If you could afford a magazine and could interpret and image, then the images were made to influence you. When it comes to “The Day We Celebrate” published in Harper’s Weekly, a political magazine, most Americans who bought the magazine felt the same resentment towards migrants as expressed by the cartoon. Many thought of the Irish immigrants as wild and rowdy which is exactly how the artist characterizes them. “The Immigrant” was published in Judge, another political magazine, but in this image it shows the more divided feelings Americans had towards migrants. The general public was now becoming more knowledgeable of the benefits and downsides that migrants brought to
In “People Like Us”, the writer talks about tolerance and diversity in the United States. America has for a long time been cited as one of the most diverse countries. Upon investigation of that statement, one will find that it is a fact, for the country is filled with millions of individuals from different ethnic extractions, political affiliations, religion, socioeconomic status, personalities, interests, etc. However, according to “People Like Us”, instead of the population of the country uniting in its diversity and using that as a strength, individuals are trying really hard to distance themselves from others who are not like themselves, and to band themselves together with those who are like them. David
In the figure 1920’s they initiated a series of propaganda poster to attract volunteers. Done by a number of different artists and illustrators, these images were designed to strike an emotional and patriotic cord of the observes. The propaganda poster Our Greatest Mother Join, the artist/ illustrator of the propaganda poster was by Cornelius Hicks, he was born in Massachusetts and he was a student at Pratt Institute and had showed tremendous talent in the flied of art, he painted two posters for the American Red Cross. Cornelius Hicks died in 1930 of Tuberculosis at the age of 32.
The "American Rule" for lawsuit costs and fees requires each party to pay its own attorney fees regardless of whether they win or lose. The "English Rule", which is used most everywhere else in the world, requires that the loser pay for the winner's fees as well as their own. Is one system better than the other? Let us briefly discuss a few of the pros and cons of the "American Rule" of lawsuit costs and attorney fees payment system.
America is a nation built on the struggles and perseverance of multiple cultures over the course of years. From the Civil Rights Movement to the vast immigration of Hispanics over the southwest border, these cultures have come together to make America as diverse as it is today. While some people believe that this diversity makes the nation un-unified, it can be argued that the differences are what makes it whole.
How should we feel about the statistics of today? The statistics speak for themselves, and we should feel horrible about them. However, talking about how we feel with no action is not the way to go about improving the quality of life for all tribes. The U.S. Government needs to help fix these instead of pushing them under the rug since a large majority of the U.S. population does not know about this. First of all, get rid of those horrible boarding schools and give tribes three options; Option 1: Educate your kids the way you see fit and you will see no interference from the U.S. Government. Option 2: Sign a document allowing the United States to build a school(s) on your reservation that will have the same funding as public schools, and will
Lawrence B. Smith uses children’s innocence, helplessness and need for protection as the basis of his war poster. Through careful implementation of color and patriotic images, Smith is able to send a strong and convincing message to the American people in “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them.”
Since then Americans have endured many smaller attacks from its’ Muslim inhabitants, some of which were let in to the country legally via visas. Presidential candidate Donald Trump asserts that America “should temporarily bar all Muslims from entering into the U.S.” When he began to face criticism for his plan he found defense in the prior actions of President Roosevelt. According to Julia Glum “he cited what he portrayed as a relevant historical precedent,” and “described Roosevelt's policies as ‘far worse.’" However in a second interview he went on to say that Roosevelt “is a president highly respected by all, he did the same
Controversial images can be used to show what exactly is going on. Images in the Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings in Chapter 4 the authors’ state,
This photograph serves as an effective piece of rhetoric. It responds to the death of President Kennedy in a way that allows individual viewers to eulogize the fallen and perhaps find closure. It also provides a tribute to the president in a way that’s not too heavy handed or obvious.
...bear in mind the responsibilities in crafting certain images that serve to initiate spark within the nation to fight for the change they want in their society. Moreover, these images remain to be constant reminders of the history and identity of a country, and it is vital that the stories behind these pictures are properly disclosed and portrayed among the people to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations.