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Recently, there has been news with the conflict with Russia and America, Russia is forcibly going to invade Ukraine, because not long ago when Russia was still called Soviet Union, Ukraine was part on the Soviet Union and but then Ukraine declared Independence. Now Russia, wants Ukraine to be part of the Russia Federation. While many Ukrainians and Americans were opposed to this Russia still refuse to hear Obama even though he pleads Vladimir not to send troops to Ukraine. Cartoonist Leah, in her cartoon published in The Courier Mail on March 4 2014, titled “In the Cold Again”, takes a satirical look with the conflict with Vladimir and Obama. The cartoon is a response to Vladimir invading Ukraine and Obama making opposing to Vladimir; however Vladimir doesn't listen and it is becoming explicit that the target of Leah’s cartoon is Russia. Leah puts forward the point of view that, because Russia is big, powerful country, Russia can do anything they want. This message is conveyed mainly through the techniques of visual metaphor, allusion and symbolism. Leah carton works on the assumption that if the conflict of Vladimir and Obama continue, history may repeat itself.
A major technique the cartoonist used is allusion. The title of the cartoon is an allusion. The title “In the cold again”, alludes to the point of information where a historical event occurred between both of the parties, The Cold War. Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The hammer and sickle embedded in Vladimir’s body eludes to the information that it a sign of communism. However, this may also allude to the Soviet Union due to the representation of the hammer and sickle in the Soviet flag. Through the clever use of public in...
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...ama is trying to reason with Vladimir, he can’t help Ukraine as the matter of this situation is in control with Vladimir. The impact of this cartoon could be to make the reader feel sympathetic to Ukraine and be worried about a new cold war may be uprising. However, not all readers would accept the cartoons invited reading. Some would claim that the cartoon has taken a simplistic view of the Ukraine crisis. They would argue that it ignores the fact that, Obama is trying to help the Ukraine by creating isolation of Russian financially from the west and that it silences the significant problems for Obama as the Russian aggression challenges Obama’s foreign policy .Although this political carton deals with the Ukraine crisis, the situation it presents is universal. The cartoonist encourages the western countries to support Ukraine and stop Russia before it’s too late.
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It is important that everyone lives their lives according to God’s purpose for them. Many people in today’s society fear death. Those who fear death have little to no knowledge about what God has planned for all of his children. On the other hand, some people fear death because they feel as though they have not fully completed their life’s purpose; or lived accordingly. This work brings about many real-life situations. There will always be people who use others to advance their own lives. Then there will be people who want the best for others. Continuing a study of this work will allow readers to make a connection to his or her current society. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is an easy read, that will automatically catch the reader’s
The book, “Blood Done Sign My Name”, has a lot of parallels to the world and how the world deals with issues such as oppression, discrimination, racism, and separation. One of the situations that is happening in the world today that can relate to the situations in the book are the invasions in of the Ukraine by Russia. This has been a pretty big global issue involving Russia threatening to take over parts of the Ukraine, such as Crimea and Kiev, which Russia believes rightfully belongs to them.
When the story of Vladek is not being told, the reader often sees the relationship between the author, Art, and his father. For the most part, these instances are often disagreements between the father and son. Because Vladek thought Art’s jacket was raggy and unacceptable, he threw it in the garbage and gave him a new, up to date, jacket: “Such an old shabby coat. It’s a shame my son would wear such a coat! ... “I have for you a warmer one. I got at Alexander’s a new jacket, and I can give you my old one; It’s still like new” (69). Despite the fact that Art is not very pleased with his father throwing away his jacket, the reader can find humor due to the fact that Vladek thinks that the jacket is so torn up and old, not actually realizing that the style of jacket is a part of Arts culture, therefore it is how Art wants to look. Another instance in which the father and son divide happens is when Vladek compares his son to the famous cartoonist, Walt Disney: “Yah. Someday you’ll be famous. Like what’s-his-name...You know... the big-shot cartoonist... Walt Disney!” (133). Even though Art takes offense to this because he and Walt Disney are not the same type of cartoonist, the reader can find humor in this because Vladek is oblivious to the difference between what Art does versus what Walt Disney
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Ivan's wife is also self-centered and exhibits great disdain for her husband, who she considers more of a nuisance and hassle than anything else. Ivan's last days are spent in terrible physical agony, as he uncontrollably screams and moans in pain. When Ivan's friends come to pay their respects to his widow, we see in her comments to them that she never reall...
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Often times, the vast entirety of the world populous enjoy movies for their entertainment or insight value, as well as the variety of topics of which they offer. The Cold War, a popular theme among many films, perpetuated from 1945, following World War II, until 1991. As the historical tensions between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Russia, USSR, the two nations came to stand off, only to be interceded by the all too unfortunate and plausible concept of Mutually Assured Destruction. The era raises the question and sense of awareness for each country of the other’s strength, striking fear into those who lived to see it unfold. The American society, in an effort to raise public awareness of the threat that lay at its door step, turns to the entertainment industry for assistance in their dilemma. Between 1982 and 1991, during the rise of the burgeoning motion picture industry and the apex of the Cold War, several motion pictures make their debut where they depict Soviet Russia and its destructive and innovative potential. These films based within the time period, such as The Hunt for Red October, Red Dawn and War Games, are noteworthy examples of American propaganda during the later period of the Cold War and its distortion of what threats lie at the relative east in an effort to raise concern over the intercontinental standoff.
...t placing a marker at the South Pole is shown to be an important symbol in this article as well. This supports my search for symbols in my stories. It also supports how the child is a symbol in this article. This article shows how “Sur” can have many hidden symbols and meanings. In this article it also supports my idea of how leaving no sign at the pole was a symbol. This article shows support for this idea by relating it to feminism and the idea that no one should have to satisfy anyone but themselves when achieving their goals.
For example, the image has various debris scattered around the building which represents the politicians’ lies to lower prices at fuel stations around the nation. The utilization of ethos is clever since the audience is able to understand the cartoonist's talent; however, they are reassured that he is a credible source because he abides by the same laws they do as citizens. He stays consistent with his artistic style, enforcing it to communicate a truth that Congress has hidden from its constituents. The picture reveals that the far left and right sides of the building remain intact. The audience can decipher the hidden truth of illegal funding taking place in Congress from private organizations which elucidates why these sides of the building received no damage. Accordingly, the spectators can consider his political cartoon important through ethos. The craftsman of this artistic creation appears properly understood and provides a variety of solid dimensions which are exhibited in the drawing, and he does not emerge as a novice because of his experience in the art of presentation. The believability of the political case is exponential along these lines; the audience can believe the author’s position important without being informed about his previous knowledge in
War is a patriotic act where one seeks the determination to lead their country. It can be viewed noble, cruel, inhumane and can make an individual a hero or a criminal. It effects everyone in a society, hoping their loved one is safe whether fighting in the trenches or waiting at home. It has led to severe individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Two poems in war literature “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen and “Facing it” by Yusef Komunyakaa, the authors’ different perspectives will be presented. Owen portrays war as a horror battlefield not to be experienced and the glorious feeling to fight for one’s country. Komunyakaa on the other hand shows an African American that serves in Vietnam War and visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The poets’ choice of diction, setting of battlefield and various uses of poetic devices create a desired effect.
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...freezing men fighting for their individuality while working hard. He also includes a number of rules, domineering characters and violence to put emphasis on the harshness of the setting. “The mess was its usual self – frosty air steaming in from the door, men at the tables packed as tight as seeds in the sunflower” includes a simile to compare two dissimilar objects, which makes it more visually appealing to the reader and creates are more expressive effect. It also emphasizes all the struggles Ivan Denisovich has to face every day in the camp, which relates to Ivan trying to survive and not giving up. Aleksandr chose to write his novel’s era during winter as it adds to the inconsiderate world of the camp and it creates a sense of endlessness. The imagery of unfinished buildings and broken equipment accentuates the feeling of prisoners isolated in the Soviet Union.
In Conclusion, this story portrays a woman who is insecure, lonely, and looking to love and to be loved. This love is something which Olenka searches for in males, both adults, and boys, she thinks she finds this love, in her husbands and, lover. She what she thinks to be love, in her first husband, and then her second, but the third male in her life, her lover, known as Voldichka is there only for his satisfaction. Olenka does get the fulfillment of love needed y Voldichka. Olenka than tries through a boy named Sasha, Voldichka’s son. It is true to this reader that even though Olenka experienced these relationships with these men and the boy, Sasha, she still never found a complete fulfillment in life. Olenka did not experience respect as a woman, but someone who would be there as needed. Olenka never earned respect as most women do, she to this reader only was a filler for others, others of the gender known as male.