Essays on Propaganda

The media has and continues to play a comprehensive role in offering crucial information to the public. This has led to the emergence of notions that the media is perhaps a branch of government that advocates for the needs of the public. Even so, it is essential to note that the recent past has experienced cases whereby the media has disregarded its role of informing the public. This is evident by the persistent rise in the airing of violent and immoral content across various media platforms. This has led to the development of notions as to whether the government Continue reading...

Rhetorical propaganda can almost hypnotize listeners; the danger is that the techniques convince people to agree with very shaky theories. The essay Passmore uses many of the tricky devices to hook white listeners to believing she is speaking the truth. This essay discusses these devices by giving examples and showing how to recognize them.
In the very first two sentences the author uses a strategy that has been working very well in the United States for years. She tells her white listeners that they are a group that faces a frightening future because they are afraid. Fear is a Continue reading...

Violence in A Long Way Gone

Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone, the tale of his time as a child soldier in Sierra Leone, is a gut-wrenching tale of child violence and loss of identity and connection with others. One of the most intriguing things about the book is its depiction of the violent setting Ishmael lives in; after his parents were killed and be was brought into a rebel army unit, Ishmael “became a ruthless, drug-addled killing machine,” only to be surreptitiously handed over to UNICEF some time later and asked to integrate into a more developed, Western life (Rayman, 2008). Of Continue reading...

Introduction

“Animal Farm” was written by George Orwell. It is a satire and political literature. The original title of the novel is “Animal Farm: A Fairy Story” that proves it as a fable written with a purpose. However, the author did a wonderful attempt to present the political crisis and tyrannical government through a story of animals in a farm. It is a dystopian and allegorical novel. Orwell’s intention is to reflect Russian Revolution and reign of Stalin in Soviet Union. The novel is about the life of animals in a farm. They wanted to rebel and save themselves Continue reading...

Research Question, Rationale, Scope and Methodology

In this study, the research question is why the Russians failed to support the Polish undergrounds during their uprising against the Nazis in 1944. The rationale for doing this topic stems from the fact that there are two sides to this debate; on one hand, the Russians claimed that the Germans decimated their early advance on the Eastside of Poland thus reducing their tactics to defense only; on the other hand, western countries believe that Russia deliberately refused to assist the Polish insurgents for political reasons. Given that there are two sides to this debate, this paper examines the Continue reading...

The relationship between politics and art is a multifaceted and delicate one. Many define Art as the definitive exercise of liberty and, therefore, the most political of statements feasible. There exists a deep relationship between arts and politics. Politics is mostly comprised of writing, talking, decision-making, and speeches delivery while, on the other hand, art teaches you the skills required so as to speak resourcefully, making the best decisions, and write correctly-also defined as the conscious use of skills and artistic imagination particularly in the creation of artistic objects. In my observation, art is by its very nature political Continue reading...

Introduction

According to Jowett & O’Donnell (1), propaganda is a method of communication which tries to elicit a response that propagates the desired intention of the propagandist. The art of propaganda has been studied in an array of multidisciplinary researches in the fields of journalism, sociology, history, political science and psychology. To study the art of propaganda as history means examining propagandist practices as distinct events and the resultant events as likely effects of propaganda. Nazi films were predominantly propagandist in that they aimed at influencing attitudes on life in a given context, and in terms of particular people and Continue reading...

The movie “Hitler: The Rise of Evil” clearly depicts the personality Adolf Hitler possessed. The miseries suffered throughout his childhood; the hard relationships with his father and following deaths of both parents have given birth to cognitive dissonance that accompanied him throughout his life. He was more than aware of the lives of Germans in Austria and Germany as he had seen personally the social stratum of both nations. As was noted in the movie, he acted on the pure basis of understanding of the behavior of human-beings. He was a psychologist; the experience of influence of his speeches Continue reading...

Lions for Lambs is an American fictional film written by Matthew Michael and released in 2007. Robert Redford directs the film. Arian and Ernest, two determined students at the West Coast University, are being advised by their idealistic professor to do something imperative with their lives. They commit themselves to fighting in the army, in Afghanistan after school valediction as a way of showing their patriotism. Another student, Todd, listens to the professor to learn why Arian and Ernest are in Afghanistan. In Washington, a captivating Republican presidential candidate, Legislator Jasper Irving calls journalist Janine Roth to his office Continue reading...

Introduction

The American Civil War stood out as perhaps the most catastrophic historical event in the history of the United States (US). The sheer propensity of the armed conflict between Union and Confederate forces resulted to more than 600,000 deaths of soldiers from both sides – a number that rendered en masse military recruitment and conscription. The pressure to reach victory was strongly felt among the ranks of Union and Confederate forces that both sides did not hesitate to advertise their need to reinforce their respective regiments. Posters, perhaps the most sophisticated and effective advertising means at the time when Continue reading...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India
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Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an NGO. As Continue reading...

Neocolonialism is a major them in Emma Larkin’s travel chronicles in Burma. Larkin’s observations reveal similarities between the current military control and the former imperial control. The first similarity is that just like the British colonialists, the military have a virtual monopoly of power. The opposition has been suppressed by all means including criminalization of parties and protracted imprisonment of the leaders such as Aung San Syu Kyi. Secondly, there are gross human rights violations because there are no institutions to check the government. The military regime has been ruthless in suppressing and eliminating perceived enemies of Continue reading...

Films are made to pottery some of the social issues in the societies. A film is defined as the components of motion pictures that are recorded with the camera. Since films depict some aspect of any culture, so it does not affect the cultures both in positive and negative way. Films are considered the best media to convey a social message. So most of the films these days show violence, and it has an adverse effect on society even on small children. Wars movies are the best examples of this. The more violence that is showed in movies, the Continue reading...

When comparing Jacque-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii (1784-1785) to Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893), many differences can be found which can shed some light on how the world changed its views of art (painting, in particular) between the Neoclassical and proto-Expressionist periods. The two paintings could not be more dissimilar; David’s work shows three brothers reaching out toward a cluster of swords held by their father in a work of stately classicism, whereas Munch’s Scream is a surrealistic portrait of a misshaped man screaming straight at the audience, with a psychedelic riverside view behind Continue reading...

Racism has been around ever since different peoples have been in contact with one another. It comes in many different levels, types and depths. It can come in the form of rude remarks, hateful actions or violence. Throughout time, many people have tried to initiate ways to fight against racism, to no prevail. There are a lot of different outlets and methods that have been used as a vehicle for racism. The main three methods used and seen frequently are media propaganda, religious excuses and stereotyping.
Media propaganda is a powerful way to create racist thinking (Jarrett). Many corrupt Continue reading...

Joel Pollak, who is republican representative, believes that Nancy Keenan conveyed false information over the media by accusing Ryan as an extremist regarding the anti-abortion laws. Pollak wants the American people to understand that the republicans are not against women rights but believe that infants have a right to live. He concisely states that Ryan opposes abortion as an act except when both the baby and the mother’s life are in danger. This stipulates that Ryan is not against women’s rights but is concerned by the fact that the government supports abortion rights. In addition, Pollak sets Continue reading...

Essay for Lesson 6: The Holocaust

Introduction
The mere mention of the Holocaust could already arouse eerily suspicious reactions from those who know about it. The idea of systematically slaughtering the Jewish people because of unfounded accusations against their racial inferiority has heaped condemnation against the Holocaust as perhaps one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in human history. Historians would even go as far as asserting that the Holocaust is the most terrible act ever committed against humans, its impact being unparalleled by any other recorded event in human history. While one could assert the foregoing statement as a subject of an intense Continue reading...

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Social Media usage is accelerating at a mammoth rate and the internet have literally shrunk our world, enabling us to carry it with us through our mobile phones. While this isn’t anything to be alarmed, this also gives rise to some challenging and new ethical concerns. Social networking has become an integral part of our culture, and this essay is an attempt to reflect upon the ethical implications of this phenomenon.
In Utilitarianism the ethical value of a concept is measured solely by its resultant outcome or utility. Social sites, like Facebook and Myspace, Continue reading...

Essay for Lesson 5: Hitler and the Aestheticization of Politics

Introduction
One of the reasons behind the success of the Nazi Party in taking over Germany is on its extensive use of propaganda. Adolf Hitler, known for his penchant for populism, rendered the strong impact of images, films and other materials attributed to Nazism as essential for the political success of the Nazi Party and its agenda for Germany. As an authoritarian leader, Hitler saw the importance of extracting the patronage of the Germans not through forceful means, but through convincing and motivating measures that enticed their mental faculties. To make such a vision possible, Hitler commissioned the talents Continue reading...

Philosophy

Plato's greatest and most enduring work remains ‘The Republic.’ Plato called this work as paideia; where the physical, spiritual and mental development of an individual was of utmost importance in constructive, societal development. Plato was a man filled with faith in human nature. Plato’s philosophy of human nature doing evil was that a person only does evil in ignorance, for he believed everyone, just as himself wanted only what was good. The source of someone doing evil is brought about by unlimited desire. In Book 3, part 405a to 406e, Socrates yearns for an honest and disciplined society, Continue reading...

History

America in the Great War
The start of World War I (WWI) is most often marked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Black Hand anarchist. The Archduke was to have been the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, the circumstances that led to the war began many years before, due to forces of nationalism, imperialism, and militarism within the countries that would become involved. Schuman (1953, p.283) explains how throughout history nationalism grew from conflicts and wars against “alien groups.” Alien groups are groups of people ‘different’ from the majority population. The key to Continue reading...

A lot of myths describe judgment, and the good and evil. These apocalyptic tales harbor on morality tales as one sees them describing how one is right and good and will deservingly go to paradise, while those who are not righteous will suffer or be punished in hell. The Myths described in Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein border on morality in a big way and in doing so, present some extremely frightening possibilities. Maybe not violent in the sense like widespread bloodshed, but definitely something that is disastrous. Myths perhaps have a purpose in that they shape a person’ Continue reading...

Propaganda in China by the ruling party, Communist Party of China (CCP) can be traced back to the talk held in 1942 by Mao Zedong, in the Rectification Movement. The talk was the beginning of a new political era as the party adopted a propaganda ideology which would become their key campaign mechanism. The propaganda mechanism, which was borrowed from the Nazi and the soviet among other totalitarian states, became the party’s major control system (Min, 2003). The CCP party in accommodating the propaganda ideology employed various thought techniques which included construction of role models, mass mobilization initiatives, Continue reading...

Essay for Lesson 1: The 1848 Revolution, the Second Reich, and the First World War

Introduction
Prior to 1871, no notion of a unified Germany has ever existed. Yet, the inevitability of the unification of the thirty-nine German states and cities that used to be independent from the control of one another into a single national entity under the Second Reich did not transpire without attendant internal and external power struggles. Given the variety of circumstances that allowed for the rise of a unified German state, it is noteworthy to pay further analysis to the role of Germany under the Wilhelmine Period – the period when Emperor William II ruled (1890-1918), in the buildup to Continue reading...

History

This is a battle that was between Japan and America in World War II. The Americans had the plan to undertake this war against Japan in a quest to win the war and use most of the Far East to launch bombing raids to most of Japan heartland. The Okinawa is one of the largest of Ryukyus Islands that is found at the Southern part of Japan. It is one of the strategic sites that America was determined to control because of the location of four airlines. The control of this would mean that they would get a greater Continue reading...

Cyber-hate

Cyber-hate is an offence of propagating hate majorly through the internet. It is rampant in the 21st century due availability of devices which enable access to the internet such as smartphones, tablets and computers. Cybercrime has become such a thorny issue that combating it has become the main agenda of many a government. The social websites were also invented in the 21st century.
Cyber-hate is so important a topic since it addresses the issues at stake and pertinent to the human race, the shortcomings that come with them and probably considers recommendations for combat of such vices. Cyber-hate can Continue reading...

- Zinser points out several positive and negative aspects of what he calls “fake news shows”. He closely examines “The Dailey Show”, he points out that these types of shows are harmful because they often report fake news that is not verified or had sources checked. He also states that “The Daily Show” doesn’t present a clear picture of the news stories and often only offers partial truths and filled in with bias or satire. Zinser questions if comedians have the correct credentials to present news. He also states that the goal of these shows is to entertain Continue reading...

After the Germans lost to the Allies in World War II, the issue with what to do with the losing nation was one of the most complicated issues of the 1940s. Eventually coming up with the idea to occupy four separate zones of the country, the occupation was considered to merely be a stopgap until Germany was allowed to reconstruct and could reunite successfully. However, the eventual creation of East and West Germany dashed those hopes for reunification for the entirety of the Cold War. Various factors contributed to the failure of occupying powers to agree upon exactly how Continue reading...

Movie review of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

American cinematography in the 50s operated on full power. Especially there were many films about aliens and terrifying nightmarish monsters. I expected something like before watching “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. Fortunately, my expectations were not met.
This film is something special it's like a pearl, which emerged in the ocean of paranoia, of primitive fantasies and propaganda. All these characteristics, joined together, gave this film immense tenderness and care. Every decade has one or two iconic films that stand out from the crowd of movies released. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” is just one of them. Continue reading...

The Cold War is a phenomenon in international relations, a tense period of confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that took place since the end of the World War II till the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its prehistory, according to some historians, dates back to the very beginning of the 20th century, when the Russian revolution led to the Bolsheviks overtaking the power in the former tsarist Russian Empire and promoting similar revolutions all over the world with the aim of creating a society, which would be an alternative to capitalism, the ruling Continue reading...

Scholarly Personal Narrative Writing

Introduction
Taking a view of the recent history, one cannot but encounter the fact that the profitable relationship between media and terrorism appeared to come to normal. Analyzing some of the most remarkable acts of terror, it becomes apparent that media use appears an integral part of the operation efficiency; to cut a long story short, in order to conduct the successful terrorist attacks, the gang leader needs to take into account the significance of media support attracting attention of the public and the authorities.

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One of the most characteristic features of modern world, together with globalization, is the Continue reading...

ISIS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: THE GLOBALIZATION OF TERRORISM

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, is a non-governmental organization that is vying for political control in Iraq and Syria. ISIS, sometimes known as ISIL, controls territories in these regions. ISIS has been responsible for a great amount of unrest in both Iraq and Syria, and has caused a lot of trouble with sectarian and terrorist violence in the regions.
ISIS has been highly successful in recruiting new members through use of social media networking strategies. Because of this success, the membership in ISIS has been younger than some of the Continue reading...

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History as we know it is always written in the bird’s eye view. It is always in the perspective of the victors. Those who subjugated lands and people that include Christopher Columbus wrote heroic actions of expedition to save the wretch from damnation or to civilize the savages. Spain, Portugal and other conquistadores in the 13th to 18th century used Christianity in their search for gold, slaves and glory. Howard Zinn’s book entitled, “History is a Weapon” mentioned that the conquests of Spain and other powerful countries during the colonial era was written in history in Continue reading...

History 295

British History: Social Sphere of the Popish Plot
In the 16th Century, the Church of England removed itself from the influence of the Catholic Church. This became known as the English Reformation, and it subsequently led to a great deal of anti-Catholic sentiment in England and a great divide amongst Catholics and Protestants. This animosity was prevalent for centuries and manifested itself in social and political issues as well as religious ones. Towards the end of the seventeenth century, Protestants greatly feared Catholics “overthrowing the Church of England in Church and State”, their concerns were heightened by “The king’ Continue reading...

Introduction

Maurice Merleau-Ponty begins his essay “Eye and Mind” with a comment on science. Studying the world in the manner that science does, takes a person out of one’s body, he says. It places the world in a series of definitions, constructs, indices and variables, allowing only the understanding of minute, exact changes to have a status of legitimacy. He says science “comes face to face with the real world only at rare intervals” (Ponty, 121). For any lover of art who lives in this practical, rational capitalistic society, this point of view is refreshing. Today, typically, the real Continue reading...

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History has proven the close proximity of coexisting ethnic races has been and remains at a minimum a potentially incendiary situation. The United States of America’s 1906-1921 era surrounding World War I is absolutely no exception to this putative unwritten law of human nature and affords numerous race riot examples to demonstrate these difficulties. The riots that occurred in Atlanta (1906), Omaha and Chicago (1919), and Tulsa (1921) patently evince the brewing racial tensions between Whites and African Americans that exploded-precipitated and fueled by hatred, baseless fear, false accusations, malicious rumors, and innuendo-into riots, leaving in their wakes Continue reading...

Assignment 2

Question 1
In “Brideshead Revisited”, the character Rex Mottram is for the larger part of the story in a relationship with Julia. Rex appears to very deeply in love with Julia and is also a great friend to other characters including Sebastian, Boy and Charles, who he, for example, helps with their jail situation. He plans to marry Julia and in fact does so, but he maintains an illicit affair with Brenda. Julia confronts him, but he cannot understand why she is so upset. Julia is a devout Christian and tries to put a stop to Rex antics including Continue reading...

The relationship between the revolution in France and Haiti

The Haitian Revolution resulted from a long fight on the fragment of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, however was also driven by the free Mulattoes who had initially faced the prosecutions of being signified as semi-citizens. The revolution saw slavery to end and resulted to the establishment of the republic of Haiti. The colony of Saint-Domingue, geologically roughly the identical land mass that is currently Haiti was the lushest colony in the West Indies and perhaps the richest in the history of the globe. Driven by slave effort and enabled by rich soil and model Continue reading...

1. According to Nietzsche, Christianity’s “slave morality” enabled it to achieve supremacy over ancient paganism. What were the fundamental values of paganism and how was Christianity able to defeat it?
In his premier essay “On the Geology of Morals “, Nietzsche lays significant accusations on the nature of Christianity as a bullying religion designed only for the weak, the slaves, and the poor. Critics of this early work affirm that the circumstances under which the essay is constructed lays firm breeding grounds for violence and victimization of other forms of religion or doctrines (Fraser par. 2). Paganism was such Continue reading...

Once called the Great War, World War I differed from previous national and regional skirmishes in many respects. Not only was it a "practice run for racial cleansing", i.e. the uniquely characteristic genocidal practices of World War II, but World War I was the first international conflict that used propaganda on a massive scale. For the first time in history, the mass media appropriated both the resources and power to manipulate the minds of opposing nationalities -- and the civilians of World War I were its primary casualty.
During World War I, propaganda consisted of either outright lies, or Continue reading...