Definition from dictionary.com
Propaganda- information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
One example of propaganda is in Nazi Germany. Hitler used propaganda to brainwashed the people of Germany. He made them believe that the Jews were evil people and blamed them for the reason that Germany lost in World War I. He made the people of Germany believed that their race were superior to all other races. The most known symbol Adolph Hitler used for propaganda was the swastika; which actually mean "peace". He used this symbol to brainwashed the soldiers.
So where does propaganda exist today? Propaganda exists mostly in magazines, ads, commercials, and radio stations. The Democrats would always say bad things about the Republicans and the Republicans would do the same things to earn votes. Commercials for fast food always depicts the food as delicious, which they are (sometimes), but they never tell about the harmful things in or how the food was made. Commercials for different products would compare their products with another product and show how their products are better.
Sometimes the things that propaganda say are true, but most of the time they are wrong. So you should not believe everything that you hear or see.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Open Response to Black Boy
Black Boy is an autobiography written by Richard Wright about the early years of his life and years after that.
In his early years, Richard was hungry for attention. Such as when he was little he set the white curtains in his house on fire to see what it would look like, but another reason he did that was to get attention since he was not getting a lot of attention when his grandmother was sick. Another incident was when he would go to a local saloon and stand outside watching people go in and out of the saloon. One day a man carried him into the saloon and everyone started ordering him drinks so he would get drunk. When he was drunk, the men and women would give him a penny of a nickel to go recite vulgar words to another person. He would go to the saloon everyday since no one is at home to pay any attention to him. He goes there not for the drinks but for the attention of the men and women in the saloon.
As he gets older, he started to be hungry for freedom to do what ever he wants. He wanted to write when ever he feels like it, but all his friends and family members discourage him from doing so. He wanted to go get jobs and earn money to buy his own food and clothes, but he was not allow to do this by his Granny because they are not allow to work on Saturdays. However, she does eventually allow him to work on Saturdays since she knows his soul can not be saved. When in his teens, he tried to earn enough money to move North, since in the South the Jim Crow rules does not allow him to do certain things. He does not want to follow the rules of the whites such as to say yes,sir and no,sir to them when being asked a question. Since he could not be a writer in the South, he decided to go North so he can write whatever he wants.
I have not finished this book yet, but I hope to do so soon. So far I find this to be an interesting book and I would recommend that people should read it.
In his early years, Richard was hungry for attention. Such as when he was little he set the white curtains in his house on fire to see what it would look like, but another reason he did that was to get attention since he was not getting a lot of attention when his grandmother was sick. Another incident was when he would go to a local saloon and stand outside watching people go in and out of the saloon. One day a man carried him into the saloon and everyone started ordering him drinks so he would get drunk. When he was drunk, the men and women would give him a penny of a nickel to go recite vulgar words to another person. He would go to the saloon everyday since no one is at home to pay any attention to him. He goes there not for the drinks but for the attention of the men and women in the saloon.
As he gets older, he started to be hungry for freedom to do what ever he wants. He wanted to write when ever he feels like it, but all his friends and family members discourage him from doing so. He wanted to go get jobs and earn money to buy his own food and clothes, but he was not allow to do this by his Granny because they are not allow to work on Saturdays. However, she does eventually allow him to work on Saturdays since she knows his soul can not be saved. When in his teens, he tried to earn enough money to move North, since in the South the Jim Crow rules does not allow him to do certain things. He does not want to follow the rules of the whites such as to say yes,sir and no,sir to them when being asked a question. Since he could not be a writer in the South, he decided to go North so he can write whatever he wants.
I have not finished this book yet, but I hope to do so soon. So far I find this to be an interesting book and I would recommend that people should read it.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Hungry for Attention
This week's question is about Richard Wright, author of the book I'm currently reading in lit class title Black Boy. Is Richard hungry for attention? Is he alone in this hunger?
I would say that the answer is no. Everyone always wants attention to be given to them. Some people would have younger siblings that would get more attention than them and they would try to do things to get attention.
In the story one reason Wright set the curtains on fire was to see what it would look like, but another reason was to get attention, since he was not getting a lot of attention when his grandmother is sick. He also took his father's words of killing the kitten literally to get attention as well. He would sometimes loiter outside a saloon near their flat all day to watch the drunks inside the bar. One day a man carried him in to the saloon and then everyone in the saloon started to order in drinks to get him drunk. When he is in a drunken state, they would have him recite vulgar words for a penny or a nickel. I would also consider this as him being hungry for attention since no one is at home to watch him. He would go to the saloon everyday hoping someone would take him in and buy him some drinks. He goes to the saloon all the time not for the alcohol but for the attention of the men and women in the saloon.
Richard's mother was also trying to get attention. After she got a job as a cook, when she got home she would talk to Richard and his brother for hours about how they now have no father and that they have to learn to take care of themselves.
I would say that the answer is no. Everyone always wants attention to be given to them. Some people would have younger siblings that would get more attention than them and they would try to do things to get attention.
In the story one reason Wright set the curtains on fire was to see what it would look like, but another reason was to get attention, since he was not getting a lot of attention when his grandmother is sick. He also took his father's words of killing the kitten literally to get attention as well. He would sometimes loiter outside a saloon near their flat all day to watch the drunks inside the bar. One day a man carried him in to the saloon and then everyone in the saloon started to order in drinks to get him drunk. When he is in a drunken state, they would have him recite vulgar words for a penny or a nickel. I would also consider this as him being hungry for attention since no one is at home to watch him. He would go to the saloon everyday hoping someone would take him in and buy him some drinks. He goes to the saloon all the time not for the alcohol but for the attention of the men and women in the saloon.
Richard's mother was also trying to get attention. After she got a job as a cook, when she got home she would talk to Richard and his brother for hours about how they now have no father and that they have to learn to take care of themselves.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)