MLK’s use of pathos and repetition is an effective way to persuade his audience about his position on civil disobedience. In King’s speech he says, “Its ugly record of police brutality is known in every section of this country” (King Page 6). This evidence, revealing MLK’s use of pathos, was used to reach out to the emotional citizens who have either experienced or watched police brutality. The use of pathos is effective because it appeals to emotions and the issue of civil rights and civil disobedience. Civil rights is an emotional subject for those who were affected by it, and MLK is proving his argument on civil disobedience.
Josiah Koser 04/10/2017 Robert Sklar, Movie-Made America, Random House inc., New York City, New York, 1994. The argument made by the author Robert Sklar in his book Movie-Made America has to do with the impact that American movies have had on the country's culture and society as a whole. Sklar says this by stating that, “American movies, through much of their span, have altered or challenged many of the values and doctrines of powerful social and cultural forces in American society, providing alternative ways of understanding the world.”
Tija Dilba Ms. Falzone American Literature ACP 13 January 2023 Beatty's Lecture Have you ever felt sad and had someone try to cheer you up, and then cheering you up turned into a lecture? The same thing happens to Guy Montag in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, by Captain Beatty, his boss. Captain Beatty uses ethos and logos by using his authority and sounding trustworthy while also stating a fact or common sense in order to make Montag feel better about witnessing a woman burn. Beatty mentions in his lecture that schools used to be sports and books.
This is the rule of commerce dwarfs commemoration of American life . 911 Memorial, commemorating the lack of built in the city and who had undergone a series of events to visualize its lifetime . This is a physical memorial of real-life examples. Not only 9/11 Memorial , the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is also in Washington, DC , this can also be seen as a collective memory . Collective memory of a nation is determined by its choice to erect the monument as a representative portion .
During World War II, American studios who wanted to do their part in the war effort started to make cartoons that directly addressed the war efforts. Other studios were taken over by the US government, including Warner Bros. and Disney, to specifically make cartoons so they can get support for the war, and some were produced specifically to be shown to soldiers overseas. Of the cartoons produced some were educational propaganda cartoons depicting a serious tone, they showed how the enemy operated and how life would be if the enemy took over the US. While others were typical cartoons, similar to cartoons you see today, and they were used in a humorous effect to get a laugh out of the audience. Although instead of the typical antagonists like
Throughout much of history, in time of war, the flag has always been one of the most important pieces of battlefield equipment. During the Civil War, the Confederate battle flag was extremely important in political and personal view standards. The Confederacy saw the use of three different national Civil War flags during its brief time as the official government of the South. The Confederate flag, represents a sacred emblem of this country's evolution through history. It symbolizes the birthright of a nation, the heritage of liberty purchased with blood and sorrow.
I chose to rewatch a film for my observation. The film I watched was “Fight Club”. This film is an example of the complete opposite of US cultural values. It focuses on destroying material comfort and individuality. The narrator who was once a man driven by material possessions is completely changed by Tyler Durden a man who is fuelled by chaos.
I read a few articles and they all relate to my everyday life. One article in particular stated,” During the civil rights revolt of the 1950s and 1960, many Caucasian southerners did revive the use o the Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate flag and “Dixie” This was on the behalf of segregation and white dominance. Foster, G. (n.d.). The Lost Cause – American Civil War Home. Retrieved from http://www.civilwarhome.com/lostcause.html I lived in South Carolina my entire life
They were used as a promotion for a campaign, an illustration of an event, or even as a way to show how bad something was and how it affects things around it. (PBS). In the Nast cartoon, the North received it as promoting peace and happiness and the south received it was being forceful and a
Cultures are spread through globalisation through knowledge, ideas, clothing, beliefs, values, languages, food and movies. When contact occurs between cultures, all ideas are spread and transferred which has become easier nowadays than in the past because fewer people were to able to travel and experience the rest of the world. Disney, Disney princesses especially, has had a big impact on the spread of cultures from Saudi Arabia 's Aladdin to Germany 's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to China 's Mulan. Not only has Disney spread the culture of beliefs and values, most children from all around the world who has watched a Disney princess original would be able to identify the traditional dresses such as the Qipao from China in Mulan. Their movies have also given children a way to apprehend various styles of cultures.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an important figure in gaining civil rights throughout the 1960’s and he’s very deserving of that title as seen in both his “I Have a Dream” speech and his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” letter. In both of these writings Dr. King uses logos - logical persuasion - and pathos - emotional appeal - to change the opinions of people who were for segregation and against civil rights. Although King was arrested for a nonviolent protest, he still found a way to justify his actions with the use of logos and pathos. MLK uses both ways to gain the attention and agreement of the audience but, he uses pathos not just more, but in a more relatable way in order to appeal to his audience.
For a movie to be successful, a fight must be had between good and evil. As they were introduced, the Huns are the force of evil in the Disney 's rendition of the Ballad of Mulan and the Chinese people, especially Mulan herself, are the heroes that try to stop theeir enemies and save their country. The differences between both of the parties are shown very clearly, to create a straight cut between good and bad, thereby imposing on the children the importance of choosing the right side, the one that will surely win. As much as Huns are demonized in the cartoon, the Chinese people are made more American that Asian. The decision to make the Chinese more familiar to the people of America and Europe, towards whom the Disney 's movies were majorly directed, was also linked with the notion of post-colonialism.
Today, the Swastika is a symbol of hatred, fear, and a memory of death, tears, and murder. However, before it became the symbol of the Nazi party, the Swastika has always had an innocent and a meaning that can be considered pleasant. Depending on the culture, religion, and even the area the usage and sometimes the definition of the Swastika. Though, not until Hitler and the Nazi party began using the symbol it did not have any negative connotations. Before the Nazi’s usage of the Swastika, the symbol had an innocent history.
Hollywood movies affect national culture in various ways. In one sense, movies could be characterized as America’s storytellers. Hollywood movies „Americanize“ global values and beliefs ,therefore they in a way diminish national culture traits and adapt and reinforce American customs. People tend to copy the ideas,customs and culture of American people or in other words they tend to acculturate. So called „Americanization“ is
When cultural diversity is reduced through the popularization and diffusion of cultural symbols, one could speak about cultural homogenization. The world and its cultures become more the same, and it is often argued that our current society is in a phase of homogenization. To be more precise, a phase of dominant Western culture established with the help of
