...War propaganda posters were used throughout both World Wars and the Cold War. Different countries used them to different effect such as Germany using them to condemn the Jewish population and ostracise them, the West using them to present the Soviets as the foreign enemy and the Allies in the World Wars to create a sense of nationalism. This sense of nationalism is what is created in this War poster that a semiotic analysis will be conducted on. The colours, uniform, the line of men, lack of women and the text will be analysed in depth to understand this poster in terms of the war and what it meant for the Allies. Whilst this is a British poster, the uniform worn by the soldiers was very similar across all the Allies. The Triple Alliance...
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...Abstract World War Two was a very calamitous aeon that infected the world and filled it with animosity and bigotry. Over 70 million soldiers and civilians were robbed of their souls in the never-ending battles and conflict. We were at a great divide with the rest of the world both physically and mentally, but with the never aid of doctors and creativity and inspiration of our leaders we were le to surmount the war with advancements in the medical field and the use of rhetoric. World War Two. World War Two was the most destructive war in all of history. This was a very calamitous period in time that brought anguish upon many people. The best ideas arise throughout the darkest times, and throughout all the violence, one Man-Charles Richard...
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...In response to the United States entering World War 1 on April 6, 1917, it was important that they recruit troops and prepare the correct equipment required for war. When we declared war, the Government needed to persuade Americans to invest in the war, both financially and emotionally. With that being said, the Government tried really hard to make the citizens think a certain thing. Thus being called propaganda. One of the most popular themes of the propaganda posters were liberty bonds. As one advertisement says, “Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds.” In this poster, there is a German soldier with menacing eyes and bloody fingers creeping on the Atlantic. The purpose of this propaganda poster was to encourage Americans to invest in the...
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...The forces that descended the world into World War 2 in 1939 was world powers who accepted the policy of appeasement to avoid war, and Germany, Italy and Japan who took over territory with force in violations of the League of Nations which consisted of . In document 1, Hitler who ruled Germany, took over territory such as Rhineland, which bordered along Germany, and he said it was for the greater good for the country and for Europe. League of Nations met with Hitler to decide the fate of Czechoslovakia which they allowed Germany to take over Czechoslovakia because appeasement was better than to lose men in another war. This meeting allowed Germany to know that the League of Nations didn’t want a war and wouldn’t use force if Germany kept...
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...How do you believe Great Britain successfully convinced thousands or hundreds of thousands of normal, everyday citizens to either join the war effort or to support it from the comfort of their homes? The answer is, if you thought correctly, propaganda techniques. A propaganda technique is defined as “an improper appeal to emotion used for the purpose of swaying the opinions of an audience”. In this case the improper appeal is World War II propaganda posters utilized to influence the audience, which is citizens on how they felt towards the war. By using various posters, the British government and the armed forces applied just several of the numerous propaganda techniques to encourage individuals to support the war efforts. One poster inspires industrial workers to use their time efficiently and not to waste any of their efforts because it shows a picture of a man at work taking his break standing in front of a clock. This poster utilizes one of the many persuasive...
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...World War One carries the harsh reputation of being one of the bloodiest wars to ever be fought. The four years of non-stop battling took heavy tolls on countries all across Europe. There was no limit to what they were willing to accomplish in order to cement themselves in a certain area. The desire, greed, and rivalry amongst nations to gain territory to ultimately achieve economical and political stability were heightened during this period of time. Not to mention the fact that countries were eager to demonstrate their new technologically advanced weapons and sophisticated battle plans as means of expressing their dominance. Amongst the countries involved, the most powerful were Germany, Russia, France, Britain, Italy, and Austria-Hungary....
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...WWII DBQ In 1939, the world entered one of the darkest periods when World War II began. American troops entered the conflict officially in 1942. Although the war was not fought on american soil, It had great impacts on the American home front. Women experienced permanent changes in their lives. People across the country felt a greater sense of nationalism, as well of fear of foreigners. World War Two had many effects on American life that was long lasting. Four ways WWII affected American lives were women’s roles and working, deaths, food shortage and rationing, and recycling. Firstly, all of the men were at war the women would have to go and work at factories and other jobs. There is a famous picture and poster that says “ We Can Do It!”...
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...Instructor’s Name Course Date Visual Analysis of World War II in Multiple Mediums Abstract During this Visual story telling class we learned ways to visually analyze different mediums. We learned about John Berger who introduced people seeing things in a new way. This is paralleled with the way the Holocaust has been portrayed in different mediums. He also introduced the idea of “seeing” depends on a person’s habit and their environment. I will be comparing elements in the mediums of Reflections and Echoes, Maus, Life is Beautiful, and Inglorious Bastards as well as the methods in the perceptions of the author and the lenses through which they see, and then go into detail about the readers perceptions. Introduction The medium through which an artist chooses to express their message or ideas has an effect on the way it is perceived by the viewer. Imagery has deeper meaning that artists tend to hide their message through the use of several representations. The type of image that an author decides to use has an ultimate effect on the perception of the audience. Members of the audience decode varied meanings from an image in the text. The World War II is among issues that have been represented in texts and movies through the use of imagery. It is upon the audience to have extra skills so that they decipher the intended meaning of the author. In this analysis, the focus will be on how different texts and films have portrayed World War II. However, the guiding argument...
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...In the Midst of World War Two the battle for the Atlantic was underway. All alike, British, American, and German sailors’ citizens and soldiers are confronted with the difficulties and devastation of war. Trade and cargo ships transporting supplies to fellow allies were all targets to German U-boats at the time in their mission to cut off and devastate the enemy’s supply routes in order to gain an advantage for the troops on the ground battling the allied forces. However, no man escaped the horrors of war not even underneath the deep sea of the Atlantic in wartime 1941. The crew of the German U-boat, U-96 experienced that first-hand the film by Wolfgang Peterson Das Boot (1981). Portraying the raw and uncut footage of what would have actually happened to German sailors in a U-boat at the time the story follows U-96’s mission to engage with enemy supply ships across the Atlantic after surviving and attack from the menacing depth charges of a...
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...Hi Tapvir, your thoughts on both of this week’s reading were very in-depth and to the point. Starting with the First World War Poems, I believe you addressed the poems themes perfectly. As I stated in my post, sadness truly seems to jump out as you read through each poem. The characteristic that I completely agree with you on is violence. In many ways, violence is the root to these poems being produced. I also agree that the poems were written for the citizens to gain an understand of the war. You mentioned that these poems provided the soldiers with a voice. That is completely true. In many ways, I believe that soldiers wrote these poems to not only find a sense of therapy but also to show true about war. Each poem does provide...
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...What triggers people into believing rumors that outbreak through the community? Mass hysteria has an effect in making people believe in what is only presented to them and told. When we cannot find answers for unknown cases, our brains yearn for explanations creating panic, social, and mental dilemmas. Throughout the world dozens of cases exhibiting hysteria have been reported. In most cases panic in the community is highly familiar. The War of the Worlds panicked people about an announcement of the arrival of aliens. It was Sunday, October 30, 1938 and millions of listeners were alerted by the radio show of Orson Welles, “Mercury Theater on the Air”. His idea was only to draw in families at home to listen to his Halloween show he put together, by adapting the novel, War of the Worlds. Welles took the story and changed the time period to present day New England. Therefore it created more of a realistic story causing it to sound like actual news alerting the...
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...1. How effectively does Nasht synthesis his materials to establish a contextual frame? To establish a contextual frame for this sequence Nasht begins the scene with a date stamp “1914 London.” This date holds universal significances as it is the start of World War 1. As footage of London in that time period flash by a voiceover makes reference to World War 1 further confirming that London is preparing for war. This sets the audience into thinking about the events in Europe that are about to unfold providing us with a contextual frame. However instead of focusing on the war, Nasht cuts to the story of the Shackleton Expedition. This begins with a mixture of grainy black and white footage of Shackleton’s boat ‘Endurance’ leaving the harbour and sailing through icy...
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...environmental awareness, numerous exhaust, and wastewater emission, also, the great amount energy used in nineteen centuries. The haze widespread in the air, large amount river had been polluted, energy resources reduce rapidly. People started noticing the issues and made the claim on environmental protection. For example, Gifford Pinchot who was the leader of early conservation who emphasize the importance of sustainable resources development (Dunlap and Mertig 2013). In United State, the conservation dragged whole nation’s attention after World War I. It was because of several issues affect people’s living environment such as Dust Bowl, deluge and soil preservation (Dunlap and Mertig 2013). Nevertheless, people understood how crucial for our living surrounding but they were not able to make an effort to it because of Great Depression came after the war. The United State government concentrated on economic recovery until the end of World War II (Dunlap and Mertig 2013)....
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...My book is called The War of the Worlds and it was written by H.G. Wells. This book is a novel and it is a combination of both of the books in this set. This books is about how Martians, who have more advanced technology, attack England. The literature in this book used by H.G. Wells describes how the Martians have superior weaponry system, machinery, and tactics and how the humans fight against it. In The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells uses foreshadowing, dialogue, and imagery to pull the reader into a wonderful story. The first type of literature used by H.G. Wells to welcome the reader into the story is foreshadowing. For example, “No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly...
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...Chapter 4 In this chapter, Gatsby tells nick all about his past. He says things that are very unlikely to nikc and he mentions and shows his disbelief. Gatsby makes claims of being connected to most wealthy and outstanding people in the country, and being from the world war. Towards the end of the chapter Nick learns that Gatsby loves Diasy and wants nick to arrange a meeting in order for Gatsby to come and meet her once again. Jordan is the one who informs nikc of this plan. A- Nick B- “Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge” C- Nick is very self relying, and has a lot to say to himself about everyone around him, but on the outside is very softspoken and humble. This is a good quality, and he is a very honest and trustworthy individual guy, but is often shy and a bit awkward. D- Nicks main role in this story is that he’s the narrorator, and all of these events are based on his life. He is a very down to earth guy, calm and collected with a bunch of crazy events and people surrounding him. Instead of being in surroundings thatmirror him as a person, he is almost in an opposing environment, rivaling his ways of living. “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” This quote goes to show a category for most characters in this book, for example Gatsby is a pursuer and a busy man. While someone like Daisy is the pursued. Being a go with the flow type of woman, instead of a go getter. A main symbolic item is that...
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