Ultimately, this photograph gains its power because it produces a myth of fascism through it’s use of signs. A myth as Roland Barthes describes in Mythologies, is a kind of speech, in which the history of an object is distorted to signify a new contemporary signification that feels completely natural to modern society. In the case of Craighead’s photograph, the soldier in a uniform is a significant sign in contemporary society, one that signifies patriotism and power. Sontag also states that “Uniforms
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There is only true one candidate that this nation needs at this current point. Bernie Sanders has shown through debates that he is passionate about the issues that this country faces and he is willing to put the time and effort to fix them. Bernie Sanders was born in Brooklyn. He was the offspring of two polish immigrants; he later went on to move to Vermont to begin his career in politics. He main focusing was to combat the wealth gap in America. He went on to have four children which produced
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traffic or just decide that you're going to riot outside the location where a speaker is going to speak. A part of the liberal side has decided that they will essentially determine what's socially right and wrong in our nation. Supporting Donald Trump you're racist, wanting to prevent illegal immigration, you're racist and let's say you disagree with the scale of police brutality you're racist. The thing is though that I agree with this stances, but I’m not racist. I don’t want to limit the success
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“Trump and U.S. Immigration Policy,” by Philip Martin discusses past immigration policies and what is to come with President Trump’s stance on immigration. While over the years there has been several different proposed bills on how to deal with unauthorized immigration, not many have actually been passed and became a law. Unauthorized foreigners make up a significant portion of the U.S workforce; twenty-six percent in farmers, fifteen percent in construction and nine percent in production and services
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On one stormy day in the beautiful country called the United States of America Lewis the Loyal is ready to help do anything. Lewis just broke two bones in your leg and other bone in your rib cage you cannot be walking! Olivia said, “Lewis you have to stop doing these things”. Lewis was walking to kiss Olivia his girlfriend. The reason he was in that hospital bed was because he jumped off a building to save his county Mayor from a grenade. It was the scariest time in his life. Two months later after
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I will also highlight how President Trump plays a major role in the spike. Not only has racism been a thorn in the history of the United states it caused beliefs that has been passed down through generations. Some children are brought up to even believe that it is natural to be racist and
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Barack Obama – Speech On October 1, 2015 several people were shot and killed by a man at Oregon Community College. On the same day Barack Obama gave a speech. First of all the speech was gave to express Obama’s grief, – but he wanted more than just to show empathy. Obama presents a clear message - of changing the U.S gun laws - in his speech Obama delivered his speech to the press , so therefore all Americans are his receivers. In his speech Obama argues against the 2nd amendment, which gives
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How many people in this room will be old enough to vote next year on election day? How many of you plan on voting? How many have an idea as to whom you would like to vote for? There is a serious problem with how few young people vote. Only 19.9% of eligible voters aged 18-29 voted in the 2014 elections, the lowest turnout rate at any federal election in history. It is absolutely crucial that young people vote. The age group that has the highest voter turnout is the 65 and older community. To be
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Meanwhile, “The Truth About Trump” brought back the rhetoric that goes against the school’s educational values. Mr. Rodgers brought the article to Principal Ruiz’s attention after noticing that the article contained language that is not permitted to be published. Principal Ruiz was concerned that the article might incite violence in the community and made the ultimate decision to not publish the
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On 11/8/2016 Donald J Trump defeated his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States. However, on election day there were several examples of voters suppression that many American voters deemed unfair. Voter intimidation, suspicious evacuations occurring at polls at peak election times, and misleading information on candidate Hillary Clinton; information which hindered the opinions of some of her possible voters. Poll watching and redistricting were among
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