What exactly is unpatriotic? A company made a bumper sticker saying SUV’S are Super Unpatriotic Vehicles, but what makes them so unpatriotic? Patriotism is a very strong word that has a lot of emotional appeal to it. This sticker could represent the fact that we as Americans get most of our gas from other countries, therefore making us more dependent on foreign oil, or it could be a “go green statement” being made because SUV’s use more gas, therefore polluting the air more than the typical eco-friendly cars that we have these days. A bumper sticker that says SUV’s are Super Unpatriotic Vehicles is attempting to get people to buy vehicles that get better gas mileage.…
I think this is supposed to show how the political leader has total control of the lives of the people in his country. This picture shows the loss of freedom the Germans had to endure under the Nazis. Document 8, was an excerpt from a German textbook. It was teaching kids how to “tell the difference” between other races and Germans. This was used to marginalize other races to unite the German people.…
To change the mass’ thoughts, much propaganda was used, and amongst them, some posters pictured Germans and their allies as inhumane savages, as well as the idea that Germans had spies and saboteurs inside the US. Propaganda was used in several wars since the WW1 to ensure people have the knowledge the government want…
It’s advertising belief, trust, and confidence to parents that those out there driving have enough character to protect their child. “Think of both sides” is text from the photo meaning to think of both sides of the situation (Ekburg.RU). Meaning that, if you were that parent with the child walking to or from school, you would want them to make it safely. As on the other hand, if you were that parent driving, you would not want to hit someone else’s child because it could be yours. The line from the text is meant to make you be considerate of your surroundings because that’s what you would want for your child, knowing that people are watching out for them as if they were their…
Even the town kids have problems with the assignment, though: one reports on an advertisement instead of an article, while another starts out calling Hitler “Old Adolf.”…
Before and during World War II was a tough time to live in Nazi Germany. The new laws and way of life during this period affected society of all ages in numerous different ways. New political and social groups were formed both to support and oppose the Nazi and the Gestapo leaders. One of these groups was known as the Swing Kids who listened to Jewish and black swing music and danced at illegal clubs against the Nazis. The movie, “Swing Kids”, explains this group of teenagers. The movie opens in Hamburg, Germany in the year of 1939. Three best friends are taking a walk and see gestapo officers chasing a Jewish man until he jumps to his death at a nearby bridge. Although the boys are not necessarily supportive of the Jewish community, they are very against the Nazis and their supporters. One of the teenagers is crippled and, as the other two boys race home, he is left alone. Throughout the movie, we see the taking over of the Nazi government and the harming everyone who doesn’t meet the standards of that “superior” Aryan race that the new government strives for. The friends attend parties throughout the movie that are against the Nazi’s laws. The parties normally are crashed by the opposing Hitler Jugand, which are young Nazis in training for the army. These young boys are constantly subjected to propaganda comparing Jews to rats and explaining how the fascism of the Nazis is the only correct way. The Swing Kids see previous members of their group convert to Nazism. They believe that this will never happen to them and that they will never be pulled apart. However, these wishes do not happen. When two of the friends are caught stealing a radio, one of the friends is told that he either needs to join the HJ party or be shipped to a work camp. He, of course, decides to join the party. His best friend joins with him in order to stay together. They believe that the propaganda will never get to them and they will stay, “HJ by day, Swing…
Award winning novelist, Mark Zusak, in his novella The Book Thief (2005), explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions, highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes, and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber, yet comedic, informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World War II and the fear during that time.…
Ulrich Herbert’s “Good Times, Bad Times” is about the contrast between the ways typical working Germans perceived the years before and during Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, his rise to dictator, and during and after and World War II. The article cites a survey conducted by the Institut für Demoskopie (Public Opinion Institute) in 1949, as well as an oral-history project conducted at the universities of Essen and Hagen between 1930-1960. Both studies indicate that “for a large part of the population the image of National Socialism was characterized principally not by terror, mass murder and war but by reduction of unemployment, economic boom, tranquility and order.”(Bessel, p. 97).…
The worldwide economic depression had hit the country, especially hard, and millions of people were out of work. Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. He gave people hope and didn’t let them…
As the impact of World War One took its toll on Europe countries like Russia, Italy and Germany were in dire need of a change. Germany was most impacted by the war and was left in a state where everyday citizens were homeless, jobless, and starving. Looking for someone save Germany, Germans were in a desperate need for change and turned to group of radicals that were rising in power at a rapid rate known as the Nazis. Looking for someone to “save Germany” the Nazi’s unconventional but radical beliefs gave many Germans a strong sense of hope. “One of the reasons the Nazi ideology was so successful in eliciting support for the party and consensus behind its program was that its structure was built central concepts that, in the…
Instantly shocking readers with a large bolded title reading “Driving the Highway from Destruction!”, Hart claims that there is indeed a growing trend of unsafety on our roads. By using the word “destruction!” with the commanding exclamation mark, the writer not only draws our attention to extract a sense of immediacy, but more importantly it implies an apocalyptic image which is indeed, responsible for the “road deaths among young drivers”. By affirming that she, “like many other drivers”, have become cognisant of such a contentious issue, the writer unintentionally implores readers to step up and join her as she places herself and her stance on the issue on a higher moral ground. Complementing this idea is also the centered graphic. Depicting hazardous signs which are all too common to drivers, the image attempts to evoke a sense of responsibility in viewers. Portraying an array of safety signs, the triangular warning of pedestrians in similarity with the octagonal sign commanding for drivers to “STOP” invokes in readers an obligation to take greater care when driving. Furthermore the use of the image is then augmented further, as by placing the cumbersome image in the middle of her article, the writer suggests that these signs cannot be…
Out of the top left corner and the bottom right corner of the poster, emerge a pair of sinister black hands that have on them the symbol that represents the countries of Japan and Nazi Germany. In the top left corner of the poster are the words “Keep These Hands Off” (Odell). Across the very bottom of the poster, in large, bold white lettering read the words “Buy the new Victory Bonds” (Odell). The second World War II poster entitled “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them” (Smith) is an American Propaganda poster that drew its influence from the previous Canadian poster. The underlying principle of this poster is the same as the Canadian poster, to sell war bonds. The grass with the image of a Nazi swastika in a shadowy black color. Printed across the bottom of In the poster “Keep These Hands Off” (Odell) the use of the blue background is meant to convey a sense of calm and represent a celestial existence. Layered atop the blue background is found the image of a mother cradling an infant child. This image is included by the artist to appeal to the sense of love a person might have for his or her own…
The Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) was formed in 1952. Its focus was on luxury cars of the late 1920's and 1930's (and into the early 1940's). The list of recognized "Classic Cars" is not all-encompassing of the era, but rather it segregates models based on rarity, quality and price. For example: 1940 saw many cars from many manufacturers, yet only a handful of them are considered Classic Cars by the CCCA. In trying to establish the true meaning of the term classic car', CCCA wanted to distance itself from the laymen's term of "classic car" by which, in general terms, anything older than 25 years is considered a "classic". CCCA coined the terms Full Classic and Modified Classic.…
Communication is very important between people of different ages and abilities. It enables people build relationships with others at their own level of communication, it is important to be able to communicate at different levels and different methods of communication to enable the child, young person and adult to develop good communication skills and be able to hold conversations with others. Communication helps everybody to develop confidence and self esteem and to help the person forget they have a communication difficulty as every one will be able to communicate at appropriate levels.…
I'm the kind of person that loves to work on cars and and doesn't like to sit around inside and do nothing. I really want to be in human resources and work for a big company. I at least want a 300,000 dollar home with a big lifted truck and a a gtr and a 9 second drag car. I want to live in a nice house in a small town. I like towns where everybody knows everybody and it's not loud. I also love cars its all ive ever liked. I've always loved the feeling when you start your car and let it run. It gives me butterflies. I love the feeling of being sucked into the seat of the car or when the tires break loose and the car gets sideways. It's the best feeling in the world. I want to be a human resource manager because most of my…