Demonization

commoditization is extremely racist as well, especially if one considers the colonization of Africa and the stealing of their resources to benefit early American corporations and provide for the needs of the new colonials. Racism, as well as the demonization of the poor in capitalistic societies, makes it easier to sell food and water at high prices and not feel guilty or amoral. By reducing non-whites or impoverished people to an inferior, unworthy race, the corporations, and capitalism itself,…

Famous activist Malcolm X once said, “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcolm X illustrated just how powerful the media truly is, and “1984” by George Orwell shows what happens when the government obtains this power. The book is about a dystopian future called Oceania, in which there is a totalitarian government (The Party) that controls…

Connie Yonn Professor Zaragoza English 1 October 21, 2015 A Man Dark Inner Soul Conrad in The Heart of Darkness is a novel that discussed the pitfalls of slavery, colonialism, and the demonization of a man. In the novel, Marlow, who is a captain of the steam boat, narrates his journey into the Congo of Africa and how he experiences the heart of darkness. The heart of darkness signifies a man inner demon and restrains tendencies for greed that arise to surface and take the best of him. The…

To form opinions about medical marijuana, or even recreational marijuana, I feel you have to know the history of how it became illegal. It all started in the early 1900’s just after the Mexican Revolution; Mexican immigrants started coming into the US into Texas and Louisiana. Since they started coming in, of course, they brought their customs with them. At this time cannabis was used for medicines and a relaxant. Mexican immigrants called the plant “marihuana” and since Americans weren’t…

article, builds her credibility and appeal to the readers emotions. However, her use of exemplification to establish the issue of misogyny within the music industry, creating an ineffective argument. In her article, Balay begins with discussing the demonization and humanization of the hip hop group, N.W.A, through the biopic, Straight Outta Compton. She focuses on the N.W.A. as a way to relate to the readers, who may be fans of their music or they are anticipating to watch it in…

being communists for their own financial gain, the media would exaggerate communism to make money. Some politicians would use fear to gain the trust and approval of citizens, and people would fear communists due to the ignorance, misconceptions and demonization of them. The Crucible is a lesson from Arthur miller about how humans tend to fabricate stories about people they don 't understand so they fear them and become accusatory towards them, But the most dangerous of those people are the ones…

The title “Miss Representation” is a sort of play on words on the vast underrepresentation and misrepresentation of the Misses and Mrs. in American media and the conditioned idea that their appearance and how they come across to men are the most important things about them. This is evident in a number of ways. For example, the focus on women’s bodies and aesthetics, in television, movies, and advertisement serve as pervasive agents of socialization that propagate the idea that a woman’s value…

“dealing” with the situation are highly available, while solutions do not seem nonexistent. This study showed how some Indonesian families successfully deal with drug abuse. Their families are open and understanding about the issues, leading to less demonization of the child. I think that if I am to be successful, evaluating the successful strategies used by other cultures might yield results that can ultimately lead to real…

Actions and Objectives as Seen in Medea – Ana Mulino I truly enjoyed watching the performance of Medea, directed by Dorian Lang. Most, if not all actions and objectives portrayed by the actors, specially Nadien Chu who played Medea herself, were crystal clear from an audience’s perspective. As Medea goes through her super objective of accomplishing revenge against her husband, the way she acts towards the other characters are essential to her success or failure. A key factor in Medea’s journey…

You don’t stick a knife in a man’s back nine inches, pull it out six inches and say you’re making progress.” ~ Malcolm X As the ideological father of the student led activism that Ibram Kendi notes in his book, The Black Campus Movement: Black Students and the Racial Reconstitution of Higher Education, Malcolm X and his ideology are a perfect reference to decide its success. In his epilogue, Kendi argues that the BCM has pulled the “knife” out several inches since its inception, by either…