Drawing inspiration from the heydey of the Hardcore punk scene, this poster was made to reflect the stark similarities between the political climate of the eighties and the current one that is taking place. During the eighties, Hardcore punk was made to give lesser lower class to middle class people a voice against a government they could not identify with. In addition to this, many used hardcore as a way to express themselves and their many griefs caused by society. Hardcore music was loud, chaotic, and fast which caused everyone to move quickly and forgo societal norms. This type of music had a powerful message, and there needed to be a way to spread this message to newcomers who might not have heard of the hardcore scene. Hardcore posters …show more content…
and flyers were soon employed so more and more people who needed a way to vent their problems would be attracted to a cause. Quite often these posters will have a political figure shown and either defaced or made to look like they are a danger to society. My project focuses on these posters because they represent a movement against the popular culture and more prominently because I believe that there is a strong resurgence, arguably more so than before, against the current administration spearheaded by Donald Trump. Furthermore, because Trump has already performed so many drastic acts in office it would be with great ease to present a poster that portrays him as a war hungry symbol of greed. The targeted audience for the punk against Trump poster would be anyone who disagrees with his political agenda and the many questionable acts he has performed while in office. Although, because many people shy away from loud, fast paced, and chaotic music an age demographic will come into play. The sound of the music will limit the age demographic to mainly target young adults who range in age from eighteen to late thirties, however this does not mean people who are older are not sought after, only that they would be less likely to make an appearance at a hardcore punk show. In addition to limiting the type of people who would be targeted to attend this event, class would arguably be the most influential factor in determining the socioeconomic status of the targeted demographic. Those of a higher social class would most likely not be included in the event because they would not fit in and instead be seen as more of a problem due to their high income. In turn, this would also communicate that because they are well off that it would be less likely for them to be charged with facing any real type of intense struggle. Other than the aforementioned two factors, the rest would not be affected in the least bit. Race would not be affected because hardcore punk has always been accepting of racial groups and this goes for sex and gender as well due to the fact that many woman frontlined hardcore bands back in the eighties such as Joan Jett, Siouxsie Sioux, and Patti Smith. Hardcore punk has always been about letting in people who have no real way to express themselves and this is even more so today because multitudes of young adults are becoming more expressive than before so the the punk scene would most likely be more accepted than it was in the eighties. Having discussed the targeted demographics that the poster is targeted to attract, it is now pertinent to deliberate on the stylistic choices of the poster. To set the mood of the poster I began with the background, I closely followed a number of hardcore posters that I had collected over the years and also some historical punk posters I searched online for inspiration. The white trim around the main background of the explosion in the background is there to set a tone of stylistic flare, this is more often seen in art whenever an artist wishes to showcase a work however, the designing of hardcore posters is an art in itself. The next part was the main background of the atomic explosion, I thought the explosion and the threat of nuclear fallout would have made a grave impact on the person viewing it and made an appeal to the pathos of the viewer. In addition to this, the background was suppose to hold power over the viewer in the same way that Christian Metz argues that film has over its viewer when they attend a movie which is mentioned in the “Practices of looking”. My idea echoed this because when the viewer first sees the mushroom cloud they are supposed to be taken aback and made uncomfortable by it which is also supposed to communicate that because of Trumps almost abrupt and radical start in foreign policy that we are more at risk for a war than we had previously been. The following design placed was that of a dollar which was aimed to signify the universality of the dollar as a sign for material greed to which Trump is guilty of because he is a billionaire with immensely questionable morales. In continuation of designing the poster, I went online to search for the most unflattering poster of Trump I could find. To make Trump seem even more like a terrible president and an abuser of power I shrunk down his face and used it to cover the face of George Washington on the Dollar bill which communicates how he wishes to go above the law on many courses to enact his political agenda. Next, I took various quotes from Trump speaking on CNN to showcase his simple mindedness when it comes to talking off the top of his head, as well as, to make him seem simple minded to the audience viewing the poster in hopes of create a distancing effect. If the poster were to go public, I think it would be received well.
Being fairly new to the editing software of photoshop I still think that the poster communicates a concrete disapproval of how Donald Trump has behaved while in office. In addition to this, it employs a electronic eloquence which communicates a more interactive tone. People who stop to view the poster are arguably more apt to feel a pull towards the event because of the Visual Dramatization employed in the poster as well, it combines both the dim witted quotes by Trump and the images of war and greed and associates them as central themes that surround Trump as a president. Having analyzed the rhetorical influence of the poster, it must now be examined as a piece of Hardcore punk aesthetic and whether or not it is effective as such. If the poster was hung up at a local venue or displayed around town I am most certain that it would be received well, it not only displays a larger more pomped up visualization of the pageantry that is usually associated within the design of punk posters, but it also takes a public figure and dethrones them from their place of power. Additionally, the lineup of bands attending the show would make for enough excitement because they all have at one time or another been on the political side of music. Having Stray From The Path as the headlining band would also set the tone of what was to be expected at the music event due to the fact that they have always been an outspoken politically charged band to whom many fans of hardcore punk can identify
with. The rhetorical effect of hardcore posters has always been a prevalent force when advocating for the adjoined disapproval of a political figure or an act that lower to middle class citizens have not seen as being geared toward the betterment of society. The continuation of this method of showcasing the intended message of the hardcore punk scene still seems quite relevant due to the increasing instability of our country under the governance of our current president. One could also argue that there is more of a push against Trump then there was against Ronald Reagan. For instance, with the Trump administration's push against the EPA, the LGBTQ community, the travel ban, and threats of global instability the timing couldn’t be more perfect than it is now. All of these factors come together to ensure that the poster I have made will be received well, punk has never been about the majority but with the decisions Trump has made thus far the timing is perfect for a hardcore punk renaissance.
South Park is an animated TV series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, which first aired on Comedy Central in 1997. The show features four boys Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick. South Park has been seen as one of the most controversial shows due to its raunchy humor and obscene depiction of characters in the show. South Park deals with many current issues in the news surrounding anything from in politics to religion. In dealing with these issues South Park involves adult comedy that parodies current issues going on in the United States and around the world. South Park also uses many other rhetorical deceives, such as
The tone during the whole plot of in Brave New World changes when advancing throughout the plot, but it often contains a dark and satiric aspect. Since the novel was originally planned to be written as a satire, the tone is ironic and sarcastic. Huxley's sarcastic tone is most noticeable in the conversations between characters. For instance, when the director was educating the students about the past history, he states that "most facts about the past do sound incredible (Huxley 45)." Through the exaggeration of words in the statement of the director, Huxley's sarcastic tone obviously is portrayed. As a result of this, the satirical tone puts the mood to be carefree.
Everyone wants to be on top of the world and have the opportunity to have it all, but not everyone will work for it. Under Armor’s brilliant commercial does a great job of getting their message to young, aspiring athletes all over the world. Their commercial starts with a young boy in the middle of a field listening to the ground. The narrator, famous Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, is whispering “footsteps” and the boy is listening to them. As he listens, the commercial goes on with the showing of various athletes training such as Cam Newton, Tom Brady, and a few crossfit champions. Throughout the commercial the viewer can see how hard they are training using different kinds of under armor training shoes. The commercial then wraps
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman, the author utilizes repetition to showcase the growing frustration of the main character towards her husband’s ineffective treatment. Gilman repetitively asks herself “But what is one to do?” Her repetitive questioning conveys to the reader that the treatment that her husband is giving her for her illness is obviously not working. In reality, her husband is unable to figure out what she has and he only puts her in isolation to hope she gets better. This puts an emphasis on the growing frustration the main character is feeling; she knowns that the treatment is not working and she knows her situation is only getting worse. She is frustrated at this, which is evident through her questioning.
In the movie Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore uses rhetoric in a very successful way by how he carried himself as your typical everyday American guy. Moore was effectively able to use the appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos by the way he conveyed his message and dressed when interviewing such individuals. Throughout the movie he gives his audience several connections back to the Columbine shooting and how guns were the main target. Moore is able to push several interviews in the direction of which he wants too get the exact answer or close to what he wanted out of them. He effectively puts himself as the main shot throughout the film to give the audience more understanding and allowing a better connection to the topic.
In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
I chose this word because the tone of the first chapter seems rather dark. We hear stories of the hopes with which the Puritans arrived in the new world; however, these hopes quickly turned dark because the Purtains found that the first buildings they needed to create were a prison, which alludes to the sins they committed; and a cemetery, which contradicts the new life they hoped to create for themselves.
“A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much” written by Catherine Rampell is an informative article about today’s millennial generation after high school. It provides the reader with a deeper look into young people’s work ethic, or what some to think to be, lack-there-of. The author does a fantastic job using research, credible resources, and statistics to support her belief that Generation Y (children born in the 1980s and 1990s) is no less productive than previous generations. I will admit that before reading this piece, I was one of those who believed that Millennials were in fact the “coddled, disrespectful and narcissistic generation” (Rampell, 2011, para 3). After reading this article, my opinion has changed. It has touched on issues
Women’s rights pioneer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her speech, The Destructive Male, expresses her feelings about Women's suffrage in 1868, and brought to light the misconception that women are not equal to man and imply that men bring more destruction than restoration.
Woodstock became a symbol for a whole generation by the coming together of the political environment, the pop culture, and the current events of the time. The ‘baby boomers’ were searching for ways to separate themselves from their parents’ generation and see themselves as a more loving, compassionate, tolerant group of people. Woodstock came at a time of the youths desperation for authority and gave them beliefs they could live with. They wanted to revolt against the political chaos that they had been enduring during this memorable decade, and Woodstock was a symbol of this for the youth.
Pathos: The emotions that are really being played on the most are anger. People have so much anger when they can not understand the world or what is going on in it. The audience becomes furious to all the killing and death in the world and they need someone there to sympathize with them. Anti-Flag gets the listener angry by exposing the faults of the world. The listener appreciates this because Anti-Flag will not sell into the wrongs of the world. It uses the emotion of finding comfort in that there is someone else out there that has the same views as the listener does. The band uses punk rock music as a common ground with the listeners and expresses their views through their songs. This relates back to the author because this is a great way to protest through music.
The American rock band Nirvana impacted American culture and society by paving the way for the punk rock subculture into mainstream corporate America. Punk rock music stems from the rock genre but has its own agenda. The crux of punk rock is that it is a movement of the counterculture against the norms of society. Punk rock in itself is made up of a subculture of people who rejected the tameness of rock and roll music during the 1970s. (Masar, 2006, p. 8). The music stresses anti-establishment and anti-authoritarian ideas in its lyrics as well as scorns political idealism in American society. Before Nirvana unintentionally made punk rock a multi-million dollar commercialized genre of music, underground rock paved the way for the punk rock genre by creating core values that punk rockers drew upon.
Political poster is a widely used way of publicity, as can be seen from the posters of the Nazi propaganda connotations for worship leaders and policy. There are three main characteristics of posters.
Jonathan Kozol revealed the early period’s situation of education in American schools in his article Savage Inequalities. It seems like during that period, the inequality existed everywhere and no one had the ability to change it; however, Kozol tried his best to turn around this situation and keep track of all he saw. In the article, he used rhetorical strategies effectively to describe what he saw in that situation, such as pathos, logos and ethos.
During the sixties Americans saw the rise of the counterculture. The counterculture, which was a group of movements focused on achieving personal and cultural liberation, was embraced by the decade’s young Americans. Because many Americans were members of the different movements in the counterculture, the counterculture influenced American society. As a result of the achievements the counterculture movements made, the United States in the 1960s became a more open, more tolerant, and freer country.