Propaganda

What is propaganda? 

PROPAGANDA = BADDDDD 

PROPAGANDA = "must read information" 

Propaganda is the manipulation of public opinion. It is information, ideas or rumors deliberately spread through media that may harm a person, group, movement, or nation. Although it has a negative connotation, it is used as an attempt to shift opinions persuasively by presenting new ones. There are good and bad propagandists. All propagandists use varieties of techniques in order to express their issue or subject. But remember it is important for the reader to understand these methods and understand the purpose of the propaganda before being biased. Think twice before you click on that online article or People magazine.  

    There is no correct meaning for propaganda but it has been debated. In my opinion I believe propaganda is a bad thing. My mother warns me not to pay attention to such garbage, but I do find People magazines and E! news quite entertaining. I have not been exposed to "good" propaganda recently or ever so if anyone could tell me where I could find it that would be great. I guess you can say our school's Beacon is a good propaganda. I have discovered juicy rumors about CPS especially on Facebook.   

  http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/the_awful_truth/index.html <<<< check out that

tsk tsk. Bad stuff

WOW IT'S A WHITE ONE!

    Black Boy has been one of the most interesting books we have read so far, but I must say Beat Street is an awesome movie. I was wondering what was the point of watching Beat Street since it is not so relevant to our reading, but now I have realize watching this movie gives us the determination to strive what we love and to give it your all. Beat Street takes place in the 1980’s where a couple of young men (boys) try to make their biggest dreams come true. Lee wants to be a famous break-dancer. Kenny wants to make it big with his DJ-ing skills at nightclubs and Ramon wants to express his love for graffiti.

     This movie was really inspiring for people who have the passion for art. All the characters stood out to me but Ramon stood out for me the most. When you want to become recognized, you need to make some changes and even take some risks. Ramon definitely took risks. His father was unhappy of what he was doing and his girlfriend wanted to be together with his child. Ramon looked for any opportunity to express his art. Every time he saw a clean wall or luckily a white train he used it as his canvas. He showed and expressed his graffiti in that way. He took graffiti as something he would do for the rest of his life. People looked at graffiti as vandalism but he took it for something of his own. I think we can learn from this movie.

HUNGRY FOR ATTENTION

     Richard Wright is a young boy hungry for attention.

1. Burning his house on fire

2. Killing a kitten

3. Getting drunk at the age of 6

4. Learning how to count

These are some of the actions Richard took in order to receive attention, either from his parents or from random people on the street. Of course Richard is not alone. I do not blame Richard for his actions. That is just what every child wants. Attention. Am I right? In most causes kids always want to impress their parents. For some reason Richard has this strong desire for attention. In most cases, his original intentions result in becoming out of hand. “Hunger stole upon me slowly that at first I was not aware of what hunger really meant… It had been a normal hunger that had made me beg constantly for bread, and when I ate a crust or two I was satisfied.” Although, Richard was referring to hunger relating to food, I took it as if he was explaining about his fetish for attention. Once you receive the attention you wanted you are satisfied. But in Richard’s case, anything he does is not enough. When you do not get the satisfaction you want, the hungry will control you. (That’s just in my opinion).

     Young Richard isn’t alone in his craving. Everyone always longs for some attention. When you are young, when you are a teenager and even when you are an adult. At school the one person in your class who tries to be funny and talks too much, is the person who is hungry for attention. Or that is just the way they are. A little boy who takes his father literally by killing a kitten is hungry for attention. Or he is just being a kid. OR he is out of his mind.   

I am hungry for attention.

Sometimes…