Essays on Propaganda

Usually when we hear about War, the first thing that comes to mind are: blood and destruction. Although all these elements frame the struggle that represents a before and after in humanity, there were different important factors to maintain the course of the attacks. One…

Introduction In 1939, global tension was high. When war broke out between Germany and Poland, many countries from around the world began to take sides, forming two opposing powers with dozens of nations behind each. Leading the Allied Powers was US President Franklin D. Roosevelt….

Government Propaganda To maintain an effective propaganda machinery, it might be tailor-made for the target audience otherwise it will render itself futile (Hunt, 2016; Baines & Shaughnessy, 2014; Larsson, Bynander, Ohlsson, Schyberg, & Holmberg, 2015). Most governments have crisis management experts on their payroll because…

In modern times, the media plays a significant role in our lives, which is displayed in a plethora of forms. These include television, newspapers, radio and many more. Mass media is all around us, from our own homes to school, our workplace and even the…

Russian Domestic Propaganda Russia has a long history of using propaganda to control the population. Russian domestic propaganda truly took root in the society during the Cold War era when the communist leaders used newspapers, posters, and the radio to spread their message across a…

How does the text conform to, or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose? In 2003, the Bush administration launched attacks on Saddam Hussein after accusing the Iraqi government of possessing weapons of mass destruction and supporting terrorist groups like…

Image Analysis Paper During the mid to late-1800s, the US West was expanding from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific under the phrase Manifest Destiny; a phrase coined by politicians stating how it was God’s will to have America expand from one ocean to the…

Whether it be fear or love, the ability to generate an emotional response is the key to any successful campaign. However, throughout history more often than not we find ourselves looking at leaders who turn to the fear of the people in order to gain…

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” – Voltaire, The Catholic Church suppressing atheistic books. Hitler banned all books in Nazi Germany except for his autobiography, Mein Kampf. The apartheid government prohibited news of resistance being…