The "We Can Do It!" poster, which arose in the midst of World War II, symbolized a profound shift in traditional views of gender roles and served as both a beacon of social change and a call to action amidst local and international upheaval. This iconic work of visual propaganda, created by the War Production Coordinating Committee, embodied the spirit of the moment and promoted resilience and empowerment for American women by encouraging them to enter the industrial industry. This essay seeks to explain how this famous poster inspired a nation and left a lasting legacy that went beyond its initial propagandist goals by closely examining the rhetorical devices used in ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos. The main attraction of this poster is its …show more content…
She is more than simply a made up character, she is a representation of how every woman has the capacity to make a significant contribution to her community and nation. The iconic "We Can Do It!" poster really hits a chord with anyone who sees it. You've got Rosie there, staring straight out with confidence, underlined by that punchy "We Can Do It!" slogan. The symphony of the symphony. It's not just about catching your eye, it stirs something deeper, a blend of bravery and resolve. Then there's the color scheme, the deep reds and blues aren't just for show. They tap into something very American, kindling a sense of unity and national pride that goes way beyond just looking good. But the sense of power it bestows upon you is what really grabs hold of you. The poster seems to be suggesting to you directly that you are capable of taking on difficult tasks, regardless of anything standing in your way. This message isn't just for show, it's a genuine nudge to remind us of our own grit and potential. It makes you stop and think about your own capacity to stand firm and push through tough spots with the same
In the satire Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the author uses rhyme to reveals that one should not become engulfed in the present and scorn the past and future, because becoming blind to the past affects the future and present. Lenina repeats rhyming phrases to convince Bernard to use soma and forget his worries of the future: “’Was and will make me ill’ she quoted, ‘I take a gramme and only am’” (Huxley 104). However Lenina does not become a character worthy of emulation or sympathy which alienates her from any influences to readers or connections made should Huxley have intended it. The genre of the book implies that most of the evidence directly stated contradicts the author’s message which urges actions opposite of the depicted. The rhyming
Along with being an advocate for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. was a skilled writer and public speaker. He wrote many books and delivered a multitude of speeches all over the country. In an excerpt from his book, Why We Can’t Wait, King uses a plethora of rhetorical strategies to move his audience, the people of America. He specifically is reaching out to the African American population in the 1960s to encourage them to take the necessary steps to gain freedom.
When seeking an optimal diet that provides focus on human performance and health, the injured UFC fighter, James Wilks, traveled the world to gather as much information as possible on a variety of elite athletes who had changed their lifestyles to improve their athletic performance. His study was based on tracking the successful athletes’ improvement from consuming an animal protein-based diet to consuming a plant protein-based diet, and the results are dramatically surprising. The universal stereotype that meat is necessary for athletes to perform at a high level is the biggest misconception in sports nutrition. “The Game Changers” provides the audience with personal athletes’ experiences, evidence, and many studies done by famous nutritionists
Women had to step up and start working in the factories and also take care of the houses and the farms back on the home front. Rosie the riveter posters has started to show up to bring more women into the workforce, by showing that women can be strong and handle the jobs that have been left behind. Rosie the riveter was a propaganda campaign by the U.S government to help get women into the factories making the ammunition and the airplanes for the war effort. Rosie the Riveter was posted on posters,newspapers,and
Even being a fictional character, her image confidently exposing her masculine muscles in her work clothes, while still looking feminine inspired women to be a "Rosie". She empowered women to work just as hard as men. Men had always been the main providers in a household, but with men away and a large amount of job openings, women had to step up to the plate, roll up their sleeves and get to work. Rosie the riveter changed the image of woman and built down walls that lead to where women are now in society. Women were no longer seen as just housewives. That time in era proved that women are capable of achieving many more things in
Rosie the Riveter represented the millions actual women who occupied American factories throughout World War II. In later years, Rosie would become an American symbol for the women’s movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Not long after Rosie became popular, women
Following in Our Footsteps Our children learn from watching everything we do, from being studious to smoking. At least, this is what ClearWay Minnesota is presenting to us. To elaborate, ClearWay’s We All Pay the Price for Tobacco ad uses a not-so subtle combination of narration, causation, and pathos as rhetorical devices to assure us of the risks of smoking. To start, they present to the viewer with a short thirty second video where they show a loving mother helping her young daughter study multiplication for school. As they finish working through a problem, the mother asks her daughter to keep working while she steps away for a moment.
In 2017 during Trump’s first few months as president; there was a KKK/White Supremacy rally in Charlottesville. In the rally the Grand Dragon David Duke made an appearance along with other men; talking about “Taking their country back.”. Not only that but there are gender racisms among the U.S as well and no one is doing anything about it. This is a brief summary of Sophia A. Nelson’s article:”Charlottesville Is the Ugly Wake-UP Call America Needed”. As she referred to everyone ignoring the problems that are going on, and the people that are that just allowing it. Sophia took an angry/disappointed tone in her speech; a possible bias influencing this would be that she is also African American. Sophia uses a strong
In the novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the theme of truth versus happiness reoccurs in the entirety of the novel to discuss the values of truth and the values of happiness. In this futuristic dystopia, humankind has many advancements in technology including the technology to create human fetuses in artificial wombs they call Bottles. Since each person's "creation" he or she is trained and tampered with to be happy and have the characteristics of whichever caste (Alphas, Betas, Deltas, Gammas, and Epsilons) they are placed in by way of hypnopaedia, or sleep-teaching. For example, Epsilons get more oxygen in their Bottle to enforce a lesser intelligence than Alphas or Betas who get less oxygen to result in higher
Civil rights leader and activist, Martin Luther King Jr., in his book, Why We Can’t Wait, describes the African Americans’ unfair treatment in the 1960’s. By writing this preface, King tries to depict the way all races view one another, and to find a state of equality for all people throughout his book. He adopts a desperate tone in order to prove that anyone can stand up and fight for their rights no matter their color of skin. Throughout this passage, Martin Luther King reveals his compelling position on the ceasing of segregation by incorporating rhetorical strategies to manifest his point: passionate word choice to indicate the sorrows the African Americans face, rhetorical questions to frame the reader’s reasoning on the Negros’ living conditions, and an anaphora to illustrate the knowledge all colored people have on their inferior lives.
World War 2 brought an increase number of women subjects into propaganda (“The Women of”). The all known American classic Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter made a real impact in the world at this time. She wore a red and white poke-a-dot bandana to cover her hair, a denim shirt with one sleeve rolled up to show her bicep (Joyce). Above Rosie are the words “We Can Do It” (Joyce). Women looked up to Rosie as an idol; they wanted to work outside the house and show women can do it (Discovery
Rosie the Riveter, an ad/campaign created by Norman Rockwell, was arguably one of the most iconic images of the time. In almost every form of media provided in the time period, Rosie the Riveter was featured to increase the recruiting female workers during World War II and geared towards increasing numbers of women within the industry which was male dominated during this time. Since the early 1940s Rosie has continued to be a symbol of determination and will power for all women. This specific piece of literature was intriguing to me because of its immense power and impact on the media that it had. The US Department of Defense in the article, Rosie the Riveter Inspired Women to Serve in World War II, says Rosie's impact went much further than
Her beautiful face her strong arm and the “We can do it” sign was a strong symbolism that supported us women. Women played a huge role in the success of world war two. We demonstrated our abilities we might be the weaker gender but we have a strong spirit. We have to thank those who believed and helped us achieve but can’t ignore the fact that many united to help each others. Through out the war Rosie the Riveter gave strength to many women for many whom worked in the manufacturing plants those who produced munitions and materials.
Rockwell’s ‘Rosie’, which appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in the 29th of May, 1943, was inspired by a real woman by the name of Mary Doyle. It shows a muscular feminine figure in front of an American flag, on her lunch break, sitting on a stump, riveter gun on her lap, factory goggles pushed up on her forehead and wearing dirty overalls. She looks confident, strong and comfortable in this environment, doing this job freely and willingly to support the US war effort. The illustration resembles a Michelangelo’s painting from
Howard Miller was hired by Westing House Company’s, War production committee to create a poster for the war efforts. He used pathos to express a women with confidence and beauty to show people a woman can be beautiful and work in factories, he also used the slogan, “we can do it” this is using ethos to show that they had the capabilities to go above and beyond what any person believed they could do, they proved that they had the skill and determination to accomplish the jobs in the factories. Although maybe not a true celebrity like people we may consider famous, the author uses Geraldine Doyle in the propaganda poster “we can do it”, she was a factory worker in Lansing, Michigan. She died on December 26, 2010 at age 86. She was remembered as an unwitting feminist hero as a model for the ionic poster of WWII. On this poster Geraldine became known as Rosie the riveter, as did many of the women in that time, there was also a Rosie the Riveter song out in 1942. Soon after, the once fictional ‘Rosie the riveter’ came to life, her name was Rose Will Monroe, widow with 2 girls, and she moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan to work in the aircraft factory, she was noticed during a bond drive at the factory and was asked to do bond commercials, although she never capitalized on that, she was always known as a feminist icon. After the war she didn’t go back to being a house wife, she had a variety of jobs such as taxi driver, hair salon operator, and she even opened her