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Words can hurt...

I am going outside of the box on this Media Deconstruction and it is only because of something that I stumbled upon today.  I like most teachers wake up on Friday mornings excited that it is the end of the week and also give myself a little praise for making

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The Future of AI

For this Media Deconstruction Blog, I wanted to explore the effects of AI and technology on media influence in society. The first thing that came to mind was the recent viral circulation of the AI generated image of the pope dressed out in a large puffy white jacket. I have

Toxic Influencer

Who Created the Message: The message was created by Dove, a brand of skincare items that have been really working on creating a positive self-image for women for the last couple of decades, starting in 2004 with their Self-Esteem Project. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? It

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Media Deconstruction - The L Word

No More TikTok in Montana?

When trying to think of a piece of media from this week, I was immediately drawn to an article I read about the banning of the social media platform TikTok. It was published by NPR, a news source that has left Twitter because of Elon Musk. It was just that

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Before The Storm - Topic 6

A recent promotion for Dungeons and Dragons was a choose-your-own-adventure text-based game called Before The Storm. It aims to teach brand new players the basics of dice-based storytelling with choices and success based on virtually rolled dice. The Before The Storm experience is also meant as a precursor to the

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Let's-a go!- The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Is this message trying to sell a product, an idea, or value? Yes, this message is advertising a movie product. This trailer is trying to get people to the movie theaters to see this new movie. What is the story being told by this message? The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Inflation slows to 5% in March, a nearly 2-year low, but core consumer price gains accelerate

The article I chose is about inflation and disinflation. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2023/04/12/cpi-inflation-data-today-live-updates/11607115002/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral What is the historical story being told by this media message? The historical story being told by this media message is

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"Que sont les «factieux» dénoncés par Emmanuel Macron?"

I've chosen to analyze a timely article on Macron's use of two specific French words he used in a recent interview when discussing the retirement reform in France. Article: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/actu-des-mots/que-sont-les-factieux-denonces-par-emmanuel-macron-20230322 What is the global/historical focus of this artifact? This

Be yourself at home

I stuck to the old format for this assignment - using the same 5 questions that we used for the semester. This was a tough week at work as we just found out our FTE for next year so I wanted a nice, fluffy advertisement to deconstruct. I chose this

Missouri House Wants to Defund Public Libraries

Missouri House Republicans want to defund libraries. Here’s whyThe proposal is not yet final; it must clear the state Senate. But for those who manage or use the state’s 160 library districts, especially in rural areas where services are not as robust, the threat feels real, librarians and

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Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

This week has been over the top busy both personally and professionally and I have not spent time online and therefore nothing has stuck out to me to write about. This book that I finished a few weeks ago, however, has stuck with me so I figured I could use

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Tamagotchi are Back???

1. This week please search for a media artifact to deconstruct that is meaningful to you. I wanted to examine an ad for a toy using the questions below because they seemed more applicable to the elementary level.  I have examined ads with students as young as kindergarten age and

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Leaks?

What is the global/historical focus of this artifact? The importance of this is the protection and safety of classified military documents. My question is how does this happen? It seems that under each of our presidents in this country, there seems to be "leaks" that are discovered

If You Get It, You Get It

An elementary school. A high school. A college. A church. A synagogue. A grocery store. A post office. A business. A restaurant. A movie theater. A dance studio. A bar. A nightclub. A concert. A military base. A farm. A bank. — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 10, 2023 If you get

He Gets Us

During this year's Super Bowl, I found the "He Gets Us" commercials the most memorable. They completely caught my attention and I found them captivating. I was also shocked in the end when they were a campaign for Jesus. For this week's post I

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Beef

My spouse and I began watching "Beef" this week. We've only watched about two episodes so far, but I'm going to do my best to apply these questions to the episodes we've seen. This week was CMAS at my school so this

Still Me!

Media Deconstruction Blog - Module 6 https://prolifelouisiana.org/outreach/billboard-outreach/new-orleans-billboard-outreach/

YA Fantasy Cover Art Selling Books & Telling Us About the World We Live In

For Christmas my daughter received a book of the month subscription from her grandmother.  As the books have arrived I have been interested to see the cover art.  While we say "Don't judge a book by it's cover" we always do.  Cover art is

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Staying Connected

Looking at this advertisement, and the broad scope of questions included in the Media Artifact Interrogation and Analysis Framework, I chose 7 questions that stood out as relevant to me with this media message. 1. How is the subject of race addressed in this artifact? The advertisement does a good

Racism in Present Day America

Who created this message? The music video for "This World" was created by Cory Mo, a Houston-based music producer, as well as  Zaytoven, a producer based out of Atlanta. It is one of the single's off of Mo and Bun B's album Mo Trill.

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As Early as Five

Dove’s “As Early as Five” Did you know that 1 in 5 Black children as young as five have experienced hair discrimination? The impact can have lasting effects, with Black children being forced to conform with school hair policies or risk losing educational opportunities. Starting in 2019 Dove products

Race Inclusivity in Children's Literature: Hair Love

Who created this message? This book is written by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by Vashti Harrison What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? The book uses bright colors and happy illustrations to catch readers attention. Additionally the author uses a rhythmic tune to set a positive mood

We Stand

This work of art comes from Amplifier. org, a nonprofit website that helps build art and media to amplify movements. These works are downloadable which is great for educational use and really do cover a wide range of movements occurring across the US and the world from economics to sustainability

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How Many Weren't Filmed?

Who created this message? This appears to be a young person who is supporting BIPOC rights, with the insinuation that this photo likely came after one of the filmed murders of a person of color due to police brutality. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? The individual