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

"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

Racism in Present Day America

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.

"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure

"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure

Who created this message? The song was created by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, and Lol Tolhurst, the three founding members of the Cure, a famous English band who played a large role in the popularization of "goth rock" during the 1980s. It was released on their second album

Venus et Fleur - Deconstructed

Venus et Fleur - Deconstructed

As others have included in their blog posts, I realized that I don't see a lot of "old-school" commercials/advertisements, because like so many of my colleagues, I have enabled ad-blockers, or I just don't use the services where you would see them. I

How I Spent Many Hours of My Childhood

How I Spent Many Hours of My Childhood

When the movie GoldenEye was released in 1995, it was a smash success. Pierce Brosnan had most of the public captivated with his suave persona as the British superspy 007. This was a time before most people had access to cellphones or computers, so our main form of entertainment (in

"Ship My Pants" Deconstructed

"Ship My Pants" Deconstructed

Questions answered in this #deconstruction blog post: 1) Who created the message? 2) What are the creative techniques that are used to attract attention? 3) How might different people interpret the message? 4) What viewpoints/world views are included (and conversely, who's left out of the conversation)? 5)