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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

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Media Deconstruction - The L Word

Image of birds-eye view of multiple pathways intersecting in a forest.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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When The Past Catches Up

1. Who created this message? This Time Magazine's cover was advertising an article written by Olivia B. Waxman titled "The Politics of Teaching America's Past" in July of 2021 during the height of the debate around critical race theory. 2. What creative techniques are

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Time to change the name

Who created this message? The Lake Erie Native American Council and other local Ohio Native Americans have protested the Cleveland baseball team’s offensive branding and imagery. This shirt was worn in protest of Chief Wahoo the team mascot before a home opener game in 2018. What creative techniques are

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A New Little Mermaid

Who Created the Message The message was created by Disney in order to promote their newest princess live-action film, The Little Mermaid. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? First, this film is a Disney classic and begins with a class song from the original movie. This attracts

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New Racism: It stops with me

Who created this message? This advertisement and message was put together by the Australian Human Rights Commission. The intent of the message, I believe, is to show the public different points of view of what racism is and whether or not you have been subjected to racism. What creative techniques

Image of artwork depicting Nelson Mandela in front of a landscape of green with a blue cloudy sky.

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Born a Crime - Topic 4

After writing about Tressie McMillan Cottom and Trevor Noah in my Media Use Journal, the first piece of media that came to mind for this topic's prompt was Trevor's book, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. It is an autobiographical book written by

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Mount Blue Sky

Who created this message? Sarah Ortegon, a member of the Arapaho Tribe, painted this mural. It is placed outside of the Patagonia store in the popular RiNo district of downtown Denver in Colorado. She painted the mural to show her support for the renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue

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Huda F Are You?

1. Who created this message? This graphic novel was written by Huda Fahmy, a Muslim-American woman who grew up in the midwest. While the book isn't an autobiography, it draws on many of her personal experiences growing up. 2. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?

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Be the Change...

1. Who created the ad? This is an advertisement created by students at the Anne Arundel Community College. They were made as part of an art display for their commons in December 2017, but were also noted to be use for protests as needed. There were a variety of posters

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"May I speak now?"

When I saw the requirements for this assignment my mind immediately went to this image. Who created this message? Although it's not an ad, it was created for a public art show by a friend of a friend's daughter. She created this in 2018, prior to

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All the Things She Said by t.A.T.u.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mGBaXPlri8 I'm in serious shit, I feel totally lost If I'm asking for help it's only because Being with you has opened my eyes Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise? I keep asking myself, wondering how

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Guys Do It All the Time!

Mindy McCready Lyrics "Guys Do It All The Time" Got in this morning at 4 A.M. You're as mad as you can be Well, I was drinking and talking and you know how that goes Time just slipped away from me By the time I

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Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

This song was written by Shania Twain and her then-husband Robert Lange in the late 1990's. It was performed by Shania Twain and produced by Lange and released on her album Come on Over in March 1999. It easily becaome both a massive hit and an anthem for

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Don't Let Me Get Me

I'm slightly steering away from gender identity - while I think gender identity is always present, I'm going to focus a bit more on the cultural nor or popular narrative within the song Don't Let Me Get Me by Pink (Alecia Moore). The song