Media, Law & Literacy

When I first hear the word "propaganda" it instantly takes me back to my middle school history class. Propaganda has been used since the 19th century. The term "propaganda" is when information is used to promote or influence an audience to further an agenda. Propaganda is primarily used in advertisements and with political parties. This was especially popular during wartimes. A popular piece of propaganda was Rosie the Riveter during the World War 2 era. Rosie the Riveter was an iconic symbol for women who worked in the factories while the men were fighting the war.  Bad propaganda spews negativity and creates ill-will towards others. For example, the Nazis used propaganda to promote their negative thoughts and views on the Jews. The United States used propaganda during the War in Iraq. The U.S dropped radio broadcasts and leaflets all over Iraq placing blame on Saddam for the torturing and suffering of the people of Iraq.  https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297a/W...

I use a wide range of social media sites. Currently, I have accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Tiktok. I post more on Instagram and Snapchat because those are the main sites I go on consistently. I really only use Facebook for my sorority because of our executive council posts updates about events and schedules on there. I post a little bit on Tiktok but I mainly just watch videos of my friends and celebrities on it. My Instagram is filled with pictures of myself, my family, and friends. I also post a lot about when I had cancer to bring awareness to Leukemia and to show other patients that they can beat it just like I did! I never made my cancer "private" because while I was going through my treatments, there was a Facebook account made with over 1,000 members in it for people to send their love and for my family to give updates about my health and progress. I would constantly talk about the ugly side of having cancer that not many people know about. People who h...