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  Race Analysis  As a community we are countlessly overlooked, mistreated, discriminated and hardly ever respected, for years we have had a perception of we are ghetto, animals, gang members and very dangerous people because of our skin. We are targeted by police enforcement, Nazi's pretty much anything who are not our race. Not everybody is against us, but there's not a lot of races who stand with us (Majority White People).  Diversity:  - The Black Community is very hard to have different races in our community, we respect people who respects us. During these times in the world right now we've been more stronger together with our people and have been demanding for more respect in the world, we haven't backed down or stayed silent we keep using our voice until we get heard.  Equity:  - We believe in ourselves so much and we have a whole community that helps us chase our dreams and make them reality. LeBron James built a school and funded every kid with a scholarship to

  SOCIAL MOVEMENT ANALYSIS Outgroup : The Black Panther party is a group of black people working together to fight against systemic oppression. Angela Davis is one notable member and leader of the Black Panther Party. Collective : Large group of people working across the nation to further their mission and philosophy by any means necessary. Who they confront : Police, racists; targeting all oppression in US on basis of economic exploitation anybody who doesn't support or respect black people as human. They don't start trouble just because, but when they feel threatened or disrespected that's when they defend theirselves. Beliefs : Freedom by any means necessary; Malcolm X’s slogan and philosophy; defense against police brutality; Marxist economic and political theory, capitalism and economic exploitation root of oppression   Period of time : Started in CA in October 1966 and ended Mid 1977. Black Panthers were all around the world from Seattle, New York, Chicago and many mo

  CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF WENDYS Culture: unapologetic, authentic; communicates with audience via social media, main source of interaction with their consumers and audience is twitter. The most Icon memes and interactions come from twitter where a lot of people tweet their opinions and ideas. Frosty is their signature, use it in their branding. Frosty has been the main trademark for Wendy's it causes a lot of consumers to drive through Wendy's on a hot summer day to get a frosty. Values: authenticity, quality, deals and affordability, humor. Social practices: social media use, ads, promote deals, talk and interact with audience on twitter. Their social media presence has been huge for years, they have been very active making fun of other fast foods and how their quality of food isn't top notch as Wendy's.

  NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF “THE OFFICE” Character : Michael Scott: protagonist/antagonist; there is no true protagonist, he is a critical main character; ignorant, insensitive, insecure, selfish, egotistical, arrogant; values humor and entertainment, success, popularity, community, belonging  Dwight: serious, superstitious, neurotic, competitive; values hard work and success over all  Talk directly to the camera and audience, involves viewer in the show     Satire, extreme, outlandish, overdramatized caricatures of people to create audience draw; you are ultimately thinking more deeply about the world around you by comparing your life to the outlandish, extreme life of the characters in the Office  Setting : The Tv show takes place at Dunder Mifflin paper supply company, everybody besides Dwight doesn't like this job because it's too boring. Scranton, Pennsylvania; rural, farm-able  Follows every member of the office, POV is from a camera crew who are “flies on the wall”; wants to

  VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE LION KING- MUFASA’S DEATH Meaning : Zoom in on Mufasa’s eyes; darkness takes over light as Scar throws him off the cliff, circle of life is disrupted  Importance of eyes; windows to the soul, light moving into dark, loss of hope, peace is gone; contrast between Mufasa and Scar’s eyes, emotions, transfer of power; we transition out of Simba’s eyes, represents transfer of power as well  Scar’s character design; dark bane, bony and elongated, narrowed and “evil” looking eyes, scar on his face represents something off, vicious smiling and teeth, low and grating voice, Disney evil green; embodies what he is supposed to be (evil) Mufasa character design; regal, larger than life, strong, natural leadership and natural superiority, lighter design, round and plushy; embodies what he is supposed to be (goodness)  Dusty, beige, dry setting; lions stand out in the scene, Scar pierces the scenery  

  Late Night Comedy Shows (Textual Analysis) Characteristics : A lot of comedy shows sometimes have a video section where a skit/context is created to set up their joke. It helps the audience have an idea of what the comedian jokes are going to be focused on. Pulling from current events and news to create jokes, most comedian jokes comes from current events because the topic is fresh and mainly everybody in the world has acknowledged that current event.   Typically use political commentary Usually one person standing or sitting and looking into camera; audience off camera can be heard laughing  Music performances, band to emphasize comedy routine Comedy monologue, skits, featured guests and famous musicians perform, Having other celebrities on their show helps bring in different audience group. For example having Lil baby on the Jimmy Kimmel show will bring a set of different than a normal audience that the Jimmy Kimmel show will bring. Rhetorical Use of Characteristics :  General Fun

Link:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/toni-morrison-refused-frame-her-work-white-audience-was-revolutionary-n1040196     Training: Toni Morrison went to an HBCU Howard University and Studied English  Got her Master in English from Cornell University  Throughout her years she’s taught English at University of Texas and Howard University.  She published her first novel at the age of 39 called Bluest Eye.  Background:  Toni worked full-time while making her first novels and only had time writing during her free time.  Toni is the FIRST BLACK WOMAN to win a Nobel prize in literature.  She focused her work on Black life and race relations in the U.S.  Rhetorical Practices:  Toni doesn’t write for the White Gaze.  An example for that would come from NBC News article explaining,  “In Morrison’s work and in the work she edited, what you see are stories that shifted the gaze,” Williams said. “What those books did was create real intercultural conversation where everyone gets to eavesdrop o

Link to Ted Talk video:  https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg   Context :  Speaker:  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian Speaker/Novelist, who has wrote two books before her 2009 Ted talk speech (The Danger of a Single Story). She comes from a family full of educators giving her the tools to be College educated and gaining knowledge about culture and publishing industry by reading American and British children’s books  Occasion :  Chimamanda speech took place in 2009, it was a weird year since the world was dealing with US immigration, Barack Obama was elected as U.S. President, a lot of Divisive Politics and Identity discourse. Her speech took place in a Ted Talk Setting/Conference.  Audience :  Chimamanda audience were mostly Ted Talk/Conference goers.  She also targeted Scholars and People interested in literature.  Cannons :  I nvention:  Ethos Standing on Podium (Mic’d Up)  Discusses her non profit organization  Personal Stories and accounts relate to credibility  Utilizing expertise i