What ethical or moral values does the poster use to communicate its message? Are there relevant values that are not considered in the message?
OverviewThe purpose of this discussion is to analyze and evaluate World War II recruitment posters.InstructionsFor this discussion, review your readings for Unit 10 (pdf American Yawp: World War II Chapter 24) and study the images carefully. Feel free to do research outside the course if youd like other points of view.Choose ONE of the images. Prepare a discussion where you explain, based on your readings, the answers to each of the following questions:Who is the audience, the target market, for the image?What ethical or moral values does the poster use to communicate its message? Are there relevant values that are not considered in the message?What is the posters purpose? What is the message that this poster communicates?Why is it important for this message to be delivered to this audience at this moment in time?How does the document communicate its message? Think about its use of language, color, space, and symbols.Aboveand Beyond the Call of DutyDorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942, [Public Domain via Wikimedia]This pair of U.S. military recruiting posters demonstrates the way that two branches of the militarythe Marines and the Womens Army Corpsborrowed techniques from professional advertisers to sell a romantic vision of war to Americans. One shows Marines at war in a lush jungle, reminding viewers that the war was taking place in exotic lands; the other depicted women taking on new jobs as a patriotic duty.Bradshaw Crandall, Are You a Girl with a Star-Spangled Heart? Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U.S. Womens Army Corps Recruiting Poster (1943); Unknown, Lets Go Get Em. Beck Engraving Co. (1942). Library of Congress. [Public domain via American Yawp]Before you complete your discussion, make sure you refer to the course rubric for the expectations for this assignment. Participating in the course discussions is an important part of your final grade. In your discussions, you cannot simply reply to someones posting with ditto or I agree with you. You must answer the question(s) askedin a minimum of two paragraphs and a maximum of three paragraphs. Your responses should also quote and cite the material you have read in the class so far; you may also do outside research. Use thePurdue OWL Chicago Style guidefor help with the correct citation style for your quotes.Then, respond to at leastTWO classmates postings referring to at least one element of critical thinking. Your response to your classmates should be a minimum of two sentences, and a maximum of four sentences(refer to yourIntroduction to Critical Thinkingand to the How to Read History Sourcesmodules for a review of how to read primary sources).You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads
