Sunscreen Project: Infographics and Children’s Book
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Sunscreen Project: Infographics and Children’s Book

Hi all! Throughout this school semester, I worked to address the racial misconception surrounding sunscreen use and melanoma prevention by spreading infographics around my campus, Northfield Mount Hermon School, and holding exhibitions and presentations on my children's book for universal sunscreen use. I wanted to share this with you all as well, so please check out some of the infographics and storyboards I worked on below! My research has…
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War

The Cold War was a war between the Soviet Union and the United States that focused on the manipulation of public opinions and ideological battles instead of military ones. The two countries actively created and reinforced negative stereotypes about each other and  Propaganda was one of the many tools in the toolbox of the Soviet Union and the U.S. utilized it actively during the Cold War across diverse mediums.…
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part III]
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part III]

The Soviet Union’s active response to prominent American propaganda such as the Voice of America further demonstrated its influence on the public. The Voice of America was publicly denounced, discredited, and blocked many times in the Soviet Union to counteract its compelling influence. As the Voice of America started reaching through the Iron Curtain, the Soviet Union jammed the radio frequencies used by the U.S. in an attempt to…
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part III]
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part III]

On the other hand, the U.S. propaganda pieces told a somewhat different narrative. The U.S. public was without a doubt exposed to pro-capitalistic, pro-American propaganda, but the public was also exposed to propagandistic pieces containing criticisms of the U.S. since the media was not under the total control of the government. The cartoon on the left explicitly describes how the U.S. characterized itself in the media. The Western world,…
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War
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THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES: The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War

The access to space was yet another opportunity for the two countries to exert superiority over the other. Soviet Union, by winning the Space Race, demonstrated technological and scientific superiority over the U.S., which showed how despite the amount of pride the U.S. has for capitalism supporting their advancements, communism could do much better. The Soviet dominion of space was also a national threat to the U.S. because space…
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