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Purpose and Claim: My visual essay was created to show images of problems in North Korea against the problems with the Nazis, and show that the two really are not that different and that North Korea may even have more problems than the Nazis did.
Image Selection: When the Nazis are mentioned, people always think about Hitler and concentration camps. I used an image from a concentration camp to begin, because it can really appeal to pathos of the reader. Then, photos of Hitler are shown. Hitler was a leader who was very convincing and was able to essentially brainwash the people of Germany with an ideology based on a perfect race. The flag is meant to show the end of the Nazi section. Then, a huge statue of Kim Il Sung appears, followed by a picture of Kim Jong Il, and then the North Korean flag. I attempted to arrange my introductory North Korean images in the same way the Nazi images had been arranged. Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il both have the abilities Hitler did, and brainwashed the North Korean citizens into thinking all good things in their life are made possible by the "Great Leader" and all bad things are done by North Korean enemies. Then a transition occurs, and images begin to show problems in North Korea. I began with an image showing a blacked out North Korea amidst the bright East Asia, to show how the North lacks power. I also put this first because it is relatively harmless and is not disturbing. This is followed by an image of North Korean and Chinese being held in concentration camps. They have not been tortured yet and are in the process of being put into the camp, so there still is no real grotesque photos. Then, a picture of children in soldier uniforms pops up, and some people would be furious that the North Koreans are training children as soldiers. The final image is one of North Korean children who are severely malnourished, and shows how the government can not provide for its people. This last image is graphic, and the four images show a build up from harmless to mind numbing, and the pathos appeal builds as the images scroll.
Song Choice: The song I chose is called Suryeongisiyeo Myeongnyeongman Naerisira, and is a North Korean propaganda song. I chose this music because it is one of the songs that Kim Jong Il and his regime play in order to make people bow down to him as the great leader. It represents another problem in the North Korean society as well, because the people are totally brainwashed with this propaganda and have no idea that everything is better outside of the country. It is also performed by a military choir of North Korea, and North Korea is country dominated by the military.
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