Connor: I think this engraving is definitely a piece of propaganda because it distorts what actually happened during the Boston Massacre. It depicts the colonists as defenseless, and the British as merciless. The colonists were fighting the British just as much as the British were fighting the colonists, yet the engraving makes it look like the colonists stood by and took it.
Craig: This picture is a piece of propaganda because it does not depict the actual events that took place. Instead of showing an angry drunk mob attacking British soldiers it shows British soldiers open firing on a group of defenseless colonists and shows and exaggeration of the factual events.
Heather: This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it shows the British soldiers in a straight line firing calmly at the Bostonians, while they were really all very rowdy and not as orderly. The Bostonians are depicted as powerless and helpless, while they were actually fighting back. The only sign visible on the buildings says "Butcher Shop" to make the colonists looking at the engraving think that the British soldiers were trying to butcher the colonists.
Cailey: This engraving of the Boston Massacre is definitely a piece of propaganda because it puts images and ideas into people's minds. Though this may not be the accurate, the idea of the British brutally abusing the Colonists is the idea taken from this piece. Also, because the image is out, when people see it their first reaction will be to believe what they see. This is propaganda because it puts an image and thought in people's heads.
Jack Huang: This picture is a piece of Propaganda because the scene is an exaggeration of the events that actually transpired, from a biased point of view. The picture shows a group of British soldiers shooting upon defenseless colonists, killing numerous civilians. Whereas in reality, it was the drunk colonists who provoked and threatened the British soldiers. This piece of propaganda is biased towards the colonists in that is displays the British as violent and hated figures, invigorating the other colonists to fight back against them.
Baron Lee: This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it's portraying an event that's biased towards one side. This picture supports the colonists's view point of the event because the image portrays them as the good, while portraying the British to be bad. Even though the colonists were more responsible for the Boston Massacre, the image shows that the British soldiers were the main people responsible for the shooting. The reaction of the British troops enhances the message this piece is trying to receive. This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it's giving a biased look at an event.
The engraving is propaganda because it is showing the point of view of a certain group that was part of the Boston Massacre. The propaganda was many parts that show how the author viewed the event. The British soldiers look ruthless in this piece for a few reasons, one of which being that an office ordered them to fire on innocent people. The People are unarmed and falling back from the soldiers firing, also showing that the British are ruthless because they fired on unarmed people. The engraving is trying to get the colonists to realize that the British are attacking the colonists and that someone has to stand up to the British because nobody here was.
Oren: This engraving is not only a fairly commendable and obvious piece of propaganda, but also a rather savvy political move by Paul Revere. The point of this engraving is to enrage people and turn them against England. By portraying a squad of armed redcoats being commanded to fire upon unarmed Bostonians, this picture would confirm any suspicion American citizens had of malice in the British. One reason in particular that this would be especially effective is because it does not show any kind of motive for the shooting. This quality of the engraving specifically would anger any citizen who saw this, because many of them would imagine that the British simply fired upon these citizens for being American.
Oren: This engraving is not only a fairly commendable and obvious piece of propaganda, but also a rather savvy political move by Paul Revere. The point of this engraving is to enrage people and turn them against England. By portraying a squad of armed redcoats being commanded to fire upon unarmed Bostonians, this picture would confirm any suspicion American citizens had of malice in the British. One reason in particular that this would be especially effective is because it does not show any kind of motive for the shooting. This quality of the engraving specifically would anger any citizen who saw this, because many of them would imagine that the British simply fired upon these citizens for being American.
Nick Schutz: this piece is a piece of propaganda because it doesn't accurately depict what happened during the Boston Massacre. The picture shows the colonists as defenseless people. It also suggests that the colonists didn't act against the British power and were killed without fighting back. It shows the Bostonians that the British are unnecessarily killing the colonists. With that being said, it angered the colonists and more specifically Bostonians because they thought their own non guilty people were being shot, which motivated them to fight back.
Kristina Tower: This picture is a piece of propaganda because it depicts the British firing at Bostonians who don't appear to have weapons. This is not the real event that took place. The person who created this image created the illusion that the Bostonians were defenseless when they created the situation in the first place. If someone without the true knowledge of the incident saw this picture they would have sympathy for the Bostonians and want to fight back.
Edward: This engraving is a form of propaganda because since there was not much documentation of the Boston Massacre that included details about the event, there wouldn't be a lot of clarity about what exactly happened. In the engraving however, every possible detail that there could be some question about is depicted in a way that either victimizes the colonists or vilifies the British soldiers. Some of these details include the fact that the British soldiers are lined up as if they were in a battle and were attacking in a strategic or purposeful manner; the British soldiers themselves are depicted in a way that makes them look aggressive; the leader of the British soldiers is positioned behind the soldiers as if he was commanding them and organizing them for a formal attack; and the way the dead colonists are shown is quite innocent. This engraving would therefore be useful in building hatred and rebellious feelings against the British.
Shelbie McCormack: Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it displays the harsh brutality of the British. He depicts the British redcoats as ruthless leaders who butcher their own sources of revenue. Not only are the colonists defenseless and retreating to save their wounded, but they also have sad and concerned expressions. They can do nothing to prevent further bloodshed. These redcoats also appear to have already had a plan in place with guns, perfect stances, and a leader to dictate their every move. The innocent dog in the middle of this piece is shown almost having to pick sides. Although the colonists are defenseless at this time, both the British and American colonists have done wrong in the past, which has provoked the other to take action. Paul Revere's controversial ideas, clear depiction of British power over the colonies, and misrepresentation of the cause of the Boston Massacre makes this engraving propaganda.
Shelby Kuchta: In Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, the colonists are portrayed as defenseless while the ruthless redcoats open fire on them. This is why this engraving is a piece of propaganda; it influences a large group of people, in this case the colonists, while not showing the full truthfulness of the event. This depiction is comprehended by the colonists that the British have taken complete control over them. I agree with Heather that placing the “Butcher’s Hall” sign in the background worsens the situation; it shows that the British have resorted to extreme means of controlling the colonists by butchering, in other words murdering, them. Most importantly, this piece of propaganda causes further anger within the colonists, especially Bostonians, and gets them to think more about the decision of choosing independence from British rule.
Nicholas Hotchkiss:Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacure is propaganda because of a few reasons. The colonists in the engraving are defenseless and are being shot without showing any retaliation to the British soldiers. In actuality the colonists were started the mob and threw chunks of ice and rocks at the British soldiers. The engraving also shows that captian of the British soldiers is ordering his men to open fire at the defenseless crowd. in actuality the captian never gave the order to fire. Instead of telling the truth Revere decided to take advantage of the incident in order to cause further anger towards the British.
Gary Lai: Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it is a simplified portrayal of the incident that is designed to demonize the British and thereby unite the colonists against the British. On the right side of the picture, seven uniformed recoats are lined up in perfect firing positions with a commander behind them, as if executing a formal attack in a battle. However, on the opposite side of the British are unarmed colonists, totally powerless, and some are shot dead. Rather than a confrontation, the event is depicted as one-sided attack carried out by the British. Metaphorically, as Heather and Shelbie pointed out, "Butcher's Hall" shows that the British are and have been butchering the colonists: taking away their lives, liberties and properties. When the colonists saw this image, their suspicions toward the British were immediately confirmed, and they came away convinced that the British were their enemies.
Hannah Davis: I think Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it tries to manipulate public opinion by depicting the British as ruthless killers versus the colonists, who appear to be innocent victims. It shows the British in the worst possible manner by portraying them as being aggressive and killing the colonists with no regard to how devastating their actions are. The British have calm, almost smug facial expressions, while the colonists' expressions are full of pain and despair. Propaganda tries to sway public perception by representing a situation in a misleading way in order to promote a political cause or point of view. That is exactly what the picture is doing by making the colonists look powerless and the British overbearing and uncaring. The picture is an exaggeration of the true events. By misleading what happened, the picture leaves people believing the British are bad and the colonists are good. After seeing the picture, people will recall the message it portrays, and they will be reminded of the bright red color of the colonists' blood as being the same color of the vicious British soldiers' coats. As a result of seeing the picture the colonists will act against the British in the future.
Connor: I think this engraving is definitely a piece of propaganda because it distorts what actually happened during the Boston Massacre. It depicts the colonists as defenseless, and the British as merciless. The colonists were fighting the British just as much as the British were fighting the colonists, yet the engraving makes it look like the colonists stood by and took it.
ReplyDeleteCraig: This picture is a piece of propaganda because it does not depict the actual events that took place. Instead of showing an angry drunk mob attacking British soldiers it shows British soldiers open firing on a group of defenseless colonists and shows and exaggeration of the factual events.
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ReplyDeleteHeather: This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it shows the British soldiers in a straight line firing calmly at the Bostonians, while they were really all very rowdy and not as orderly. The Bostonians are depicted as powerless and helpless, while they were actually fighting back. The only sign visible on the buildings says "Butcher Shop" to make the colonists looking at the engraving think that the British soldiers were trying to butcher the colonists.
ReplyDeleteCailey: This engraving of the Boston Massacre is definitely a piece of propaganda because it puts images and ideas into people's minds. Though this may not be the accurate, the idea of the British brutally abusing the Colonists is the idea taken from this piece. Also, because the image is out, when people see it their first reaction will be to believe what they see. This is propaganda because it puts an image and thought in people's heads.
ReplyDeleteJack Huang: This picture is a piece of Propaganda because the scene is an exaggeration of the events that actually transpired, from a biased point of view. The picture shows a group of British soldiers shooting upon defenseless colonists, killing numerous civilians. Whereas in reality, it was the drunk colonists who provoked and threatened the British soldiers. This piece of propaganda is biased towards the colonists in that is displays the British as violent and hated figures, invigorating the other colonists to fight back against them.
ReplyDeleteBaron Lee: This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it's portraying an event that's biased towards one side. This picture supports the colonists's view point of the event because the image portrays them as the good, while portraying the British to be bad. Even though the colonists were more responsible for the Boston Massacre, the image shows that the British soldiers were the main people responsible for the shooting. The reaction of the British troops enhances the message this piece is trying to receive. This engraving is a piece of propaganda because it's giving a biased look at an event.
ReplyDeleteThe engraving is propaganda because it is showing the point of view of a certain group that was part of the Boston Massacre. The propaganda was many parts that show how the author viewed the event. The British soldiers look ruthless in this piece for a few reasons, one of which being that an office ordered them to fire on innocent people. The People are unarmed and falling back from the soldiers firing, also showing that the British are ruthless because they fired on unarmed people. The engraving is trying to get the colonists to realize that the British are attacking the colonists and that someone has to stand up to the British because nobody here was.
ReplyDeleteOren: This engraving is not only a fairly commendable and obvious piece of propaganda, but also a rather savvy political move by Paul Revere. The point of this engraving is to enrage people and turn them against England. By portraying a squad of armed redcoats being commanded to fire upon unarmed Bostonians, this picture would confirm any suspicion American citizens had of malice in the British. One reason in particular that this would be especially effective is because it does not show any kind of motive for the shooting. This quality of the engraving specifically would anger any citizen who saw this, because many of them would imagine that the British simply fired upon these citizens for being American.
ReplyDeleteOren: This engraving is not only a fairly commendable and obvious piece of propaganda, but also a rather savvy political move by Paul Revere. The point of this engraving is to enrage people and turn them against England. By portraying a squad of armed redcoats being commanded to fire upon unarmed Bostonians, this picture would confirm any suspicion American citizens had of malice in the British. One reason in particular that this would be especially effective is because it does not show any kind of motive for the shooting. This quality of the engraving specifically would anger any citizen who saw this, because many of them would imagine that the British simply fired upon these citizens for being American.
ReplyDeleteNick Schutz: this piece is a piece of propaganda because it doesn't accurately depict what happened during the Boston Massacre. The picture shows the colonists as defenseless people. It also suggests that the colonists didn't act against the British power and were killed without fighting back. It shows the Bostonians that the British are unnecessarily killing the colonists. With that being said, it angered the colonists and more specifically Bostonians because they thought their own non guilty people were being shot, which motivated them to fight back.
ReplyDeleteKristina Tower: This picture is a piece of propaganda because it depicts the British firing at Bostonians who don't appear to have weapons. This is not the real event that took place. The person who created this image created the illusion that the Bostonians were defenseless when they created the situation in the first place. If someone without the true knowledge of the incident saw this picture they would have sympathy for the Bostonians and want to fight back.
ReplyDeleteEdward: This engraving is a form of propaganda because since there was not much documentation of the Boston Massacre that included details about the event, there wouldn't be a lot of clarity about what exactly happened. In the engraving however, every possible detail that there could be some question about is depicted in a way that either victimizes the colonists or vilifies the British soldiers. Some of these details include the fact that the British soldiers are lined up as if they were in a battle and were attacking in a strategic or purposeful manner; the British soldiers themselves are depicted in a way that makes them look aggressive; the leader of the British soldiers is positioned behind the soldiers as if he was commanding them and organizing them for a formal attack; and the way the dead colonists are shown is quite innocent. This engraving would therefore be useful in building hatred and rebellious feelings against the British.
ReplyDeleteShelbie McCormack: Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it displays the harsh brutality of the British. He depicts the British redcoats as ruthless leaders who butcher their own sources of revenue. Not only are the colonists defenseless and retreating to save their wounded, but they also have sad and concerned expressions. They can do nothing to prevent further bloodshed. These redcoats also appear to have already had a plan in place with guns, perfect stances, and a leader to dictate their every move. The innocent dog in the middle of this piece is shown almost having to pick sides. Although the colonists are defenseless at this time, both the British and American colonists have done wrong in the past, which has provoked the other to take action. Paul Revere's controversial ideas, clear depiction of British power over the colonies, and misrepresentation of the cause of the Boston Massacre makes this engraving propaganda.
ReplyDeleteShelby Kuchta: In Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, the colonists are portrayed as defenseless while the ruthless redcoats open fire on them. This is why this engraving is a piece of propaganda; it influences a large group of people, in this case the colonists, while not showing the full truthfulness of the event. This depiction is comprehended by the colonists that the British have taken complete control over them. I agree with Heather that placing the “Butcher’s Hall” sign in the background worsens the situation; it shows that the British have resorted to extreme means of controlling the colonists by butchering, in other words murdering, them. Most importantly, this piece of propaganda causes further anger within the colonists, especially Bostonians, and gets them to think more about the decision of choosing independence from British rule.
ReplyDeleteNicholas Hotchkiss:Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacure is propaganda because of a few reasons. The colonists in the engraving are defenseless and are being shot without showing any retaliation to the British soldiers. In actuality the colonists were started the mob and threw chunks of ice and rocks at the British soldiers. The engraving also shows that captian of the British soldiers is ordering his men to open fire at the defenseless crowd. in actuality the captian never gave the order to fire. Instead of telling the truth Revere decided to take advantage of the incident in order to cause further anger towards the British.
ReplyDeleteGary Lai: Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it is a simplified portrayal of the incident that is designed to demonize the British and thereby unite the colonists against the British. On the right side of the picture, seven uniformed recoats are lined up in perfect firing positions with a commander behind them, as if executing a formal attack in a battle. However, on the opposite side of the British are unarmed colonists, totally powerless, and some are shot dead. Rather than a confrontation, the event is depicted as one-sided attack carried out by the British. Metaphorically, as Heather and Shelbie pointed out, "Butcher's Hall" shows that the British are and have been butchering the colonists: taking away their lives, liberties and properties. When the colonists saw this image, their suspicions toward the British were immediately confirmed, and they came away convinced that the British were their enemies.
ReplyDeleteHannah Davis: I think Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is a piece of propaganda because it tries to manipulate public opinion by depicting the British as ruthless killers versus the colonists, who appear to be innocent victims. It shows the British in the worst possible manner by portraying them as being aggressive and killing the colonists with no regard to how devastating their actions are. The British have calm, almost smug facial expressions, while the colonists' expressions are full of pain and despair. Propaganda tries to sway public perception by representing a situation in a misleading way in order to promote a political cause or point of view. That is exactly what the picture is doing by making the colonists look powerless and the British overbearing and uncaring. The picture is an exaggeration of the true events. By misleading what happened, the picture leaves people believing the British are bad and the colonists are good. After seeing the picture, people will recall the message it portrays, and they will be reminded of the bright red color of the colonists' blood as being the same color of the vicious British soldiers' coats. As a result of seeing the picture the colonists will act against the British in the future.
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