Art is an inspiring form of communication that can be used to showcase and highlight social concerns in history and modern society. There are many features in art that all fuse together to tell a story or convey a message to viewers. In the picture to the left, I used the spine titles of books to create an interesting poem. This is just one of the unique ways you can use art to spread a message, whether your message relates to historical or modern concerns. For example, you can make a film or digital art and share it across social media to spread awareness of your issue. Thus, art is such a creative form of communication that allows you to be creative in sharing your point across especially when it comes to social concerns. In the picture to the left, I created a poem in regards to my Kahiau project of ocean pollution. In the poem, I express this issue and include the negative effects we humans have imposed on marine life. In addition, I state the importance of marine ecosystems to the world and convey how we humans depend on them for our survival. However, we are harming the health of marine life everyday through pollution, in which I asserted in my poem. Overall, this art I created is meant to spread awareness towards ocean pollution and how we must address this issue in order to restore the life we so depend on. References Caulfield, C. (2019, December 2). What Are The Long-Term Impacts of Microplastic Pollution in Hawaii? Honolulu Civil Beat. https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/12/what-are-the-long-term-impacts-of-microplastic-pollution-in-hawaii/. January 22, 2. (2020, September 24). Ocean pollution: The dirty facts. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
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When it comes to world history and current event advocacy, these two topics are directly related to each other. One of the most important connections between these two topics is that current event advocacy is exercised under the basis of a particular time in world history. For example, the Black Lives Matter movement is an epitome of this connection because, without slavery and oppression of the black community, this movement would never exist. Another example is that of the advocacy of equality and how certain events in history unjustly structured societies around the world and have engendered this issue of inequality. As you can see, current event advocacy addresses an issue that was brought about in a particular period in history. The Rock Your World Curriculum was a very insightful program that gave me a better understanding of the importance of media advocacy when it comes to addressing global issues. The most impactful idea I gained from this was that you can be as creative as you want as long as you have a strong mission statement with clear, thought-provoking ideas that are clearly manifested in your project. This is the most important thing I learned because it helped me to open up to the different genres of media and helped me to realize the various opportunities my group and I can do for our project. It also helped me to stress on developing concrete ideas and statements that will inspire and galvanize our audience. Overall, the Rock Your World Curriculum opened my eyes to the variety of genres for our project and taught me the important elements when it comes to media advocacy. References
AGONZA. (n.d.). The Avenue Concept Vote mural. Wescover. https://www.wescover.com/p/murals-by-agonza-at-providence--PHJUvjEKUD. Doran, M. (2014, April 5). Teaching History through Current Events: Every Day can be a "Current Events Day". SOCIAL STUDIES RISING. https://www.21socialstudies.com/blog/teaching-history-through-current-events-every-day-can-be-a-current-events-day. Nation. (2020). For immigrants, marching with Black Lives Matter has risks. PBS News Hour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/for-immigrants-marching-with-black-lives-matter-has-risks. |
Chancen LawI am from Kāneʻohe and I am a sophomore at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama. Archives
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