Essays on Photo

Stephen Shore has a variety of different works to consider with a number of different subjects. As I was looking through some of the images in “The Nature of Photographs,” I wondered to myself if the photographs would have the same impact if they were in black and white instead of color or color instead of black and white, depending on the photo. Color is often used in photographs because that is what we see in real life. However, the first photographs were in black and white. Now that it is an option, it becomes a part of the ...

On a warm July 1984 night, an attacker broke into the apartment of Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, where the attacker sexually assaulted her. Later that same evening, the same attacker broke into another nearby apartment and sexually assaulted a second woman. At the time of the attack, Thompson-Cannino was 22 and attended college. She made a specific point to study the details of the attackers face so she could later accurately identify him to the police (Innocence Project). In August of 1984, Ronald Cotton was arrested for the rape of Thompson-Cannino. Thompson-Cannino had identified Cotton in a police photo lineup. In ...

Racism in the United States continues to be a big issue nationally and in states, institutions, offices and daily commute. However, it is not as severe as it were in the past few centuries. Regardless of the vice, America should be at a point in life when everyone enjoys equality and a chance to interact with whoever they want. Racism is existent in concentrated areas like schools and prisons where different races forms alliances amongst themselves. It leads to constant racial fights and drifts. The new generation of racism should be a national issue whereby everyone should change their ...

The Cloud for Digital Photography

CONVENTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: STORAGE & MANAGEMENT ISSUES The advent of photography in late 1830s (Roosa, n.d.) has mandated later introduction and development of memory storage methods. The capacity for cameras to preserve in photographs personal and collective memories has made permanency a more urgent issue as photographs became household collectibles. Moreover, as development methods improved, older photographs (developed using outdated methods) required more maintenance during storage, particularly photographs produced by acetate negatives, chromogenic color film, polyester film and instant color print processes (Roosa). The deterioration of photographs by poor environmental storage conditions, poor storage enclosures, inadequate handling and shelving conditions, and ...

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Anne Collier puts across still photography with such precision and thought that it makes viewers interpret the intention in several layers. Her techniques are not just unique but also employ such intelligence that it can connect with every observer at a different level. Her black and white photography creatively portray her strong sense of feminism and her keen interest in the mass media. She has photographed everyday objects, nude women against a white or black backdrop or arranged on a black floor with a white wall making every shot arise curiosity in the viewer. Born in Los Angeles in ...

The advertisement of Skyy Vodka, in which a man is standing above a woman holding a glass in one hand and a bottle of vodka in the other hand, is controversial even today, although it was published in 2000. The woman is objectified in this advertisement, but the final result is effective and this campaign is a success because it does not cross the line between what is right and what is wrong, it just tackles the issue of how gender roles could be perceived in the society. The advertisement depicts a woman as a sexual object at first ...

When photography arrived about 150 years ago, it was considered as a documentary medium because of the exact replicas of the subject. The technologically advanced cameras and development of photojournalism led to the development of realistic photos. Those photographs were considered a witnesses of reality as they expose the facts of life (Mullen 6). Gradually, manipulation in photography was looked upon to necessary to display the subject accurately. This was because the event was not self-explanatory or clear in photographs at times. Thus, the photographer was compelled at times to edit those images. Documentary photography is seen to belong ...

Sergio E. Avilés’ Einen Koffer is only six minutes long, but it is an effective film with a strong message. The film depicts a Mexican man, hoping to cross the border between Mexico and the United States in the hopes of rejoining his family. He is walking along the large wall that separates the two countries, with a recording of President Ronald Reagan’s 1987 “Tear Down this Wall” speech playing in the background. Comparing the two scenarios of the immigrant’s situation and Reagan’s speech is largely what makes this short film so powerful. The man ...

Essay – Grouping Photographs of Robert Frank and Walker Evans

Introduction In this paper, photographic art of Robert Frank and Walker Evans has been discussed with reference to the similarities between the two artists. Since both artists were Americans and were alive at the same time as each other, therefore similar themes and motivations can be observed in their works. The photographs can be perceived as a reflection of the American society and their economic and living conditions during the mid-1900s. Human life and its condition seem to be the central theme of all of the chosen photos, along with an emphasis on the American Society and its dismal ...

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<<Name>> <<Professor Name>> <<Course Title>> <<Date>> Part A+: Positive Description of Wal-Mart A trip to Wal-Mart really opened my eyes to the pleasures of shopping. I saw rows and rows of cars fill up the huge parking lot. Cars of all types and hues could be seen – from sedans to coupes to SUVs. It is literally a sea of cars that fills the landscape. Incoming cars are filled with giggly, happy children and parents, awaiting the exhilarating shopping experience. Cars rushing out ...

Visual Text with a Harmful Message to Society

Description of the Advertisement The advertisement is one among a series of 1950s print advertisements for Marlboro . The specific advertisement contains the following message: “Before you scold me Mom maybe you’d better light up a Marlboro” . The focal point is a photograph of a male baby, wearing a hat (supposedly his mother’s hat since it contains fragments of a ribbon), with no shirt on, and his first seems to be imploring. The photo just captured the face up to the baby’s bare chest (without showing the nipples). Below the photo of the baby, specifically on the ...

Photography had a great importance in the coverage of the Civil War of the United States. It is through the photos people who did not participate in the war could receive information about events at the military front. Pictures could cause certain feelings that needed for the support of the war and in this way society can be influenced. In addition, such images have a historical and cultural value. From the point of view of history, pictures of the Civil War helped to visualize how this war really looked like for the descendants. From a cultural point of view, ...

It has to be taken into reckoning that media is one of the most important institutions of the world society in the present times. In an increasingly globalized world, the media serves the purpose of disseminating the news and information from one corner of the vast globe to the other parts. Thereby, media serves the crucial role of presenting the truth in the form of objective information to one and all. In the present times, the written information comes to be supplemented with visual proof in the form of photograph that is attached to the news in the print ...

Abstract

Ever since the internet was made available for public use in 1991, its popularity has increased manifold in the years that followed. In fact two of the most prominent landmark events during the 1990s that clearly demarcated two eras of the modern world are the advent of worldwide web and the idea of globalization. With the internet getting increasingly accessible to a much wider section of the population, along with improvement in speed, its applications started increasing and currently touches almost every aspect of our lives. In U.S. alone, the number of internet users per 100 people witnessed an ...

I. Introduction Because of the intent of its purpose, this Advertising Strategy Brief will focus upon the salubrious qualities of the Muslim community, in terms of their sympathetic feelings towards Paris after the terror attacks of the city in November of 2015. The forthcoming details of this brief hopes to create an effective planning model and campaign, to mitigate the bad influence which is growing against Muslim society. Changing the perception of this group, under the task authorized by the Government, calls for a marketing strategy to address the negative media directed at Muslims perceived by the general public.

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It all started on February 26, 2012 when a brutal police shooting made the airwaves and took the nation by storm. A 17-year-old African American boy from Sanford, Florida was shot to death by a neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman. Ever since, there has been an influx of social media outlets and news outlets reporting on stores about various police shooting crimes that have happened ever since Trayvon Martin's case. Now in, 2016, there is still an uproar about these shootings and many questions and concerns about why they're happening. These senseless shootings have been creating a divide between the ...

The Current Situation of the House of Lords

The House of Lords recently was challenged with negative publicity after the scandalous video of the former Lord and Chairman of Committee in the Lords, John Sewel, who was caught sniffing cocaine and indulging in immoral acts with three prostitutes according to the report of The Sun (Moyes, 2015). The scandalous report was followed with news questioning the travel allowances of about 20 peers in the House of Lords ranging from GBP 100,000 – GBP 200,000 each for five years even if they do not actively participate in the debate (Swinford, Wilkinson, and Leet, 2015). Some defended that ...

Syria Massacre in Houla Condemned as Outrage Grows

This altered image should not be published because it spoils the meaning of the original photo. The original photo was taken 13 years ago and shows the child who jumps over the line of dead bodies. All those people were killed during the Saddam regime. The altered photo should not be published as one that depicts the bodies of children, which soon be buried. Firstly, the newspaper cannot publish the unreliable images like this altered photo. Secondly, the main goal of the photo is to support the text, which is written in the newspaper. However, the altered image cannot ...

The council of the slew of generals President Abraham Lincoln had to tread through, was not unlike dangerous waters which were constantly shifting amid the complexity of the Civil War. The events surrounding the Civil War era, the Lincoln presidency with its turmoil of revolving generals, and the hotly debated issue of slavery form the most contested episode in United States’ annals of history. Among the short string of military generals under the auspices of Abraham Lincoln include George B. McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade. Whether or not people agree with Abraham Lincoln’s ...

Summary

Belstaff is a clothing company that came on board as the most sophisticated clothing company. The technology it used was important to ensure that the company made clothing that symbolized superiority. The company used cotton wax material to create cloth that was waterproof and yet breathable. Another benefiting factor is that the company invested in advertising. It branded its superior quality clothing with sophistication and made its use befitting to men. The branding affected the female part of the market for the company. The women felt left out and even though the company gained a lot of customers in ...

The human body is integral to the understanding of aspects of identity such as gender and race as well as sexuality. Throughout the ages, the human body has acted as an inspiration for artists. The body was traditionally used to explore sexuality, as well as beauty but this changed in the twentieth century. This shift came about with the advent of performance art, where an artist usually makes use of his or her own body as a medium. This brand of art is often viewed as an offshoot of conceptual art. Cindy Sherman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Andrea Fraser are ...

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Globalization has led to an increasing melding of the developed and developing worlds, with the latter being more easily accessible due to the ease with which individuals and organizations can reach out to countries. In this photo, an African woman carries her child with her in a papoose on her back, while she holds material in a cardboard box above her head, transporting goods from one place to another. The photo intends to symbolize the influence of nations upon each other – the cardboard box, a symbol of industrialization, is being used for great utility by this member of a developing nation. This picture ...

The works of Gerhard Richter are dominated by two contemporary styles, which include distinctive, process-oriented abstraction and a mild version of super-realism. He says that he does not have a favorite theme is his artwork, something that allows him to produce distinctively different forms of art during his period. During his painting career, Richer experimented with radically different art forms to portray what he perceived in his environment. His work matched different periods in history. Richer does not conform to the thinking of the masses. He uses photo painting to express his connection to family members and real characters.

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" Expand the product line to include housewares. The key supplier carries a full range of good quality housewares products and GGI can leverage its existing relationship to obtain discounted pricing on these additional product lines." Repackage and brand: currently, the products arrive with a "plain brown wrapper" sort of packaging so little attention has been paid to whether GGI even has a reputation in the market. GGI has the option to repackage the items to promote a stronger brand image, but the cost will shrink their profit margin." Open additional stores, possibly under a new brand, much like other manufacturers' and importers' "factory" stores." ...

Introduction

- Epson’s perfection V750-M pro scanner sparks my mind any time I see it. - Looking at these two, one can confuse the two but the latest model is obviously fantastic. - This presentation is a guideline on how to set up the Epson perfection V750-M pro scanner and how to use it. - For a person who is buying this machine for the first time, this is how it is connected in order to use it. - Once you buy it, the gadget is carefully packed in a grey box with a label of the machine in ...

Since the tragic events of Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, the issue of gun control has resurfaced as a hot issue needing to be addressed by a government able to make changes that could mitigate the chance of a repeat tragedy. Gun control is an issue with a powerful lobby of support and also citizens that fall polarized on either side of the issue. As a result, in the news coverage of the current state of the issue, with the latest update being gun measures failing the senate by a margin of six votes, different media outlets while reporting on the same ...

The rapid technological change, shifting priorities and the need to have equal societies have led to sectorial and process reforms. Processes like voting are becoming simpler and simple day by day. Previous methods of carrying out things are being done away with and people are constantly embracing modern technologies. However, on given occasions, the use of these technologies might be against what the constitution demands. Crazytown city in Texas has proposed two radical reforms which are aimed at improving the processes of its council elections. The first reform, which is the accepting of votes to be cast via smart ...

Identity Politics in the Visible World: Race, Anonymity, and Human Rights

The name Noam Galai is more than just a buzzword in all debates and topics related to privacy, secrecy, digital data and social media in the contemporary world. Rachel Kadish, who is a cousin to Noam Galai, tells the heartbreaking story of how his supposedly shy cousin becomes a victim of the greatest vice in the world internet today – theft of digital property. In her article "Who Is This Man and Why He is screaming?” Kadish narrates how the now international picture of her cousin robbed him of his privacy and the right to consent. Galai, who posted his controversial picture on ...

Continue reading the main story

Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Share This Page MUMFORD, Tex. — Across the parched American West, the long drought has set off a series of fierce legal and political battles over who controls an increasingly dear treasure — water.

Just outside this minuscule farm town, Frank DeStefano was feeding a 500-acre cotton crop with water from the Brazos River 16 months ago when state regulators told ...

What is photography? How is it used?

Photographs are remarkable. Through photography people preserve history, photographs are used to recall important events. Photographs evoke the essence of places or things that people would like to venture in or should never forget. With photographs, one can transcend someone virtually to where the photograph was taken even without them physically being there (Flusser,2013). Moreover, photography has become a career to many people who are doing digital photography for economic purposes. Photographic essence is not defined by the use of powerful, expensive equipment. It is a skill and thought put in the photography that matters the equipment only ensures that ...

Some people think to look at an image is not a big deal. When friends send pictures to each other via twitter, facebook, or even Instagram, most would just view the image in its entirety. How many of you have taken the time to look at the smallest details in any photo? Today, I will be doing just that.

Here is a photo. At first glance, your eyes are drawn to a woman in the center. Her facial expression is dominating the photo. In fact, her face is the only one you can clearly see. If you look closely at the ...

How Photographs Influence What People Believe

How Photographs Influence What People Believe People have many ways that they examine information to decide whether it is factual. Talking to others, doing experiments, looking at pictures, reading, and doing research are just a few ways that people form ideas about the surrounding world. Most people are familiar with the phrase, “seeing is believing,” which suggests that visual confirmation is a good way to establish whether something is true or false. It is easy to imagine how this works, because using the evidence of what is seen in order to make decisions is an essential part of life for ...

Introduction

It is possible that the memory in an individual is affected by the different environmental variables and smell being one of them. For example a certain type of cologne may remind a person about their spouse who wears the same cologne. Several explanations about these effects of the olfactory system on the short term memory have been proposed. One is that the system has an impact since it is endowed with axons that terminate the working of the olfactory bulbs have a direct connectivity with the brain compared to other senses.

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This experiment was conducted in a bid to determine the effects of ...

In the summer of 2012, I was called to meet with director Alan Smithee in the “Old Animation” building at Disney Studios in Burbank, California. I have worked on previous Disney films, but our offices were not on the studio lot. It was my first visit to the “Old Animation” building, and I was looking forward to the meeting. During my career I was fortunate enough to work at many Hollywood Landmarks. It was always thrilling to work at a historical location, but I’ve never been moved to document the experience. As soon as I reached the front steps ...

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It includes a detailed study of three literary works and their importance and execution in daily life. The discussion discusses in detail with reference to the mood, style, theme and tone of the three compositions. The three compositions as chosen are

- The movie by Roman Polinski Starring—Adrian Brody, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman is the first non-literary work that I have chosen.

- The second non-literary work would be that of a photograph by Charie Cole taken at the Tianenmen Square in 1989 named the Tank Man.

- The third composition is a literary source by ...

Question and Answer

- Given the two photographs, the one which was taken last March 3, 2013 looks to have been taken at a higher altitude than the other. I am able to say this because it has more lines from the inner center to its outer lines compared to the other photo. In other words the higher the number of lines from the center, the higher the altitude used to take the picture. Also, the “March 3, 2013” photo shows shorter lines compared to the one that was taken last 2010. With that, I conclude that because of the wider scope of ...

Introduction

Understanding self- identity in ‘selphie’ portrait photography looks at the influence of social media on the way people take mobile phone pictures connected to editing a new identity as portrayed in the photographs shared on Internet social networks. The amazing popularity of phone camera (see Figure 1) technology, photography, and the number of self-portraits finally appearing on Internet social networks continues creating a phenomenon. The effect looks at how social networks influence how people take selphie (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2014) photographs and edit them. Comparisons of film and digital photography linking to self-identity show a connection ...

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The fashion images have now changed and they become surreal because of the easy availability of the editing software and the photography tactics and tools. Such software, tactics, and tools are letting the designer and photographer to do as much of the processing and editing as their mind come up with, which has changed the fashion images. Now the images do not look real because they are changed to such an extent that their originality is lost. Being a photography student, in this paper, I have focused on the the improvement in the photography, the use of tactics in order ...

The breaking boundaries exhibition was held in Dallas Texas from the 21st of August to 11th of September. The reception was on the 4th of September 2014. By walking through the exhibition, one could establish that the theme was nature as all the paintings had something to do with nature in the purest form. Watercolors are best used in the depiction of nature in a pure form.

A painting of the old building was done by Ramya. It has an old building which is surrounded by water and plants growing over it. It tells of life and the way ...

IKEA is a global company that retails home products such as furniture, kitchen items, consumer goods, bathroom items, and other accessories. Ingka BV is wholly owned firm by Stichting Ingka Foundation, the parent company of IKEA group of companies. The Komprad family owns the foundation. As at December 2013, the group managed to have operations in 43 countries across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. The headquarters of the firm is in Delft, Netherlands and employs 135,000 people Baraldi (99). During the financial year that ended on December 2013, the group managed to have revenues totaling 28, 506 million ...

It was almost after two years that my sister and I sat down to go back our childhood memory lane. We took out almost seven thick photo albums to look at and thoroughly enjoyed our journey going back in time. But at one moment my sister Sandra abruptly commented, picking up one heavy album, “It’s wiser to have digital photographs saved on the computer instead of having such heavy albums.”

I decided to talk it out with her and help her think about what she said. Her claim is that it’s more practical and wise to keep ...

- After Bob and Carol bought a video game console for their child, Greg, they began to notice a change in his behavior. When they could pry him away from games for dinner, he would be verbally abusive at the table. He would also punch walls in frustration, and even kicked over a glass table in the house. Bob and Carol blame video games for Greg’s violent behavior.The following conclusion suffers from which type of fallacy?This fallacy found in this case can be said to be a correlation implies causation fallacy otherwise known as Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc this is because ...

Voter turnout is a statistical figure used to determine in the actual participation of citizens in selecting new leaders. Higher voter turnout in any general election would mean that most citizens have rightfully exercised their civilian responsibility. Lower voter turnout would indicate the lack of political participation, or obstruction of civil rights. Of all first-world countries, United States posted one of the lowest voter turnouts at 40% compared to other countries such as Belgium (93%) and Australia (81%) (Friedman, 2012). Supporting data from the American Presidency Project consisted voter turnout rates for every presidential election, and the United States has ...

Large crowds gather at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria to witness the official opening of the Urban Thunderbirds: Ravens in a Material World exhibition. This is even is a milestone courtesy of the western civilization and current changes. This event features the main actor such as Coast Salish, Rande Cook, and Francis Dick. This exhibition signifies the existence of cultural practices in the modern world. The artists resemble native people who employ tactful ways to relay information. The artists use art skills to elaborate cultural practices in the contemporary world. The Ravens in a Material World is a beautiful collection of art ...

The internet has become a limitless advance of space where individuals can write anything or be anyone. Information is not always valid, nor are the faces we look at. Virtually everything we see on the internet has the capacity to be doctored in some way. Essentially we could be hoaxed as many times a day as we dare to click our mouse’s button. Unfortunately, I have several stories involving internet hoaxes and the damage that they can cause in the lives of people who are unaware of them. One involves disinformation; the other involves dishonesty.

Four years ago, as blogs ...

Using subversion in images, paintings or art is a process in which the system of values and principles which are operating in a society or a place is being contradicted. It is usually common for attacking the public about the political and social system in place. It could also be used to attack the public about their concept of morality. Subversion is common in the paintings during the medieval and renaissance age. In this essay, two paintings are analysed about their use of subversion. The essay also opts to explore the impact of the image during its development and in the modern ...

Internet and Terrorism

1: Describe the various types of exploitation that can occur over the Internet. Social Exclusion

Ideally, social exclusion is among the mildest forms of cyber bullying and to some extent it can cause severe distress. It can be described in simple terms as the online equivalent of leaving an individual from a group that is expected to have automatic membership. However, this may include the whole class not accepting a classmate’s friend request.

- Tagging Without Permission

Ideally, tagging is a form of attaching an individual’s name to an online image or photo so that images of another individual can be identified one’s a person searches for tagging images using her name. In the real sense, tagging an individual’ ...

Within practical contexts, ethical conduct of employees is as important in nursing as it is within any other professional field. Nurses are required by occupational guidelines to provide care towards patients in the most ethical manner possible. The basic precepts of nursing ethics emphasize that nurses should not employ actions that will inflict either physical or emotional injury to their patients. This means that employees within a healthcare facility, which include the nursing fraternity, are obliged to uphold high level of standards in creating sustainable relationships with patients. According to Perron and Pronsati (2012), those high standards should be guided ...

Question 1

Racial prejudice continues to play significant roles in the contemporary American society as evidenced by the essay loot or find by Harris and Carbado.

Question 2

Many scholars and civic society continues to argue that racial prejudice is outdated. However, the two distinctive authors Harris and Carbado, of the essay loot or find brings out great sense of sarcasm in the entire concept.

The two authors strive to bring out the idea racial prejudice in the current American society using the events of the hurricane Katrina. The authors utilized two image photographs’ captured by two different photographers from two different media ...

A few years ago, sharing services between websites was absolutely impossible. There where no places on the web with the function of sharing information due to security reasons. Today due to innovation in assembly, sharing services has been implemented and people use this opportunity every day.

Nowadays, innovation in assembly made life much easier with websites supporting sharing services in multiple ways. “When commodity components are abundant, you can create value simply by assembling them in novel or effective ways” (Tim O’Reilly). Combining web 2.0 platforms can be called Mashup as long as the platforms are communicating ...

Materials used to create the work: oil on canvas.

Crucifixion diptych According to Vespers, Weyden and his family were staunch Christians who lived their lives dedicated to helping the poor. The photo was among others, distributed freely by Weyden. The huge size of the human figure in the painting was common to artists at the time. It was in fitting with measurement of the shutters of carved altarpieces. The foreground is outstanding thanks to the black background. Weyden focused on the starkness that enhances the image. According to Vespers, Weyden and his family were staunch Christians who ...

Introduction

This examines how a photographer Todd walker (1917-1998) used to take photographs before the start of computers in digital world .It further examines how he started to apply computer in his photographic work so as to digitalize the images and other photographic work. This is examined across three decades opt the Todd walker’s work. The use of technology in digital photography is important as the photographs are visualize in three dimensional outlook .When we see Todd walker’s photograph can visualize what it means, how it was taken and the distance the photograph was taken.

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The agreement to take a photo alongside a perpetrator shows one element of forgiveness. In this stage forgiveness, both the survivor and the perpetrator come to terms and the acceptance that in order to move forward they must at least try to work their differences. Body language revealed in the photos presents the other major stage of forgiveness. Under body language, numerous degrees of forgiveness can be inferred from; It poses, distance, closeness, facial expression and coziness among others. Jean Pierre and Viviane's photo shows a comfortable and fewer formal photo pose. Interpreting this photo could mean that the perpetrator is ...

CITE: USA Today, Oct. 2, 2013, page 34.

FACTS: Katherine Jackson, mother to Michael Jackson brought a suit on negligence against AEG Live LLC. AEG Live LLC was a concert promotion company that produced Jackson’s comeback concerts. Katherine argued that AEG Live LLC acted negligently in hiring the physician responsible for administering the medication that killed Michael. Conrad Murray, the physician, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011 for administering a propofol overdose that lead to the death of the singer.

In their negligence claim, the family sought to show that AEG Live LLC was responsible for hiring the ...

Book review: Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, 5th Edition by Chandler H. Barbour, Nita H. Barbour and Patricia A. Scully

Introduction

Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, 5th Edition offers more choices for teachers and students than the previous editions. The authors are all educators and their combined experience easily reaches 100 years. Professor Chandler Barbour has retired from an elementary school teaching career but he is still actively involved as a volunteer to his community’s projects with public schools, church boards, directing a fishing advocacy group and as a member on a hospital board. He ...

Law enforcement is one of the many occupational areas where use of computers, software, and internet technology has had a major impact. These emerging technologies have touched all aspects of the crime investigation process and have provided efficiencies in time savings, increased accuracy, and increased access to information that was previously difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. Specifically, investigation has been altered at all stages of the process but particularly the gathering of information stage and the interview stage (Keisler, Daley, & Hagy, 2007). This paper will briefly discuss changes imparted by the use of emerging technology in these two ...

“What is America” by Jesse Gordon is a collection of 24 photos of diverse individuals who seemed to come from different ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds. As evident from the title, it could be deduced that this question was asked to these different people and their responses were noted below the respective photos. The photo-essay therefore showed, in addition to the faces of these individuals, the flag of the United States of America, being held across their chests. Thus, it was interesting to note that the responses to the question was unique and distinct to these individuals, depending on ...

Introduction

For all the organizations to achieve it maximum productivity, and then they have to be keen on employing. The quality of the accountant in the standard Code of Ethics is very vital to command the respect and self-confidence of the overall public. Commissioned Accountants in the service of the affairs of others have tasks and responsibilities to those who depend on their work. The client, before appealing the service of professional needs to be guaranteed, (i) that he has the good qualities and (ii) that he is an individual of charm and honesty. The indication is accessible to the client ...

In the month of March, 2013, an unprecedented protest created an enormous stir all across the world. A nineteen year old Tunisian girl, Amina, had posted two pictures of her own on a page of the social networking website, Facebook, where she posed topless. She had written “My body is my own” in Arabic over her naked body. This bizarre form of protest was in consolidation with the Femen movement that had hit the world society with its immense impetus. She later gave an interview to the Ettounisia television channel where she conveyed her support for the Femen movement ...

Perception is the identification, organization, and interpretation of set of information in order to explain the understanding the environment and its elements and factors affecting the environment (Balcetis & Lassiter, 2010) (Sheila, once again, why use an outside source when the points come from using our textbook?). To an extent perceptions, are influenced by poor or inadequate information or inaccurate information otherwise published by a biased authors. It could also be defined as the process of becoming conscious of a familiar environment, understanding a diverse environment that has never been familiar and how communication determines how people perceive issues (source?). This paper ...