Written Response
Laura Herbert argued that haps have to distort reality because maps are meant to represent reality and are somewhat a representation of what some people believe the world is, however if a map didn’t distort reality it would have to depict reality perfectly without labels directions or any flaws or deviations. Which Laura Herbert stated in paragraph ten which she claimed to be “the best way to see how mapmakers are forced to alter the image of the world”. Which would most likely mean that in her opinion maps distort and alter reality in many ways because it would be impossible not to. Which she stated in the following paragraph and continuing the paragraph by stating that “the only Representation of Earth that fits all these …show more content…
Laura stated that “The Peter’s projection combats this area distortion by sacrificing accuracy of shape, distance, and direction.” She used this statement to categorize the imperfections and problems that occur often in each map which in turn allowed her to eventually describe the perfect map and explain how it couldn't be made because it would be the entirety of Earth. Laura then followed later with “Both projections sacrifice absolute accuracy in any particular domain in order to be relatively accurate in all domains.” This opens the viewer to another connection between the criteria Laura made for the Peter’s projection and all maps in creation while also allowing her to follow up with her statement about the perfect map and a few other related comments. However earlier in the paragraph she stated that the Mercator had properties that in her opinion made the Mercator better than the Peter’s projection. This could have been a mistake because it could make the viewer search for their own opinion in the other pieces and find the other maps better meet their needs, however the statement was most likely simply used to better communicate her argument by comparing one of the leading projections to a runner up. Finalizing her side of the argument was the main reason she referenced these projections as well as allowing the further level of understanding in the readers of her article about the individual criteria of her mentioned “perfect
Laura Herbert argued that haps have to distort reality because maps are meant to represent reality and are somewhat a representation of what some people believe the world is, however if a map didn’t distort reality it would have to depict reality perfectly without labels directions or any flaws or deviations. Which Laura Herbert stated in paragraph ten which she claimed to be “the best way to see how mapmakers are forced to alter the image of the world”. Which would most likely mean that in her opinion maps distort and alter reality in many ways because it would be impossible not to. Which she stated in the following paragraph and continuing the paragraph by stating that “the only Representation of Earth that fits all these …show more content…
Laura stated that “The Peter’s projection combats this area distortion by sacrificing accuracy of shape, distance, and direction.” She used this statement to categorize the imperfections and problems that occur often in each map which in turn allowed her to eventually describe the perfect map and explain how it couldn't be made because it would be the entirety of Earth. Laura then followed later with “Both projections sacrifice absolute accuracy in any particular domain in order to be relatively accurate in all domains.” This opens the viewer to another connection between the criteria Laura made for the Peter’s projection and all maps in creation while also allowing her to follow up with her statement about the perfect map and a few other related comments. However earlier in the paragraph she stated that the Mercator had properties that in her opinion made the Mercator better than the Peter’s projection. This could have been a mistake because it could make the viewer search for their own opinion in the other pieces and find the other maps better meet their needs, however the statement was most likely simply used to better communicate her argument by comparing one of the leading projections to a runner up. Finalizing her side of the argument was the main reason she referenced these projections as well as allowing the further level of understanding in the readers of her article about the individual criteria of her mentioned “perfect