Practice Writings I have read plenty of poems, stories, and novels throughout my life, but one poem stood out to me. That poem was The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. This poem really spoke to me because the poem is all about choice and making the right choice based on what you want to accomplish. After reading this poem, I started using it as guide to certain problems in life. I have always been the type of person that was careful in the choices and decisions I would make. Also, I have always been a “what if” person. I would always ask myself what if I made this choice, would I regret it in the near future or would it be beneficial to me. When it was time for me to make a choice, I would always picture the person Robert Frost describes at
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In this essay, Lesser discusses different philosophies about the effects of photojournalism and how the media is involved. Some of the philosophies mentioned were the Hedonistic Philosophy and the Categorical Imperative Philosophy (Ballenger and Payne 460-461). Lesser writes about how certain pictures can be too graphic, but the media still publishes the pictures. He uses examples of people who were victims. For example, Lesser uses Budd Dwyer. Lesser discusses how journalists and the media publicized the suicide death of Budd Dwyer (Ballenger and Payne 462). Lesser even writes about how the audience may react to certain pictures. Some may find the pictures graphic, while others may find it interesting and want to learn more. He even states that the time of day may have an effect on audience (Ballenger and Payne 463). He uses many sources from different journalists and puts theme in his essay. Lesser has plenty of evidence in this essay. However, Lesser does not take a side on this issue. He leaves it up to the reader to pick a side. After reading, I thought about how I may view certain pictures. Some pictures I find acceptable, while other pictures are just too much. For example, when Whitney Houston died many magazines wanted to publish pictures of her in her casket. It caused controversy because some of her family argued over this issue because of money. I thought that magazine should not publish the pictures because of privacy. Many people find pictures related to war as too graphic especially for younger kids. As I was reading, I thought about the Golden Rule philosophy and I kept asking myself would I want my pictures or pictures of my loved ones to be put out there. My answer was no. This essay really had me thinking about ethics and morals, because what may seem morally wrong to someone may be morally right to someone else. However, we are all entitled to our own opinions
In this essay, Lesser discusses different philosophies about the effects of photojournalism and how the media is involved. Some of the philosophies mentioned were the Hedonistic Philosophy and the Categorical Imperative Philosophy (Ballenger and Payne 460-461). Lesser writes about how certain pictures can be too graphic, but the media still publishes the pictures. He uses examples of people who were victims. For example, Lesser uses Budd Dwyer. Lesser discusses how journalists and the media publicized the suicide death of Budd Dwyer (Ballenger and Payne 462). Lesser even writes about how the audience may react to certain pictures. Some may find the pictures graphic, while others may find it interesting and want to learn more. He even states that the time of day may have an effect on audience (Ballenger and Payne 463). He uses many sources from different journalists and puts theme in his essay. Lesser has plenty of evidence in this essay. However, Lesser does not take a side on this issue. He leaves it up to the reader to pick a side. After reading, I thought about how I may view certain pictures. Some pictures I find acceptable, while other pictures are just too much. For example, when Whitney Houston died many magazines wanted to publish pictures of her in her casket. It caused controversy because some of her family argued over this issue because of money. I thought that magazine should not publish the pictures because of privacy. Many people find pictures related to war as too graphic especially for younger kids. As I was reading, I thought about the Golden Rule philosophy and I kept asking myself would I want my pictures or pictures of my loved ones to be put out there. My answer was no. This essay really had me thinking about ethics and morals, because what may seem morally wrong to someone may be morally right to someone else. However, we are all entitled to our own opinions