Photo manipulation

A Different Tone of View In the sonnet “My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun,” Shakespeare conveys an ironically humorous tone. Throughout the text he contrasts his lover’s attributes against cliched poetic comparisons. By doing so, he misleads the reader into thinking that he is disparaging his lover, when in fact he is criticizing the impossible standards of beauty to which most women are held. This humorous irony is demonstrated by the subject of his false comparisons, his word choice…

Robert injects her with “GA series, serum 391, Compound 6”, a serum previously shown to be effective in rats (I Am Legend). He watches the monitors with no emotion, waiting for the effects to begin. The subject begins to respond with a decreasing pulse and lessening temperature, unfortunately as quickly as the response began so did the disease regression. She thrashes in her restraints and screams before falling back to the table with no heartbeat, but instead of allowing her death, Robert…

customers. A trafficker, often a pimp, is able to ‘sell’ a girl often up to 40 times a night, all whiles sitting behind his phone or keyboard. Websites like Craigslist and Backpage.com are a breeding ground for sexual traffickers. Scantily clad or nude photos are usually taken of the girls and the ads often appear like she is a willing participant, while all the while being ran by her captor. This shift in technology makes it virtually impossible to monitor and catch these…

these so-called “destructive messages” are simply a product of our biased perceptions within society, which often display the negativity at hand. The media itself is a beautiful tool of artistic expression, yet is perceived as a despicable tool of manipulation each time a problem arises that society simply cannot solve at the moment. Keeping this…

potential power that a photograph has to convince someone. However, images such as those of veterans meeting their relatives in tears use emotional appeal to convince their viewers so those viewers are far more likely to agree with the message behind the photo. What makes those images so powerful? And why does it matter that those images have such power? While photographs may seem harmless, it can be used to trick us easily without us knowing. Photographs have a powerful impact on how one…

and frequent charitable events. However, if one was to look at their other forms of social media, namely their Tumblr page, there would be an entirely different reading of their brand status. It is on their Tumblr where Denny’s posts humorous photo manipulations, surreal animated gifs, and strange stories and jokes all in the same vein as the typical teenaged Tumblr user. Adopting the often sardonic and surrealist humour popular on Tumblr, Denny’s is able to communicate and, consequentially,…

Two Strand Twists On Natural Hair Mae aka The Naturalchica rocks two strand twists When it comes to styling, there probably isn’t a more popular hairstyle than two strand twists on natural hair. Two strand twists are a popular natural hair style for a number of reasons. They are quite easy to do, can be very long lasting depending on the size you make them, help to reduce knots and tangles, can almost always be styled as you would style your loose hair and can be undone to create another…

what we think and not what we see and admire to come. It can be compared to a bunch of repetitive tendencies that occur in varied circumstances. Malcolm states that people have consistent behaviors because they are able to resist and control the manipulation from the physical environment (Gladwell,…

emphasis on feminine identity, while Morimura expresses the boundaries between genders through referencing acclaimed works of art. The focus work from Korean artist Lee Bul is I Need You (Monument) made in 1996. This installation piece consists of photo print on vinyl and utilizes air pumps and toy trumpets. At the base of this…

to damage a male nude by spray painting a penis. From then on, unperceived to him, or us, Adam becomes her idea project, a living sculpture that she will construct, as she says, “at her thesis defense, out of a pallet consisting exclusively of manipulation.” In my point of view Evelyn’s art project was an actual art even though many people would most likely consider it as porn. According to Evelyn “A truth in art is that whose contradictory is also true. Once they start adding plaster or any…