Photo manipulation

Our working memory is responsible for processing memories that involve reasoning, comprehension, and learning. Although similar to short-term memory, working memory is responsible for memory updating, which allows for temporarily storing and manipulation. Miller (1956) found that the capacity for working memory is typically 7+/-2 items. Through elaborate rehearsal, our working memory can be encoded into our long-term memory, rather than displaced within 15 seconds. In the final stage of the…

When considering American marketing strategies, “sex sells” is the predominant tool used to increase revenue, drive product awareness, and sculpt public values. The beauty and fashion industry serves as a model for how the average consumer should look, talk, act, think, and dress – ultimately convincing individuals that they will never be good enough unless they conform to these standards dictated by the ruling class of western commercialization. It is no secret that Western media culture…

The word genocide can’t help but to strike a cord in the minds of people internationally. The connotation of the word is strong, an implicit call to action, but what if the word itself created more problems for conflict than solutions? A fatal flaw with genocide is the way the term has evolved away from being a legal definition of a crime, to a threshold of evil that can be manipulated to fit or not fit different actions. Genocide, while important, has the detrimental power to create a…

force us to give up our freedoms and rights, as we voluntarily surrender them in countless ‘terms of agreement,’ and submit ourselves to the desensitizing activities which has rendered society apathetic to any issue more serious than how liked our photos are. Given the message of his writings, Kesey would be horrified to see the systematic docility which the Combine uses to reign today, unless we can heed his warnings in…

Children with developmental delays or disabilities may need to have these skills taught in a more direct manner with manipulations of the environment and through the use of visual supports. The Feeling Buddies and Faces activity along with the filefolder face activity helps young children gain a better understanding of their own emotions and helps them identity the facial…

For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about some kind of exciting ‘hook’ to grab your attention, but there is nothing exciting about depression. There’s no happy tale to tell about depression, no way to spin it into something fun to read, and nothing interesting to say about depression itself. So I’m going to spill my guts out to you in the form of writing about my personal experience and ongoing struggle with a disability that is misunderstood by many people around the globe. It’s…

Richard Misrach is an American contemporary photographer that focused mostly on landscape photography. One of his main goals was to capture the effects of the society on nature. (Artnet) Misrach’s work consists mostly of nature and landscapes. His photo I have selected is of the aftermaths of a forest fire at Yosemite. It is unknown weather the fire was man made or from natural causes but it does make one think of the effects they might be having on this gorgeous earth. Misrach’s Yosemite (Burnt…

Appealing to the suffragette in each modern woman, this ad series depicted old black-and-white photos at the top captioned with details of situations in the late 1800’s in which women were being punished for smoking. The bottom half of the advertisement shows a contemporary, young model smoking a Virginia Slim with a small message. This message states…

One morning, when posed with the question of what is the matter by Pooh, Eeyore responds with the credo: “’Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it’” (Milne 74). Eeyore is known as a very gloomy, sad character, and is often even diagnosed with depression. Almost everything Eeyore says is laced with hints of his negative outlook and attitude on life. The word “nothing” is defined as “not anything; no single thing” and “something of no importance…

“More than ever before TV showed the terrible human suffering and sacrifice of war.” (Australia and the Vietnam war, 2007) This statement made by Richard Nixon highlights the impact of media coverage of the war on Australians. Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war between the years of 1962-1972 was a very polarising issue in Australia’s history. In the early stages of war, there seemed to be a lack of interest among the public, however, this disinterest turned into growing opposition and…