Time magazine Persons of the Year

Spy vs. Spy is a completely wordless comic strip created by a Cuban cartoonist Antonio Prohias, and first published by Mad magazine in 1961. Prohias has fled to the United States days before the last of the free press in Cuba fell under the regime of Fidel Castro. Ironically, the very person who has driven the cartoonist from his own country has given him an inspiration for one of the greatest projects of his life. In Cuba anyone who opposed Castro was considered a spy, and that’s what Prohias…

Presently in the 21st Century, gun violence is at an all-time high in the United States. There have been shootings across the country from San Bernardino, California to Newtown, Connecticut; from acts of terrorism to incidents of work place violence the shootings continue. The shootings have exposed a weakness in the structure of the country which has sent the citizens of the United States to opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to how to deal with a situation that is quickly becoming an…

Gottlieb’s novel, Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self, Lori has always been a different, unique and smart eleven year old girl. However, throughout her childhood, she has faced many challenges because of the influence that society had on her. Thus, Lori eventually got the impression that she is fat and needs to be thin like the women surrounding her and especially women in the magazines. Being different and intelligent was not easy for Lori. At first, Lori enjoyed her childhood; she did…

more attractive and even more men. Beards have been very popular for some years; however, many men still do not know how to take care of their beards or how they can make the beard grow in a healthy and careful. For all men this process is different, some go very quickly and at an early age, while others may take months to get out and grow, there are even men who do not have a beard but a few facial hairs. In many magazines and websites, there are recommendations on how to care for beard…

tyrants. The two pieces of literature share a common focus on the absolutely critical role of women in the war against Britain, even if they were written 225 years apart in vastly different styles. The impact of their time periods was equally important for both women- Mercy Otis Warren lived in the midst of a war with Britain for eight years, while Cokie Roberts grew up seeing the slow but steady evolution of women’s roles in American politics during the mid 1900’s. Both…

Influenced by TV shows, magazine cover stories, and newspaper front pages, many people take money as the only way to decide whether a person is successful or not. However, apart from money, the contribution to the society should also be an indispensable factor. The selfless help Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa offer to those in need best demonstrates this. Florence Nightingale, dubbed as “The Lady with the Lamp” was a renowned nurse for the pioneering nursing work in the Crimean War.…

around the world. Uelsmann says his main influences come from his teachers Beaumont Newhall, Minor White, Ralph Hattersley and his classmates Bruce Davidson, Pete Turner, Carl Chiarenza and Peter Bunnell. Lastly, in an interview with Black & White Magazine, Uelsmann shared some information regarding his process in the darkroom as well as his intent when creating photographs. To conclude, Jerry Uelsmann is an incredibly successful American Photographer who has left a huge impact on Surrealism…

investigates if social media is to blame for providing a platform in which these young women are being exposed to images of an ideal body type, also there will be research undertaken to see if other factors can be considered i.e. television and magazines. To do…

An epidemic of gun violence and accidental death has been spreading throughout the United States of America. Regardless, gun ownership remains a controversial issue, as it has been throughout the years. Firearm enthusiasts believe that guns ensure safety, but guns can cause tense situations to escalate. In the United States, gun ownership is seen as a basic right since it is addressed in the Bill of Rights, but this belief may be outdated. Availability of guns can influence the homicide, suicide…

Educator Marshall McLuhan once stated that “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” A superficial media portrays women who are absolutely beautiful, and this is what young girls grow up viewing. The questions that arise from this relationship of media to viewer are how does the mass media influence body image, and is there a direct correlation between a negative body image and eating disorders? This paper will examine scholarly journals that look at…