Methods of Evaluation and Critical Thinking

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It feels like that there is no one around to be with and socialize with, kind of barren like. This photo makes me feel lonely inside and makes me a little depressed. It also makes me feel a little scared and I'm not curious to see what is on the other side of the bridge. Other people’s mind leads them to wonder what is on the other side of the bridge and what is behind or inside the tower in the background. The clouds swirling around the moon and how it is very sharp and pixelated. The house to the side of the background gives off a creepy vibe that is unsettling to me and other people that look at this photo the Clarence John Laughlin took. I imagine that when he was was taking these pictures and thinking about where he would take them he was going through a dark time and he thinks his past and when his father died he portrays that in the photos he takes. This photo gives off mixed emotions for me knowing his history but how this photo is titled “passed to never land” he tried to make this photo less tragic and heavy but more upbeat and light. This picture kinda makes my heart feel a little cold and that no one likes me or understands all the things i'm going through in my life. Im sure that when others would see this picture they would see a man who is lonely and scared and has no one to talk to. Also, they would think that he has been through alot in his life and he does an amazing job with demonstrating this in this

In the image produced by Bruce Davidson called. Arrest of a demonstrator, USA. Birmingham, Alabama.1963 the viewer can see that there is a human vs. human interaction taking place within the composition. There are three figures placed in the foreground that are in sharp focus. Looking at the image as a whole the use of depth of field helps provoke the idea of focusing on the figures. The image itself is in black and white. The figure in the middle is a young African women in her late 20s being contained by two other figures being white male police officers in there 30’s. The women’s clothing is dark with button up white jacket. Her earrings are pearls and her hair is short. The officers in the image have on their uniforms with helmets and bow ties as well with guns to the side of their belt. The figures faces seem to be empty and create a mood of sadness, it puts an uncomfortable mood to the over all image. As your eye strays over the image you can see a vehicle in being the figures and behind that is a crowd of what appears to be bystanders. The sign in the background is center of the composition making it legible the sign is a located on a theater building which reads “suspense excitement Susan Hayward backstreet and damn the defiant.” The dark contrast of the figure in the middle helps to draw in the eye of the viewer to center of picture well the grey tones help to flatten parts of the image.

but I believe it has a deeper meaning almost as if it a picture of Mary Cassatt at a young age just beginning to learn her passion and focusing solely on it. I believe she also would have wanted equal opportunities for women. Each of her teacher such as Charles Chaplin help to hone her painting skills, making her dream possible and also giving her a way to contribute to the women's suffrage

African American culture. The first is a man standing at a podium, as if questioning what he will say. This drawing could be a religious speaker talking to others in the black community. Since religion played a immense role in the Harlem Renaissance, one could easily find this idea in the magazine. The next image shows an artist working on a painting as another way to express one’s thoughts and emotions. The last is a black woman waiting tables as a profession. These images portray someone who is struggling for one reason or another. The uneven strokes portrayed as if it is a child making the drawings. The uncertainty from each character can be given through their limited but expressive surroundings. The preacher could be questioning his faith and what to say. The man drawing wishes to connect with his audience, yet can’t connect to those around him. The woman is struggling to get by in a man’s world. They are not pictures of black people, but the individuals and their struggles.

I feel that this is a narrative or a ritualistic artwork that is about a Native American spirit premonition appearing before the woman in the picture and it is supposed to represent past of the past of this women or Native American culture. I feel that the background landscape contributes to this idea because it is in the

The background has areas of dark and light that may be representing a dark part of this woman's life and the light area showing awakening in this woman's soul. To me the woman in the painting is staring out into the world and realizing that there is so much out there for her. That she can walk out of there and not be lost any more. Mrs. Mallard felt the same way. In the room she realized that she can now live her life on her own the way she wants to. She walked out of the room with a sense of

This paper is a summary of critical evaluation of the suitability of an article as an academic source. The title of the article is Critical Thinking: An Extended Definition. The author, Professor Ken Petress, analyzes various definitions of critical thinking and provides his definition of the concept as well. It is vitally important when performing research on a topic that we completely understand the topic and that we can apply certain tests or questions to the topic in order to determine its relevance and validity.

The first photograph is a representation of how Lane initially feels when she comes into the situation knowing that she has not only been betrayed but it is with someone she believes to not be on her level. Spending her entire life dedication to the subliminal want for perfection she is a put together woman and because of it does not fear losing her husband. The image is sharp, not only in relation to the expression of the woman's face but to the angles and overall shading to include the harsh contrast and contouring.

The image in question is of men doing work. In the background an innumerous number of men haul sacks up ladders the right up a muddy cliff face. On the left, few men are on the adjacent ladders. In the middle empty sacks and tool heads can be seen strun about a mound of earth part way up the cliff. Slightly off center, framed by the men is a single man propping himself against nearby mound of earth. This man is the focus of the entire piece. Sitting in the foreground, the man appears dirty and damp, as if he has endured a long day of physical labor. He looks at us, head tilted downwards, with a stern gaze and a furrowed brow. His face shows exhaustion and resilience, his body muscular and lean. This is only echoed by the color contrasts across

“Now We Can Begin” an essay by Crystal Eastman is a very powerful essay. Eastman makes the point know in her essay that an honest and true feminist no matter where she stands in the movement she will see to the woman’s fight with strength and courage and how it  matters in the future and as well as its difference in its approach for the workers fight for industrial freedom. Eastman state “In fighting for the right to vote most women have tried to be either non-committal or thoroughly respectable on every other subject. Now they can say what they are really after; and what they are after, in common with all the rest of the struggling world, is freedom”

I have faced many fears lately. This is the class before my last class. The thought of “did I waste my money” hangs in my mind. As I complete research topics that involve what employers are looking for, I find myself stacking my strengths against my weaknesses. And it seems not many employers are looking for a guy that cooks a “mean” chicken casserole.

There's not many things going on in this image, it's simple but strong. It's not meant to persuade or inform anyone, it's only purpose is to get into one's conscious and it does this in a very particular way. The image was taken in the early 1800’s and only reflects black and white shades. The shadows of black in

A disheveled man carries a scantily clad young woman in his arms while staring intensely into her eyes. She holds his gaze, but doesn’t appear to be as interested in him as he is in her. The background is ablaze, and the foreground is interposed with three separate images. The first is a group of men on horseback, racing down a street, the man on the lead horse is approached by a woman in a cascading white gown, her arms raised either begging him to stop, or bidding farewell. The second image is a path leading away from the woman up to an elaborate, well-maintained home. The final image is one of a couple in a carriage racing away from a burning city behind them. It is clear from the intimate pose of the couple featured at the top, and the

Photograph A, the first that I examined, is a picture of two young children standing against a barbed wire fence. These children look lost, hopeless. They do not have anyone or anything. When we look at this photograph, we want to know more about the kids. We want to learn about their story. Their story needs to be told. What life experiences have they been through? Can we begin to understand their story from that picture? From my perspective, it looks like a difficult life. Some