Timothy O Sullivan's Photograph Analysis

The illustration in #7.16, Trestle Work, Promontory Point, Salt Lake Valley by Andrew J.Russell is an image of a railroad track connecting two paths with men working on the site. Russell believed that the west was a great location to conduct his work because of the openness and freedom that was out there. Also to observe the natural scenery that it has to offer, which many have traveled to obtain such freedom and visual aspects of nature. As for #7.17, El Eaches or Three Brothers by Carleton E. Watkins is a description of a landscape winter forest by a lake, his purpose for this image was to capture the viewer's attention with the richness and the detail of the forest. For an individual to absorb the composition of the mountains in the picture

Alex Kotlowitz met Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers in 1985 while working as a journalist. He was interviewing them for a photo essay in Chicago magazine on children living in poverty. The violence that occurred every day where the brothers lived in Governor Henry Horner Homes, or Horner, disturbed Kotlowitz. Lafeyette and Pharoah are 12 and 9 years old at the start of the book but have experienced more than many kids their age. The boys did not seem sure of what life held for them. Lafeyette told Kotlowitz, “If I grow up, I’d like to be a bus driver,” Lafeyette was not sure that he would grow up at just 10 years old (x). Kotlowitz wanted to show what it is like for children growing up in urban poverty after seeing the brothers’

One of the important early photographers was Timothy O’Sullivan who started his career under the study of Matthew Brady, the owner of the most well-known photographic portrait gallery in America (Davies 894). Brady was best known for his photographs and paintings of Abraham Lincoln. O’Sullivan left Brady and joined Alexander Gardner to photograph images of the Civil War. O’Sullivan built his reputation on “images that conveyed the destructive power of modern warfare” (Foresta). He captures the horrible devastation that occurred during the Civil War even though the equipment could not film action shots. Unlike most war photographers he did not move “objects and bodies” around in the picture.

When intrinsic motivation contrasts with a culture’s norm, the individual often feels unable to express their own beliefs. In Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, O’Brien recounts the time he was deployed to the Vietnam war to fight for the United States. As O’Brien reflects on his younger self “On Rainy River”, he reveals his old feelings of fear and resentment towards war. O’Brien uses daunting imagery to describe the scene,“I remember the rage in my stomach...I felt paralyzed. All around me the options seemed to be narrowing, as if I were hurtling down a huge black funnel, the whole world squeezing me tight...Moreover, I could not claim to be opposed to war as a matter of general principle” (O’Brien 40-41). The author uses somber

Exploring new and challenging obstacles can change the way you perceive certain things and you might end up enjoying them. In this novel, Mary Anne was a sweet, fresh-faced young girl that had no intention of going into this Vietnam War although she ended up doing so after she learned more about it. Mary Anne Bell represents an outsider, someone who does not belong where she is. Her loss of innocence got stronger the longer she stayed there and adapted to her surroundings. In the fictional novel, The Things They Carried, the way Tim O’ Brien uses imagery, syntax, and symbolism develops Mary Anne’s character and shows the transformation that she goes through.

Premised within an unbelievable scenario is the story of male soldier, Mark Fossie, in the Vietnam War who brings his sweetheart, Mary Anne Belle, to his platoon. While Fossie wishes to uphold the traditional gender dichotomy in a foreign land, he doesn’t consider the effects of a war on a sweetheart. When a person goes to war, “[they] come over clean and [they] get dirty and afterwards it’s never the same” (O’Brien 81). In Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War fiction, The Things They Carried, he explores how humans comprehend the experiences of other humans. To convey his understanding of the inner workings of human perception, he tells a story through Rat Kiley, who “had a reputation for exaggeration and overstatement.”

The Voices across the Color Line consist of oral history transcriptions of collected audio and video tape of the memories of individuals active in the Civil Rights Movement and protests. The Stephen Goldfarb Photographs collection consists of photographs of the historic African-American neighborhood, and the AME church of Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.). This church is the oldest African-American congregation in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and according to the church history, the mother church of AME in North Georgia.

As a liberal arts student, I find that my version of reality is often challenged. This sounds like a frightening statement, and it is; however, this is the fate of an avid learner. Every sensation and perception one experiences changes our perspective; in other words, alters our reality. This distortion of reality is taken to the extreme in times of war, as O’Brien is faced with atrocities associated with war, death in particular. As O’Brien often changes perspectives between chapters, is it apparent that his description of death changes as he is progressively exposed to new and strange side of human nature that has been previously unknown to him.

Throughout the novel, O’Brien demonstrated the many burdens the soldiers would carry such as emotional burdens that were by far the heaviest as they could not be disposed of. An example of an emotional burden a soldier would carry is shown when O’Brien states, “It was a simple pebble, an ounce at most…He realized it was only a gesture… Lavender was dead… You couldn't burn the blame… Besides, the letters were in his head (O’Brien 15 and 25).” O’Brien exposes the emotional burden Lieutenant Jimmy Cross would carry. Furthermore, Cross physically carried a pebble, letters, and photographs all given to him by Martha, the girl he would claim to be deeply in love with. However, because he would often be preoccupied thinking about Martha, he began neglecting his responsibilities as leader. The effects of the

The first piece is a painting called “Loops and Swift Horse are Surer than Lead”. I selected this art because it gives us a look at the dangers faced by many for our future. The artist Charles Marion Russell is known for his paintings of cowboys and scenes from the west in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Russell himself

In Roger Scruton's Photography and Representation the author establishes the idea that ideal photography is not art. In the same breath he says that ideal photography is not necessarily an idea which photographers should strive, nor does it necessarily exist. Yet, he bases his argument upon the ideal. In reviewing his paper, I’ll take a look at why he painstakingly tries to make this distinction between ideal painting and ideal photography. His argument is based upon the proposition that photographs can only represent in a causal fashion, whereas painters create representational artwork via intentional relations. Scruton manages to create a solid argument, but in the end I’ll decide it is not a fair assumption to say that photographs

I am a Year 10 student seeking part-time employment in the hospitality industry. I have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to relate to people of all ages in an articulate and respectful manner. I demonstrate intrinsic motivation and a desire to complete all responsibilities to a high standard and will not compromise on quality. My key strengths include: excellent organisational skills, punctuality, warm persona and a willingness to learn.

Childbirth can be described as one of the most rewarding and also painful experiences in a woman’s life. Most women choose some type of method to ease pain, however, there has been a lot of controversy over with pain management method is the most effective. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), In 2013, there were 3,932,181 births recorded in the United States, 32.7% of those births were surgical procedures. In 2012, 1.36% of recorded births occurred out-of-hospital, meaning these births took place mostly in homes or birthing centers. Without the option of medicine that a hospital provides, how were these women able to manage their pain during labor and delivery. There are many different methods for easing pain during childbirth, some methods involve the use of medicine and surgery, and others include natural techniques, such as hypnosis, Lamaze, and many others. It is a personal preference of the parents over which method is right for the needs of the mother and child. This can be an overwhelming decision for new parents to make because they have to take into consideration the safety of the mother and child, pain management for the mother and desire for medical involvement.

War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy is based on a war photographer who has experienced and witnessed the reality of war. The war photographer has returned to his quite home in England from his latest job. He develops the spools of film, he took in the frontline. As he organizes the pictures, he remembers the terrifying situation he is in, "A stranger's features faintly start to twist before his eyes a half-formed ghost." Then, he sends those pictures to the Sunday newspaper, where his editor will choose the ones to be printed.

Jerry’s relationship with his mother is complicated. She does her best to raise him how she wants, but then finds herself worrying over what amusements he might secretly be longing for (Lines 10-12). His mother was the one to open up the door to Jerry’s tunnel encounter. She asked him if he was tired of the usual beach, and gave him permission to go somewhere else (Lines 16-18).