Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Blog 5
I found that compared to a traditional essay, the blog format was easier. The reason I feel it was easier is because it was informal, I was able to put my voice behind my words. At first I had a hard time understanding the format of a blog because I have personally never written one. Compared to the other college classes I have taken the blog format was completely different and it took some getting used to. I really enjoyed the opinion aspect of the blog, I was able to put my own opinions behind what I wrote and relate my own personal experiences which made them some of the best essays I have ever written. I also was very appreciative that there was a blog grading rubric provided, it allowed me to have something to follow while also having the freedom to enjoy writing the blogs. After this class I think I may continue to write blogs, I really enjoyed them :)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Blog 4...Picture Worth a thousand words
A picture is worth a thousand words. What does this really mean? Can I picture really be worth 1000 words? Who came up with that saying?
This age old saying came about from a Chinese proverb that made its way to the United States in the 1920’s. “This phrase emerged in the USA in the early part of the 20th century. Its introduction is widely attributed to Frederick R. Barnard, who published a piece commending the effectiveness of graphics in advertising with the title "One look is worth a thousand words", in Printer's Ink, December 1921.”
A still image can depict so much, such as what a person was feeling at a specific time. A picture allows us to have a glimpse into someones feelings, how their eyebrows are positioned and what their body language is saying.
It seems that we are in the midst of a technology driven era where texting and emailing prevails over the face to face contact and even verbal communication. Think about this, when you are typing an email or text where is the emotion? Can a person really know how you meant what you said. How many of us can admit that sometimes we have misinterpreted something someone said by adding our own emotion.
Take it a step further. I see pictures of animal abuse all the time. These pictures do more for my emotions than words can describe. Those pictures of bloody faces and eyes that have lost their spirit say so many different things. How about a picture of a delicious breakfast, how many words and feelings start running through your mind when you are hungry and theres a picture of a stack of fluffy pancakes, perfect butter on top with oozing syrup over the top of them all. All of this with a side of crispy perfectly cooked bacon and eggs, and possibly some golden hash browns. Without the use of words, that picture says a lot to a person.
What about pictures from our ancestors or from our past. When I look back at pictures of my baby and his first Easter so many words come to mind, you can tell a whole story from one still image. As a young child my great grandmother would pull out photos of her race horses. She could tell me stories about raising them from a foal to their first win. This whole story could be told from one small black and white picture. When we lose the ones we love, we have pictures to look back on and remember them by.
In my opinion, a picture is worth more than a thousand words. A picture has a story to tell, an emotion to evoke, a legacy to carry on. A picture is something to hold on to forever in your mind, your actions and your heart.
For some reason Im not seeing my hyperlinks in my paper so here are the links:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words.html
http://oels.byu.edu/student/idioms/proverbs/a_pic_thousand_words.html
This age old saying came about from a Chinese proverb that made its way to the United States in the 1920’s. “This phrase emerged in the USA in the early part of the 20th century. Its introduction is widely attributed to Frederick R. Barnard, who published a piece commending the effectiveness of graphics in advertising with the title "One look is worth a thousand words", in Printer's Ink, December 1921.”
A still image can depict so much, such as what a person was feeling at a specific time. A picture allows us to have a glimpse into someones feelings, how their eyebrows are positioned and what their body language is saying.
It seems that we are in the midst of a technology driven era where texting and emailing prevails over the face to face contact and even verbal communication. Think about this, when you are typing an email or text where is the emotion? Can a person really know how you meant what you said. How many of us can admit that sometimes we have misinterpreted something someone said by adding our own emotion.
Take it a step further. I see pictures of animal abuse all the time. These pictures do more for my emotions than words can describe. Those pictures of bloody faces and eyes that have lost their spirit say so many different things. How about a picture of a delicious breakfast, how many words and feelings start running through your mind when you are hungry and theres a picture of a stack of fluffy pancakes, perfect butter on top with oozing syrup over the top of them all. All of this with a side of crispy perfectly cooked bacon and eggs, and possibly some golden hash browns. Without the use of words, that picture says a lot to a person.
What about pictures from our ancestors or from our past. When I look back at pictures of my baby and his first Easter so many words come to mind, you can tell a whole story from one still image. As a young child my great grandmother would pull out photos of her race horses. She could tell me stories about raising them from a foal to their first win. This whole story could be told from one small black and white picture. When we lose the ones we love, we have pictures to look back on and remember them by.
In my opinion, a picture is worth more than a thousand words. A picture has a story to tell, an emotion to evoke, a legacy to carry on. A picture is something to hold on to forever in your mind, your actions and your heart.
For some reason Im not seeing my hyperlinks in my paper so here are the links:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words.html
http://oels.byu.edu/student/idioms/proverbs/a_pic_thousand_words.html
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