case of the colorblind
Kingsbourough Community College Berline Dambreville
English 24 Essay 2
The Cases of the Colorblind Color is something we see every day. It’s expressed through the changing of the seasons as the leaves transform, and we even see it on our faces. Everything we know has color; from the trees outdoors to the crayons your kid uses to draw with. When we walk down the street, it’s impossible to miss color; from it’s every shade of different variations. Sometimes we neglect to pay attention to its every detail or shade. Imagine not being able to see what you were not supposed to. Can’t imagine it huh? Some people have to go through that every day of their lives, not being able to see what we do. Color blindness is the inability to distinguish particular colors. It’s generally an inherited trait, but can result from a chemical imbalance or eye injury. There are three primary colors; they are red, blue, and yellow. All other colors are the results of different combinations of primary colors. Special eye seeing cells, called cones, are responsible for our ability to see color. We lived in a world full of color so can being able not see it, would it affect you? In “The Case of the Colorblind Painter”, an older man name Mr. I who is just over 65 years of age gets into a car accident and loses his vision. Except of seeing color he sees everything in black and white. In this case this a big problem for Mr. I. Mr. I was a painter and this accident changed his life forever. Mr. I. painted beautifully when he had his color vision, but when he lost it, his work only became better. Why? Because anyone with talent and with color vision could not paint the way he did, but with Mr. I.’s lost came a personal gain. His new paintings, while lacking in color of course stood out because it was different, you could now see the world
English 24 Essay 2
The Cases of the Colorblind Color is something we see every day. It’s expressed through the changing of the seasons as the leaves transform, and we even see it on our faces. Everything we know has color; from the trees outdoors to the crayons your kid uses to draw with. When we walk down the street, it’s impossible to miss color; from it’s every shade of different variations. Sometimes we neglect to pay attention to its every detail or shade. Imagine not being able to see what you were not supposed to. Can’t imagine it huh? Some people have to go through that every day of their lives, not being able to see what we do. Color blindness is the inability to distinguish particular colors. It’s generally an inherited trait, but can result from a chemical imbalance or eye injury. There are three primary colors; they are red, blue, and yellow. All other colors are the results of different combinations of primary colors. Special eye seeing cells, called cones, are responsible for our ability to see color. We lived in a world full of color so can being able not see it, would it affect you? In “The Case of the Colorblind Painter”, an older man name Mr. I who is just over 65 years of age gets into a car accident and loses his vision. Except of seeing color he sees everything in black and white. In this case this a big problem for Mr. I. Mr. I was a painter and this accident changed his life forever. Mr. I. painted beautifully when he had his color vision, but when he lost it, his work only became better. Why? Because anyone with talent and with color vision could not paint the way he did, but with Mr. I.’s lost came a personal gain. His new paintings, while lacking in color of course stood out because it was different, you could now see the world