Explain the central purpose of the book and briefly explain how it is set up to accomplish this purpose. So‚ thanks to James Elkins‚ this task‚ for me at least is a little difficult to do. The title of this book‚ What Photography Is‚ may lead one to think that it’s a book based on aperture‚ focus‚ FOV‚ white balance‚ etc. Not so‚ this book dives deeper into an image then I myself could ever do. James Elkins‚ is Chadbourne Chair in the department of Art History‚ Theory‚ and Criticism at the school
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Nothing to Envy 2/15/11 Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Koreans who have experienced a great deal of hardship and turmoil living under one of the most notorious communist regimes. Throughout the years these North Koreans lived through the death of their great Kim Il-Sung‚ the rise to power of his successor Kim Jong-Il‚ and the horrific famine that has left many in despair. Although North Korea is constantly in the news globally
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I read “The Silent Boy”. This book was published in 2003. It is classified as a “Young adult literature” and “Historical fiction” book. This great book was written by Lois Lowry. The writer of the book‚ Lois Lowry‚ uses a very easy language to understand. "The Silent Boy" is written in a diary format‚ and has tiny pictures of its’ characters. This story was told by Katy Thatcher‚ an old woman which lived in 1987. In the book she tells the reader about the critical period in her life. Katy’s dad
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"Enemy at the Gates" Craig Williams was born in Concord Massachusetts. He wrote the book "Enemy at the Gates" in 1973. The point of this book was to show both the extreme importance of this battle in the course of World War II and the courage of both the German and Russian troops during this horrific battle. This book did an excellent job portraying the hardships the soldiers faced and the gruesome scope of the battle for this important city. However‚ it did so with a pro-axis slant.
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Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the year 1601. It resemble the play Hamlet‚ and it characterized his assassination in 44 B.C. and the defeat of the conspirators in the battle of Philipi. Its setting is Rome‚ the capital city of Italy. Most of the scenes are set in Rome and Philipi. The play begins in the street of Rome where the Roman citizens is celebrating Caesar’s triumphant return from the war. Although the title of the play is ‘Julius Caesar’ but Caesar is not the main
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of the women who sacrificed themselves for the opportunity for other women to be seen as societal equals. Each of us should place ourselves in the birthplace of the women’s movement that Constance Backhouse depicted in her book Petticoats and Prejudice. After reading this book all man ought to be ashamed of being part of the heritage that contributed to the hardships that were forced upon women of the 19th century. The misfortunes that Zoé Mignault‚ Amelia Hogle‚ Mary Hunt‚ Ellen Rogers‚ Emily Howard
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First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history‚ reputation‚ and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact‚ interesting background‚ and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections‚ each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps
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his readers with the basic knowledge of the Japanese history in the years between 1930 and 1940. Westerners usually think of geishas simply as prostitutes‚ but the book attempts to right the misconception that geishas are simply prostitutes by showing the reader various trainings the geisha undertakes to perfect her art. The book tells a story from the eyes of Chiyo‚ a young‚ innocent girl from a poor fishing village‚ Yoroido‚ who is sold by her parents to a renowned geisha house. Little Chiyo
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is the temperature that books burn. Literature is taboo in this futuristic society‚ and Guy’s job is to burn any books or news clippings he sees‚ however his views change for the better further in the novel. The author Ray Bradbury created a world where literature is not allowed. He’s trying to show how bad our world would be without writings and poetry. Guy is one of the many firemen who are supposed to burn every book or writing that they see. People caught with books in their house were forced
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Train to Pakistan‚ originally published in 1956‚ is not a very good book‚ but quite enjoyable much of the time. Khushwant Singh‚ less than ten years after Partition‚ in 1947‚ wrote a novel of less than 200 pages and still managed to create what’s probably best described as an uneven mess. Ideas‚ allusions‚ characters and bits and pieces of story float all over the book. There’s no denying that Singh‚ who has since become a famous public figure and intellectual in India‚ prefers to lecture rather
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