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    Thin Blue Line

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    “The Thin Blue Line” While preparing a documentary about Dr. James Grigson‚ Errol Morris unearths the story of Randall Adams and David Harris. One fateful day‚ Adams’ car runs out of gas on the side of the road in Dallas‚ Texas. That same day‚ after running away from home‚ stealing a car‚ and his father’s gun‚ Harris drove his car through Dallas. Then he comes across Adams walking to get gas for his car. Harris helps Adams and they spend the rest of the day together. That night‚ Officer Robert

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    Color and Picture

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    them - Plate 1.3.24 Cezannes Jug and Fruit (1885-87) and Plate 1.3.30 Zubarans Still Life with Lemons‚ Orange and a Rose (1663). Although both pictures are of still life objects‚ they way in which they have been painted are quite different and therefore give the viewer quite different experiences. 

 Composition The composition of both plates are Cézanne ’s Jug and Fruit (Plate 1.3.24)‚ and Zurbarán ’s Still Life with Lemons‚ Oranges and a Rose (Plate 1.3.30) is important in establishing a sense

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    Color of Water

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    ter 3. Several of the McBride children became involved in the civil rights movement. Do you think that this was a result of the times in which they lived‚ their need to belong to a group that lent them a solid identity‚ or a combination of these factors? I think several of the McBride children became involved in the civil rights movement mostly because of their need to belong to a group that lent them solid identity. They need guides to help them “find” their true self. But I think because the

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    Perception Color

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    I will now look how I perceive colour on the percept. When analysing sensory perception I explained the process of how the eyes see the percept through wavelengths of light‚ which is transmitted at different wavelengths and frequencies. The main source of light would be sunlight. The scale of the wavelength and frequency for light determines the colour seen‚ as every colour has its own wavelength and frequency. When perceiving colour the spectrum of the wavelengths stretches from short wavelengths

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    Handedness and Single Line

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    corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore‚ D)“5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1

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    Color In The Great Gatsby

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    Colors and Descriptions for Emotion Colors within the novel are also used to stir the emotion of the reader. Fitzgerald changes the color of the car used by Gatsby at first it is cream colored‚ but it later changes to yellow the color of corruption and greed after Daisy and Gatsby strike and kill Myrtle. When Fitzgerald writes‚ “With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky‚ admired the gardens‚ the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor

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    Photoshop: Color and Image

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    through the chapter on Basic Concepts. Basic Concepts What is computer graphics? There are two main types of computer graphics- vector and raster images. Vector images‚ such as those created in Adobe Illustrator‚ are made up of mathematically defined lines and curves called vectors. Raster images‚ such as those created in Adobe Photoshop‚ consist of a grid‚ or raster‚ of small squares‚ known as pixels. Several types of resolutions are important when working with digitized images. They are: Image resolution refers

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    Life was never easy for a colored person in the south. Racism was a big problem for anyone of color because they were looked at to be inferior and worthless. Being a product of the segregation life especially in Mississippi‚ shaped Annie Moody. The person she became was a strong activist because of her life starting from a child and being innocent‚ to growing up and being exposed to reality‚ all shaped her to obtain a voice and of mind her own in a world that tried to confine her. Racism is never

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    Color Bearer Tradition

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    The Color Bearer Tradition The War Between the States was the heyday of American battleflags and their bearers. With unusualhistorical accuracy‚ many stirring battle paintings show the colors and their intrepid bearers in the forefront of the fray or as a rallying point in a retreat. The colors of a Civil War regiment embodied its honor‚ and the men chosen to bear them made up an elite. Tall‚ muscular men were preferred‚ because holding aloft a large‚ heavy banner‚ to keep it visible

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    Indexed Color and Text

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    Tool Hand Tool Fill Control Direct Selection Tool Type Tool Line Tool Rectangle Tool Scale Tool Free Transform Tool Gradient Tool Scissors Tool Zoom Tool Swap Fill & Stroke (arrow) Stroke Control Format Affects Text Apply Gradient Apply None Preview Mode Direct Selection Tool - Selects only the content of a frame‚ selects individual items within a group without having to ungroup‚ also reshapes frames Type Tool** - Adds or edits text Line Tool - Adds linear elements to the page; use stroke palette

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