"From this day, the painting is dead", Paul Delaroche exclaimed when he saw the first Daguerreotype in 1839. He turned out to be wrong about the bit about the art of painting being dead, but photography certainly had a profound impact on our way of life.
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This essay will offer a brief historical context of the events that triggered the current War against Terrorism. It will then explain what effects the response to terrorism has had, both indirectly and directly. The essay will finally attempt to ascertain whether or not the War on Terrorism has actually made the world a safer place or not. The essay will concentrate on post-September 11th America, as this attack and the subsequent consequences are what is most commonly associated with the war against terrorism.
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Many people believe that the concept of socialism is quite a good idea. Others would beg to differ, and think that the implementation of socialism could mean serious trouble.
This article presents an argument between myself (SharQ) and a stout capitalist (John) - the result is what appears to be a moral discussion over the impacts of socialism.
This essay will outline the history of the Internet and news services available on the net, along with its positive aspects and pitfalls. It will then compare the medium of Internet news to that of other global news services, before discussing how the two affect one another. In the conclusion, this essay will try to ascertain what the future of Internet news is, and - as a corollary - what the place of other news media will be as Internet news becomes more popular.
TV Licences. Everybody loves to hate them. “I never watch the BBC anyway”. “I don’t like what the BBC does” or even “The BBC is only for old people, to keep them from getting bored until they die”. My view somewhat differs: I think the TV licence is one of the best things that ever happened to television, and I offer a few arguments as to why it should stay.
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This essay will discuss to what degree the media can be blamed for the United States’ loss in the Vietnam conflict ending 1975. It will be based predominantly on key written resources on the subject, but it will also contain - by means of an interview - certain first-hand observations from a Vietnam War veteran.
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This essay will offer an ephemeral outline of the history of image manipulation, before presenting a discussion about the definition of image editing.
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