http://www.pbase.com/chris67/image/45895826
in this photo a man is holding up a sparkler, sparklers usually indicate celebration, and sparklers are generally used in the night. So this could be a New Year's celebration. The man in the photo does not have a big smile on his face, but rather has a pleasant look on his face and is intently looking at the sparkler. The black and white picture makes the sparkler look like it is the only light in the room and it is giving off a warm serene glow to it and lighting the man's face up as well. The main focus is on the man and his fascination with the sparkler. It may be that he has not seen a sparkler in a long time so and now he finally remembers the pleasures sparklers bring during a celebration or when lighting them. The main focus is on the man and his sparkler because of the blurriness in the background and the dark show behind him. this brings a glow and an emphasis to the photo. the blurriness also represents a soft haze usually thought of as a warm comfortable feeling. The picture being black and white, helps emphasis the man and especially the sparkler in the photo because if there had been color somewhere else in the photo, the sparkler would not have been that prominent. The many blurs around him look like the hazy silhouettes of people, thus also a reason why this could have been a celebration. the light that is coming from one small object is interesting to him and even though more people are around him he is focused on one thing and that is the sparkler, and the photo is emphasising that with its camera angle when he creates a soft and melted background and a bright front and focus in majority of the photo.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Monday Matters: Monday 2
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/opinion/humane-housing-for-the-mentally-ill.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Human housing for the Mentally Ill:
-in the 1990s NY put people (who had left pyschiatric hospitals) into prison-style nursing homes.
-NY is now trying to give them housing together as a community and live independently as well
-People with mental illnesses advocates charged the state saying that the state violated federal law and did not give the people the treatment and skills they needed to live independently
-NY will have the people who cannot be taken care of in the community be sent to nursing homes. The state is also giving the people 200 units of housing for living.
Human housing for the Mentally Ill:
-in the 1990s NY put people (who had left pyschiatric hospitals) into prison-style nursing homes.
-NY is now trying to give them housing together as a community and live independently as well
-People with mental illnesses advocates charged the state saying that the state violated federal law and did not give the people the treatment and skills they needed to live independently
-NY will have the people who cannot be taken care of in the community be sent to nursing homes. The state is also giving the people 200 units of housing for living.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday Matters: Monday 1
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/10/remembering-911-an-unexpected-gift-to-america/?hpt=hp_t1
this article is about a boy named Kimeli who lived in a small Masai tribe in Kenya.
his dream was to be a doctor, however he could not do that due to the fact that he lived in a place without a school. He decided to run away and he went to a church school under a tree, when he went to highschool he had told the principal about how he had no family or uniform or shoes but really wanted to attend so they let him attend the school. He soon realized that if he wanted to become a doctor he could not stay in Kenya and applied to schools in the United States. The elders in his tribe that he had left, were impressed with what he had done and raised 5 000 dollars for him to go to school. A reporter from the Washington Post found out about this boy and his dreams and soon he was on the front page of newspapers, he recieved a plane ticket to the united states because of this and a scholarship to Oregon because of this. On September 11 2001 he was scheduled to meet with the President of Kenya in the US in New York City. When he saw what happend, it touched him emotionally and he wanted to give a gift to America to help. He went back to Kenya he and his tribe decided to give America a cow because cows were suppose to bring comfort to owners. His whole tribe contributed and they were able to buy 14 cows for America. On the day William Brencick reached Kenya he did not know that he would be greeted by more than a thousand people who came to give their support and sympathy to America. he was very touched by this. However, the transportation of the cows was something that couldn't be done at that time because of the cost and the chance that they might not survive. After the 5th anniversary of 9/11 The US Ambassador, Michael Ranneberger came back to Kenya and created a deal with Kimeli that the tribe would take care of the cows for America and that 14 boys and girls would go to local schools on scholarships as well. Those scholarships continue today and there are 35 cattle that are being looked after currently. Kimeli also decided that he wants to become a diplomat and he hopes to be apart of Rotary International World Peace at Duke University soon.
this article is about a boy named Kimeli who lived in a small Masai tribe in Kenya.
his dream was to be a doctor, however he could not do that due to the fact that he lived in a place without a school. He decided to run away and he went to a church school under a tree, when he went to highschool he had told the principal about how he had no family or uniform or shoes but really wanted to attend so they let him attend the school. He soon realized that if he wanted to become a doctor he could not stay in Kenya and applied to schools in the United States. The elders in his tribe that he had left, were impressed with what he had done and raised 5 000 dollars for him to go to school. A reporter from the Washington Post found out about this boy and his dreams and soon he was on the front page of newspapers, he recieved a plane ticket to the united states because of this and a scholarship to Oregon because of this. On September 11 2001 he was scheduled to meet with the President of Kenya in the US in New York City. When he saw what happend, it touched him emotionally and he wanted to give a gift to America to help. He went back to Kenya he and his tribe decided to give America a cow because cows were suppose to bring comfort to owners. His whole tribe contributed and they were able to buy 14 cows for America. On the day William Brencick reached Kenya he did not know that he would be greeted by more than a thousand people who came to give their support and sympathy to America. he was very touched by this. However, the transportation of the cows was something that couldn't be done at that time because of the cost and the chance that they might not survive. After the 5th anniversary of 9/11 The US Ambassador, Michael Ranneberger came back to Kenya and created a deal with Kimeli that the tribe would take care of the cows for America and that 14 boys and girls would go to local schools on scholarships as well. Those scholarships continue today and there are 35 cattle that are being looked after currently. Kimeli also decided that he wants to become a diplomat and he hopes to be apart of Rotary International World Peace at Duke University soon.
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