Pictures That Lie

I chose the picture of the Lebanese capital after an Israeli air raid because it caught my eye when I was looking through the pictures. The picture originated from Lebanese photographer Adnan Hajj. it was manipulated by adding more smoke to intensify the fact that the city had been attacked. it was manipulated to create a greater effect to make the attack appear worse. The manipulation was harmful in my opinion because the attack of a capital city is a very serious matter and it was an inappropriate way to alter a photo to create greater impact.

CLT

After visiting CLT in class, I learned just how useful a resource it could be. I liked that there were different stations for different needs, such as a video editing area with computers equipped with appropriate software. I also thought it was cool how many nice, new computers were available for students to use. I think the CLT center could be useful in our class for doing things such as editing pictures. I think the most useful thing that was down in the center was the presentation practice room with a projector. It would really be useful for students who want to practice a presentation in a realistic setting.

Copyright Laws

Unfortunately, I was sick on the day that Mr. Hardin came to talk to our class. However, after reading over my classmates' blogs, it sounds like a lot of useful/ interesting information was passed along. One of the important issues that seems like it was brought up during the lecture was the fact that copyright laws help to provide a way of guaranteeing an individual will be paid appropriately for their works. Especially during the current times, the role of copyright laws is huge because of the spread of music through illegal downloading and sharing. Although having to pay for every song is not exactly the cheapest or easiest way to get music, I have made a habit out of it because it is not worth the risk of paying thousands of dollars by getting caught for violationg copyright laws. Another point it seems like Mr. Hardin brought up is that copyrights also serve as a way to promote creativity by ensuring that an individual's creative thoughts will be protected from theft by others.

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