Pictures That Lie

I chose the picture of OJ Simpson in Time magazine that has been altered because it shows how the media can influence the feelings of a person by simply making them look a certain way. Most of America already thought he did the crime and was wrongly convicted, but the picture makes him appear as though he is more evil than he really is. This picture was originally his mug shot and shows up unaltered in Newsweek. The picture was altered to look older, darker and scarier because the media was trying to sway America’s view of OJ to match theirs through the picture. Yes, the manipulation was harmful because it causes the people and courts to have a tilted view of him (even if he deserved to go to jail).

CLT Resources

The CLT room was very interesting. It has a lot of opportunities for a variety of activieties. The equipment there is so technologically advanced and they continue to update it to stay on top of the changing times. The room has a lot of Apple computers that are available if we get a project that requires Apple software. It is also a very quite room, unlike the third floor, so that would be a good place to do homework for Computer Skills class; the people there would also be a good resource. I think the neatest thing was the big screen that could project a videochat... that could come in handy someday. I never knew this place was there, nor have I ever used it before. It amazed me that the people who worked there actually understand all the equipment in those rooms. WOW! Great tour :)

Copyright

Many say plagiarism is ethically wrong because it is considered stealing ideas from someone else. The law fortifies that thought by forbidding plagiarism and by making this act illegal. Others think the material that is available to one is available to all with no penalty or restrictions. But there are restrictions called Copyright. Copyright protects the creators by allowing them to control the reproductions and profits of their works.

In my opinion, it is the right thing to give credit where credit is due but the restrictions that are in place now might be a little too harsh. For example, if a teacher wants to copy a book for a class then that teacher should be able to do so with little trouble because it is for education. I think that, especially for education, there should be no need to site every single source or go by copyright laws. Overall, the laws that have been put in place to protect the creator are sufficient and not much needs to be changed.


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