Photography shows us the world‚ but only the world the photographer creates. According to Sontag‚ “photography implies that we know about the world if we accept it as the camera records it.” In other words the viewer only sees what’s within the frame. Images allowed us to see situations that occurred‚ however‚ it’s extremely limited in what the audience can see. I agree with Sontag’s claim that photography limits our understanding of the world. Photography has accomplished the task of manipulation
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In a world where our perception and understanding of the place in which we live is influenced by our surroundings and the way we view them‚ it is important that we look at all aspects of the matter from all viewpoints‚ both through the lens and with open eyes. In this case‚ I agree with Sontag in the fact that we can’t learn about the world just from what the camera has captured‚ but disagree with her idea that photography is negative in the way that it allows for us to fill our minds and makes us
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The media distort our understanding of what is happening in the world? Discuss. Justify your answer with the use of examples. Discussing whether the media distorts our understanding of the world creates the question of what the actual role of the media is. In a democratic society‚ the role of the media is to provide the public with enough information for them to be able to elect a government. As well as this‚ the role of the media is supposed to be to represent the public and act as a watchdog
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The world without photography would be very different and scary. If we didn’t have photography we wouldn’t have online auctions‚ or family memories. Photography is not only in the home its everywhere in life including magazines‚ books‚ to your children’s birthday parties and weddings. Without photography in the world we wouldn’t be able to view travel destinations. It’s almost like the world with photography is open‚ but without it it’s closed. It depends on the photographer and what they
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How Photography Changed the World Photography is the creation of art and science‚ it created images by recording light. Photography is a fantastic invention‚ thanks to photography‚ videos were created‚ cinema was created‚ television‚ and all the things that relate with a picture work that’s to the invention of photography. The photography was invented by Sir John F.W. Herschel in 1839; he called it photo ("light") and graphein ("to draw"). Few years after photography was invented‚ not
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Essay Our world is changing every day. New technological advances are making our lives much easier‚ but at the same time people are losing important values. We have a strong commitment to technological progress and this fact causes society to neglect other values such as education‚ family and protection of the environment. To begin with‚ technology has a bad influence on children’s education because they do not devote the necessary time to studying. Nowadays children find on the internet
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The limits of my language are the limits of my world. (Wittgenstein) Language is defined as "a system of communication consisting of sounds‚ words and grammar‚ or the system of communication used by the people of a particular country or profession". (Collins English Dictionary) All languages are made up sounds and letters which form words‚ sentences and phrases. The development of a language can best be illustrated by the advancement of a child as it learns a language. A baby begins by using sounds
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The limits of my language are the limits of my own world By Zoe Cunningham The human language may empower all of it’s users. The Famous Austrian-born philosopher‚ Ludwig Wittgenstein‚ once said ‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world’. A variant translation to this is ‘The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for’. This statement follows the notion of linguistic determinism which is‚ in its strongest form‚ the idea that language and its
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1. How has photography influenced your life? If photography didn’t exist‚ how would the world be different? What place does photography have in society and in our lives? Photography has influenced my life by ultimately making it more vivid. Seeing candid photos I’ve taken allow me to travel back to that moment and see things exactly as they were. Creative photography can have an effect on my mood and inspire me. It’s nice to look at photographs even if they don’t have any personal significance.
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Photography Taking pictures is the world’s most popular hobby. We use it to document family milestones‚ capture beauty‚ reveal the ugliness of war‚ and stalk celebrities. Photography has changed the world way more than any other thing in the media (because photography is used in film and television). Our world no longer has its focus on words and paintings‚ but now it is focused on the photograph. There are several effects on how photography has changed the world: the civil war‚ social network
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