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Although black violence was shown in the streets, I agree with Berger that newspaper and magazine editors selected photographs based on their perceived power to draw out the of their white readers. Photography […]

According to Berger, “publicity”–what we would call advertising–images influence consumers by “images of an alternate way of life.” Berger describes how publicity influences people to shop for more it […]

Representations of women today do not and do objectify them in similar ways as what Berger argues about women depicted in Renaissance paintings. Technology has developed so advanced that women have self-control […]

According to Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, writers should use the model of “entering the conversation” in their writing because you would strive to become a better writer and also hear others per […]

I am an undergraduate, 18 year old young lady. I recently graduated high school and am now pursuing a Criminal Justice degree at LaGuardia Community College. Neither of my parents finished college because of […]