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Homework #4: Robert Frank’s America

After watching the video on the exhibition of Robert Frank’s photography book The Americans (1958) and the photographs that did not make it into publications, I believe that Robert Frank is artistic in a political way and finds a unique … Continue reading

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Homework #3: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier

Robert Capa’s image “Death of a Loyalist Soldier” is a controversial photograph because it seems to have been staged. According to Richard Whelan’s article about Capa’s photograph, there are many factors that support the idea that the photograph may have … Continue reading

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Timothy Rampersaud: Food and Coffee in the Civil War

After reading both articles, what I find most fascinating was how dependent soldiers were on coffee. Coffee fueled them to fight these wars and most times it was given to them right before a battle or after the battle occurred. … Continue reading

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Timothy Rampersaud: Who Takes Selfies?

On Selfiecity, some things that I found most interesting was that more women take selfies than men. In each of the five cities, the study shows that women take more selfies than men a significant amount, especially in Moscow where … Continue reading

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