While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest, but still resumed his speech (White House, 2009). Roosevelt displayed a great amount of courage and determination during that event. In 1898, he organized the Rough Riders; they were much publicized for charging up Kettle Hill in the battle for San Juan, which he led (PBS Interactive, 2001). In the Spanish-American War he served as a lieutenant colonel (White House). Theodore Roosevelt was a very courageous man; he fought in the war, took on presidential office, and hunted in some of the most ferocious land in Africa.
Steve McCurry—Photo Essay Monserrat Espin January 22, 2013 Steve McCurry is a well-known photographer; his work has been included in National Geographic, and he has published many books. This photographer is known to Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry (1984)be one of the finest photographers yet. His most recognized work is his “Afghan Girl” photograph which was published on the cover of National Geographic. When it comes to taking photographs, he knows no limit. For his war work he disguised himself in native clothes and was smuggled into Pakistan; he was one of the first photographers to actually document what was going on during the Soviet invasion first hand.
His magazine work has been nominated twice for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. He is known for his bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction. His novel Ghost Soldiers was the basis for the 2005 Miramax film The Great Raid. The book also won the 2002 PEN USA Award for nonfiction and the 2002 Discover Award from Barnes & Noble. The story Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II Most Dramatic Mission is based in the Philippines during the 1940's.
Christopher McDaniel Professor Miller Mass Communications Spike Lee Option 1: Textual Analysis Shelton Jackson “Spike “Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is a graduate of New York University who currently serves as professor and artistic director at the university. Lee has won numerous awards including an Emmy, two a Academic Award nominations and the 2013 Gish Prize for “…unwavering courage in using film to challenge conventional thinking.” His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule film works, has produce over 35 films since 1983. His movies examined race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Prior to
Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. Dubner is also the author of Turbulent Souls/Choosing My Religion (1998),Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper (2003), and the children's book The Boy With Two Belly Buttons (2007). His journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Time. The eighth and last child of an upstate New York newspaperman, Dubner has been writing since he was a child. As an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, he started a rock band that was signed to Arista Records, which landed him in New York City.
Should Police Officer’s Wear Body-Mounted Cameras? Matthew Salzman Information Literacy 260 The technology has been around for quite some time. But since the recent fatal shootings and mistreatment of potential criminals, the idea has gotten traction on a national level. Police conduct has come under scrutiny and has become a household discussion topic. Following the death of Michael Brown, a petition commonly called the Mike Brown Law was written to the White House -- proposing a law that would require all state, county, and local police to wear a camera.
Is there a more famous American Indian in all the United States than Sherman Alexie? I don't think so. In July 1998, he appeared on PBS with President Clinton and representatives of various ethnic groups in a round-table discussion on race in the United States. He was the prime mover behind the movie Smoke Signals, a film that was popular with both the public and the critics. He is a regular participant at poetry slams, was the subject of a New York Times Magazine article, and has been heard on public radio several times.
Joe Sacco’s literary and artistic narrative, Safe Area Gorazde, effectively portrays the horrors and realities of the war that broke out in Eastern Bosnia from 1992 to 1995. The book describes the author's experiences during four months spent in Bosnia between 1994 and 1995, and is based on conversations with Bosniaks trapped within the enclave of Gorazde. Considered as a graphic journalist, the author depicts the real nature of this atrocious war by alternating between his narrations, the interviews he made during his visit and vivid panels of images that clearly communicate to the reader the horrific events. The journalistic comic book is written in a readable and organized manner. When coupled with the imagery of the graphic novel genre it delivers a great deal of insight into daily existence during a horrible era in modern European history.
PART 1. Visual styles: W.Eugene Smith, known as one of the leading masters of contemporary documentary photography as well as photojournalism because of his diversity in choosing themes for the projects, had learned photography at 13; and when he was 21 his work had been featured in famous magazines such as Newsweek, Life, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Times. And Edwin Koo - who was born 60 years after Smith - was first introduced to photography when he was studying photojournalism in the university. Having lived in the struggling time, W. Eugene Smith had used his ability and his preferred 35mm cameras to photograph from the land, the sea, the sky; to produce one of the most fierce and strongest records of World War II in the South Pacific. It was his own approach that made him recognized as one of the “bridges
The True Meaning of Pictures is a feature length documentary which addresses the issue of representation in documentary photography by examining the work of American photographer Shelby Lee Adams. From the get go, the title alone immediately gives the impression that the film will give a very deep and new meaning to the photographs that are implied when hearing anything about the documentary. The title sets the tone for the entire film as the audience is shown how the mountain people really are first hand behind the culture shocking photographs. The film explores the subjects of Adam’s photographs and also the relationship he has built with them all. Photographer Shelby Lee Adams takes pictures of the Appalachian people.