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The Power of an Image

• September 17, 2012

Earl Morris’ article Photography as a Weapon illustrates the significance of using photographs in media and forms of propaganda. While words are concrete and stick well with readers, images serve as a permanent visual for audiences to refer to when looking back on a memory. Photographs are truly what stimulates the mind and help jog […]


Excercise From Class

• September 16, 2012

  What were the defining cultural aspects of the 1920’s? Many of the research topics we discussed in class were interesting, but I found that this is the one I wanted to explore the most. When I think of the 20s there are some obvious aspects of culture which come to mind: flapper dresses, suits, […]


Potential Paper Topics (Revised)

• September 16, 2012

The following are some topics I have considered researching for my paper: Discuss the development of social networking. How has it evolved and what is its impact on American culture and society? How has the invention of television played a role in the development of presidental campaigns? How does an increasingly digital world impact the […]


Why is the Past Becoming Digital?

• September 10, 2012

Why is History More Digital? The Rapid Increase of Technology The past few decades have shown much technological progress in a brief period of time. Techonology’s evolution has been a long and dispersed process, however the process is quickening. Resultingly, many aspects of history have been recorded digitally rather than by hand. This process proves […]


HTML practice post

• September 6, 2012

This is an important header This is a less important header This is a paragraph This is an unnumbered list: Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 This is a numbered list: Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 This is bold text. This is italic text. This is a link.


The Workings of Preserving Digital History

• September 2, 2012

Preserving Digital History The Skills There are many skills involved in preserving history via the internet. I found it interesting how much knowledge in coding is involved, and I now have a greater respect for those who construct websites. This is really the first time I have encountered this material before. I have noticed it […]