Medical Marijuana

Paulo Siqueira

This photo is meant to highlight the issue of marijuana.  Taking the picture at night, with the lights on in the greenhouse presents the contrast between the light of what this plant is doing but the dark background suggests the ongoing controversy of marijuana, despite its benefits.

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Slums of India

Found in BBC "Week in pictures: 7-13 March 2015"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-31869430

Photo credit: Rafiq Maqbool

-INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT-

The photo is immensely powerful. It displays a world which we rarely see and know little about. The canal full of trash that runs through a city, Mumbai (Dharavi), in decay. The photo completely conveys the disparity in our world. Living off 1-2 US dollars a day, people in the slum revert to basics. This canal joins the Mithi River which later feeds into the Arabian sea. The photo is one of two folds, it expresses the huge population and environmental issues the are involved with the trash and waste around the world and especially in developing areas. The other aspect the photo depicts is the awful poverty in the slums of India where in times, the climate and society is one of medieval times, with holes as toilets.

Iter Nuclear Fusion Reactor

         The Iter Fusion reactor will hopefully change the world of nuclear power. In southern France, 35 countries are teaming up to create the largest fusion reactor in the world. If all goes according to plan, this reactor will be clean, powerful, and groundbreaking. 

 Link to analysis sheet here

Vulture by Kevin Carter

This photo tests the lines of moral obligations and the obligations of a photographer. By taking the picture Carter was putting the child's life at risk. However, he took it knowing that it would impact people in the right way. He was torn between helping the child, or helping thousands of children just like her. Kevin shows that it might be necessary for one person to suffer, if it means that many people will be helped for the better.

photo: https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/vulture-stalking-a-child/
analysis sheet:https://docs.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/document/d/1OMO_kT2Os_7a_Tlxe3fsBA7jMqBua2eZh384a9dtlvk/edit?usp=drive_web

Pooley: Visual Text Presentation

Photo by Michael Conroy 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/30/indiana-religious-freedom-bill_n_6969686.html

https://docs.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/document/d/1xdBa2SN4qzCR990SooFYlFwGYFYCfd348VjmWNc9Fvo/edit?usp=sharing

Living in a democracy, equal rights has always been seen as entitlement to everyone. Now I’m beginning to feel that people think equal rights are a privilege which are not granted onto everyone. This is a way of dehumanizing those whom are discriminated against and although we have laws in place to stop this, there are still things being done to enforce it. There are 37 states with legal gay marriage. At the same time there are also 13 states with same-sex marriage bans. Even though the solution may seem obvious to myself and others who would agree that same-sex marriage should be legal, the topic wouldn’t be so controversial without a strong opposing force. This picture is just an example of the current controversy, whether people should be allowed to deny service to those who are openly gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual. Growing up none of us thought about who was allowed to marry who, we would each fall in love, get married, and have kids. The truth of the matter is that we probably all still plan to do that, but the cookie cutter format has changed, and will continue changing whether those opposing accept it or not. 

The Veil and Women's Liberation

The message of this photo is a very mixed one. It brings up issues about freedom and asks the viewer to question what they believe freedom is. Is freedom being able to dress however you want? If is the case, should muslim women be bound by men and their religion to dress a certain way and cover up? Because that isn’t freedom, is it? But is restricting their burka rights then breaching freedom as well in a different way? This image makes the viewer question all of these ideas and come up with an opinion on the law and whether it is moral.

http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Images:Hijab

Analysis Worksheet:
https://docs.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/document/d/19nEYXAh_iK31wJxxpyQQacCeRpkJzQlHFfQNulWSdfQ/edit

"Amazon Wins Approval to Test Delivery Drones Outdoors" Nick Wingfield, March 19, 2015.

Interpretive Statement:

Amazon has recently received permission by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly their drones outside for testing.  Amazon has been testing these drones indoors for quite a while, and they realize that they have made great progress in the past few months.  Amazon plans on calling this flight delivery service Amazon Prime Air and wants the drones to fly as automatons.  This brings up a dangerous issue due to our current politics, especially involving terrorist attacks.  If the FAA begins to let drones fly in American skies, it could potentially be a danger to American society.  Regulation would be very difficult and it is possible that something could go terribly wrong.  

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