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August 08, 2017

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Media and Political Polarization

Media and Political Polarization Media and Political Polarization Various types of media have been utilized throughout history to draw attention to political candidates, social issues, and scandals long before the birth of the internet. In 1883, abolitionist and women rights advocate, Sojourner Truth, distributed photographic images to raise funds for her public speeches, a common practice for many activists. Harper Bazaar, a widely popular magazine in the 19th century, began to take on a political stance by addressing slavery and women's' suffrage. The 1950s and 1960s gave birth to evening newscasts and access to real-time news as Americans watched Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon in 1969 and the live broadcast of the President Kennedy assignation in 1963. Media also at times contributed to segregation and political polarization by censoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and taking a cue from political influence to promote the civil rights lea

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Value Of Art

Value Of Art Often I forget about the vast amount of museums and sites that are accessible to a person no matter where they are in the world. The virtual trip through Guggenheim's photographic images of the Stone Wall riots, the Berkeyly Riots, and events such as the African apartheid was a sobering reminder of how important a single image can be to the world. Many of the images show the struggle for civil rights across the globe. Often I worry that art, digital, graphic, or photography is often dismissed by our society as a hobby with little discussion on how it can influence, or reflect history. Is it possible that we can change this common misconception that art, in truth, is not a disposable medium for a hobbyist, but a powerful and invaluable tool that defines our society? Is it possible to erase all those times I was told as a child, that the path to being an artist leads to starvation and that an artist's value is merely rooted in one's ability to earn a li

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