...Child Neglect and Color Imagery Child abuse and neglect is a detrimental issue in our world that can negatively impact on our future. “The Farmer’s Children,” by Elizabeth Bishop is a short story that portrays cruelty and negligence toward children. In, “The Farmer’s Children,” Elizabeth Bishop uses dark colors such as black and red to foreshadow the death of the children and blue to represent the cold and the winter. Additionally, she also uses yellow to show irony in the story by showing an illusion that the children are in a cozy, warm home but in reality they are facing abuse and neglect everyday. In “The Farmer’s Children,” Elizabeth Bishop portrays the theme that child neglect and abuse can lead to severe consequences by using color...
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...The divergence-based centroid neural network is employed in the grouping process. Prior to the grouping process, 3D line segments are extracted with the aid of the elevation information obtained by using area-based stereo matching of satellite image data. High-resolution IKONOS stereo images are utilized for the experiments. The experimental result proved the applicability and efficiency of the approach in dealing with 3D building modeling from high-resolution satellite imagery. Index Terms—building model, satellite image, 3D modeling, line segment, stereo I. I NTRODUCTION Extraction of 3D building model is one of the important problems in the generation of an urban model. The process aims to detect and describe the 3D rooftop model from complex scene of satellite imagery. The automated extraction of the 3D rooftop model can be considered as an essential process in dealing with 3D modeling in the urban area. There has been a significant body of research in 3D reconstruction from high-resolution satellite imagery. Even though a natural terrain can be successfully reconstructed in a precise manner by using correlation-based stereoscopic processing of satellite images [1], 3D building reconstruction remains to a difficult process, due to the discontinuity of elevation in manmade objects. In this context, most studies rely on 3D feature analysis. Perceptual grouping technique [2] has been broadly used for detecting and describing buildings in aerial or satellite image. This traditional...
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...I. Current Situation: A. Current Performance: International Satellite Images (ISI) had been building a satellite to image the world at a resolution of one meter. At the resolution, a trained photo interpreter could identify virtually any military and civilian vehicle as well as numerous other military and non-military objects. The ISI team had been preparing a proposal for a Japanese government contractor. The contract called for a commitment of a minimum imagery purchase of $10 million per year for five years. In a recent executive staff meeting it became clear that the ISI satellite camera subcontractor was having trouble with the development of a thermal stabilizer for the instrument. It appeared that the development delay would be at least one year and possibly 18 months. When Jim approached Fred Ballard, the President of ISI, for advice on what launch date to put into the proposal, Fred told Jim to use the published date since that was still the official launch date. II. External Environment: A. General Environment: For the problem ofISI satellite camera subcontractor it appeared development delay would be at least one year and possibly 18 months. For that reasonthe level of trust between the parties was very low since the Japanese insisted upon completion guarantees. External forces include: Industry practice is to publicize optimistic completion dates that are rarely met. The financial industry that has profitability expectations which may be impossible...
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...Kenneth Stokes Writing and Rhetoric 1 April 14th, 2013 CGI and Practical Effects in Film It’s hard to believe that the first real use of what we know as computer-generated imagery (CGI) took place in a feature film, Westworld, which was in 1973. But it would be another 20 years before Hollywood experienced a real revolution in special effects, when photorealistic dinosaurs rampaged though Jurassic Park, a Michael Crichton-inspired theme-park-gone-wrong movie. The concept of today’s level of 3D CGI animation is an evolution from basic cartoon animation into a simulated world that seeks to represent realism as accurately as possible. It does this by slicing up the world into the smallest segments possible, and then controlling how those tiny parts of the real world objects move, react and change based on the other objects and conditions within that 3D world (See fig. 1). The history of computer-generated imagery goes hand in hand with the history of the computer, as the computer evolved CGI effects got possible. For the origins of computer-generated imagery we need to go back to the year 1968. In this year a group of Russian mathematicians and physicists headed by N.Konstantinov created a mathematic model of a moving cat across a screen. A program was made for a specialized computer called BESM-4. The computer printed hundreds of frames to be later converted into usable film material. In the 1970′s CGI really got a hold in the designing community. With many people experimenting...
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...Imagery is very important in poetry. It is used to give the reader a visual or sense of what the author is talking about. Imagery triggers something in the brain that then gives us the ability to correlate a word with a sound, smell, feelings or even sight. Without any type of imagery, it would make it very difficult to relate with the author. Color imagery is used to trigger sight and make us visualize colors and associate it with the words either preceding or proceeding. In the two poems, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost and “Spring and All” by William Carlos Williams, color imagery plays a big role in describing the scene. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Browning is a poem about nature and how everything is so beautiful at first, but it then becomes subsides and isn’t as wonderful. “Nature’s first green is gold”, this could refer to the sunrise in the morning (499). This reminds me of all the gorgeous hues of a sunrise and how the sky and everything the sun hits seems golden. It could also be referring to seasonal changes. When spring is around, all the flowers and sunlight look amazing, but when the flowers start turning into leaves and falling off, it is a little upsetting to look at. “So dawn goes down to day”, this gives me the sense that Frost is talking about the early mornings (499). Watching dawn turn into day is disappointing, especially when you get to see all the natural colors coming from dawn and then it just turns into another plain day. The last line...
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...Tony Harris October 14, 2014 Literary Device/Element|Line and Page Number|How does this device/elementenhance the writing/memoir?| SIMLIE|p. 13 ".that memory blinked like a distant fog light in a story sea and it drowned in my panic."|It shows the panicked feeling he had when his mother wasn't there to pick him up at the bus stop. | SIMILE|p. 262 "Being mixed is like that tingling you have in your nose just before you sneeze: you're waiting for it to happen but it never does.|He is describing how James feels which is how he doesn't really know he is comparing his race, being half african, half white to waiting for sneeze. He is saying how he doesn't know what/where he is yet.| SIMILE|p. 178 "It was as if she pulled out a grenade, yanked the pin, dropped it on the floor, and exited. My brothers and i looked at one another in shock.|James expresses the astonishment that his family when they realize that his mother will not move the family from New York. The family carries a lot of weight living in New York, so when they heard the news it was like they were going to experience an explosion. But, James did not agree with his mother's choice of staying and wants to move.| SIMILE|29 , "Mommy's contradictions crashed and slammed against one another like bumper cars at Coney Island." |James says this because everything that Ruth was for, she contradicted. She hated the way blacks were treated by whites, yet she sent her own children to an all white school so they could get the...
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...Whiteness of the Whale In Moby Dick, Herman Melville uses several examples of imagery to support the meaning of the color white. Because of this imagery, the formalist criticism can be used to further analyze the text. Formalism analyzes texts under the assumption that we will only understand a text within the writing’s own form. The imagery of the “whiteness of the whale†consumes the entire 42nd chapter of Moby Dick. Because white, in many cultures, is associated with beauty and goodness, Melville talks about the images of white marbles and pearls and how the whiteness these objects make them more desirable. Not only does white depict beauty but it is also a symbol of power and dominance. For example Melville refers to the color white as the “imperial colorâ€, mentioning white man’s dominance over “every dusky tribeâ€. To further illustrate the “goodness†of whiteness Melville relates the color to the “innocence of bridesâ€, and the divineness of the wild white horse. Another attribute Melville associates with whiteness is “holinessâ€, mentioning that all priests wear. The color white symbolizes many different positive characteristics throughout this chapter. Melville mentions the association between this color and traits like innocence, purity, and goodness. Immediately after discussing the goodness of whiteness, he identifies that the color can also have a negative connotation. The color white also serves as a serious contradiction in itself as it makes things...
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...A Forbidden Love: Thebedi and Paulus Jennifer Boozer ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Kristina Stutler March 24, 2013 Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer is a short story centered around the theme of forbidden love between the two main characters Paulus and Thebedi. They met when they were kids, as Thebedi used to work on Paulus' father's farm. They used to sneak out and meet at the river bed. After Paulus went off to veterinary school, Thebedi had his baby. When Paulus came back for the summer he heard of her baby being light skinned and killed it so that no one would ever know that it was his baby. The story's theme of forbidden love is strengthened by Gordimer's use of symbolism, imagery, and local color. Symbolism is a key element contributing to the story's theme. One symbol that repeats itself in Country Lovers is the “gilt hoop ear-rings” that Paulus gives to Thebedi when they were young (as cited in Clugston, 2010). The earrings are a symbol for their love together. Even after Paulus killed their baby girl, Thebedi still wore them when she accused him of “pouring liquid into the baby's mouth” (as cited in Clugston, 2010). Even in her hysteric situation, she still wore those earring that Paulus gave to her. She wore them again when they went to trial. This leads me to believe that after all was said and done, she still loved Paulus, even though she knew they could never be together. Another symbol that is relevant to the theme is their...
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...products. The advertisements of Chanel’s fragrance “No. 5” and Givenchy’s fragrance “ange ou demon” use different techniques to persuade different interest and age consumers purchasing their products. This perfume advertisement features Chanel’s fragrance “No. 5.” The perfume has been described "the world's most legendary fragrance" in Paris. The perfume bottle was in a square shape and was placed at the bottom right hand corner of the advertisement. The top of right side of the advertisement was the subject ‘’No. 5’’ that the Company of Chanel strongly promotes. The entire background of the advertisement was settling by dark brown wood doors combined together. The golden color surrounded every wood door’s up sides, down sides, handles, and windows. Most background colors represented golden and light brown. A mature woman who wore a black long formal dress and a pair of leather boots was standing on the left side of the advertisement. She was looking outside from inside of the window and raising two of her hands on...
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...The Whiteness of the Whale In Moby Dick, Herman Melville uses several examples of imagery to support the meaning of the color white. Because of this imagery, the formalist criticism can be used to further analyze the text. Formalism analyzes texts under the assumption that we will only understand a text within the writing’s own form. The imagery of the “whiteness of the whale” consumes the entire 42nd chapter of Moby Dick. Because white, in many cultures, is associated with beauty and goodness, Melville talks about the images of white marbles and pearls and how the whiteness these objects make them more desirable. Not only does white depict beauty but it is also a symbol of power and dominance. For example Melville refers to the color white as the “imperial color”, mentioning white man’s dominance over “every dusky tribe”. To further illustrate the “goodness” of whiteness Melville relates the color to the “innocence of brides”, and the divineness of the wild white horse. Another attribute Melville associates with whiteness is “holiness”, mentioning that all priests wear. The color white symbolizes many different positive characteristics throughout this chapter. Melville mentions the association between this color and traits like innocence, purity, and goodness. Immediately after discussing the goodness of whiteness, he identifies that the color can also have a negative connotation. The color white also serves as a serious contradiction in itself as it makes things that are awful...
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...Setting’s Influence on Mood and Tone The setting of “The Masque of the Red Death” gives an eerie feeling to the story. In the book, it mentions that the seven rooms all have “…windows…of stained glass whose color varied in accordance with the prevailing hue of the decorations in the chamber,” except for the last room, which is black with red windows. This builds suspense, as the reader can infer that there is something special about the room, especially because its windows are red, and that is the color of the “Red Death”. There is a sense of eerie unearthliness throughout the story because of this room as well; all the guests at the party are avoiding it. In conclusion, the setting lends a sense of expectation and bizarreness to the story. Character Analysis Prince Prospero is likely a stubborn person who is used to having his way. In the story, he is resisting accepting the reality of “The Red Death” by hiding away in his castle with his guests. In addition, he chases the uninvited guest with the intention of killing him. This shows that Prince Prospero is stubborn because he’s unwilling to allow things to vary from how he planned them. This can also be inferred because Prospero is the ruler of the...
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...Design The website LingCars.com should be reviewed for improper design of a website. Design The design of the website has a few issues that should be reconsidered or revised. Although you may feel compelled to use very vibrant colors and eye-catching imagery, there seems to be an extensive amount of clutter and clashing lines. The consistency of the page is lacking due to the variety of backgrounds, patterns, and images that lead to customer confusion. Taking a more simple approach may be an obstacle that is hard to overcome but necessary to increase sales for the company. The design of the site has many tones of language from ranging from very small and subtle to a drastic large and bold letter almost as if there was a sense of yelling. Granted there is excitement in the company from people in the aspect of “bad press or any press, is good press” but as for the website there is too much being involved. The clutter is confusing and not conventional. Simple imagery would be ok however there are objects randomly appearing on the page like a chicken and a giant floating planet. They are visually striking but at the same time is an improper way to set up a professional and proper website. The colors could be dimmed a bit with maybe a solid color scheme that can make for easier finding tools. Often times website designs are conservative and people do not have issues with the transition from tab to tab. Design Help There are many options and other resources throughout the...
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...Colors are a quintessential aspect to life; they often express emotions, feelings, or provide deeper substance to characters that words are unable to do. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the observant narrator Nick Carraway moves out east to New York’s bright West Egg, in hopes of pursuing a fresh start with his new career in the bond business. Nick becomes utterly mystified by his new neighbor, the one and only Jay Gatsby, whose entire life revolves around his longing for something he cannot have, Daisy Buchanan. As Nick begins to acquaint himself more with East and West Egg, and the people who live there he learns how deceiving the glamorous lifestyles are truly that wealthy Americans appear to be living. In every chapter Fitzgerald uses colors as prominent symbols and thematic...
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...Symbolism and Foreshadowing in Cold Mountain Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent or portray ideas in a story or novel. Foreshadowing is the use of clues in a story to suggest what is going to happen later on. These two literary devices often work together because authors use symbols to foreshadow future events. In his novel, Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier constantly utilizes the literary device duo of symbolism and foreshadowing. Frazier uses the symbols of crows, Cold Mountain, and the colors of black and white to not only represent ideas, but to foreshadow events to come. The crow, seen multiple times throughout the novel, is an ambiguous symbol. Its symbolism is twofold. Crows are thought to be mischievous and clever, resourceful and opportunistic, and in Cold Mountain, they are ever present. For Ruby, crows are a symbol of independence, wisdom and survival: “She noted with disapproval that many a bird would die rather than eat any but food it relishes. Crows will relish what presents itself” (Frazier 176). For Ruby, crows symbolize life and how to survive in nature. Inman also sees crows as a symbol of independence and freedom. He envies them because they are free from the constraints that the world imposes on humans. On the other hand, crows symbolize a more sinister side to life. Throughout Inman’s travels, he encounters many difficulties. Crows seem to accompany all of these worst moments. Inman remembers seeing crows during the war and at Junior’s place before...
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...Symbolism in The Red Badge of Courage The term Symbolism can be defined as the use of symbols to represent ideas, natural objects or facts (Mork). Throughout history, Symbolism has been used as a means of uniquely conveying certain messages across a public spectrum. Take for example the Underground Railroad system before the Civil War. Many slaves made quilts containing several pictures and symbols as a means of secretly communicating with other slaves (Breneman). The use of symbolism can especially be seen in literature; a great example of this is Stephen Crain’s novel The Red Badge of Courage. Written in 1895, the plot mainly takes place in the Civil War, more specifically in The Battle of Chancellorsville. It is said that this battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War (The New York Times). The story centers around a young man Henry Fleming, who is very much obsessed with fame and recognition. Part of this obsession makes him join the Union Army, as an attempt to die with honor and to be forever immortalized by fame. Crane makes use of Symbolism through his characters, such as Henry, and the environment in which these characters are placed in. Through the use of Symbolism, Crane is introducing and informing the readers about the concept of Naturalism in such a subtle yet effective manner. Crane’s novel is filled with symbolism, take the title for example. Back in that time period, Civil War solders used the term red badge to describe a blood stain or wound attained...
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