Posted on
March 12th, 2009 by
Carlton Purvis
Preparing for this piece I spent some time looking through pictures on sites like the Newseum’s front page archive and worldsfamousphotos.com to find the common denominator that makes them good photojournalism. I also looked at archives of dozens of old newspapers and “Picture of the Week” columns from MSNBC and National Geographic. I spoke with [...]
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Posted on
December 7th, 2008 by
Carlton Purvis
Photojournalism isn’t given as much attention in art circles as some photographers would like. Photos can often capture information and human reactions that can’t be described with text alone —colors and facial expressions become the words that tell the story.
Fortunately, with the popularity of the Internet, photo essays are becoming an accepted way to [...]
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Posted on
November 27th, 2008 by
Bernard Timberg
“From the Grade to the Web Site’s the Thing: Shifting the Grounds for Evaluation in a Collaborative Class Product for the World Wide Web”
By Bernard M. Timberg
Associate Professor, School of Communication
First web publication: www.COMM 2320.com web site
Future web publication (in revised form): Writing Intensive Institute web site, East Carolina University
Summary: This is an [...]
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Posted on
November 20th, 2008 by
Stefanie Wethington
As the economy takes another turn for the worst, American’s turn to the presidential candidates for answers.
After President Bush announced his proposal for the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, both presidential candidates began seeking answers from top consultants.
According to an article by washingtonpost.com, both John McCain and Barack Obama began [...]
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Posted on
November 7th, 2008 by
Akela Yarn
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November never meant more than the one in 2008. November 4 may never again mean what it meant that day. It started like any other day but today was not like any other day. It was raining in Greenville, NC which is not uncommon. Despite the rain, [...]
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Posted on
November 6th, 2008 by
Aaron Chapman
I thought this year would never come. I am finally a senior with plans to graduate in the spring of 2009. The past few years have been the best years of my life. It sounds cliché, but it is so true. Originally from Fayetteville, NC, I am the older of two children, and we are [...]
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Posted on
October 23rd, 2008 by
Carlton Purvis
In 1949, countries around the world signed the Fourth Geneva Convention, taking the first steps towards modern humanitarian law. Along with the Geneva Conventions, each country was tasked to make their own Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) that utilized the threes principles: Military Necessity, Proportionality, and Distinction, when engaging targets. All people that fall under [...]
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Posted on
October 23rd, 2008 by
Akela Yarn
30 Seconds of Me
Hello,
I am Akéla Nafri Yarn
I am proud to be a young Black woman because of its power.
I am proud of my name because it means noble leader.
I am proud to be a role model because one must lead by example.
On my left ring finger, I wear a silver ring engraved with a [...]
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