Powerful Pics

Adrien Roberson
Mr. Brown
English 1102-040
Barack Obama
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Text- It is a picture. There is nothing unique about this picture
because all the past presidents took pictures like this. What is special
about it is that in this picture Barack Obama looks very friendly and
approachable. This picture is an introductory one to present the
nations president.
Reader- The intended audience is all of those wanting to know more
about the President of the United States. I am a part of the intended
audience. I am a citizen of the United States so I should know certain
things about the leader of my nation. A commonality that I share with
the author is that we are both in support of the US government.
There is no change offered by this picture because it is a relatively
conservative picture.
continued
Author- Pete Souza took this picture. The necessity of a picture for
Barack Obamas profile page prompted him to take the picture. Pete
Souza is the current Chief Official White House photographer.
Constraints- The photographer is required to make the picture
conservative so that it appeals to all US citizens. Some limitations that
affect how the reader views the picture are their political affiliation. A
noticeable indicator would be the blue tie that Barack Obama wears
to represent the Democratic party.
Exigence- The author must take this picture because he was hired as
the Chief Official White House photographer.
Money
Image Title: Money

Bibliographic Citation: http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/filepicker%2FgkTHRLQsyzS3MggKloYA_money.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): photograph

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): entertaining


Found Where: amazonaws

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image?
Money is the main currency for power that we have in todays society.

What Does This Image State About Power?
It states that humans have a lust for money which would result in power.

Why Do You State So?
I state so because the more money you have the more influence you can have on society.

How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)?
Money is something that the president has control over and that is why he is considered so powerful.
Books
Image Title: Books

Bibliographic Citation: http://www.360solutions.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/books.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): photograph

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): expressive


Found Where: 360solutions

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? Knowledge is power and books represent knowledge.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that the more knowledge that you have the more power you
have.


Why Do You State So? I state so because the image is a big pile of books.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Knowledge and intellect is something that
the president has and it is something that can allow you to make more money.
No Drugs
Image Title: No Drugs

Bibliographic Citation: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ak-Dvotatis/TiiLb-
yDFPI/AAAAAAAAAKA/cVGyv2IlVNI/s1600/NoDrugs.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): graphic

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): persuasive


Found Where: blogspot

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? Drugs manipulate the mind which is the most powerful aspect of being a human. Anything
that can inhibit the mind is powerful.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that a substance as powerful as drugs needs to be avoided.



Why Do You State So? I know that drugs are bad because they are mind altering. Anything that inhibits power is
powerful itself.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Drugs cost money and affect brain power.
Power Button
Image Title: Power Button

Bibliographic Citation: http://simplyjaymary.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/control3.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): graphic

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): expressive


Found Where: Jays Blog

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? That symbol is a universal symbol for power in an electrical device.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that without power there is nothing.


Why Do You State So? I state this because all around the symbol there is black nothingness.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? The power button represents what the theme
of all the pictures is.
American Athlete
Morph
Genre Morph Explanation Form Form ~

Image Title: American Athlete


IMAGE:








Original Genre: Logo


Revised Genre: GIF


Description of New Genre/New Piece: It is a GIF of Lebron James dunking.


Explanation of New Genre Choice/New Piece: Lebron James is one of the most athletic American athletes there
are.


Explanation of How New Genre/Piece Differs from Original: Instead of showing a generic man lifting, the GIF
focuses on one powerful American athlete.


Message Changes? Yes or No? How so?: Instead of sheer strength and power the GIF exemplifies some skill.


New Genre/Piece Caption (if needed):
Image Title: American Athlete

Bibliographic Citation: http://www.americanathletegreenlake.com/graphics/american_athlete.png


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): Graphic

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): Informative


Found Where: American athlete green lake

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? American athletes are the strongest most athletic in the world.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that becoming an American Athlete makes you powerful.


Why Do You State So? I state so because it is the image of a very muscular man holding the big American Athlete
sign.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? American athletes are well respected in
society and make a lot of money, which gives them even more power. However it is a slightly different power
because it represents literal strength too.
Adolf Hitler
Image Title: Adolf Hitler

Bibliographic Citation: http://img7.fold3.com/img/thumbnail/137396737/400/400/0_0_255_288.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): photograph

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): expressive


Found Where: fold3

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? Adolf Hitler was voted man of the century by Time magazine.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that one person can hold a lot of it and influence an entire
planet on his own.


Why Do You State So? Adolf Hitler started a regime in Germany that has affected Earths history forever.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? Adolf Hitler had the power to control all of
the aspects of the previous pictures chosen. He controlled books, money, and electricity.
FIFA World Cup Logo
Morph
Genre Morph Explanation Form Form ~

Image Title: FIFA World cup Logo


IMAGE:








Original Genre: Logo


Revised Genre: Word Cloud


Description of New Genre/New Piece: It is a word cloud using many words associated with the FIFA World Cup.


Explanation of New Genre Choice/New Piece: I included countries that participate in the World Cup and multiple
nouns and verbs that are associated with soccer and the legendary tournament.


Explanation of How New Genre/Piece Differs from Original: The original picture just shows where and when the
World Cup is. The word cloud explains who is participating and more in depth aspects of the tournament.


Message Changes? Yes or No? How so?: There is no message change because the word cloud still explains the
unison of the World Cup it just goes more in depth.


New Genre/Piece Caption (if needed):
Image Title: 2014 World Cup Logo

Bibliographic Citation: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/WC-2014-Brasil.svg/719px-WC-2014-
Brasil.svg.png


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): graphic

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): expressive


Found Where: Wikipedia

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? The world cup captivates and unites the entire world all at once.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that if an event attracts people it can be extremely influential.


Why Do You State So? The FIFA World Cup is the biggest event of the year every four years.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? The world cup is an event that generates a
lot of money and brings together some of the best athletes in the world.
Music
Image Title: Music

Bibliographic Citation: http://mustech.pbworks.com/f/1329421488/music.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): graphic

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): expressive


Found Where: mustech frontpage

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? Music is a big part of my life. It allows me to concentrate and to relax. Music can alter the
mind in so many different manners that it is powerful.


What Does This Image State About Power? It states that power can be present in a non-tangible mode.


Why Do You State So? I state so because you cannot physically touch music that is created.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? The music industry is a billion dollar industry
and many of the most successful music artists are very knowledgeable and influential.
Paradigm
Piece- It is a graphic of musical notes. It was originally published in a
blog about music 3 on December 2 of 2013.
Agent- This image was posted by Allison Friedman but I doubt that
she actually created the image. Her credibility is as credible as her
blog and she can be contacted through email or a comment.
Receiver- The primary audience is those interested in music. I am part
of that intended audience because I listen to music every day. My love
of music causes me to see the musical notes as a positive thing when
others might only see symbols.
Agenda- The bias is that music is great. It is justified by making the
notes look free flowing and artistic.
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Demands- The piece urges that music is free flowing because the notes are
not contained to the lines. It doesnt matter what is demanded by the
picture because interpretation of music is entirely subjective.
Inquiries- I want to know if those notes represent a specific song or if they
are just random. My intuition tells me that the source is really into music. It
is attempting to sway me but I do not need manipulating because I love
music. What is see as manipulating is how free flowing and informal the
notes are.
Gains- I used to play the clarinet so I was used to seeing notes but because
the lines are not straight there is no way for me to tell which notes are
being played so I cant really gain anything except for aesthetic pleasure.
The only way it enhanced my life was that it allowed me to remember how
free music makes me feel.
Motivators- I believe the agent used this piece to show a generic symbol
for music. I wanted to select an image that obviously represents music so
there is nothing better than musical notes.
Land
Paradigm
Piece- It is a picture. It was originally published in a blog. I found it online. It was
originally posted May 8, 2012. The main point is that land is a good investment.
Agent- A blogger that goes by the name of Marie posted this picture. She has no
official credentials except that Family Money Values is her blog. She can be
contacted by commenting on her posts.
Receiver- The primary audience is anyone that is looking to invest in land. I am
not part of that intended audience because I dont have the required capital to
invest in land. In my opinion land will only become more and more valuable so I
totally agree with the message this image delivers.
Agenda- The blog is biased because it is all about ways to make money. It justifies
its credibility but giving both the positives and negatives for the reader to assess
risk. Then the author finishes with reasons why the positives outweigh the
negatives.
continued
Demands- The piece urges that you invest in raw land because you can
make a decent profit. If the demands are met the reader will invest in raw
land. If they are not the blog will be discredited and land will not be
bought.
Inquiries- I want to know how much the land in the picture is worth. I
believe the source is just a regular person that likes to blog. I dont believe
it is trying to manipulate me at all because it is an objective view of the
land.
Gains- The image got me thinking about investing in land. Now I know
more about the positives and negatives of investing in raw land. The only
enhancement it gave me is a wider view to my investment opportunities
when I grow old enough to invest.
Motivators- The agent used this picture to show the audience what she
means by investing in raw land. I found it because I know that land
represents power so I wanted to show a raw picture of unsettled land.
Image Title: Land for Sale

Bibliographic Citation: http://blog.familymoneyvalues.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/land.jpg


Topic: Power

Image Sub-Genre (chart, graphic, diagram, cartoon, photograph, etc.): photograph

Mode (informative, persuasive, argumentative, expressive/entertaining): informative


Found Where: family money values blog

Found How: google search

Why Select This Image? Land has always been a symbol of power in society.


What Does This Image State About Power? This image states that power is objective and that there is a sort of unit
of measurement for power.


Why Do You State So? During the feudal systems those who owned the land controlled everyone and everything
that went on, on their land.


How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection (if at all)? With land, the possibilities are endless. The
president is responsible for all the land that is the US and nothing can be achieved without land to do it on. After
all the Earth is a big ball of land.
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Adolf Hitler. 1940. Photograph. Paris.
American Athlete. Digital image. American Athlete Green Lake. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Books. Digital image. Writers League. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
FIFA World Cup Logo. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., 8 Jan. 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Friedman, Allison. Music. Digital image. Mustech. N.p., 2 Dec. 2013. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Jay, Mary. Power Button. Digital image. Jay's Blog. N.p., 27 Apr. 2013. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Marie. Land. Digital image. Family Money Values. N.p., 8 May 2012. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Money. Digital image. Rap Genius. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
No Drugs. Digital image. Brownsville Partnership Blog. Brownsville Partnership Community Organizers, 21 July 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
Souza, Pete. Barack Obama. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.

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