4,000 Troops Coming Home Soon- New Media #4

By the end of October there should be 4,000 more troops coming home. The six-year war is winding down slowly as the year goes by. Right now there are 120,000 troops still in Iraq and there will be fewer in the next month. I think that is a great thing that more and more troops are coming home. What I hate though is how slow the ending is taking. There are ways to remove soldiers out at the same time in large groups. Its really not that hard. There could be reasons hidden that its going slowly but there's still 120,000 soldiers and everybody is wanting them to come home. The transition could go by faster but I'm glad its happening.

Design Presentation

I've found two different movie posters that differ in color, balance, contrast, and rule of thirds. The movie poster for Watchmen used the rule of thirds perfectly. On the sides of the poster there are buildings that have a lot of color to them and in the middle is a guy walking down the street. Its raining also so the street is wet so the colorful buildings are reflecting on the street. The picture has great balance throughout the whole thing. It makes me want to see the movie because it looks like a very cool movie. The rules of thirds is being used perfectly because the buildings on the left, the man in the middle with the street, and then more buildings on the right. The rain gives the poster more balance also. The color of the buildings show a lot of contrast. It has bright and dark colors in it. There are also lines that show that the man is walking away down the street. The buildings are also showing shapes with the windows and there are lines all over the poster.
Now, the Duplicity movie poster has zero color to it and only uses the center of the poster. Unlike the poster for Watchmen, this one shows who the actors are in the movie and even though they are famous, I would never rent this movie because the movie poster is just boring. I like Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but it just looks stupid.

CARBUCKLE!!!!!!!

Closing of U.S. Military Prison in Iraq- New Media #2

Thousands of detainees will either be released or transferred to Iraqi custody by the end of the year. It has held the most dangerous men not only to Iraq but also internationally. I think this is a great thing to do because it could mean that the United States is really pulling out of Iraq slowly. There are many reasons that it could be closing. One thing I don't like about it is that they arrested dangerous men and put them in there, so if they release those men and not transfer them, they could continue to be dangerous to those around them. The Iraqi people felt safe because they were put away in this military prison and now that its closing down, there could be a negative to it. I just hope that nothing comes back to haunt the United States because they released someone that shouldn't have.

Vick Helping Out- New Media #1

Every time Micheal Vick is tackled in the game against Washington October 26, 5 bags of dog food is donated to a local animal shelter. I think this is a great way for Vick to give back to the community for his animal cruelty years ago. He deserved what he got after what he did. Animals should be treated just as equal as humans. Now that he is out of prison though, I don't think he should be allowed to play football anymore. I think his punishment should continue and not allowing him to play would be the best way. Players are not allowed to play if tested positive for drugs, but if they are involved in animal cruelty, they can play. I think that's ridiculous and I'm totally against him playing. I will never watch a game he plays in.

Contrast Lab Assignment

The Canam picture of the blue eyes on the animal is a great contrast picture because of the blue eyes. It brings you to them as soon as you look at the picture. I'm not sure what type of animal it is but it looks like a wolf. The white fur with the black spot on top gives it good texture. Since the rest of the picture is just black and white and blue is the only bright color in it, the color contrast is perfect. The shape of the eyes are perfectly oval also.