TOW #10 - Realistic Disney Portraits

            Recently, I stumbled upon a collection of realistic portraits of Disney characters. These images serve to show what the autor imagines Disney characters would look like if they were real people. Jirka Väätäinen, the creator of this collection, did this study independently, without any affiliation to Disney. This artist has been around for some time. He has many other collections to see on his website.

            This collection has no one specific audience. It is likely that any Disney fan will enjoy these pieces. Väätäinen created these works after being inspired by characters in the Disney stories.

            Väätäinen uses appropriation of familiar characters in this collection. This effect reminds viewers of the Disney magic. Many people love Disney, so by seeing this collection, they are again inspired by their favorite stories. The purpose of this collection was simply to show viewers what it would look like if various Disney characters lived in the real world.

            The author’s purpose was to show how many popular and beloved characters would look if they were not animated. I think Väätäinen is a phenomenal artist who was able to redesign Disney characters, and make it look easy. I think Väätäinen was able to achieve the goal of appropriating these characters because I barely have to use any imagination to imagine them in the real world.

See the whole collection here.

TOW #9 - Paris Under Attack

            Recently, terrorist attacks have occurred in several major cities across the globe. One of these attacks occurred in Paris, France. This article gave information about what had occurred in France, as well as informing readers about some victims and ISIS, the terrorist group that orchestrated the attack. This piece was published on CNN. CNN is a very longstanding news publication. The article was written by Mariano Castillo in collaboration with Margot Haddad, Michael Martinez, and Steve Almasy. Mariano Castillo is both a writer and a supervising editor at CNN.

            This piece was made to inform the rest of the world about the tragic events that occurred in Paris. It was written very shortly after the Parisian terrorist attack took place.

            This text contains serious and terrible information. The authors used didactic to inform readers of the events that had occurred in Paris earlier this month. The effect of teaching readers about the terrorism that had just transpired creates a very serious tone. In reading this article, I learned that over one hundred twenty people had been killed. Because of the somber tone and didactic, it is clear how grave the situation was.

            The authors’ purpose in writing this text was to inform readers about the terrorist attacks that have just occurred in Paris. I think that the authors did achieve their purpose. I was able to learn many things about the tragic event. Before this article, I knew that terrorists attacked the city, but I didn’t know any of the specifics. Now, I know how many people died, the names of some of the victims, and the names of some of the terrorists. This was a very well done piece. 

IRB #2 Intro

For my second IRB, I am reading Freakonomics by Stephen J Dubner and Steven Levitt. I am reading this book because I have heard good reviews about this book, and because it sounds funny.