Writing

Definitions

Enigma: A person or object that is mystifying, puzzling or difficult to understand.

Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events; a story: "a bare narrative of the details".

Dialectical: Relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions.

Tautologous: Repeating the same things in different words.

1. Think about your neighbor’s photo. Create a narrative using the diagrams of arrows and circles (you don’t have to start with the first two because we already know the photo was taken)

My neighbor’s photograph to me is full of information because I know the individuals residing within the reference frame. So, the diameter of the circle is rather large because of my personal relation to the photo. Although I can relate to the photo, it’s quotation-meaning changes because of my relation. Therefore the two children (my cousins) increase the informational value of the photograph because it tells me so much of the replication that its quotation illustrates their time of fun, for they are enjoying the greatness of their toys. Also, the setting of the painting tells me an illustration of the settings they live and the time in which the replication occurred

2. To get to Berger’s theory, he talks about using natural affinitive systems. What are these and how do they apply to photographs?

The natural affinitive systems are a method in which an individual characterizes a photograph by a likeness or attraction they feel towards the photo. The system can be applied to a photograph because the photograph shows a replication of quotations of the reference frame that give meaning to the individual that is interpreting the photo, and ultimately becomes universal because it varies depending on the interpreter making the interpretation.

3. What is a “half-language” and how is Berger using this term?

Half-language is the ability between the human capacity to perceive and the coherence of appearances. Berger uses this idea because it...