Film editing

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is becoming more popular every day (Polk, Johnston, Evers, 2015, p.92). It can give a wealth of information easily to anyone who wishes to learn about a topic. However, concerns have risen about its use in research for schools. In the article “Wikipedia Use in Research: Perceptions in Secondary Schools” by Tracy Polk of Worcester Preparatory School, Melissa Johnston of the University of Alabama, and Stephanie Evers of the University of South Alabama,…

entry on Wikipedia, and the students admit that it is “harder to get their work to ‘stick’ on Wikipedia than it [is] to write a traditional term paper”(286). Providing the editors with detailed reference guidelines,Wikipedia encourages references for editing, and lines that are not supported by substantial source is marked on the article, which means students often need dig into the subject that he/she is…

order to not cross that line. However, last year in 2016, photographer Steve McCurry was accused of doing this very thing. McCurry was first called out by Paolo Viglione, a fellow photographer, when an image from Cuba was found where the Photoshop editing had been messed up.(3) After this first accusation, dozens of other photos where discovered. Despite these allegations, I don’t believe McCurry is in the wrong. He combatted and made several statements which helped proved his case, he called…

How did life begin? What is the universe made of? What are the chances of discovering extraterrestrial life? These questions have been pondered by philosophers, scientists, scholars, and humanitarians alike throughout the existence of the human species. In the past, ideas thoughts and knowledge was stored in scrolls, books, hieroglyphics, stone carvings, and held in massive libraries of the wealthy. Since then we have significantly advanced and developed sophisticated ways of storing and…

Introduction Nowadays, technology has many affects in our lives. There are many activities have become more simple because of using technology. In other words, it is possible to say that technology has made our lives easier. To illustrate, many people have changed the way to read book. Before, people who have a habit of reading book used to go to store to buy the hard copy book; however, today, it is more convenient to read eBook because it is faster to find out where to buy the book, they are…

several students provided similar erroneous details sourced from Wikipedia. In another occasion, a group of students deliberately edited information in Wikipedia articles to prank their friends. Although they were later caught and restricted from editing, it shows that just anyone can post anything on the platform and mislead others. People adding information on Wikipedia may easily give false or misleading information leading to half-truth data. Such occurrences may lead to wrong details that…

With the constantly changing trends of the rise of printed books and stagnant growth of ebooks, the fields for both books and ebooks’ capitals remain the same as it always have been, “A field is a structured space of social position which can be occupied by agents and organizations, and in which the position of any agent or organization depends on the type and quantity of resources or ‘capital’ they have at their disposal.” (Thompson 3-4). The field is the specific structure of a publishing…

students may also develop strong communication. Description In result of fulfilling this plans actions, I will have significant progress in my proofreading and editing skills as well as providing thoughts in a profession style. To adequately achieve…

Editing Reflection: Comparing and Contrasting Experiences Discussion This editing assignment has taught me a lot about my own quality of writing. It was very interesting to edit one of my classmates’ papers, to get a sense of what their writing style is like and learn about my own writing style, through comparing and contrasting our papers: what works, and what aspects need adjusting in future papers. I recognized the importance of headings and simple APA components, as it makes it that much…

skills improve tremendously. If it wasn't for her, I know my writing would not be near as good as it is today. Over the course of the semester, I have improved in three main aspects of my writing skills: creativity, thought organization, and crucial editing skills. Improving my creativity over the semester has helped me put together a motion picture essay instead of just a typical written essay. The topic of my essay was about the pain and the sacrifices that ballet dancers must go though to be…