Nolan Firth

  “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” I constantly refer to this quote, as it stays rent free in the forefront of my mind each and every day. I mostly think of this when I enter the doors of the gym, as I come to better myself, both physically and mentally. I have gotten very serious in the gym in the past year and a half, so this topic is extremely relevant to me, and many others who work hard to better themselves in the gym.  I chose a 60 second clip of someone getting criticized about being unnatural, and taking steroids in order to achieve a desirable physique. Clearly, the critic does not have much knowledge of the gym, and what takes place in the everyday life of people who train to better themselves at an extreme level. Now I would consider myself as someone who takes lifting very seriously. I count my calories, make sure I work hard in the gym, get proper sleep, and research better foods I could be eating as well as just general tips in order...

  As I was choosing a cover from The New Yorker magazine to analyze, I kept searching for a cover I had no immediate judgement about in order to produce a better piece overall. When I arrived at “Forward Thinking” by Ian Falconer, I had no immediate judgement. I was drawn in by the simplicity of the cartoon, and what could be the motivation behind Ian Falconer to create this. As I began to dig deeper into the cartoon, I first decided to look into the publication date to see what major events were front and center at the time. This piece was produced on August 1, 2011. In 2011, some very major events occurred, more than I was aware of in fact. One of the most memorable moments for most would be the death of Osama Bin Laden, the terrorist responsible for the attack of 9/11/01. In 2011, the global population reached 7 billion. Also, consumer-level robotics began to boom. Economically speaking, there was a debt crisis occurring in the United States at the time of this publication. The ...