ACORN is a company that people go through to register to vote. ACORN was being accused of turning in "fake" registration applications. Some of these applications containing names such as "Mickey Mouse". ACORN registers mostly democratic citizens so the McCain campaign was all over ACORNS case.

In 1858, the Illinois senatorial debates between Lincoln and Douglas were a lot more different than the debates that we have today. The format of the debates were longer and a lot more intense. The 2008 presidential debates were significantly different in that they were a lot shorter and less in depth than the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

I think that people cared understood the lincoln-douglas debates more than they understand or care about the 2008 debates. There was less technology and people were a lot more interested in politics because people realized how it directly effected them.

photograph examples

This picture demonstrates a good example of the rule of thirds. The subject (tree) is off to the side with the background (field and sky) making up a large portion of the picture. This is simple, yet captivating.


I found this picture to be an interesting example of "depth of field". In this photograph it focuses on just a few words. The words you are reading are clearly in focus, while the words that you read or would read later are out of focus.


This picture is also a good example of depth of field. The caterpillar and the grass are a lot more in-focus than the background behind the caterpillar are.




I felt that this was a good example of color and filling the frame. It is also a good example of the rule of thirds. The trunk of the tree is off at the sides while the rest of the tree and its leaves fill the entire picture, giving you plenty to look at.

This photograph intrigued me because I felt that it was a great example of connecting to the subject through the eyes and filling the frame.

I thought that this image was a very interesting use of lighting. The lightning and the horizon in the background filled the frame. How the photographer captured the lightning was incredible.