Week 4 Discussion – Lossy vs Lossless Images

Learning Objectives Covered

1. Identify and determine the appropriate use of lossy and lossless compression

Background

In today’s world, you are likely to purchase stock photography for your projects. It is tempting to download the .jpg provided and begin to reformat it directly for your projects. This is not recommended – and here’s why. Every time you open and resave a .jpg, the information within it is diminished. You are literally throwing pixels away with every single save as command. Files formatted as .jpg have a lossy compression attached to them. This means the original data is not preserved. Lossless is a second compression system that preserves original data. Lossless files are larger, and that is why it is often not utilized, particularly online. Here is a short video that does an excellent job of explaining the difference between lossy and lossless compression. Notice how the narrator describes the different compressions and their effect. Much of what he explains will help you with this week’s discussion.

Understanding lossy and lossless compression (Links to an external site.)

(3:55 min)

Prompt

You are once again working with the client from week 3. You’ve gotten the job and have recreated their logo as a vector file. You are now ready to move on to work on brochures, billboards and more. The owner of the company points you to their website once again for assets, telling you that the website is the only place they have photos to use.

For your initial post, please address the following questions:

1. Will these photos work for the projects you have been hired to do? Why or why not?
2. How do you explain your dilemma to the client?
3. How does lossy and lossless compression figure into this?

For your citation, you might use articles that describe lossy vs lossless compression, print vs. web resolution, and color, or which file type is best for which job.

When looking at your fellow student’s discussion posts, discuss the effectiveness of their response. You might consider addressing questions such as: What points came across well, and which need further explanation? What might help clarify their points? Can you share resources that you found in your research that might help to clarify a point?

Your initial and reply posts should work to develop a group understanding of this topic. Challenge each other. Build on each other. Always be respectful but discuss this and figure it out together.

Reply Requirements

Per the Due Dates and Participation Requirements for this course, you must submit 1 main post of 150+ words, 1 IWG citation, and reference, as well as 2 follow-up posts of 50+ words. Responses can be addressed to both your initial thread and other threads but must be your own words (no copy and paste), each reply unique (no repeating something you already said), and substantial in nature. Remember that part of the discussion grade is submitting on time (20%) and using proper grammar, spelling, etc. (20% per post).

Unit 3 Essay:

Debate Over Taxation and Representation

In the years between the end of the French and Indian War and the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, 1763-1775, the colonies and the mother country debated the right of Parliament to legislate for the colonies. The British claimed that Parliament held this right without question, while the colonies insisted that only a body which they actually elected could tax them. While the British espoused the commonly-held notion that Parliament represented all British possessions virtually, the colonists drew on their experiences with their colonial legislatures, maintaining that the only true representation was actual representation. Read the accounts below, which are written from either a British or American point of view, and write a paper that discusses both sides of the debate.

Assigned Readings

• Resolutions Stamp Act Congress
• The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
• Declaratory Act
• Soame Jenyns and Samuel Johnson

Focus Questions
Discuss the following questions in your essay for both perspectives:

1. British perspective: According to the documents that support the British position (Declaratory Act, Soame Jenyns and Samuel Johnson), what is the relationship of the colonies to Great Britain? What rights and authority does Great Britain have over the colonies?
2. American perspective: According to documents supporting the American position (Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, The Rights of the British Colonists Asserted and Proved), what rights belong to the colonists? How do they view the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?

Directions
Your essay should be a minimum of 2 pages, and you should spend AT LEAST one page discussing each position (one page discussing the British perspective and one page discussing the American perspective. Your answer should reflect the main points from each reading, and ALL readings should be addressed in your essay. The above questions for each perspective should be addressed in your essay. Use examples from the readings to illustrate your main points. When you write your essay, don’t just go reading by reading; rather, see what common themes are found in the readings for both perspective and write paragraphs based on themes rather than examining each reading individually. Yes, this requires more thought, but then your essay won’t read like an extended book report on each article. If you have any questions, just let me know and I’ll be more than happy to help.

Be sure to proof your essay before submitting it as errors in grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction in points. Use quotations when using the exact wording from the reading. As per the instructions in the syllabus, most of the essay should be in your own words and reflect your own analysis of the readings. Please re-read the syllabus for expectations regarding essays. DON’T USE OUTSIDE SOURCES OR COPY/PASTE ANYTHING OTHER THAN SHORT QUOTE SEGMENTS FROM THE READINGS (IN QUOTES AND CITED) OR OTHERWISE USE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN OUR TEXTBOOK, AND BE CAREFUL TO AVOID PLAGIARISM OF ANY KIND.

Pages: 4 pages, double spacing

Formatting: College Literature

PART ONE:

Identify the paraphrases and/or descriptions of some aspect of 10 of the poems (put quotation marks around the title) and the poet . There are 10 identification questions (see attachment). Listed are 12 poems. Two poems have been omitted. No poem should be cited more than once. Copy/paste the 10 descriptions into your document. Beside them write the title of the poem and name of the poet, correctly spelling and punctuated.Then beneath each answer, quote correctly, grammatically, and in context from the poems to show why you chose this poem for this particular descriptor. Do NOT quote the entire poem or long chunks of it. Select the material that will make your case. Then explain the quotation and how it fits. FMI see “Using Quotations Effectively” in Online Office.

Example:

o [Description] The speaker’s mother is upset.

o [Response] “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke”

o “My mother’s countenance/ Could not unfrown itself “(ll7-8)

o The speaker’s mother is frowning, indicating that she’s upset, perhaps because her pots and pans are sliding from the “kitchen shelf”(ll 5-6) perhaps because her husband has been drinking.

❗ Please see attachment for the paraphrases and/or descriptions of the 10 poems❗

❗ Title of the 12 poems (see attachment for the links):❗

1. Wilfred Owen, “Dulce et Decorum Est” (1917)

2. Randall Jarrell, “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” (1945)

3. Carolyn Forché, “The Colonel” (1978) Text

4. James Merrill, “Casual Wear” (Poem Attached) (1984)

5. Jose Emilio Pacheco, “High Treason” ( tr Alastair Reid) (1985)

6. Agi Mishol, “Women Martyr” (2006) (tr. Lisa Katz)

7. William Shakespeare, “When my love swears that she is made of truth”(1609)

8. WH Auden, “Lullaby” (1937)

9. Thomas, Hardy, “Neutral Tones” (1867)

10. Carolyn Kizer, “Bitch” (1983)

11. Edna St Vincent Millay, “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why” (1920)

12. Erica Jong, “The Man Under the Bed” (1973)

PART TWO:

Choose one of the four poems (see attachment) for a paper of analysis. For background info, google (1) the author and (2) words and references you don’t understand. Explain the speaker, the situation, and what happens in the poem as well as one of the following: speakers attitude toward the events he describes, use of imagery or figurative language, or impact of the poem on a reader. Lastly, compare it with one or more poem(s) from the 6 listed below, pointing out not only similarities but significant differences in tone, language (figurative or literal imagery), subject matter and/or theme.

❗ Title of the 4 poems: (See attachment for the poems)❗

1. The Album by Andreas Morgner

2. Samira by Allan Tierney

3. The Woman He Killed by Elliot Richardson

4. W. H. Auden, Epitaph on a Tyrant

❗ Please see attachment for the complete list information of the 6 poems:❗

1. Wilfred Owen, “Dulce et Decorum Est” (1917)

2. Randall Jarrell, “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”(1945)

3. Carolyn Forché, “The Colonel” (1978)

4. James Merrill, “Casual Wear” (Poem Attached) (1984)

5. Jose Emilio Pacheco, “High Treason” ( tr Alastair Reid) (1985)

6. Agi Mishol, “Women Martyr” (2006) (tr. Lisa Katz)

In this assignment, you will review potential essay topics and select one for your Final Paper, which is due in Week 5.

Review the possible topics for your Final Paper assignment listed below. You can also view the topics and questions in the University Library, where each of the topics is associated with an article. Keep in mind that the goal of this paper is to create an argument that will persuade someone else to adopt your perspective or point of view about the issue you choose.

Choose one of the following topics for your Final Paper, consider the research questions listed along with the topic, and review the source provided for this assignment. You are not required to use the provided source in your paper, but you will need to use 3 pieces of material from the University Library in your Final Paper, one of which will be peer-reviewed.

• Animal Rights: Do animals deserve rights? What are 3 reasons you support or oppose this position?
• Artificial Intelligence: Is artificial intelligence helpful or hurtful to our economy? What are 3 reasons you hold this viewpoint?
• Climate Change: What argument might you make about climate change? What are 3 ways to support this argument?
• Fake News: What are ways to protect ourselves from fake news? What are 3 ways to solve the problem?
• Technology: Does technology advance or threaten our democracy? What are 3 reasons you take that stance?
• Parenting: Is corporal punishment an appropriate discipline for children? What are 3 reasons that you agree or disagree with corporal punishment?

If none of the topics above appeal to you, you may select a different topic for your argument. If you choose an alternative topic, you will also have to create a research question (like those listed after the topics above) and identify one research source from the library as part of this assignment. Follow these guidelines if you choose a different topic from those listed above:

• Check the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database to start, as that database shares statistics, alternative viewpoints, articles, and videos with various points of view.
• You are encouraged to select a topic you are interested in but no hardened beliefs about. Following these guidelines reduces the chance of bias and increases the likelihood that you may learn more objectively about how to get resources and respond in writing. You might consider your career field and search the database for keywords or ideas related to your career interest (for example, searching “workplace diversity” if you have an interest in business, or “K-12 education” if you are interested in a career in teaching).

Note: If you choose your own topic, you will need to obtain your faculty member’s approval. Remember to message your faculty member early in the week so you can begin working on this assignment as soon as possible.

Complete the Research Question and Thesis Worksheet related to your selected topic.

Submit your completed Research Question and Thesis Worksheet.

1: Assessments are an integral part of the planned change process. During this part of the process you will accumulate, organize, and review the information you will need to begin the planning and intervention phases of treatment. Content and information are obtained from multiple sources (the child, family members, school personnel, etc.) and in various forms (interviews, records, and observation). It is essential to collect data in a comprehensive manner—understanding the presenting problem from an ecological model that seeks to gain insight into the concern on a micro, mezzo, and macro level. Focusing on a multilevel approach to a client’s concern and taking into account the environmental factors that contribute to the presenting problem distinguishes social work from other disciplines.

By Day 3

Post a description of the importance of using multiple evidence-based tools (including quantitative, open ended, and ecologically focused) to assess children. Explain how each complements the other in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the young client’s concerns and situation. Then, describe the use of an eco-map in assessment and explain the different systems you will account for in your assessment of a child.

2:

Sigmund Freud is often hailed as the father of psychoanalytical theory. His theory was the first to point to the influence of early childhood experiences. However, psychoanalytical theory has received a lot of criticism. Although theories are supposed to be objective and value-free, they are developed within a sociocultural and political context. For example, with historical perspective, it is possible to see that values within the Western Victorian era influenced Freud as he developed his theory. Another criticism is that many psychoanalytical concepts cannot be measured. For example, how do you measure the id, ego, and superego or the notion of unconscious conflicts? As a result, it is difficult to test the accuracy of these concepts using social science research methods.

It is important to critically evaluate theories for their practical use. For example, is it appropriate to use a theory when working with diverse populations or with populations different from those with whom the theory was normed (e.g., women, racial and ethnic minority groups, those who are economically disadvantaged)? Finally, are the assumptions of theories consistent with the values underlying the field? In this Discussion, you respond to some of these concerns.

To prepare, read the following from the Learning Resources:

• Auld, F., Hyman, M., & Rudzinski, D. (2005). How is therapy with women different? In Resolution and inner conflict: An introduction to psychoanalytic therapy (pp. 217–236). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
• National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of…

By Day 3

Post:

• Summarize the assumptions of Freud’s psychoanalytical theory in 2 to 3 sentences.
• Explain whether you believe it is appropriate to apply psychoanalytic theory to women and individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups.
• Explain whether you believe psychoanalytic theory is consistent with social work values and social work ethics.