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Syllogism Of Boston Photographs By Nora Ephron

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About the author: The daughter of stage and screenwriters Henry and Phoebe Ephron, Nora Ephron (1941–2012) was raised in Los Angeles ("Nora Ephron Biography"). She studied at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she first became well-known for her essays. She also held positions as senior editor and columnist for Esquire as well as a correspondent for the New York Post. Heartburn, her debut novel, and This Is My Life, her first film as a director, both came out in 1983. (1992). She was nominated for three Academy Awards—Silkwood in 1984, When Harry Met Sally in 1990, and Sleepless in Seattle in 1994—for "Best Original Screenplay." In her essay "Boston Photographs," Nora Ephron uses the narrative of the release of three contentious images …show more content…

Here is the first of these syllogisms. Newspapers ought to cover current events and inform us of global developments. One of the significant occurrences in life is death. Thus, "it is irresponsible not only that but inaccurate because the newspaper does not print it," as Ephron puts it. No matter how inappropriate the topic may be, this syllogism does not necessarily imply that reporters must cover every situation in which someone passes away. Simply said, the syllogism asserts that newspapers depict death. I'm not recommending that newspapers report these things to instruct their readers, as Ephron states in his essay. All that these syllogisms accomplish is to at best excuse the publication of Such images and to rationalize how newspapers handle death. Readers' worries that the images would be overly dramatic or delicate weren't addressed. But, Ephron creates a second syllogism to expand the point to the function of journalism and makes the case that, in this instance, photography is the most effective strategy to deal with this terrible issue. Photojournalism tends to be more effective than textual journalism because, as Ephron puts it, the photographs disturb readers for granted." Here, the idea is that journalism should have a greater emotional impact on readers. "Entirely as it should be" is the

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