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1. Berger states, "The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe." What does he mean by this and give one example.

I think that he means we all have our own different perceptions based on what our own experiences have been. For instance, I see this keyboard that I am typing on right now incredibly terrible and way too loud, but that's because I'm used to my quiet, easy to type on, keyboard. However, the guy sitting next to me was telling me how much he enjoyed these keyboards, because he has one and is used to it.

2. Berger also says "Images were first made to conjure up the appearances of something that was absent. Gradually became evident that an image could outlast what it represented;" Think of one photograph or picture that you see everyday and explain why you think it was taken in the first place, what you see now and lastly what other might see.

I can't really think of a picture I see everyday, but if there was a picture to talk about, I guess I would talk about one that was created of what London would look like after the end of the world. I see it as something incredibly cool, as it was my background for some time after I got back from there, and everyone that looked at it, at first glance, couldn't tell what it was at first and eventually found it morbid. I found it to be much more than that, and I think it was just showing that even after everything is gone, those monuments would still stand.

3. Think of an image that has been recreated and has lost it's value or uniqueness.

I think the Apple logo, having gone from rainbow colored to just one solid color, has lost it's uniqueness. It has become like anything else, a quick brand reminder.