Question

Write an essay on a picture is worth a thousand words.

Answer 1

ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴅs

ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ? ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ “ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ” ᴍᴇᴀɴs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏʟᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴀɢ ᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴜs ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ “ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ” ɪ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪғᴛ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ.

ɪ ᴡᴀs ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ɪ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴏɴᴇʟʏ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs. ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ. ʀʏᴀɴ.

ʀʏᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍʏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ. ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ɴɪɴᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇ-sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴀss ᴀᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ. ᴡᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʀɪᴅᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ-ᴡʜᴇᴇʟᴇʀs ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ʀʏᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴡᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʟᴇɴᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴍʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ʀʏᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ɴᴏᴡ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ, ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ “ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ”. ʀʏᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.

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Answer 2

The phrase a picture is worth a thousand words means a picture may convey an idea more quickly and effectively than the written word. Writers of texts that describe concepts involving imagery or abstract thoughts need many words to get their points across. A photograph, artwork, drawing or graphics can often demonstrate an idea with one look, much more quickly than a narrative can explain things. A photograph or artwork may depict emotion, enabling the viewer to perceive the essence of the story without a word being written or spoken. Readers of articles or books must engage in a large amount of effort to mentally process the words in order to understand what the writer is trying to convey. Someone who simply views an image can capture the essence of the meaning of that image without a lot of explaining. The viewer may gain some insight from an image, however, even photographs are open to interpretation. A photographer may crop the picture, leaving out a factor that may be of some importance. He may highlight a point of view that does not tell the whole story. The viewer may not understand the context of what he is looking at, where a literary essay or some other written text may explain things more fully. While the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words has been labeled as a Chinese proverb and attributed to the philosopher, Confucius, in fact it is an American expression. The idea seems to have first been put forth around the turn of the twentieth century by a newspaper editor Tess Flanders, discussing strategies in publishing, editing and news reporting. The term was popularized in the 1920s by Fred R. Barnard, who is often credited with the origin of the proverb. He used the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words to discuss the use of drawn and photographic images to illustrate advertising. It was Barnard who ascribed the proverb to the Chinese, and later, the Japanese. He also used the term a picture is worth ten thousand words, though one thousand is the current quantity used in the expression. The phrase a picture is worth a thousand words is usually referring to a physical illustration, but it is occasionally used as an exhortation to use description in one’s writing, rather than simply reciting facts.Answer:

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