...I enjoy color, whether it is my crisp clothes or the blinking light of my alarm clock. Like some grand accomplishment of constructing an Academy Awards outfit, I stare in awe at my closet, my source of pride. “Okay, school-bus yellow is darker than lemon yellow,” I tell myself as I meticulously rearrange my color-coordinated clothes. As I look at my variegated shirt selection, I revel in my need for joyous color and expression. Because, you see, my everyday life is colorless, gray - dark and full of challenges. Catching the bus at 6:35 (nope, no car for me) and helping my mom (single parent at that) cook, budget, and pinch pennies - these are the realities of life. It’s not unfair, but it’s hard nonetheless. I make the best of it in my search for color, my search for illustration, my search for self. Taking a look at my closet, which is essentially a reflection of my chirpy persona, one would notice that I own few solid shirts. That would be boring - the antithesis of everything I represent. I need vibrancy; I need sizzle; I need dimension. Plaids, stripes, and eye-boggling outfits fulfill this yearning. Each color contributes to my message. Although most guys would be frightened to wear one, I’m not afraid to sport a salmon-pink rugby shirt or a rich Tyrian purple T-shirt. Because my father was never around and I didn’t have the whole father-son experience with football and no-girls-allowed playhouses, my colorful world has taken a new hue. So, while the “big game” is on...
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...emits light. "the lights flickered and changed color" synonyms: hue, shade, tint, tone, coloration More one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white. plural noun: colours "a rich brown color" the use of all colors, not only black, white, and gray, in photography or television. "he has shot the whole film in color" a substance used to give something a particular color. "lip color" synonyms: paint, pigment, colorant, dye, stain, tint, wash More HERALDRY any of the major conventional colors used in coats of arms (gules, vert, sable, azure, purpure), especially as opposed to the metals, furs, and stains. 2. pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race. "discrimination on the basis of color" synonyms: skin coloring, skin tone, coloring; More a group of people considered as being distinguished by skin pigmentation. "all colors and nationalities" rosiness of the complexion, especially as an indication of someone's health. "there was some color back in his face" synonyms: redness, pinkness, rosiness, ruddiness, blush, flush, bloom More 3. vividness of visual appearance resulting from the presence of brightly colored things. "for color, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies" picturesque or exciting features that lend a particularly interesting quality to something. "a town full of color and character" synonyms: vividness, life, liveliness...
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...THE MEANINGS OF COLORS Colors… A lot of colors… Each color has a meaning. Which is your favorite color? Black, white maybe red or blue? It is this instinctual choice of a color that tells you a lot about yourself, how you function and how others see you. It is the means to understanding your behavior and your character traits as well as your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states. It reflects the way you operate in the world, your strengths and weaknesses, your vulnerabilities, your deepest needs and your challenges at that time in your life. What Does Your Personality Color Say About You? To read more about your personality color, click on the link for each color If your favorite color is red, you are action oriented with a deep need for physical fulfillment and to experience life through the five senses. If orange is your favorite color, you have a great need to be with people, to socialize with them, and be accepted and respected as part of a group. You also have a need for challenges in your life, whether it is physical or social challenges. Choosing yellow as your favorite means you have a deep need for logical order in your everyday life and to be able to express your individuality by using your logical mind to inspire and create new ideas. If green is your favorite, you have a deep need to belong, to love and be loved, and to feel safe and secure. You need acceptance and acknowledgment for the everyday things you do for others - just a 'thank you' is...
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...The world of nature is colourful and bright and human ingenuity cannot hope to match it. Right from the sky above to the sea below, nature abounds in the richness of colour. The human eye and the human mind respond to this world of colour and identify themselves with it. When a person is cheerful and bright we refer to him as a 'colourful personality', similarly the different colours are used to indicate human moods and attitudes: blue is associated with depression, white is likened with serenity, green with jealousy and red with rage. Colour is also used to relieve tension. Psychologists have investigated the effect of colour on the working ability of workers and have come to the conclusion that certain colours are more conducive to Positive thinking than others. The power of colours cannot be denied, more so, as it is the soul instance of life on earth. Although sight and the human brain has helped in identifying colours and their delights, it's interesting to note what colours mean to us in totality. The power of colours and their meanings has been enlisted below. RED: More than half the globe loves this colour. We sure agree. Red is the second-most favorite colour on earth. Be it the Ferrari red or a svelte red dress, red is an intense colour, and defines many emotions and moods. The most important being, the colour of love, passion, seduction, and desire. It also defines enthusiasm, power, and heat. This colour also represents anger, violence, and aggression. Red...
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...The True You Everyone in this world is unique and special in his or her own way. Each individual has their own personality, but when compared to others a lot of traits are common amongst everyone. Finding out your true color, not only helps discover what type of person you are it always helps you understand those around you. I took the true colors test, a series of questions that asked what I prefer, what I would do, etc. While taking the true colors test I had a hard time describing myself and picking exactly which color I was, but I made sure to answer everything truthfully. In the end, I discovered that I am the color orange. The core needs and values of orange are we need freedom, adventure, spontaneity, excitement, competition and we are skillful. I believe that the color orange describes me very well. I personally believe that working on team projects can be a challenge, but after learning about orange I have discovered that I have many skills that I can bring to the table. As an orange I am very enthusiastic about my work. I always want to get a jump-start on my work so I can move onto my next task. I see this skill helping me in a group project because this means I am action-oriented so I will get my job done with the results I desire. I will also make sure that my teammates are doing their jobs as well. I am also a straightforward person, so if I do not like something that is happening in my group I will definitely voice my opinion, in a polite way of course. Lastly...
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...Pamela White The color our eyes see in any object depends on how much red, green and blue light is reflected into our eyes. For example, black is perceived when no light is reflected to the eye. When red, green, and blue lights are reflected to the eye a lot then white is perceived. I chose to do an experiment on this mysterious dress on 2 people in my house cause I was curious to see if they would view the color differently or the same. First I asked my mother to look at the dress one time then come back and look at it again, then I asked my father to do the same. My mother said she saw the dress to be black and blue, then my father said he saw the dress to be orange and black. The second time around when they looked again their view point of the color did not change, she still saw blue and black and he still saw orange and black. I feel that our brain play’s a big role in how we see colors. Like in the case of this mysterious dress, if our brain assumes the lighting on the dress is very dim, it will assume the dress itself is white or gold. And if our brain assumes that the lighting is very bright then the dress itself would be dark “black and blue”. The visual of color is very difficult to grasp. Each person experiences color differently because many things influence our color perception. I feel that even if we did all see color the same way, we would still interpret and describe it differently based on our individual life...
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...Color Relationalism and Color Phenomenology∗ Jonathan Cohen† Color relationalism is the view that colors are constituted in terms of relations between subjects and objects. The most historically important form of color relationalism is the classic dispositionalist view according to which, for example, red is the disposition to look red to standard observers in standard conditions (mutatis mutandis for other colors).1 However, it has become increasingly apparent in recent years that a commitment to the relationality of colors bears interest that goes beyond dispositionalism (Cohen, 2004; Matthen, 1999, 2001, 2005; Thompson, 1995).2 Accordingly, it is an important project for those interested in the metaphysics of color to sort through and assess different forms of color relationalism. There is, however, a powerful and general cluster of objections that has been thought by many to amount to a decisive refutation of any and all forms of color relationalism. Although this idea has been developed in a number of ways, the basic thought is that relationalism — qua theory of color — is at odds with the manifest evidence of color phenomenology, and that this clash between theory and data should be resolved by giving up the theory.3 ∗ The material in this paper overlaps with parts of chapter 6 of my forthcoming book, The Red and the Real: An Essay on Color Ontology. I am grateful to members of the audience at SPAWN, where a version of this paper was presented, and particularly to Bence...
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...Running head: COLOR OF IMAGERY IN POEMS 1 COLOR IMAGERY IN POEMS 2 Color imagery; also known as color symbolism is a literary tool that refers to the meaning associated with a certain color. The color symbolizes a feeling or meaning. Author’s use color imagery to help the reader reference the feeling or meaning. In literature it is an object or reference used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is essentially being described. It can be restrained or obvious, used cautiously or strong. An author may repeat the same object to communicate a deeper meaning or might use distinctions of the same object to produce a mood or feeling. Nothing Gold Can Stay, written by Robert frost in the year 1923, uses color imagery. The title of the poem is a metaphor where the gold represents value and wealth so when it says nothing gold can stay it means that nothing that is precious or of great value in the materialistic way can last forever. Gold symbolizes materialism it will not last for long and it gives an untrue happiness. Gold and other things such as, money can take years to accumulate but can be depleted in an instant. On the other hand, things having emotion and sentimental values cannot be bought with money and therefore will remain with us throughout our life. Frost says “nature’s first green is gold” he compares the color of nature “green’ with something that can be bought; gold. He is trying to portray that...
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...COLOR CODE HOMEWORK The color code that best describes is the color blue. I am driven by intimacy because I am thoughtful, sincere, loyal, and reliable. I can also be judgmental, worry prone and moody. Finding this out about my personality is helping me to mode myself into having the personality I want to have. I want to be red personality like my father. My father is proactive, decisive, responsible and a leader. My mother is the total opposite of him. My mother is driven by the peace, her color code is white. She is patient, gentle, adaptable and kind. Living with parents with total opposite color code has its benefits and downside. When dealing with my mother she is more easily persuaded to agree with my choices and actions. My father’s drive, and deceives helps me taught his decisions to be good. I can always ask him for advice and know I will succeed with his help. The downside is that it seems that my mother don’t have a backbone and don’t stand for up for me and she will throw me under the bus if anyone convince her to. It also seems like being driven by peace give people the opportunities to take advantage of you. With my dad he is bossy, arrogant, argumentative and self centered just to achieve his goals. Color code of my parents prepared me to dealing with other people that aren’t driven by what I am. I am social and in the workplace that can be bad. Others might have agenda to throw you under bus to your boss. My personality would take is personally and might...
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...things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. Purple inspires unconditional and selfless love, devoid of ego, encouraging sensitivity and compassion. Blue is a color of trust, honesty, and loyalty. It is sincere, reserved, and quiet, and doesn’t like to make a fuss or draw attention. It likes to do things its own way. Green is the color of growth and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of wellbeing. Yellow is the color of the mind and the intellect. It is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, and fun. Orange offers emotional strength in difficult times. It aids in the assimilation of new ideas and frees the spirit of its limitations, giving us the freedom to be ourselves. At the same time, it encourages self respect and respect of others. Red signifies a pioneering spirit and leadership qualities, promoting ambition and determination. It is also strong-willed and gives confidence to those who are shy or lacking in will-power. Pink represents compassion, nurturing and love. It relates to unconditional love and understanding. It is feminine and romantic, affectionate and intimate, thoughtful and caring. White is purity, innocence, wholeness, and completion. It is the color of new beginnings, wiping the slate clean, so to speak. However, too much white can be cold, isolating, and...
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...Color Blind or Color Brave? Carrie Rawdan SS236-05 Professor Burnett February, 24th, 2015 The story of Mellody Hobson “Color blind or Color brave” is a powerful speech about the reality of current day racism. She choose to share her brilliant ideas and life experiences by giving a speech on TED. Her stories of racism and her triumph of becoming one of two black woman running a fortune 500 company are intriguing. Mellody Hobson delivers a powerful speech that touches the heart and encourages the mind to decide if we are Color blind or Color brave”. “TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages” (TED, 2014). This is an amazing opportunity for people to share their views, life experience, and intelligence in a global community setting. Mellody Hobson, the chairwoman for DreamWorks, started her speech on TED with a full audience. She spoke of a story supporting a friend at a predominantly white meeting and was mistaken for the kitchen help. “This experience made her ask herself and friend, is this a good enough reason why we need more racial diversity in the U.S Senate” (Hobson Mellody, 2014)? The daughter of a single mother and five other siblings, Mellody said she was taught at a very young age the realness of the world from her mother. One day after a birthday party, Mellody’s mother did not ask the normal question...
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...Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 28, No. 4, July–August 2009, 323–334 The effect of online store atmosphere on consumer’s emotional responses – an experimental study of music and colour Fei-Fei Chenga, Chin-Shan Wub and David C. Yenc* a Department of Information Management, Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Yung-Kang, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China; bDepartment of Electronic Commerce, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Ming-Hsiung, Chia-yi, Taiwan, Republic of China; cDepartment of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA (Received February 2007; final version received October 2007) The current study is a convergence of two research orientations: the effect of ambient factors (e.g. music and colour) in physical stores and the website design in cyber context. The former emphasises the influence of sensory stimuli on the shoppers’ responses; whereas the latter address the relationship between website design factors (e.g. usability) and the performance of a virtual store. This article aims to bridge the gap between the above research orientations and explores the impact of two environmental elements – music and colour – of an online store on the consumers’ emotions – considered as direct antecedents to shopping behaviours – by employing a laboratory experiment. The results indicated that both music and colour reveal significant effects on respondents’ emotional responses. To be more specific, participants felt more aroused...
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...olVirtual Genetics Lab: The Inheritance of Color Blindness Worksheet Learning Goal: To explore the inheritance pattern of color blindness in humans. Prerequisite Knowledge: Before beginning this lab, you should be familiar with these concepts: * the definition of sex-linked genes, and examples of sex-linked genes in humans and other organisms * how the inheritance pattern of sex-linked genes differs from that of autosomal genes * the use of Punnett squares to understand patterns of inheritance Introduction: The gene that codes for red-green color blindness, the most common form of color blindness in humans, is found on the X chromosome. One in 12 males is color blind. In females, however, color blindness affects only about 1 in 200. Why is there such a difference? In this lab activity, you will act as a genetic counselor and help parents determine their likelihood of having color-blind children. You will also use this information to understand why males are more likely than females to be color blind. Part A Couple 1 comes into your office. The husband has normal vision; the wife is heterozygous for the color-blindness allele. Enter the Virtual Genetics Lab Room by clicking the button. Then, follow the Lab Procedure. Lab Procedure 1. Make sure that Human is chosen from the Species Selector and that Color Blindness is selected from the menu of traits. 2. In the Set Alleles box, set the parents’ alleles according to the information about Couple...
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...Over the Rainbow “While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher- shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange, with monograms of Indian blue,” (Fitzgerald 92). The theme of colors is present throughout the entire novel The Great Gatsby. Although some colors are more prominent than others, all are equally important in displaying qualities of each character. Each color represents a distinct feeling for the duration of the book. Some are very obvious in what feeling they are trying to express, while others are more abstract, but significant nonetheless. Colors are the best way to exhibit an overall feel for a character or time frame. As a rule of thumb, white usually...
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... F Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 6 Color Analysis May 24, 2011 Jay Gatsby | -“torn green jersey” (104): The color green symbolizes wealth and money. At this time in the book, Gatsby is working for Dan Cody, the guy who greatly supplies his wealth. The fact that the jersey is torn signifies the hard work that Gatsby demonstrates which then leads to him reaping the benefits of hard work. This section furthers to talk about his parents and how they were “unsuccessful farm people” also that Gatsby “was a son of God.” This is to say that although Gatsby’s parents were hard workers, they were unsuccessful in reaching their ideal “American dream”. Gatsby is currently making those dreams happen. He was helping to complete his father’s business, and is therefore relatively “a son of God.”---- The green jersey also symbolizes the new life that he yearns for that is full of wealth. Right at this stage in the book, Gatsby is called different names: Gatsby, James Gats, Jay Gatsby, young Gats: Each name recognizes a different stages of growth towards the Wealthy life.-“His brown, hardened body lived naturally through the half fierce, half lazy work of the bracing days.” (104): Brown is the color of earth, and of “getting down and dirty”. It further symbolizes the humility Gatsby underwent while with Dan Cody. Because the idea of wealth plagued Gatsby (“his heart was in a constant turbulent riot.”), he reaped the fruit of his labor as discussed with the color change discussed next.-“took him...
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