All talk.
The graphic down there is called a word tree. Pop in a word (I’d recommend something simple like “I”) and hit enter. Sort of fun, right?
2008 election, barack obama, black history, data visualization, martin luther king, politics, race, rhetoric
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palewire / The Wright side of history. wrote:
[...] he’s often portrayed to be today. Though I think the way forward pointed to by King, and echoed again last week by Obama, is still well captured by the voice of Langston Hughes, who, grievanced as he was, envisioned the [...]
Posted on 23-Mar-08 at 7:21 pm | Permalink
Mahdi wrote:
Definitely fun. Nice work.
I think I’ll show it to the students I tutor.
Posted on 03-Apr-08 at 5:24 pm | Permalink
palewire wrote:
If you like the concept, you should check out some similar efforts, like this “word cloud” comparing Obama’s speech to MLK’s most famous address.
It’s a small thing, but I think it’s interesting how Obama is comfortable with the phrases “black community” and “african-american community,” while it seems King never used either in “I Have A Dream.” I wonder when those phrases were coined and popularized.
Posted on 04-Apr-08 at 1:14 pm | Permalink
palewire wrote:
Looks like my link above might not have worked. You can see that graphic I’m talking about here:
http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/view/SQYskMsOtha6CJm7dFbyM2~
Posted on 04-Apr-08 at 1:15 pm | Permalink