Jose Fussa March 19,2000 English Sec. The parallel between “The Mirror with a Memory” and “USDA Government Inspected” is the fact that both essays emphasize the use of visual imagery. Reiss used photographs to show the public of the conditions in which the other half lived and in the other essay they used political cartoons so that the public could identify the person which was characterized by their overemphasized traits or mannerisms. Reiss wanted to show …showed first 75 words of 265 total…

…showed last 75 words of 265 total…teeth beating up the trusts or other current events of the time. This was a way the public could identify with what was going on at the time. Both essays point out the use of this type of visualization and the effect it had on the public. This medium is still used today by authors and the media alike to get the public or readers to see the things that they would not normally see.