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upon a time there was a family named the Retinal’s. There were 4 children
in the family named: Rodney Slate, Connie Ruby, Connie Emerald, and
Connie Topaz. Rodney Slate was a year older than the three Connies who
were identical triplets. They grew up together and all became painters.
Rodney Slate’s style was to paint in black and white. The three Connies
painted in a similar style but Connie Ruby produced the best interpretations
of red, Connie Emerald of green and Connie Topaz of blue. |
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When
all 4 siblings worked on a joint painting the three Connies were central
to the work. When the three Connies worked together and overlapped, they
would produce white images. In joint master pieces, Connie Ruby was
the most productive, responsible for about 74% of the painting. Connie
Topaz was fairly lazy painting only 16% of the work and Connie Emerald
did the least, painting only 10% of the work. Rodney Slate having
no color of his own stayed in the periphery of his sister’s work. He shined
the most in dark settings. When the Retinal siblings worked together
they created the most beautiful pictures. Their best work was a portrait
of a family friend named Roy G. Biv. The colors that came through
in this work covered the spectrum from red to violet.
Rodney
Slate went through a period when he temporarily lost his creativity. After
visiting the doctor he was found to be lacking Rhodopsin which was essential
for his creative work. The doctor recommended a diet of carrots to cure
this problem. Within a few days, Rodney Slate was back on track and painting
in full black and white images. He felt like the stars in the evening
sky became brighter.
Some
people have a difficult time interpreting the works of the three Connies.
The most typical problem is seeing the difference between red and green
images. Everything looks green. In these cases the people can’t interpret
the work of Connie Ruby — those of Connie Emerald come through strong and
clear. It’s been documented that people who can’t interpret these works
have a genetic abnormality. They lack the ability to perceive the
colors produced by Connie Ruby. This is difficult at time for Connie to
comprehend.
The
Retinal Siblings have a producer named Mr. Bipolar and an agent named Mr.
Ganglion who promote the works of arts of the Retinals to the general public.
Mr. Bipolar produces many works of art from the Retianls, but Mr. Ganglion
process the artworks to ensure that only the best works from each sibling
make it to the art world for viewing and interpretation. Mr. Ganglion is
most selective of works from Rodney Slate. Mr. Ganglion allows most
of the works from Connie Ruby, Connie Emerald and Connie Topaz get to the
general public.
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What
do you need to do . . . .
This story is really a metaphor to illustrate
how the retina works inthe visual system. Review the anatomy and physiology
of the eye, and then read the story again. Develop your own interpretation
of events in the story based on the concepts you have learned about the
anatomy and physiology of the eye.
To complete this on-line activity, prepare
a written analysis and submit it via e-mail to Dr.
Henry. Don't forget that this is due on or before Wednesday at
midnight.
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On-line Activity #2
