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[[File:Blast.jpg|thumb|BLAST]]

==Introduction==
In our exploration of ''Blast'', we aimed to understand how the outbreak of World War I made the second issue of the magazine different from the first.

The concept that most captured our interest was the inclusion and use of the word "war". How did the beginning of World War 1 impact the publication and how did this word "war" demonstrate the resulting differences?

We have observed that the war drained the magazine of most of its unique energy and replaced it with more a informative portrayal of the articles, while still maintaining the abstract style of the publication in at least one aspect. (the cover!!!!)

==Timeline==
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==Text Mining==
1. get a shovel
2. get some text
3. dig

Words of Interest: '''War'''



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The usage of the word "art" goes down, even though the magazine was originally meant to be a manifesto of sorts of the Vorticist movement. Therefore, the original intentions of the authors is sidelined. Meanwhile, the mention of "war" increases (this is just a draft to get my ideas down)
usage of "man" goes down. Vorticism was a natinalistic movement that embraced the power of man to create. the decrease in the word usage indicates some sort of despondence-- this empowerment is no longer there.
and then obviously the increase in the word "war"
# (be sure to include a meaningful discussion about Vorticism to preface everything above)

==Close Reading==
# Get some type of words
# Put face very close to said words
# Commence "Close Reading"
the art in Blast 1 is more literal due to the fact the text is the art. Reading Blast 1 is more pleasing compared to Blast 2 with the very standard, ugly, two column nightmare. However, the actual photos in Blast 2 are more abstract and better to look at then the actual words.
==Conclusion==
Through exploring ' 'Blast' ' magazine in its different issues, we have been able to conclude that the outbreak of World War did impact the nature of the publication as... We observed differences as the initial issue utilized most of its abstract nature in the words while the second issue used it in the cover and reverted to a more traditional layout for the text. 

The use of the word "war" was found to demonstrate... 

Additionally, we wonder what may have occurred if the war had not occurred so soon after the initial publication of the magazine. Would the nature of the 2nd issue have still changed or would it have been a near duplicate of the original?...