BLAST, World War I, and Tonal Shifts
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===Comparison=== | ===Comparison=== | ||
Firstly, the titles of the first article each edition changes drastically after WWI. The second edition's ''Editorial'' sounds much more serious and straightforward than ''Long Live the Vortex.'' | Firstly, the titles of the first article each edition changes drastically after WWI. The second edition's ''Editorial'' sounds much more serious and straightforward than ''Long Live the Vortex.'' | ||
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==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
Our exploration of the tone of the two editions of ''BLAST'' made us realize the strong impact the war had on the magazine. Our text mining on voyant tools indicate a change in 'war' being very infrequent in the 1914 edition of ''BLAST'' to being the most frequent in the 1915 edition. We sensed that the tone in the earlier version of the magazine was more humanist and individualistic as compared to the second edition which had more of a political and patriotic tone. | Our exploration of the tone of the two editions of ''BLAST'' made us realize the strong impact the war had on the magazine. Our text mining on voyant tools indicate a change in 'war' being very infrequent in the 1914 edition of ''BLAST'' to being the most frequent in the 1915 edition. We sensed that the tone in the earlier version of the magazine was more humanist and individualistic as compared to the second edition which had more of a political and patriotic tone. | ||
