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"The drawing shows me at one glance what might be spread over ten pages in a book." - Ivan S. Turgenev, ''Fathers and Sons'', 1862<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words.html</ref> | "The drawing shows me at one glance what might be spread over ten pages in a book." - Ivan S. Turgenev, ''Fathers and Sons'', 1862<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words.html</ref> | ||
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Of the [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-sense-world-sveral-senses-at-time five senses], the most | Of the [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-sense-world-sveral-senses-at-time five senses], sight is perhaps the most important. Images impart vast amounts of information at a mere glance, hence the adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words".<ref>http://www.brainfacts.org/sensing-thinking-behaving/senses-and-perception/articles/2013/the-senses-a-primer-part-ii/</ref> | ||
Images can invoke strong emotions at an instant. They can demonstrate an idea, concept, or procedure much more efficiently than text alone. As an example, see below for images used in this manner. [[How to use images]] | |||
==When to use images== | ==When to use images== | ||