Journal 3

Photo

Page 477, Item 8.5: Todd Heisler, Reno, Nevada, 2005
When I first looked at this picture, I tried to make sense out of everything that was going on in the background. In the picture, you see Marine’s removing a casket that’s draped in an American flag from the cargo hold of a commercial airliner. You can see the passengers looking out of the windows at the camera to try and see what was going on. When I saw this picture though, the first thing that came to my mind is how much I respect the men and women that risk their lives by fighting in the war. This picture is very powerful because it shows what people are willing to risk in order to fight for their country to defend it. It brings warmness to your heart to see the ceremony a fallen soldier is given to show how much his actions and bravery were greatly appreciated.

Advertisement

Page 478, Item 8.6: PETA, Fur is Dead, 2007
It’s always interesting whenever you see a PETA advertisement because they make sure they guilt trip everyone as much as they possibly can. In this advertisement, you see actress Kate Ford in a bright red dress holding a fluffy white rabbit with the words “Try telling him it’s just a bit of fur trim.” The picture got me to sit back and think to myself about how animals don’t have a way to express their discontent to what people do to them. The colors of the advertisement too really attracted my attention because they put a bright red background and the actress is wearing a bright red dress so you really can’t help but look at it. It definitely got me to sit back and think about animal cruelty though and that’s what I’m sure the designers of the advertisement were intending to do.

Essay

Page 144, In the Kitchen, 1994
I love the author’s use of details in this story to describe his mom growing up and how she used to be an old fashioned hair dresser. These types of stories about growing up are always interesting, especially since the author is African American and talks about growing up in the 1960’s when times were very different. His use of details paints a vivid picture and you can almost see yourself right there in his house watching his mom straighten people’s hair. I always like to read these types of stories when people talk about growing up in a different time because I’m interested in knowing the differences between growing up then and growing up now.

Painting

Page 43, Item 1.18: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, David and Goliath, c. 1600
This painting is very interesting and powerful because of the story of David and Goliath of the small boy that was able to defeat the large man because of his skill. In the painting, you see David kneeling over a lifeless Goliath, who has a big red mark on his forehead and the boy is holding a string in his left hand. I love this painting because the David and Goliath stories is one of my personal favorites of how the small boy overcame the odds and was able to defeat someone that was feared by everyone. It’s one of those stories that can be applied to anything in life. When you overcome the odds and defeat a large monster whether it’s a test or another sports team or something, you had a David and Goliath type moment, the never say die attitude.