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The painting of of an African family dancing around with joyous smiles on
their faces. The title of the painting was "Slaves Dancing After Freedom," so
that is why they are so overjoyed. The slaves had to endure many hardships
and a life of misery, so their joy after being freed is expected.
The meaning of the picture is that is it trying to tell you how overjoyed the
slaves were when they were nally free from their imprisonment. They are
dancing around and praising, which emphasizes how terrible slavery was.
The smiles and dancing are symbols of happiness and joy.
Obviously I have no personal experience with slavery, but I know from textbooks,
movies, and songs how terrible and harsh it was. This painting is poetic because
it moves me with sadness, remembering all that I know about slavery, but also
joy, knowing that slavery is no longer going on today. The idea of this painting
also makes me wonder how humans could do such things to other human
beings, based on something so trivial as the color of their skin.
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Taken at Tahoe
The picture is of an open hill, covered in snow. It was the rst snowpack of
the year , and was the rst I went skiing of the year as well. The hill is also
covered in trees.
The openness and beauty of the hill really struck me as poetic. Looking out
at what was in front of me, all I could do was stare at the greatness. That is
why I like this photo so much, because of the memory of standing on the
hill that it brings back.
The meaning of this picture to me is peace and freedom. The openness and
beauty of the picture really moved me.
The open hill is a symbol of freedom, and the trees and snow covering it
make the hill a symbol of beauty as well.