In this magnificent and artistic creation, we find ourselves in Mexico City. Our current position puts us in a desert in front of a large wall. This wall is long... It is four stacked bricks high, and goes as far as the eye can see. Although it is long, we can see over the top of this wall. On the other side of the brick wall, is a large sculpture being built. The sculpture is of a hand that is holding a torch. The torch is not actually lit, but it does have a guard up top holding a gun. From my perception, this is a wall that should not be crossed - Any attempt to cross this barrier will result in being shot. This has many representations, but the first to come to mind is our current border situation with Mexico. Many want to come to the United States to seek opportunity, freedom, and ultimately, refuge. On the other hand, our U.S. Government is very strict, and the current President wants to keep out those who are seeking the freedoms across this long brick wall.
I also thought that it represented our current border situation. I found your description of the image descriptive and could easily picture it in my mind.
I really liked the way that you described the picture. It made me feel like I was actually in the picture and not just looking at it. I also think your word choice was great and aided in your argument for what the picture is meant to represent.
The title of the article is called taking liberties. What I see is Parts of the statue of Liberty, starting with the torch of the statue of liberty, instead of the torch it is holding up some sort of bird. Then the rest of the statue of Liberty is hiding behind a brick wall. To me this depicts some of the liberties in this country being taken away or hidden. It is a good symbolization of what is actually happening in our country right now.
I agree with your comment that the cartoon symbolizes the current event taking place in the United States. The landowners along the border are having their land split by the wall and infringing on their natural rights.
The cartoon Taking Liberty shows a wall made of parts of the Statue of Liberty. The cartoon is meant to convey how walls can restrict liberty. I think the cartoon means that building walls are counter productive to societies.
This image is from El Universal, Mexico City and is Called Taking Liberties. At a first glance it appears to be a drawing of a wall. Looking behind that wall you will see what appears to be the hand of the statue of liberty poking up above the wall. On top of the wall there is a person with a gun, there is also another armed person with a gun on the wall itself. The wall has brick within its structure that has a face and what looks to be the rest of that persons body. I think this picture is a statement about how building a wall to divide Mexico and the United state is hateful and against the liberty that America has come to stand for. The wall symbolizes division while the armed guards depict the hostile nature in which the wall was built for. I cannot say for certain what I think the person in the wall stands for but I can only guess that it has to do with something negative due to the look on their face.
This image is titled "Taking Liberties" the source looks like it's from a cartoonarts international website. The first thing that I take notice of is what appears to be a brick wall that goes on for a long time. The wall is larger at the middle right of the page and the perspective takes your eye to the middle left of the page. I see a depiction of a hand holding a torch resting on the wall with a ladder that extends to the top. It's hard to tell what is on top of the torch. It reminds me of the hand and torch that the statue of liberty has. On different sections of the wall there are depictions. If this were an image of a real wall I would thing that these are carvings. I can tell one of the images is a face. It's hard to tell but I think there is someone on top of the wall pointing a gun to the other side. In our current climate my take on this image is that it is representative of a wall along the Mexican boarder.
I like how you pointed out that the wall is larger at the middle of the page and the perspective takes your eye to the middle left. I didn't notice the same details that you pointed out, good observations :)
Laura, I like the way that you analyzed the image spatially. I hadn't really considered how the attention was drawn to the torch the way you mentioned.
The name of the image is "Taking Liberties" and it is from El Universal, Mexico City. The first thing I noticed about the picture is the face at the bottom of the wall. I then noticed the hand holding up something that I can't exactly make out. The longer I look at it the more I think it represents the statue of liberty inside the wall. I would think this symbolizes taking someones liberties or freedom and keeping them away from something or segregating them. The face on the bottom looks defeated which symbolizes how someone would feel if their freedom was taken away from them.
I found it interesting that you focused on the smaller bits and pieces that stood out to you in the image. Your word choices are powerful, particularly your use of the words "symbolize" and "segregating"
The image is from cartoon web.com and is titled Taking Liberties.I feel that the picture is depicting the United States showing authoritative regimes where it may not belong. You can clearly see the guns of the soldiers pointing into Mexico. The rifles may symbolize a gesture of war and the buried people within the cobblestone that the soldiers are standing on may indicate the past traumatic issues encompassed within.
There are several aspects depicted above to analyze: the title, the caption, and the image itself. The title shows who the audience is trying to address, meaning Mexicans. We know this because there are Spanish words in the title and Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, are referenced. The caption "Taking liberties" makes it sound like something is being taken away... freedom. The image depicts a large wall built with the broken up pieces of the Statue of Liberty. Does this imply that this proposed barrier would destroy the freedom of our nation? I believe so. Ellis Island, where the Statue of Liberty stands, has been a key place for immigration... will a wall between us and Mexico change this?
I really like how you not only described the image but also the title and caption of the image. I did not even think to do that, but like you describe in your response there is a lot of information about the image that can be taken from the title and caption.
Rachele, I am glad you understood the woman built into the wall as I did not catch that myself. I did however notice that in place of the fire in her goblet, it appears to actually be a man with a gun and not a bird. I'm curious, what liberties do you feel are being taken away from this country right now?
In this magnificent and artistic creation, we find ourselves in Mexico City. Our current position puts us in a desert in front of a large wall. This wall is long... It is four stacked bricks high, and goes as far as the eye can see. Although it is long, we can see over the top of this wall. On the other side of the brick wall, is a large sculpture being built. The sculpture is of a hand that is holding a torch. The torch is not actually lit, but it does have a guard up top holding a gun. From my perception, this is a wall that should not be crossed - Any attempt to cross this barrier will result in being shot. This has many representations, but the first to come to mind is our current border situation with Mexico. Many want to come to the United States to seek opportunity, freedom, and ultimately, refuge. On the other hand, our U.S. Government is very strict, and the current President wants to keep out those who are seeking the freedoms across this long brick wall.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that it represented our current border situation. I found your description of the image descriptive and could easily picture it in my mind.
DeleteI really liked the way that you described the picture. It made me feel like I was actually in the picture and not just looking at it. I also think your word choice was great and aided in your argument for what the picture is meant to represent.
DeleteThe title of the article is called taking liberties. What I see is Parts of the statue of Liberty, starting with the torch of the statue of liberty, instead of the torch it is holding up some sort of bird. Then the rest of the statue of Liberty is hiding behind a brick wall. To me this depicts some of the liberties in this country being taken away or hidden. It is a good symbolization of what is actually happening in our country right now.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment that the cartoon symbolizes the current event taking place in the United States. The landowners along the border are having their land split by the wall and infringing on their natural rights.
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ReplyDeleteThe cartoon Taking Liberty shows a wall made of parts of the Statue of Liberty. The cartoon is meant to convey how walls can restrict liberty. I think the cartoon means that building walls are counter productive to societies.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your comments, you paint a very clear picture of what this represents to you. You would make a very good History teacher
DeleteThis image is from El Universal, Mexico City and is Called Taking Liberties. At a first glance it appears to be a drawing of a wall. Looking behind that wall you will see what appears to be the hand of the statue of liberty poking up above the wall. On top of the wall there is a person with a gun, there is also another armed person with a gun on the wall itself. The wall has brick within its structure that has a face and what looks to be the rest of that persons body. I think this picture is a statement about how building a wall to divide Mexico and the United state is hateful and against the liberty that America has come to stand for. The wall symbolizes division while the armed guards depict the hostile nature in which the wall was built for. I cannot say for certain what I think the person in the wall stands for but I can only guess that it has to do with something negative due to the look on their face.
ReplyDeleteYour word choice was fascinating and helped paint a clear picture in my mind of what you were viewing.
DeleteThis image is titled "Taking Liberties" the source looks like it's from a cartoonarts international website. The first thing that I take notice of is what appears to be a brick wall that goes on for a long time. The wall is larger at the middle right of the page and the perspective takes your eye to the middle left of the page. I see a depiction of a hand holding a torch resting on the wall with a ladder that extends to the top. It's hard to tell what is on top of the torch. It reminds me of the hand and torch that the statue of liberty has. On different sections of the wall there are depictions. If this were an image of a real wall I would thing that these are carvings. I can tell one of the images is a face. It's hard to tell but I think there is someone on top of the wall pointing a gun to the other side. In our current climate my take on this image is that it is representative of a wall along the Mexican boarder.
ReplyDeleteI like how you pointed out that the wall is larger at the middle of the page and the perspective takes your eye to the middle left. I didn't notice the same details that you pointed out, good observations :)
DeleteLaura, I like the way that you analyzed the image spatially. I hadn't really considered how the attention was drawn to the torch the way you mentioned.
DeleteYour description is very clear and detailed and I totally agree with your observation of the situation.
DeleteThe name of the image is "Taking Liberties" and it is from El Universal, Mexico City. The first thing I noticed about the picture is the face at the bottom of the wall. I then noticed the hand holding up something that I can't exactly make out. The longer I look at it the more I think it represents the statue of liberty inside the wall. I would think this symbolizes taking someones liberties or freedom and keeping them away from something or segregating them. The face on the bottom looks defeated which symbolizes how someone would feel if their freedom was taken away from them.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that you focused on the smaller bits and pieces that stood out to you in the image. Your word choices are powerful, particularly your use of the words "symbolize" and "segregating"
DeleteThe content in which you wrote about was great. It opened my eyes to a different way of looking at this painting.
DeleteThe symbols and descriptions that you include show that you understood the image.
DeleteThe image is from cartoon web.com and is titled Taking Liberties.I feel that the picture is depicting the United States showing authoritative regimes where it may not belong. You can clearly see the guns of the soldiers pointing into Mexico. The rifles may symbolize a gesture of war and the buried people within the cobblestone that the soldiers are standing on may indicate the past traumatic issues encompassed within.
ReplyDeleteYou make a very valid and clear argument of what that picture represents. Thank you for sharing your thoughts
DeleteThere are several aspects depicted above to analyze: the title, the caption, and the image itself.
ReplyDeleteThe title shows who the audience is trying to address, meaning Mexicans. We know this because there are Spanish words in the title and Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, are referenced.
The caption "Taking liberties" makes it sound like something is being taken away... freedom.
The image depicts a large wall built with the broken up pieces of the Statue of Liberty. Does this imply that this proposed barrier would destroy the freedom of our nation? I believe so. Ellis Island, where the Statue of Liberty stands, has been a key place for immigration... will a wall between us and Mexico change this?
I really like how you not only described the image but also the title and caption of the image. I did not even think to do that, but like you describe in your response there is a lot of information about the image that can be taken from the title and caption.
DeleteRachele, I am glad you understood the woman built into the wall as I did not catch that myself. I did however notice that in place of the fire in her goblet, it appears to actually be a man with a gun and not a bird. I'm curious, what liberties do you feel are being taken away from this country right now?
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