Medus The Powerpuff Girls By Caravaggio

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When I think of snakes I think of something powerful, sneaky, and evil. Every since I got exposed to Medusa on the cartoon show “The Powerpuff Girls” They portrayed her as being this powerful, evil, and sneaky lady and made the snakes rooted in her head represent that as they go crazy and every since then it stuck with me. So when I first saw the image of Medusa by Caravaggio I saw all the snakes on her hair going in different patterns just as I would see on the show. I automatically saw what had been appeared to me overall a powerful woman being defeated. Growing up I have been introduced to several powerful woman that has inspired me in many different ways Such as My mother, grandmother and my oldest cousin . One of those ladies is my dear

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