Self Portrait: In the self-portrait I tried to use a mix of the two strategies into one photo. I incorporated the strategies of contradiction and also exhibitionism to portray the destruction of stress. I tried to express a contradiction of my personality through the visualization of a gag, and the process of stress causing the contradiction of my true personality. The gag, which is stretched is to appear as it is skin being stretched. This is supposed to symbolize the contradiction of my personality as stress makes me feel as if my whole being is being stretched and cracked. The “stretched skin” could visualize a gag as stress has destroyed my will to speak and reach out for comfort, it contradicts my true personality as a talkative, usually
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The white dove feather symbolizes the peace that the nation that it tries to portray itself as it partakes in the bloodshed of innocent lives. It also symbolizes a loss of innocence or purity in the actions of the government as it has passed laws not only to allow the mother to abort and kill the baby, but also the government has killed millions of innocent lives over in foreign countries, fails to protect the soldiers that fight for its freedom and tries to cover it up. The white dove feather and blood running down the hands symbolize the hypocrisy of the government as it tries to convince its citizens they want peace and is for the people, when the government truly seeks to divide us and cause war between the people it was created to protect. The money represents the corruption of the government as men and politicians are easily bought and seek to gain money through the excessive taxation of the citizens of America. The money symbolizes how corrupt the government has truly become and how it has used the people to gain more control, wealth and power to manipulate our society. The blood dripping down the hands also can symbolize the innocent blood shed by its soldiers and innocent civilians as they fought for freedom of its people and a government that only seeks to benefit
The white dove feather symbolizes the peace that the nation that it tries to portray itself as it partakes in the bloodshed of innocent lives. It also symbolizes a loss of innocence or purity in the actions of the government as it has passed laws not only to allow the mother to abort and kill the baby, but also the government has killed millions of innocent lives over in foreign countries, fails to protect the soldiers that fight for its freedom and tries to cover it up. The white dove feather and blood running down the hands symbolize the hypocrisy of the government as it tries to convince its citizens they want peace and is for the people, when the government truly seeks to divide us and cause war between the people it was created to protect. The money represents the corruption of the government as men and politicians are easily bought and seek to gain money through the excessive taxation of the citizens of America. The money symbolizes how corrupt the government has truly become and how it has used the people to gain more control, wealth and power to manipulate our society. The blood dripping down the hands also can symbolize the innocent blood shed by its soldiers and innocent civilians as they fought for freedom of its people and a government that only seeks to benefit