Red Cloud's War

“We do not want riches. We want peace and love,” said Oglala Sioux Chief Red Cloud. Many people, such as Chief Red Cloud, have stood up for their beliefs. In taking a stand, one represents a cause or opinion through their words and actions. Protesting, rebelling, and fighting are all examples of taking a stand. Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux took a stand in history when he refused to give up his tribe’s land, proving the strength of the Native Americans and creating opportunities for better American Indian rights in the future. Before the exploration of the American West, Sioux Indians led favorable, happy lives. Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Sioux tribes lived in present-day North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Montana (Monroe 8-9). They lived in tipis and survived by…

demonstrates the capability of colour to portray certain messages to the general public. The consistent colour of red within the visual language generally symbolised the recurring theme of death throughout the film. This can be witnessed in various scenes in which death is either part of a conversation or an actual occurrence. However, in a specific scene in which Raimunda discovers the lying corpse of her husband, it becomes indicative that the blood seeping out from under the body delivered…

purple” (Mandell). Purple is a difficult color to use in business unless worn with lighter tones. Great care should always be taken wearing purple to house parties because the host may consider it an offensive color among the other guests. Red is a great attention getter. “When someone wears red they might feel the need to stand out and be seen or heard” (Mandell). The color red can be toned down by using coordinate colors like black, various grays, and white. Red can still be used for…

How Businesses use Color “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” – Pablo Picasso. Color can affect the emotions and behaviors of people due to what people associate with a color. Because of this, businesses utilize color in order to create a certain image, catch people’s attention, and evoke specific emotions and behaviors. The colors that I focused on in my visual essay are blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. Blue is associated with responsibility, trust, and also…

trying to prevent him from being neglected, he is only pushing him closer to his death. The second symbol is the use of the color red. The author is exposing the message with the use of the color red. The author metaphorically paints Doodle’s life red. Hurst continues to bring out the significance of this color to understand the emotion of this story. Throughout history, the color red has been used to symbolize death and love. These symbols aid the author in connecting doodle to brother and…

It displays a man in a suit with a loose veil that covers his face and neck. The woman is wearing a dull red colored v-neck blouse. The woman is standing in front of the man and he is hunched over and leaning close to her to the point where their faces touch. He almost looks as if he is is the one wanting this relationship to develop into something greater and he is the one really trying. The couple is also standing outside in this painting, which symbolizes a new relationship. They are…

educate themselves to make a difference in Hawaii by revealing to us that with knowledge comes change. Through the use of symbolism, Armitage exploits the major problems and issues in Hawaii. For Onelauena, the color red was a comfortable and natural color in his life, “Red was strawberry shave ice for ten cents… Red was one watermelon Jolly Rancher for two cents… red was a breakfast of the lobster tails and heads cooked in my grandmother’s huge, silver double-boiler.” (1) The color red…

We provided participants with one of three surveys, each of which contained identical anagrams, but were written in different colors. Individuals were given surveys with either red, black, or green instructions. Because of its attribution to negative connotations, instructions in red are hypothesized to hinder the performer’s ability to solve the anagram. This means participants will correctly unscramble fewer words within the time limit when presented with a red inked survey. We also predicted…

On the bright red stripe, you can see graphics of lightning on the left and right side of the page. As I previously stated, there is a phrase written in white text on the black portion at the top of the page. The phrase reads, “Ever stand where lightning just struck?” By using this phrase, the company is comparing the experience of trying the New 5 Gum to standing where lightning has just struck. This idea also goes hand-in-hand with the slogan of the entire brand. 5 Gum stimulates your senses!…

Do I perceive the same exact color red as you do? If not, does that mean color is impossible to standardize? These abstractions help paint the complexity of the human state of mind, or rather, our understanding of it. Ethan Watter’s “The Mega Marketing of Depression in Japan” narrates how western medicine and perceptions of depression encroached into the Japanese culture, and in particular, how pharmaceutical companies attempt to generalize this phenomenon despite cultural differences. Elephants…