Module 1 - Death/Loss Image PowerPoint

1/14/2014

As you begin this unit, you will view a PowerPoint presentation. To open the presentation, go to the Death & Loss Unit through the Module Button on the English 12 Online page.

The Introduction PowerPoint is the first button. Follow the directions on the 2nd slide that states that your analysis will go on the blog.
You will reply to this post with your analysis of the photo.
Be sure to follow the directions in the PowerPoint.
Postings will not be viewed until all students have completed the assignment.

Then, you will REPLY to one (1) peer regarding his/her posting. Your reply should be thoughtful and relate to the topic of the discussion as well as the person's post. It is expected that standard English grammar conventions are to be used on all discussions.

Devin Blattner

1/27/2014 02:04:02 pm

Photo 4:
When first looking at this picture it didn't really scare me, like some of the other pictures, or make me smile. In most cultures death is to be a time of mourning and sadness but this picture makes death seem like an enjoyable experience. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with all their wealthy things such as jewelry and gold. In their culture I don't think people feared dying because they believed in afterlife and reincarnation.

Cole

1/31/2014 03:09:48 pm

I disagree about death being about mourning and sadness. Although people are sad at the time of death, funerals themselves are celebrating the life of the person who has passed. Memories are shared to remember the one who has passed and to help the healing process of the ones who were affected by the death. I believe this picture depicts the celebration of the deceased life.

Kasey Gallagher

1/27/2014 02:50:39 pm

Photo #1

In this picture, Death is depicted as an old man with a timer. The mood of the picture is eerie. The young woman is holding a mirror in one hand and a veil in the other. As she admires her youth in the mirror, Death is holding the timer above her head and her time is running out. The veil is connected to the young woman, Death, and a small child on the ground. The older woman is trying to push Death away but he stays, with the time running out above the young woman's head. I think the picture represents Death being with us through every stage of our life, waiting for our time to run out.

Alyssa Saggio

1/31/2014 05:18:17 am

Kasey, I really thought your interpretation of the picture was great. I do agree with your comments and I found it interesting that there were certain things you said that I didn't notice. For example, I now see the older woman's hand behind the younger woman's back, so I think it is feasible to say that she may be pushing death away, although in my response I wrote that the skeletal image was in fact the same as the woman's. I do like your overall theme of how Death is with us throughout all stages of our lives; I think that this goes hand in hand with the story of the "Pardoner's Tale." In the short story, the narrator states that his mother had told him, "Be primed to meet death everywhere you go" (Page 128, Line 103). Nice job!

Alyson Picione

1/27/2014 03:08:11 pm

Photo 2:
Each and every culture for all of time has tried to explain what happens to you when you die. In the picture I chose, death is depicted as a judgement. The man in the picture is bowing down to another man, presumably God, who is sitting on a throne backed by hundreds of cloaked figures. The man bowing down seems to be showing respect of some kind or looking for some sort of approval from the man on the throne.The mood of the picture is erie; the fog sets the mood. The other people in the picture have their heads bowed as if in mourning of a loss. Their attire of a black hooded cloak adds to the darkness of the picture. I think that this says that death is dark and unkind.

Kasey Gallagher

1/30/2014 07:34:57 am

When I was looking through the pictures, I was thinking some of the same things as you when I looked at photo 2! I saw the cloaked figures in the back as kind of an army of the dead. Also, I agree with what you said about their heads being bowed and the man kneeling looking for approval!

Cole

1/28/2014 11:02:26 am

I like how, in photo 1, the corpse behind her is holding a hour glass above her head representing the time she has left before she passes. It really shows how you have to live for each day because you may not be here the next.

Alyssa Saggio

1/28/2014 02:39:15 pm

At a first glance, Photo number 1 may be portrayed as a “happy” or colorful picture. However, after studying the illustration I realized that the baby, the young lady, and the older woman were actually the same person (the title, “Three Ages of the Woman and the Death” helped as well). Physically, Death is depicted in this picture as the skeleton holding up the hour glass. In my opinion, I actually think that the skeleton represents the woman in the picture after she died; I do not feel as though Death plays a separate role in the picture. In addition, once I took a pretty close look at the picture, I was able to see that in the mirror the young woman is holding, she is not looking back at her normal self; she is actually looking back at a skeletal reflection of herself. I believe that Photo number 1 portrays a grim mood, because of its over all theme. In my opinion, I believe that the artist wanted to express something along the lines of “life is short.” The hour glass can tell a person that time is running out for the woman in the picture along with the viewer of the picture themselves. Another theme that comes to mind would be that “anything (Death) can happen in the blink of an eye.” In four short glances, the audience of this visual will view a baby, young adult, an older woman, and her corpse. All in all, I would say that my opinionated themes would give Death a harsh and cruel type of personality. Also, I feel as though Death shows no mercy towards its innocent victims; this seems to be a commonality in all of the other photos as well.

Devin Blattner

1/30/2014 01:37:08 pm

Alyssa, I thought your blog post was really detailed and interesting to read. I agree on mostly everything you said about Photo 1. Also I noticed you've made connections to the title of the photo and realized the three people were the same person which was an intelligent observation that I didn't catch onto until now!

Devin Blattner

2/1/2014 01:56:02 am

Alyssa, I thought your post was really detailed and enjoyable to read. I agreed with mostly everything you had written. Also, when you wrote about how the women in picture relate to the title and realized they are all the same person I was surprised because I didn't make that connection myself.

Alyson Picione

2/1/2014 09:04:10 am

I guess I wasn't looking at the picture as deeply as you were because with my first look through the powerpoint I didn't realize that the people in the picture were all the same person! Your themes were right on with what I percieved from the pictures as well.

Tori McCaslin

2/3/2014 03:33:50 pm

I really enjoyed how deep you analyzed this picture. At first glance, I didn't realize that all the people in the photo were the same person. I noticed that once you understand the meaning of the title, you could figure out that the people in the picture are the same.

Brian Burke

1/29/2014 05:08:25 am

Photo #2
In photo #2, death is depicted in a powerful way. The mood of the photo seems to be more morbid or hopeless. The knight is bowing down on one knee before death itself, which appears to be the woman in the chair. Behind her, the artist displays dozens of deceased souls. It shows that deaths personality consumes everyone eventually. This also may infer that the knight is humbled by the thought of death.

Tori McCaslin

2/3/2014 03:29:30 pm

I chose to analyze photo #1. In this picture, death is being portrayed as a very old man holding a timer. There is a somewhat younger woman who is holding mirror and a wedding veil in both of her hands. You can tell that she is starring into the mirror and is happy about her youth and doesn’t want to lose it. The older man, or “death”, is standing over her body with the timer. This is a symbol that her time is running out. Everyone is living their own life, and getting closer and closer to death with every day. The woman is trying to live longer and stay happy, but death refuses to go. I think that this picture is trying to say that death is with everyone at all times. No matter how much anyone tries to fight it, prevent it, or stop it, death will always come.

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