The picture that I chose was of a Great White Shark jumping out of the water apparently to attack the U.S. Air Force helicopter that seems to be in the middle of a rescue. I chose this picture because I have actually seen it somewhere before and thought it was real. When I first saw it, my fear of sharks grew and it made me sad to think that the U.S. Air Force soldier might not have lived through that kind of attack. The picture originated in 2001. It was manipulated by pasting a huge shark in the picture and the whole picture was turned around. It may have been manipulated to show how intense the work of the U.S. Air Force is or to convince people that sharks have naturally aggressive behavior toward humans. I do believe that the manipulation of this picture is harmful because it can strike fear in people's minds and gives a false view of the U.S. Air Force.
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Nice! I like the fact that you brought some personal experience to the blog post - sharks scare me too!
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The only thing that I could think about when I saw this picture was JAWS! I totally get your fear of sharks too!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is harmful because it creates false interpretations. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteHi! I loved that picture! I actually thought it was real at first too, and I agree it does give off the impression that sharks are naturally aggressive.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post that it is harmful cause it give both a bad representation of the air force and sharks.
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