Altered Picture

I chose picture number 9 which depicts a very patriotic scene. There are rows and rows of soldiers and the American flag sticking out from a crowd that is looking towards the soldiers. I chose this picture because it carries a sense of uniformity. It is also very patriotic. The number of soldiers lined to perfection are very impacting. This picture was an ad for the March 2004 Bush campaign. This photograph was changed by coping and pasting the rows of soldiers and lining them up with the rest and just continuously copying and pasting. Therefore, the same group of five or six soldiers is replicated throughout in order to create an impact. This removed George W. Bush from a podium that was originally there. It was manipulated to impact Americans and enforce the idea of patriotism in his campaign. It was harmful because it creates a false representation and an inaccurate idea to the American people.