This is an image of "Uncle Sam", Uncle Sam is a personification of the United States Government. I chose this image because it is a good image to use when trying to understanding the role that ideology effects how we view the world round us. To some people a picture of Uncle Sam represents large and all too powerful government that bullies its citizens while others view this image as an example of successful democracy and the strength of our country. I would say that political ideology plays a large role in how this image is viewed.
The text refers to "image icons" or an image that has great meaning to people because of what it represents. This was the most interesting section of the reading to me because this is the essence of the power of images. There are images that have the ability to incite all types of thoughts and emotions in people. An image icon can be a political statement like the image of the Olympic rings in the tank of the protestors of the 2008 summer games in Beijing, or religious such as the Madonna Figure to Christians.
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