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La Crueldad

Carlos D. Peralta-Gonzales

Refran: "if you are different you will be singled out like an ogre in a swamp."


Card Description: none


Student Biography: My name is Carlos Peralta. I was born in Santa Maria and come from a family of 3. I enjoy  playing soccer and playing video games. After graduation I plan to attend a 4-year university  and major in mechanical engineering.  The message I am trying to convey is that Police brutality must end, this issue has been  going on for far too long. As seen in my loteria card it is titled La Crueldad which means cruelty  and that’s what people that look different suffer from they are picked on by just the way they  look. To show this issue in my loteria card I used two images, a drawing of Shrek the ogre and a  drawing of a blue figure about to hit Shrek with a baton. My refran is if you are different, you  will be singled out like an ogre in a swamp which connects to my drawing and what I am trying  to portray. I chose these two figures because I wanted to have a deep meaning behind the  drawing but also it not be so direct. I chose Shrek because in his movies he is seen as a monster,  for example in multiple scenes he is hunted and beat by the people of the village just because  he looks different, and it shows how in society today things like these are still happening. The  figure hitting him represents law enforcement officers and the misconduct that it is happening,  blue is associated with the police force and helps the viewer understand that it is an officer

Grade: 12

Card Number: 18

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