To what extent have the following two pictures gone through a process of mediation?

In this essay i will analyse these two pictures and by using ideology , Binary oppositions and semiotics i will talk about the true meaning of these two pictures.

The first picture has obviously been taken New York and it is of the statue of liberty wich is the symbol of freedom power and wealth .The skys are dark with thick clouds. This reminds me of of the day of the twin towers beings destroyed because that sky was also covered in thick black clouds. the building in the background and the sky is dark and depressing and the statue or liberty is like the shining light in a dark time.

The binary oppositions of this picture is light and dark because of the statue and sky,Tall and small because of the statue and the smaller buildings . I believe that this picture was ment to make the statue of liberty look like a shining light in a dark time , like an angel in the dark times. This picture gives me an idea of New york being destroyed like the tragic accident of 9.11.

The second picture was taken in america because of capital hill in the background, in this picture u can see the effects of 911 were planes were hijacked and driven into the deppartment of deffense wich resulted in the death of 189 innocent people. unlike the previous picture the weather does not affect this picture as much as it is a simple colour. I n the middle of this picture is a abandand builing wich is being destroyed by a crane wich tells us that this is not a natural disaster. Like the previous picture this picture tells a short story of destruction and greed.

thebinary oppositions on this pictures are natural disasters and man made disasters iknow this from the cran destroying the building ,religion and anarchy because the building being destroyed and the populated church in the background, diserted building and populated ones in the background.

This picture makes me think about destuction and money in a way.