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Peace on Earth

By Veronica Boratyn
 

I created my project about the idea of world peace. I used paint, colored pencils, and permanent markers in my work. I also included some quotes by Bertrand Russell, Mahatma Gandhi, and John Lennon. I think they add more meaning and impact to the work. War has reached and affected almost every corner of the world, and it doesn’t have to be that way. War is preventable, and all greed, suffering, and fighting really can be stopped.

           Organizations like Amnesty International and the Nonviolent Peace Force are working to prevent wars and help victims of war when their own governments abandon them by providing them with temporary housing and other necessities. In my artwork I showed what could happen if we don’t learn to get along (the nuclear explosion) and how together we can create something greater than any one of us can individually- and that is Peace on Earth.
 

Faye B.
3/4/2012 09:01:22 am

I liked how you had the peace symbol with the earth in it. Great job!

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Charlotte M.
3/4/2012 11:11:11 am

I loved all the great quotes and symbols you used! I can tell you worked really hard on it!

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Agnieszka I.
3/5/2012 01:43:04 am

I liked your ideas of world peace. It looks awesome and I think you did a great job!

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Abby Y.
3/5/2012 07:04:05 am

I really liked how you incorporated all different kinds of symbols to world peace! It turned out great!

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Mrs. Kopecky
3/6/2012 10:54:52 pm

Your images have a strong graphic appeal and deliver your message powerfully! Love it!

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Tara!
3/7/2012 01:36:15 am

all of your drawings are really good!

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Mrs. Cook
3/12/2012 05:19:09 am

What a fabulous job!!!

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Claire S.
3/21/2012 04:54:36 am

I loved the different symbols you used to portray this issue! Your project is very eye catching and interesting to look at.

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    Emily Erickson Cook

    _National Board Certified Art Teacher
    Technology Specialist Endorsed
    Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed

    I teach middle school art in the suburban Chicago area. This project has allowed my eighth grade students to confront global issues and to have an artistic voice that expresses their concerns and passions that one day just might change the world.


    Amy Weiss

    Global Perspectives Teacher
    World History, U.S. History, and Social Studies Endorsed
    Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed

    I teach with Emily Cook in a Chicago suburban school. While my students have learned about global issues in the past, this project allowed them to see that these are not problems that people in other places in the world have to deal with, but rather, that these are world problems, and since we all have a civic responsibility to the world, these are our problems too.

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