"Slave Ship" 1840's by JMW Turner

This painting is called the "Slave Ship" by JMW Turner. JMW Turner drew many landscapes. In this landscape the image isn't clear. But from the strokes and colors you can make out that there's an ocean and a sky. When you first look at the painting your eyes are directed to the sunset in the center of the picture that's reflecting the ocean. It looks so pretty. If you look closer you can see a ship a little to the left side. Once you really pay attention however, you realize that in the ocean there arms and legs sticking out from the bodies of slaves that were thrown of the ship to die.

In the 21st century today, many people are oblivious to what is actually going on around them. We focus on whats we see at first glance; work, school, eating out, partying, etc. We forget to look or don't care to think of the cruelty going on in the world. We've been in a war w Iraq for years now in everybody seems to be doing the usual; work and party. We don't really stop to think about soldiers being bombed and shot at, and the civilians who are hurt emotionally and physically even though they had nothing to do with it, especially the children.