Associational blocks
This is a pretty strong image! It portrays images of very strong negative connotations. One of the things I teach my students is the way that certain aspects of living, life, understand of the two can cause what is known as blocks. In this case it is an 'associational block'. What is meant by this? If you look at the image as an image and not as a nuclear explosion then you will see quite a good image. The colours are vivid, the proportions are correct and it has a depth and strength to it. The whole point of this is the aim to express the need to detach from one piece of information that may trigger adverse reaction simply because you have this information in your head. This affect works on many levels. The book I am reading at the moment; "Blink" expresses these concerns as it tells an anecdote of an experiment carried out in a college with predominantly black students. The students were asked to do an evaluation test, but before were asked 'did they think tha...

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