See Think Wonder by Melissa Ralston Jones https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g Great America, 1994 By Kerry James Marshall en-us 2021-02-08 18:12:00 UTC 2026-01-11 19:18:14 UTC hello@padlet.com After looking at Great America tell me what you See? mralstonjones https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179874480 2021-02-09 00:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179874480 What does this make you think about? mralstonjones https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179875640 2021-02-09 00:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179875640 What are you wondering? mralstonjones https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179875942 2021-02-09 00:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1179875942 I see tassa002 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183708992 People on a boat sailing away from ghosts, a red cross, text that says WOW and G R E A T  A M E R I C A, the sun on the horizon, and two circles of stars]]> 2021-02-09 18:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183708992 I see the colors blue, red, green, black and white. I also see people on a boat in the ocean with ghosts in the corner of the painting. juliasterc https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183716325 2021-02-09 18:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183716325 I see a group of black people wearing bathing suits in a rollercoaster on the ocean moving away from ghosts and into a veil of some kind. I also see Betsy Ross star circles, and a person who fell overboard. Also a white box that says either "run" or "fun" thats been covered up. bmonks514 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183720582 2021-02-09 18:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183720582 I See olsona27 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183721122 I see the group of peoples sailing away from what seems to be ghosts but ahead there is a fainter but much larger Ghost.]]> 2021-02-09 18:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183721122 I see spookyfruit https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183732912 A group of people in a boat sailing out from a tunnel filled with ghosts. In the ocean they are sailing out into is a much larger, harder to see ghost. The band of stars from the EU flag can be seen on the left and bottom left side.]]> 2021-02-09 18:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183732912 I think tassa002 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183733875 that the painting is meant to represent immigrants running away from pain and suffering from their homeland and they are journeying toward America's open arms.]]> 2021-02-09 18:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183733875 I see philmat360 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183735334 I see the ruffles in the water. I see three black women and one male. I see an Aid sign. I see vibrant colours. ]]> 2021-02-09 18:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183735334 I Think olsona27 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183735365 I think that it has possible ties to the slave trade as they are crossing a vast ocean filled with ghosts ]]> 2021-02-09 18:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183735365 I am wondering what the people are thinking about. juliasterc https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183738106 2021-02-09 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183738106 This painting makes me think about immigrants. juliasterc https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183745524 2021-02-09 18:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183745524 I wonder olsona27 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183747742 I wonder if the ghosts hold more symbolic meaning to the piece, as if they are sailing away from their dead past.]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183747742 I see rainyohara https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183747819 I see a group of people in what looks like a carnival tunnel ride exiting the tunnel filled with ghosts. One on the black men has fallen out of the boat as they are headed towards an open ocean that has a scroll with Great America written on it and an translucent ghost covering the entire left side of the piece. ]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183747819 I see people in a boat in the water with a scroll and maybe some ghosts? The word WOW and a red cross. I think it represents the façade of the American dream and probably slavery. emilymansi https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183748344 I wonder the background of the artist and what led them to feel this way.]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183748344 I wonder tassa002 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183748883 what the people on he boat are actually trying to get away from and what America actually does for them.]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183748883 I think that everything in this piece is symbolic of the history black people have faced in out national history. The ghosts of the past, the roller coaster of emotions, the veil that is often used to cover up and hide the true stories of the past, and the words of the piece being ironic. bmonks514 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183751899 2021-02-09 18:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183751899 I see: briannaslr https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183752584 I see African Americans on a boat and one Black male in the water. I think he is drowning. 

I see the 13 stars that represent the 13 colonies. 

I see the word WOW written in white on what looks like a blood splatter but its in the shape of a firework. 

The African Americans are wearing swimsuits. 

I see the word FUN written in an off white color on white poster. 

I see ghosts in front of them and what looks like a tunnel.

I see the American Red Cross.

I see what looks like a gavel painted in white. 

I see the words Great America written on what looks like a scroll. 

I see the outline of a ghost in forefront of the painting.]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183752584 I think spookyfruit https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183753481 The people represent African Americans sailing through the history of America. That is why the symbols represent things that African Americans commonly face discrimination in, such as healthcare (symbolized by the red cross).]]> 2021-02-09 18:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183753481 I Wonder spookyfruit https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183764538 what the symbolism of the EU flag represents. The painting appears to be about the struggles of African Americans, so perhaps that could represent America's often strained global relations.]]> 2021-02-09 18:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183764538 I wonder what the red cross is symbolic of and why the ice cube of some sort is punching the woman. I also wonder what the symbolism of the stars are. bmonks514 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183766092 2021-02-09 18:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183766092 batista034 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183768335 i see a group of people entering the afterlife, leaving their life behind them. They about to meet god

]]> 2021-02-09 18:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183768335 I Think philmat360 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183779867 I think it's a very subtle danger warning. The representation of the written words and signs, Aid, Wow in a blood like colour and spatter. the the word great, yet they are moving away from the safe zone into the know danger and death zone]]> 2021-02-09 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183779867 I wonder rainyohara https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183786580 I wonder what the red cross and the red wow are representing to the artist.  ]]> 2021-02-09 18:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183786580 I think rainyohara https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183806767 This piece is symbolizing the past black immigrants had to face and the white washing of the history we learn about their experiences today.]]> 2021-02-09 18:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183806767 This makes me think: briannaslr https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183806817 This makes me think about how people view slavery. That slavery is was voluntary; that it was fun. 

The blood splatter in the shape of a firework makes me think of the blood of slaves that was shed.

The gavel makes me think that of how slavery was looked at as part of the justice system. ]]> 2021-02-09 18:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183806817 I wonder philmat360 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183826302 I wonder how terrified they must be to choose a fate with death than live in a proclaimed peaceful zone.]]> 2021-02-09 18:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183826302 I am wondering: briannaslr https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183851058 I'm wondering why the artist put the American Red Cross in the painting. 

I wonder why one male is drowning. ]]> 2021-02-09 18:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1183851058 I think art is awesome! mralstonjones https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1211563866 2021-02-17 15:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1211563866 i think batista034 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1224211086 it's a foreign aid movement for african americans or some kind of relief, due to a medical symbol in the work]]> 2021-02-21 21:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1224211086 i wonder batista034 https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1224276743 once they enter, what's on the other side?]]> 2021-02-21 22:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mralstonjones/6j90v2jfbqg6qh4g/wish/1224276743