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  • Plage of Athens
    420 BCE

    Plage of Athens

    This image depicts the tragic plague that killed thousands. It reflects the vulnerability of even the most advanced societies due to disease. This belongs in the history category.
  • Death of Socrates
    399 BCE

    Death of Socrates

    This painting captures the moment Socrates drinks poison after being sentenced to death. His calm acceptance of death highlights the tragedy of punishing free thought. This belongs in the history category.
  • Dante's Inferno
    Apr 11, 1320

    Dante's Inferno

    this image shows the cover of a book that depicts and illustrates the eternal consequences of sin and is a visual representation of human suffering. This belongs in the literature category.
  • Hamlet By William Shakespeare

    Hamlet By William Shakespeare

    This iconic book represents our feelings towards distrust and betrayal and how it can change even the most pure of humans. This belongs in the literature category.
  • Paradise lost

    Paradise lost

    This image represents the fall of Lucifer and mankind. It shows the scale of tragedy caused by pride, rebellion, and the loss of innocence. This belongs in the literature category.
  • execution of Marie Antoinette

    execution of Marie Antoinette

    This picture represents the violence during the French Revolution. This belongs in the history category.
  • Death of Sardanapalus

    Death of Sardanapalus

    I picked this image because of this dramatic and chaotic scene showing a king ordering mass destruction before his suicide. It symbolizes the tragic collapse of power and morality. This belongs in the history category.
  • Moby-Dick

    Moby-Dick

    This image shows the excessive drive for vengeance that can make humans break their limitations and how it ultimately dooms us; the story represents self-destruction. This belongs in the literature category.
  • The Scream

    The Scream

    This art piece depicts the timeless expression of existential dread and psychological breakdown. This belongs in the art category.
  • World war 1

    World war 1

    I picked this image because it illustrates the horror of trench warfare and the mass death that defined the war, marking the death of old-world ideals. This belongs in the history category.
  • world war 2

    world war 2

    This image reflects the tragedy that those under the in the war experienced; it reflects the immense tragedy of global war, genocide, and totalitarian regimes. Humanity’s capacity for cruelty is laid bare. This is history.
  • Hiroshima Bombing

    Hiroshima Bombing

    This image captures the powerful explosion caused by the atomic bomb and the moral questions surrounding technology and warfare. history
  • nagasaki bombing

    nagasaki bombing

    A tragic repeat of nuclear destruction days after Hiroshima. The image is a scary reminder of the price of conflict escalation. this belongs in the history category.
  • Schindler’s List

    Schindler’s List

    A horrific story about the Holocaust tragedy that crossed the line of human morality; the horrors that occurred were ones that would help and disgust humans in the future.
  • Death of Tupac Shakur

    Death of Tupac Shakur

    Tupac, a very popular rapper, unknowingly riding his own coffin; this image represents the scary future and the end everyone is aware of. this is music.