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Anna Smith's Depiction Of The Characters In The LA Riots

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1. The first thing that I found interesting about Twilight; Los Angeles is that the idea of one’s race, identity, culture, and authority all comes to work in this piece. One striking thing that she illustrated in her monologue was how she felt people of color are primarily targeted by the police and the court systems are not their side. To me, you can feel the power and emotion behind the people that she interviewed. 2. Next, I really enjoyed learning about Anna Smith. Not only was she able to implement the diverse perspectives of people that she portrayed in her art, but she was elegant at is. Her depiction of each of the characters in the LA Riots was on point; voice, tone, costume, and demeanor. In fact, at some instances she became a

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