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Sebastian Reed

Dr. Sharity Nelson

ENGL 1301-210

3/1/2023

Songs of positive energy

The first thing that is noticed in the album cover image is a woman that looks like a

jogger on the right side. What the jogger is seen doing is she is raising both of her arms up high,

which means that she is very happy about something. Although, her face cannot be shown to

further prove she is happy, but her pose with her arms up can be easily told that she is in a good

mood. With the jogger’s arms up high and being on the top of the hill, this could mean that the

woman tried to do a challenge by jogging to the top of the hill by not giving up. This kind of

situation happens to mostly everyone that climbs mountains to overcome life struggles, or

problems that come their way. What is also noticed besides the jogger is the high hills on the

background with faded clouds. The location of the photo taken is unknown, but it is definitely

somewhere that has high hills, or mountains. The blue and white color contrast to the mixed

clouds in the sky, but it looks distorted. Another thing, the green mountains in the background

are slightly blurred out. There’s no exact reason why the artist blurred the mountains, but what’s

possible is that the author doesn’t want anyone to recognize the location the photo in the album

cover was taken. Some say that people might re-create the photo in a better.

The song album consists with visual text that says: “Living Positive” on the top left, the

name of the artist on the top right with a white box surrounding the text with the blue sky colors

in the background, and the name of the music brand called “Kosinus” on the bottom right. The
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visual text on the image that says “Living Positive” is more of an encouragement for the listener

to find ways to cope with life issues. This album or the music in it is great for people to listen if

they are struggling with life, not give up their hopes, goals, and achievements. Someone who has

not listened to any of the music, could assume with the album cover can relate to the song, but

not based on the song. This is also good for listeners who only want to hear music that motivates

them and keeps them happy all day long. Also, this album is related to anti-depression, because

not only organizations are involved in helping people make a change in their lives, music can

also help besides organizations who are helping people that are struggling with whatever comes

their way.

Images on the internet that look similar to this album cover are commonly known to

attract people who are in desperate need to be resilient. Resilience is a way to bounce back.

When people need to be resilient, sometimes, they either try to find help or don’t seek help at all.

The songs themselves besides the the album cover image itself is more important, because the

sounds of music can help change the mood of an individual. Some artists in this world like Pierre

Perez-Veraga, are trying to make a difference in this world to help people find a better outcome

during times that are harsh. The artist is trying to send a message to listeners with music, and

album image covers, to remind them that music like this in the album can help motivate, and

maintain their mood throughout the day.

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Appendix

Fig. 1: Pierre Perez-Vergara Album cover image.

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Works Cited

Pierre Perez-Vergara. Song album cover Living Positive, Kosinus, 2005.