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I let time get away with me on this...

It's a take on the Modern Les Miserables competition. Enjolras, in any age, has to be consumed with the idea of freedom if he's to be Enjolras at all.

The burgeoning democratic movements across the Middle East - the Arab Spring - have a large student component. I hestitated over making him a woman, as Enjolras is a privileged individual and thus the argument should be made that he should still be a rich young man, but I've been so struck by the role of women in the uprisings.

The specific flag is Syrian, but the Arabic motto - which translates as "The people want to overthrow the regime" - is used in many of the countries where people are struggling to overthrow regimes and regain their voices and their freedom.
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~Never-trust-a-Duck Mar 15, 2013
This is amazing. It really struck a chord. Well done.
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~avadaxxxkedavra Mar 5, 2013
freaking amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
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~WhereTheSunSets Feb 27, 2013
Fantastic!
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~DancingInTwilight Feb 14, 2013  Student General Artist
so...beautiful. and meaningful
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~Leomann Jan 9, 2013
A powerful piece, very moving. As someone from a country struggling for better days myself, I've really loved seeing people rallying around the positive things going on in our part of the world and our shared humanity rather than just the negative.
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Mood: Joy ~TakingLiberty Jan 3, 2013
Beautiful. Very well done. Hope springs from my heart for the freedom of humanity everywhere.
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Mood: Joy ~TakingLiberty Jan 3, 2013
Beautiful. Very well done. Hope springs from my heart for the freedom of humanity everywhere.
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Mood: Wow! ~meimei808 Dec 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
wow. thisisamazing.
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~Stars-Bread99 Dec 27, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
WOW! incredible! :D :D
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~AustrianArtemis Dec 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
My immediate reaction: Woah.
This is... really good, and really powerful. And very true. Certainly the modern embodiment of "Do you hear the people sing".
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