american soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why? 

         image #59 because its showing how they still have holiday spirit even when they're in a strange place fighting for their country and lives knowing that they might not come back that evening. its so close to home because my tia is still over seas and its the holidays.

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image #s from image #1 to image #9

Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image #s from image #10 to image #30
Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image #'s from image #31 to image #70
Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image #s from image#71 to image #83

i think the first 9 photos were hard because hes having to leave behind his whole family and friends and habits. Hes having to change his whole life

the pictures are in order from when he first started to how hes in combat, they're in order

3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?

          past tense

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

           they explain what is going on in the photos

(IMG32)- Javier, standing in his bedroom along his father awaits what has 



4. Now its your turn to write a few captions - DO NOT COPY THEIR WRITING
img 1 - In Ian's hand he holds the army recruiter's phone number, debating wether to join the army.


img  6- Ian gives one possibly last goodbye to his close friends roger and ronnie before headed off to training with an army recruiter.


img 59 - even though ian is far from his home on christmas holidays he gets into the holiday mood by putting up chirstmas lights in the camp where he stays.

A. How do these other features enhance the photographs? they enhance the pictures by added depth and perception to the image instead of just being plain and flat.

B. In what ways are videos better than photographs? Provide an example from the Denver Post Web site. in videos you can get a deeper angle on the things and see what parts move through out the video and in a picture you just see whats there and can't really get a clear idea of where things are headed towards

C. In what ways are photos better than videos? Provide an example from the Denver Post Web site.nin photographs you can save them forever and you can play the memory over again in your head while in videos you have them but you can't really see on the cd or cassette or anywhere else you might have them what the video is about and you can soon forget about it.