American Soldier

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why?
 I think #30 is the most powerful image. I think this because it is when he got back from basic   training it shows how his parents missed him and it has the emotion of his parents and him.     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 - images #1-8
Set #2 At Basic Training - images #9-49
Set #3 In Iraq - images #50-70
Set #4 Back in Denver - images #71-82
Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?
 - I think the images of him in Iraq are the most powerful because he is actually there and fighting its not training. It also shows what it was like for him in Iraq.
C. How do the images work together to tell a story?
 The images work together to tell a story because it shows the process he went through and all of the pain and emotion included in the process.

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?
 They are usually written in present tense.
B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
 The captions enhance the photographs because it is telling you what is going on in the picture instead of you having to guess what is happening.

image #4- Ian spends his last day with his girlfriend Ashley on top of a Ferris wheel at a fair. He wished that he could stay with her but he figured that fighting for his country was more important.

image #6- Ian tells his two brothers goodbye before he leaves for the army. His brothers were very sad when he left "it didn't seem like it was actually happening until he was gone" they said. His parents are standing in the background waiting for their turn to tell him goodbye.

image #12- Ian is getting his hair shaved off while the others wait patently in the back, Ian wasn't happy about getting all of his hair shaved off but he knew it had to be done.