American Slideshow and Captions

A.) I think that the most powerful picture is found in chapter 5, 19th photo. There isn't any distractions in the background, so the subjects just pops out really well. I think this picture is great, even though it's unbalanced. The army men look so strong and I just think it's a good picture.

B.) I believe all of chapter 1 is the strongest sequence of photos because it shows him enlisting in the army and you can see the emotion, not only in his eyes, but also his parents. It shows the realities of going into the army right after high school and it's pretty touching.

C.) These images show the main points of Ian's life and they tell a story because the images come like right after the other. Every picture tells a section of the whole story, but these pictures work really well together because after one section or one picture, the next picture comes and tells another section. They all fit well together and there's a lot of emotion in each picture.

3A.)The verbs are written in present tense.

B.) The captions enhance the photos because they say what the picture is showing. They give you some insight and what Ian is saying or thinking at the time that the picture was taken.They also tell you what the picture doesn't, such as what's going to happen after or right before the picture was taken.

4A.) Chapter 8, pic. 18: Coming Home
Ian Fisher toasts with his friends Jonathan and Harvey on the night he gets home from Iraq while his girlfriend, Jenny, is in the background just watching. This is the first time Ian has seen Johnathan and Harvey in over a year and they toast to making more memories and having more fun times, just like in the good old days.
2. Chapter 2, pic. 6: In The Army
Ian Fisher closes his eyes and reminisces while he is getting his hair shaved, in his third day in the army. Ian has had his head shaved numerable times, so this isn't a big deal for him.
3. Chapter 5, pic. 24: Army Blues
Ian's dad, Mark, awakens him for his big day to go to Basic Training in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ian's mother was in the kitchen cooking him up a good breakfast for his last day at home.

5A.) These videos enhance the photographs because they basically give a detailed description about the photographs and you can hear the emotion in the voices and the background music just creates that feeling of  sadness.
B.) Videos are sometimes better than photographs because you don't have to analyze the picture as much to figure out what's really going on Videos just tell and show you everything. They use the elements of sound, along with sight to tell a story, even though pictures just use sight. An example would be the Video Chapter 2-First Days and Second Thoughts video.
C.) I think videos are better than photographs because with photographs, you can see the emotion but in videos not only can you see it, but hear it too. I think videos tell the story better because you can hear a lot of different points of view, unlike in photographs, you can only see one side of things.