American Soldier

A) I think the most powerful image is the "Training Under Fire"picture on page five with the  soldiers and there guns in there hands and some of them on the ground. Also I noticed behind them they have like a big dust cloud that is getting darker and darker that creates a more dramatic effect on the picture.


B)   The images work together to tell a story by giving the reader a visual image as they read along
and it can feel like they are going through the process of training with Ian Fisher.


C)  The captions enhance the photographs by filling in the gaps that the picture cant explain. Plus they can also tell where the person is.

D) The whole story was about Ian Fisher and his first year in the military.  He had a rough time during first training and he wasn't as prepared as he thought.  He kept messing up because his base was close to his home and he would come back late from weekends.  He was on the border of getting kicked out but they demoted him but gave him another chance.  He was sent to Iraq for a year and he started changing.  He worked hard and eventually got back to his original rank.  When he got back a year later he got married.


E) The captions are  in present tense.
 
F) Captions
1.  Most captions are two or three sentences.
2. And the information in the first sentences  usually provides who Fisher is with and it tells you the date and year of when its happening.
3. The information the second sentences provides more details on the story. The third sentence would provide even more detail like explaining why Fisher was praying when I thought someone died.
4.  Some of the captions do include a quote.
5. Not many have five sentences on like maybe two of the photos.

G) It's possible to tell a story with the captions and pictures because I don't think the reader wants to read like ten pages of complete detail to try and find out what are the stages of joining  the Army. So yes it is possible the pictures can help the reader visualize the story better and the captions give you detail the picture might not.

H) Some readers want more detail than the photos and captions can provide.  Also you may be able to provide more background in the full story plus more emotion.  If people are in a hurry they may not want or need the full story, but some people do want more information.

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