American Soldiers

2. A. The most powerful photo is the photo of the drill Sargent (the back of his head) yelling at Ian, who looks scared. It is powerful because you can really see the emotion in Ian's face, and can tell that Ian is the main focus of the photo.
2. B. The most powerful sequence of photos is the photos of Devin and Ian getting married. They are powerful because they show Devin's and Ian's feelings in their faces.
2. C. The photos go together and tell a story by each one tells how Ian went through each day. They each have different emotions and feeling, and you can really feel it, by looking at the photos.
3. A. In the photos where Ian is the main subject the verbs are usually in present tense.
3. B. The captions enhance the photos because they tell you whats really going on, and you don't have to guess whats going on.
4. A. In "Coming Home" photo 35: Ian and Devin seal their marriage with a kiss in an empty court room. The judge later say, "You could really tell they wanted to be together."
In "Coming Home" the last photo: Ian and Devin start unpacking and are getting ready for their new life together.
In "Signing Up" photo 13: Ian and his dad spend the last days before Ian goes to Iraq eating out at Olive Garden.
5. A. The other features enhance the photographs, for they tell you more about what Ian was going through it all.
5. B. Videos are better than photos, because they actually tell the story through pictures and words, and you don't have to guess the story.
5. C. Photo's are better than videos, since you can make your own story up to go along with them and then compare it to the real story.