I believe that this is the most powerful images because from the caption you can tell that Ian Fisher is struggling a lot internally. He has problems at home and in the army and it shows through the picture that he is hurting. I think this picture was the most powerful because it was the most personal, almost everyone can relate to the feeling of pain.
B. How do the images work together to tell a story?
The images work together to tell a story by being in chronological order and having detailed captions. The captions tell you what's happening and they all work together with their subject.
C. How do the captions enhance the photographs?
The captions enhance the photographs because we don't have to guess what's happening, we can now tell what's happening and can look at the picture with the story.
D. Summarize the story of Ian Fisher, based just on the captions.
Ian Fisher enlisted in the Army at age 17 and spent almost 2 years affiliated with it. He had struggles with drugs, romantic relationships, and with the army. He was able to overcome many of the struggles and had a support system at home. By the end of his enlistment, he came home to his mother and married his girlfriend.
E. 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.
F. Break down the captions:
1. How many sentences are they on average? On average, there are around 3 sentences in each caption.
The lowest number of sentences I saw were 2.
2. Read the first sentence of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
They usually provide the date or the location.
3. Read the second sentences of a couple of them, what information do they provide?
What is happening, or a quote.
4. If there is a third sentence, what information does it provide?
Usually a quote, stating what someone believes about what is happening in the first caption.
5. Do any captions include a quote?
Yes, many do.
6. Are there any that have four sentences?
Yes, there are many that have four sentences.
G. Why do you think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions?
You can visualize what is happening and see what people are feeling, or how they're acting. When you read the captions it tells you directly what to believe and you see the full picture. You just keep adding to the story.
H. If you can create a story with just photos and captions, why bother writing a story at all?
I think you should write a story because you'll be able to share more details and go more in depth.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Please read the story across those three papers
1. Briefly summarize the story of Ian Fisher. Please break this down by publish date. This means I want three separate summaries of a paragraph for each of the three days the paper published the story.
September 11, 2009: Ian Fisher enlisted in the US Army at age 17 and was set on fighting after he graduated. Fischer decided to fight due to his ability and interest to fight hand to hand but also because of his patriotism to his country. He had emotional goodbyes with his friends and family but saw the Army as his best option. Ian had very close bonds to his friends and to his father which made his departure very emotional. He arrived at Fort Benning and began with drills which made him exhausted, physically and emotionally. Ian was also dealing with an elbow injury. During basic training, a main concern for sergeants was to teach morals to the recruits; there were many discipline issues. Eventually, the recruits shaped up and worked together.
September 12, 2009:Ian begins having more problems because he is distracted with home life in the midst of his training. He begins to abuse drugs. But he tries to find solutions with his father, Eric. Eric says maybe he shouldn't come home so often. In training, he starts being a leader and helps other recruits. He got engaged to a girl named Kristen and was readying himself to be deployed to Iraq. He is eventually deployed to Iraq after changing platoons due to issues with his platoon leaders.
September 13, 2009: Fisher has been deployed to Iraq and faces days of boredom and days of anxiety. He learns how to drive a Humvee. Eventually, Ian begins patrolling a part of Iraq and faces Iraqi attacks. He was able to go back home for a two week break and rekindled his relationships with a newfound maturity. By the end of his deployment he is more matured, he gets married to Devin and is ready to be responsible in life.
2. What was his motivation for joining the military?
He wanted to be productive, continue a family legacy (his father served in Vietnam), and fight for his country.
3. What kind of problems did he encounter during basic training?
He encountered problems with fighting, many would fight each other and all would have consequences. Ian also wanted to quit many times but remembered his purpose so he stayed.
4. What part of Ian's pre-military life caused him the most problems as he was being trained and while on deployment?
His two worlds were crashing together, his old party life and family, with his new disciplined Army life. His development as a soldier was not fully focused because his old old life was nearby, he was distracted.
5. What happened when Ian had a mid-tour break and returned home?
He rekindled his relationship with Devin and things within their relationship started up again.
6. How did Iraq change Ian?
Iraq made Ian more mature and responsible.
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