Tackled!

This photo depicts the running of the Olympic flame to its home this year in Beijing, China. Of course we already know that every time an Olympic event is held the flame is always paraded in hopes of inspiring unity and hope in all that see it. It’s an especially great honor to be one of the runners selected. However, it also brings a great responsibility, not so much to the carrier, to make sure that the flame makes its trip unharmed. As you may know, the games this year have brought up an amazing amount of controversy due to the fact that they are being held in a “communist” country. Due to this newfound controversy additional guards must run alongside the main torch bearer so that he may be able to run unhindered and without fear of being attacked by a random protester.
This brings me to my question for you. Provided with this knowledge, the knowledge you already have, this photo, and the abundance of info sitting at the keys your fingers are laying upon; what are your feelings about the games and their meaning being held in a country where the people there have very little freedom? Do you think that this may help with the “melting” of China’s communist grip? Or do you think that this is something that is only being done to pacify the inhabitants to prevent future uprisings?

"Cat"

Andrea Turner's Entry

The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of "Cat," and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's what he would have wanted." How could this picture be used for an essay about the families of Marines?

The Marlboro Marine

This photograph was taken by Luis Sinco, of the Los Angeles Times, of Marine Lance Cpl. James Blake Miller smoking a cigarette after the battle of Fallouja. The story is as much about the power of the photograph as is it about the effects of war on the human soul. The story Miller tells about his life after coming home takes all the varnish of glory off of any war story. Sinco shows what it is like to be in the middle of an intense military conflict. What emotions do you feel while looking at this photograph? Why do you think he resulted to smoking, or does smoking even have an affect on him?

Stricken Child

The photo is the “Pulitzer Prize” winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine. The picture depicts "stricken child" crawling towards an United Nations food camp located a kilometer away.
The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat him. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.
Three months later he committed suicide due to depression. What are your first reactions upon looking at this photo? How does this picture make you feel? Why do we have to wait for pictures like this to take action against injustice and crying need?

"Rescued"

The elephant is the revered national symbol of Thailand. Its sacred image can be seen throughout the Kingdom as testimony to its central role in the history and culture of the Thai people. A century ago there were over 100.000 elephants in Thailand. Today estimates of the remaining elephants vary from 5.000 to as low as 2.500.
This photo of Sampran, a wild bull elephant, is treated at the Lampang National Elephant Institute in northern Thailand for infections caused by a poacher's snare .
How does this photo make you feel? Do you think it is okay that people have the right to do this to harmless animals? Do you think anything could be done to stop this extinction process or do you think poachers have taken it too far already?