Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Template for Responding to Visual Arguments

A visual posted on Flickr.com shows The Master Chief
firing at an unknown target with a wake of destruction in the background. The visual makes a strong statement about a futuristic war being waged with fire in the distance to show the intensity of the tension. Its images show a vehicle engulfed in flames ,buildings burning in the distance and the center of attention is a soldier in a futuristic suit. At a first glace, the photographer goal seems to show a great deal chaos and tension. The photo's stark images show this position. For example, there is a lot of fire, a soldier is returning fire to an enemy off view, and war ships scatter the image. A note that accompanies the photo states that it is not a statement against video games. Still the impact is likely to be harshly critiqued by parents and other concerned individuals who are worried about the effect the game my have on youth.

1 comment:

  1. First of all I just want to say that Master Chief is awesome. But I agree that parents are likely going to critique the photo saying that its harmful to children, it makes them violent, and things along that line. This image does show a great deal of chaos, disorder, and tension. To me it looks like enemy warships going from left to right you can even see the one under Master Chief’s SMG that is shooting someone or something in the fire. But to me this photo seems like it could represent that no matter what odds you can still stand up and fight.

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