Thursday, March 10, 2011

One of the Best

What makes this photo one of the best?  What is the story behind this picture?  What words describe this picture?
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  1. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    This photo is one of the best because it shows a lot of emotion and invokes a lot of emotion for the viewer. It shows a situation that none of us are really familiar with.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Caley
    I agree with Ryan Connor. This picture does show a lot of emotion. As soon as I looked at the picture, I felt for the child.

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  3. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Words that desribe this picture are fear, danger, desperation, and cruel.

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  4. jonathanMarch 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    This photo is one of the best because it portrays a very powerful picture. The girl in the photo is very young and the facial expression show a lot of emotion. It tells a story and shows how scary some of the problems going on around the world are.

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  5. MichaelaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    This picture is one of the best because it is eye opening and surprising. Also, the look on the young boys face makes it one of the best pictures because of all the emotion shown.

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  6. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    This picture would be considered one of the best because it truly captures the emotion of the child, and send it straight to the viewer through solely visualization, which is extremely moving and powerful. Words that would best describe this picture are terrifying, traumatic, tradgic, scared, helpless, ect.

    It also makes the viewer feel sympathetic for the child, or sorry and wanting to help it...

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  7. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I like how this picture is a real life situation of a cliffhanger. You do not know what is going to happen, next in this picture.

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  8. MichaelSMarch 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I agree with Ryan Connor in that this picture is one of the best because it does have of detail in the emotions of the kid. It also provokes reaction from the viewer. You can see the distress that is coming from the child.

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  9. Tyler KelleherMarch 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    This photo is good because it leaves a mystery and makes me wanna know more about Why everything the way it is.

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  10. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

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  11. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I also wonder what is in his hand...that white ciruclar thing, and why is he in a cave?

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  12. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I also like how this picture shows real life fear from the child. It is a powerful picture that gives you a closer look at the bad things going on in our soceity.

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  13. MichaelaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Some words to describe this picture are, shocking, awful, and sad.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Meredith Walsh:
    This picture is one of the best because it tells a story. Also it shows a lot of emotion and pictures with a lot of emotion are the best.

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  15. Rose TracyMarch 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    This photo is one of the best because it shows the raw emotion of the scene. It is not set up and it is not staged. You can tell that the boy is not posing and it looks like a photographer was in the right place at the right time.

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  16. MichaelSMarch 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Some words that can describe this picture are despair, terror, tremor and unease.

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  17. jaclynMarch 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    This is one of the best becasue it is very vivid nad it shows the little boys reaction and emotion

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  18. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    It grabs the viewers attention because it leaves so many questions to be asked, and left unanswered. It leaves you hanging and curious as to what exactly is going on in the picture

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  19. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Jon, I think this is a boy.

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  20. alecMarch 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    THis photo is a great one because it really shows the emotions feelings of this kid and what he is going through. It is really believable becasue the child really does look like he is scared.

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  21. SebastianMarch 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    This picture is one of the best because it has the news elements that you look for in an article. It can evoke emotion in people. It seems like it has a great backstory as well.

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  22. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Good word choices sully (thumbz up)

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  23. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    this is one of the best. becuase it shows that that girl is really afraid. i also wonder what is going to happen next. im also was wondering the same thing, marissa

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  24. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I agree with Michaela. It is very eye-opening and it catches your attention right away.

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  25. alecMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    The words that descride this photo is scary, afraid, believable, dark and emotional.

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  26. jonathanMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I agree with John. Its too bad that a child is being put in this kind of situation, but the real life emotion is what captures the viewer and makes this picture one of the best.

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  27. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Couldn't agree more with Ryan Connor. This is not something we woulld see everyday and the emotion in the picture shows the person being frightened and frantic as he is obviously trying to get rid of something. I feel terrible too because he is a little boy and bad stuff should not be happening to him. I can tell by the expression on his face that he is worried sick.

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  28. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I agree with caley, it definitely has to be a young boy of color

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  29. Rose TracyMarch 10, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I agree with michaela. Some other words to descirbe would be real, fear, and why?

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  30. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    That is definitel a male in the photo not a girl. You can tell.

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  31. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I feel like when I see a picture of a child in distress it grabs my attention more than someone older.

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  32. XinruiMarch 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    This photo is one of the best because it shows what is really going on around the world. Children are being affected by war; it is truly sad because they did not do anything wrong and they are being dragged into the violence.

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  33. Rose TracyMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I agree with merry. Pictures that show a lot of emotion and express feelings are the best.

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  34. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Where was this photo taken? Does anybody know?

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  35. alecMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I think that the story behind this picture is that this little kid has gotten into some deep problems or his family has and they are being attacked. The kid is hiding from the attacker and has got caught.

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  36. MichaelaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I agree with Rose, you can clearly tell that this picture is not fake, and that the photographer was just there at the right moment. One of the best things about the picture is how real it is, the poor little boy is not posing and his emotions and fears are all real. The picture really makes you feel for this young boy and his desperate situation.

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  37. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I think this picture is really awkward because it seems like the camera man just happened to be there. I wonder why the camera man was there in the first place and if this was set up without the child knowing in order to get the photo. I think that is cruel and unfair.

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  38. Tyler KelleherMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I like what Alec said about the words They are good words that describe the photo

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  39. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Emotion was truly captured through this picture, it was obviously a lucky candid shot, capturing a million different emotions into one picture. I agree with rose, it couldn't have been staged or acted out. Real emotions are hard to fake, never mind capturing on camera

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  40. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I do not know the story behind this picture, but i assume that this picture takes place in an african country such a lybia and this is a result of a riot taking place or some other form of chaos taking place in one of these countries.

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  41. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Words to describe this picture are scary, dangerous, fearful and sad.

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  42. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I think alec has a good idea of what is going on in the picture

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  43. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    many he stole that disk thing. from that guy.

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  44. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I agree with what Rose said because the photo's with the most emotion makes us want to look at it and see what is going on.

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  45. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    This photo is one of the best because it invokes many things and raises a lot of questions.

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  46. XinruiMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I agree with Ryan, this picture shows a lot of emotion. The look on the child's face shows desperation and terror.

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  47. marissaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    good word choices merry (thumbz up)

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  48. jonathanMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I agree with xinrui. Seeing this stuff happening to someone my age makes me sick to know that they are put in these situations. It makes me appreciate even more where I live because we are safe and free of violent conflicts.

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  49. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I agree with Michaela. One of the best things about this picture is how real it is.

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  50. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    John makes a good point because a lot of rioting and uproar has ben going on in those countries.

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  51. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Also i think that this is a robbery or a break in of the child in this pictures home. If this is the case, and this picture is taken by a professional photographer, why did he not do anything to help the child.

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  52. jaclynMarch 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    I agree with many people on here that says it tells a story and makes u feel sypathetic toward the little boy.

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  53. TygeMarch 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Who is the boy looking at? What do you think he is afraid of?

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  54. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    We do not know the story behind this picture thats what makes it so interesting. We all want to know the story but we have no idea.

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  55. XinruiMarch 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Andrew, I agree that this picture raises a lot of questions. When I first saw this picture, I did not know what was going on.

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  56. MichaelaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I agree with Xinrui, the poor boy has probably been affected by war or another kind of disaster. The saddest thing about the picture is how terrified the boy is and yet how innocent he most likely is. The child probably didn't do anything wrong to be placed in such a terrible situation.

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  57. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Thank you for bringing that up John. This was probably set up because it probably wouldn't be used as propaganda (unless hurting children is positive in some countries). So the child was probably scared and then they left without hurting him.

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  58. Jessica SalvadoreMarch 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    This photo is one of the best because, it makes me want to know more about the situation.

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  59. XinruiMarch 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Tyge, I think the boy is looking at the soldier.

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  60. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    I agree with John. Nobody really knows the full story about this unless there is a description about it. You can just tell that it is probably in an African country and something terrible is happening.

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  61. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    ya that camera guy is really awful to chose taking a picture instead of helping. but he could of helped him after idk.

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  62. ShounakMarch 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Words that can describe this picture include: scary, fear, sad, violence, and terror.

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  63. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Some words that describe this photo are fear, commotion, dangerous, scary.

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  64. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Some words that describe this picture are that it is a powerful picture that shows real life fear of a real child in a country that is struggling.

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  65. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    maybe thtat shawdow is a police offier. cause dont they have those stick weapons to control someone when it comes to when peple riot

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  66. jaclynMarch 10, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I dont agree with Jessica something salvadore because I think that the photo tells you all the information that you need to know and jess should stop being so nosey.

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  67. madieMarch 10, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    idk just a thought but maybe that kid do something wrong. just becuase he's a kid doesnt mean that he couldnt of done something really terrible

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  68. JohnMarch 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    This picture makes you wonder who the guy whos arm is in the picture, and what is the object he is carrying is . I assume that it is a club or weapon that he is going to use or threaten to use on the little child.

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  69. ShounakMarch 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I think this picture takes place in Africa. The boy is scared because his family might be wanted for somthing. Annother possibility is that the police/military is corrupt and they want money.

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  70. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Xinrui, I'm still not really sure what's going on in the picture.

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  71. ShounakMarch 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I hope those people don't hurt that child

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  72. D.LambertMarch 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    I think the story behind this picture is that the little boy has done something wrong and is going to be punished for it. It is most likely in a third-world country, based upon the background. Also, the shadow looks like a person holding a stick or baton. In this country, the government is probably less active than in our country. Perhaps there is no government.

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  73. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    this picture is really unbilievable and the detail is simply amazing.

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  74. D.LambertMarch 10, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    In the picture, the boy is holding something. Maybe he stole it, and the person/people is/are about to get back at him for it.

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  75. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    i agree with shounack!!!!LAUGH OUT LOUD

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  76. D.LambertMarch 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Words that describe this picture:

    scary
    suspicious
    illegal
    legal
    punishment
    karma
    poor

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  77. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    that is a great point devin.

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  78. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    I agree with chris' comment about the detail.

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  79. Ryan CMarch 10, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I agree with devin that the child may have stole something, but I am still suspicious about the camera operator.

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