First Year Seminar Assignment

1. Kami Stefanski
FYS: Analyzing3Photos
October5, 2015
1. Who are the people inthe photo?
2. What isthe situationandwhatevidence isthere?
3. What isthe message thatthe photoistryingto say?
4. Is thisphotoimportanttohistory?Why?
5. What questionsare raisedbythisphoto?
6. Captionthisphoto
7. List three thingsyoumayinferfromthisphoto.
Photo1
1. There are 4 boys inthe photo.
2. The four boysare ridingbikesandone of theirhandsare raisedinthe air(raisedthe same way
as whenpeople are salutingHitler.) Theyare alsowearingGermanoutfits.The uniformsthatthe
kidsare wearingare whatyouwouldtypicallysee youngGermanchildrenwearing.
3. The photo istryingto say that evenata youngage, the youthhad a choice to eitherhonorhim
or go againsthim.
4. Thiswas back arounda time whenHitlerwasalive anditseemsthatthese 4 boyswere in
protesttowardsHitlerandthe thingsthat he doesbecause one of the boyshad a flag witha
white rose onit that symbolizedthattheywere againstviolence andHitler.
5. Why dotheyhave that flagat sucha youngage?Doestheirentire familyprotestagainstHitler
as well?Whyare the againstthe thingsthatHitlerdoes?
6. Germanboys protesting
7. Three thingsfromthe photo
a. The bikestheyare ridingare veryold,has a little lightonthe frontof it.
b. The time of dayis aroundthe afternoonbecause the shadow isrightunderthem.
c. Theyare all wearingthe same thing
d. One of the boyshas a flagof a white rose withhim
e. Theydon't agree withHitler

2. Photo2
1. There are 14 guysin the picture
2. The guys seemtobe huddledaroundinsome kindof militarybase.There isatentset upbehind
themand itlookslike there isnothingbutdeadgrass.Theyhave some gunsaroundthem.
3. I don't knowwhatthe specificmessage is.Maybe the message isthattheysurvivedandthat
theyfoughthard fortheircountry.
4. Thiswas takenback aroundthe time of the WorldWar 2 because thatwas whenthattype of
gun inthe picture wasmade.
5. What military do they belong to? Are they from the U.S.? Was this taken before or after the war?
6. Militarygroupposesforpicture.
7. Three thingsfromthe photo:
a. There isonlyone blackpersonamong the 14 people.
b. It appearsto be around the morningor afternoon.
c. Theyare clearlypartof some military group.
Photo3
1. There are a bunchof meninthe photo
2. Four of the menin the photoare surroundedbya bunchof otherguysas theyare eachpouring
out a large jug of alcohol.Some of the guyslookhorrifiedwhile othersare laughing.
3. I believethatthis isa riotagainstalcohol and that some of the menare sayingto getrid of it.
4. Thisis importantbecause anyriotor protesthasan impact on the state that it'sin.
5. Why are theypouringout the alcohol?Whattime periodwasthis?Whyis there mostlymen?
6. Men pouringoutalcohol.
7. Three thingsfromthe photo:
a. All of the menseemto be olderandare wearingsuitsminusafew of them.
b. The buildingsaysbillsonitandit alsoseemstohave the word "riverside"rightunderit.
c. The entire walkwaylookswet.
d. Theyare pouringoutalcohol as a kindof protest/riot.
e. Some of the menlookpissedoff because the othersare pouringoutthe alcohol.