Soldiers Fighting for Freedom
Soldiers fight for the freedom of the United States everyday. They fight for our rights and our liberty. This visual text is an example of freedom because the flag of the United States represents freedom itself with soldiers raising it up high to honor the meaning of the flag. These soldiers fight everyday for freedom for our country and to make our country a better place. The visual text has five United States soldiers holding up the United States flag after the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II to display that the United States is a free country. The visual text reinforces these values of this visual because viewers know exactly that soldiers fight for freedom for the United States. It does not question the viewers since the visual itself is simple and straight forward. The visual text also portrays a scene of a battle to demonstrate that even though there were a lot of deaths in this battle, the soldiers still had the courage to stand up for their country and raise up the flag to resemble freedom for the United States. The colors in this visual are warm and dark with a little bit of light in the background to make the mood emotional yet powerful.
This visual text appeals to a variety of audiences. It may be appealing to high school students because they might be learning about World War II in their history class and might be familiar with the image. It may also be appealing to college students or graduate students because they should be familiar with the image because they should know about World War II and some college/graduate students might be taking history classes. This visual argument is also appealing to elderly people or even veteran because many veterans might have fought in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II or older people who experienced WW II. The visual tends to evoke positive yet negative emotions and feelings because these soldiers in the image show an example of courage and were willing to fight for our country, but many deaths and tragedies occurred in this battle.
This visual text appeals to a variety of audiences. It may be appealing to high school students because they might be learning about World War II in their history class and might be familiar with the image. It may also be appealing to college students or graduate students because they should be familiar with the image because they should know about World War II and some college/graduate students might be taking history classes. This visual argument is also appealing to elderly people or even veteran because many veterans might have fought in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II or older people who experienced WW II. The visual tends to evoke positive yet negative emotions and feelings because these soldiers in the image show an example of courage and were willing to fight for our country, but many deaths and tragedies occurred in this battle.