Not Just Words

What attracts my attention most about this picture is how similar both these stamps are. Both pictures are of men raising the U.S. Flag on Iwo Jima and 9/11; both terrible times in U.S. history. When looking at this picture my eyes moved from the bottom of the picture to the top, constantly comparing the two pictures and how similar they are. When looking at both these photos the impression they give off is a sense of hope. These were extremely tuff times for the United States, both hurting and killing thousands of people. Seeing this picture gives a sense of hope to people that we will be ok, and together as a nation, we can get through this. While looking at the tinting, text, placement, font, and wording of these stamps, the argument they make is that we are a one of the strongest nations out there. We have gone through a lot together. It started all the way back in 1945 in Iwo Jima, which is showed by using black and white and more less focused picture. Then, 9/11 happened which occurred only 9 years ago, showed by using color and a focused picture. Both pictures, when looking at them, bring back horrible memories of stories or of loved ones that we know. Both these side by side remind us of what we have gone through, and somehow we always find a way to keep going and push through these horrible times. If that is not a strong nation then I don’t know what it is. The purpose of the argument is to remind everyone that no matter who or what tries to attack us as a nation we are so strong that we will get through it. The audience of both of these stamps is everyone. Anyone who was affected, hurt or who cares about our nation as a whole will be touched by both of these photos. The people who are making the argument about this picture is the audience. I believe anyone who looks at this picture would agree with me that we are one of the strongest nations out there. The argument uses LOGOS by comparing 9/11 to Iwo Jima, a historical analogy, and ETHOS because both of these stamps are morally likable to everyone.