Visual Rhetoric

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Visual Rhetoric

• By Dakota Vinson

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Iwo Jima Memorial

• Picture taken on the Fourth of July
• Built in 1951
• Bears two inscriptions
• In honor and memory of the men of the United
  States Marine Corps. who have given their lives
  to their country since 10 November 1775
• Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue

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Iwo Jima Memorial

• It was made to look like the picture taken at the
  top of Mount Suribachi on Febuary 23rd, 1945
• The men are thirty-two feet tall and the flag
  pole is sixty feet long
• The men in the photo are Sgt. Michael Strank,
  Cpl. Harlon Block, Pfc. Franklin Sousley, Pfc.
  Rene Gagnon, Pfc. Ira Hayes, and Pm2 John Bradley

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Appeal

• This picture has an emotional appeal.
• It evokes a feeling of extreme pride and
  patriotism.
• What emotion(s) does this picture make you feel?

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Color

• There are a lot of blue and white in the
  background because of the fireworks.
• The statue is cast in bronze but the current
  lighting in the picture makes it look gray.
• The flag is waving in the wind and looks like a
  red blur.

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Audience

• The intended audience is those who were visiting
  Washington, D.C. and the memorials there.
• The real audience is everybody who has seen the
  memorial to those who have lost a loved one who
  served to those who actually served

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Technique

• The photographer used the very little lighting of
  the fireworks and the flood light to create the
  mood of the picture

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