Powerful Statements of Photography Whoever Term Paper

S. To undergo surgery to correct a congenital heart defect (Fairfax Digital, 2005, found online at (http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Vietnam-war-picture-that-touched-a-nation-can-still-surprise/2005/05/22/1116700595259.html)..

One of the most disturbing photographs of the war was that of then 9-year-old child, a little girl, running with other children, fleeing a recent bombing. In the background, there are soldiers, carrying weapons. The children are the survivors of a 1972 napalm attack on the Vietnam village where they had gone to hide and find safety. This photograph was responsible for a loud - even louder than usual - outcry and protest by anti-war protesters state side. The photograph can be viewed, online at http://www.slate.com/id/1896.The photograph, copied from that site below, is as disturbing today as it was when originally published in 1972. It should be noted, too, that the child was identied as Phan Thi Kim Phuc, who, in 1996, 24 years later, was photographed laying a wreath on the grave of Vietnam era solider, in Washington, D.C.

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The power of photography has captured moments of tenderness, an exchange between a mother and a child; or the image of a famous world leader or queen or king that has served to meet the sense of inspiration for an entire population. This was case following September 11, 2001, in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center, in the United States. For once, perhaps the only time since World War II, the world stood united in its outrage of terrorism and groups who attack innocent civilians in order to draw attention to their cause. The individuals who perished in the World Trade Centers that day were people of nearly every nationality around the world, and not all were U.S. citizens. For a moment, the images of the horrific event served to unite the world in a call for peace.

Phan Thi Kim Phuc, 1972, photo by UT. Princess Diana, with Prince William

Baby in a box... The Vietnam war photo that moved the U.S.

Photo: AP, 1973.