With the advance of cell phones, capturing all aspects of history and everyday life is easier and more accessible than ever. Think about what your great-grandkids will say about all the images your generation is leaving behind--or will many of the images that tell your story/history vanish into cyberspace somewhere eventually instead of being in a photo album for those grandkids to flip through?
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This little dog happened to be strolling down a street just after the Pope had passed by--his little smile and upturned chin make it seem like he believes all the applause and fuss is for him! Adorable.
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Choose one of the photos from the 2000s and write a piece (poem or prose, fiction or nonfiction...your choice) of at least 250 words inspired by the photo. This might be a personal memory you have connected to this event or your thoughts about this moment in history...you decide what you'd like to say. You could also choose one from Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Photos.
Here's an example of something I wrote referencing an image from the aftermath of 9-11 that has always stayed with me.
If the CrackTwo link is blocked on the school computers for whatever reason, you could visit another website with "iconic" or important photos from this decade or the last and choose one from there, or you might be able to Google an individual picture if you remember one or have a certain one in mind. Include the photo you chose and your writing in a New Post on your own blog.
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