Photo Analyses

1A

Article Title: White House: Obama ready to seize claims process.

Caption:  White House: Obama ready to seize claims process.

People	Objects	Activities
2 people, a captain, and a lookout	The American Flag	Captain driving; Lookout with binoculars
1 man	Not much	Lookout with binoculars
2 people	The ship	People walking with Obama and probably trying to figure out and asses the problem
President Obama, several members of the ship, and I'm assuming other members of the crisis team	Just people walking	People walking with Obama and probably trying to figure out and asses the problem

1. The president looks as if he is about to go accomplish a task. He has many people with him, and I assume they are there to either protect him or help him out.
2. They are on a ship, so I think the problem occurred on the ocean and he is assessing the damage that has been done.
3. From what I see, I would assume this picture is from the time of the BP Oil Spill.

1B

Article Title: Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could stain President Obama like Iran Hostage crisis destroyed Jimmy Carter



Caption:
President Barack Obama is briefed on the BP oil spill relief efforts in the Gulf

People	Objects	Activities
President Obama	Plants	Looking worried
President Obama	Books	"
President Obama	Shirt	"
President Obama	Shirt	"

1. President Obama looks confused.

2. He looks worried.

3. And he also looks like he is thinking very hard about something.

Which picture gives you more confidence in the presidents leadership abilities? Why?

     

     The first picture makes me feel more confident in his abilities because he looks very strong and ready to take on the task at hand. In the second picture, President Obama looks very worried, and that makes me wary of how much confidence he has in his own self.