How to comment on a picture (father and child) + Gun Culture in the US

Hey,

today we first began the class by partially correcting your homework from today (analysis of the picture entitled "Father and Child).

Here is what we said about it:

Type of doc / color -> the document is a photograph in black and white whose artist is unknown.
The source and the date of publication are not mentioned either but it could have been published in a magazine in the 80's or even nowadays.
It deals with the arms trade in the USA and in the world. It aims at everyone and the photographer intends to...

- ... make us aware of the importance of the arms tade in the world
- ... denounce the fact that...

 

Then we continued working on the theme of gun culture with some important quotations by famous American people. Here is what we said:

- it's a matter of education. Guns have always been present in the USA since the creation of the country. The 2nd amendment to the constitution states / reads that it's a right to possess / own a weapon for protection.

It is deeply-rooted in the American culture.

Some of most important historical events in the USA include the use of weapons:
1- The American Revolution
2- The conquest of the West
3- The Civil War

N.R.A.: National Rifle Association -> an association which protects the right to own a gun.

HW: you need to read the whole worksheet I gave you and highlight at least 5 words / phrases that could help you summarize the texts + learn the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution by heart.

Don't forget that you will take a mock exam on Saturday.