Your position in the world can shape how you feel about identity, society and culture. One "position" that can be looked at is your geographic position. If you are an American, you will identify with people who share your American identity, the same societal beliefs and similar cultural backgrounds. If you grew up in the south, you will identify with those who also grew up there and share the same set of beliefs as you do. Another position that can affect how you feel about these factors is your social position. If you are a lower-class citizen, you will identify with those who share your same situation, whereas if you are an upper class citizen you will identify with those in your own socio-economic class.
In these readings, they discussed how pictures can shape the way you feel about certain situations. They also discussed the morality of printing pictures of suffering and disasters on the front pages of newspapers and magazines. These stories were from the point of view of reporters, survivors, and witnesses of major disasters such as the Haiti earthquake, the London bombings, the Oklahoma City bombings, and the War in Afghanistan. All of the people who were involved in these disasters were from different backgrounds, giving them all different opinions on the subject. Some people who worked for or read the newspapers or magazines who posted horrific pictures from these disasters were outraged by their decisions to print such images because they felt as if it was unnecessary and wrong. Others believed that the images spoke the truth and showed people what these disasters were like, and felt that it was not wrong to post them in their media.
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