After looking around the World War I site, the sketchings and paintings section really caught my eye. Even though they are not actual photos, they depict life and actual events that happened during the war. I thought most of the paintings were very realistic and gave me greater insight into the lives of soldiers. The Grim Reaper one was especially interesting. The thing that i like most about the website is the fact that someone who doesn't know much about WWI (like me) could learn a lot from just looking through all the picture selections. You can see what it was like for women working in munitions factories and the dramatic sinking of the 'Falaba'. Even though i'm not really into weapons and planes, it was interesting just to see what they looked like and what kind of weapons were used and their effects. This site made war interesting to me, which doesn't happen too often.
posted by JHasmine. | 2:19 PM
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Well, that's pretty funny. I thought that the propaganda posters were interesting, too, especially the Grim Reaper one. It really is amazing how people can be so easily swayed to believe whatever the government wants them to through pictures.
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I agree that the sketches seemed to give a greater insight to the lives of th soldiers. It showed of what the soldiers saw and what they had to deal with. The grim reaper one sent shivers down my back when i saw it. I also dont know very much about World War I and I found the site very imformative and interesting.
The drawings did portray a different aspect of the soldiers' lives than poetry and writings do. The sketches can show what the person was thinking at that time and how they were feeling.
I think the site has made people realize that history isn't just about battles, but also the weapons or lives of the people.
The grim reaper drawing was pretty creepy.
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