#133, 2014
1. A Buddhist monk and relatives of passengers aboard a sunken ferry spray alcohols during a Buddhist ceremony to pray for speedy rescue and their safety at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 18, 2014. The ferry flipped onto its side and filled with water off the southern coast of South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
2. Nine-year-old Nowa Paye is taken to an ambulance after showing signs of the Ebola infection in the village of Freeman Reserve, about 30 miles north of Monrovia, Liberia,Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
3. Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after defeating Romania's Simona Halep during their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Saturday, June 7, 2014. Sharapova won 6-4, 6-7, 6-4. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)
4. A woman talks to Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for reelection for the Workers Party (PT), as Rousseff makes a campaign stop at a popular restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
5. Police arrest a man as they disperse a protest in Ferguson, Mo., early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, a white police officer fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black, in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
6. Miles Scott, left, dressed as Batkid, throws the ceremonial first pitch next to Batman before an opening day baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. On Nov. 15, 2013, Scott, a Northern California boy with leukemia, fought villains and rescued a damsel in distress as a caped crusader through The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, Pool, File)
7. A man is doused with milk and sprayed with mist after being hit by an eye irritant from security forces in Ferguson, Missouri, August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
8. An Israeli woman and a Palestinian woman gesture at one another during a protest by Palestinian women against Jewish visitors to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
9. A Hindu devotee worships in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in New Delhi, October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
10. The picture was taken outside the courthouse following the release of Khdeir, a 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent, whose beating by Israeli police during a violent protest in East Jerusalem drew U.S. concern, July 6, 2014. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
11. Relatives of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the sea at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Over 300 people were killed in the accident, many of them students. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
SOURCE: http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/2014/12/03/best-photos-of-the-year?&articleId=USRTR4GLBU
The photos above were some of the most influential of 2014 and highlight several major events from the year though it is difficult to capture 365 days in just eleven photos.
To complete this week’s Journal response, complete the following tasks,
- Answer one or more of the following (a) What does the photo mean to you? (b) What message can be taken from the photo? (c) What personal connection do you have with the photo?
- Comment on one of your peer's responses.
-Brenden Lee Teacher
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