Assignment 4: A World in Pictures (Tyler Gorman)

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This photo was taken on August 14, 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt and depicts an American sailor kissing a woman in Times Square just after hearing that America's involvement in World War II--and by extension, the war itself--had ended with the United States' victory over Japan. Even today it's a photograph that nearly every American has seen, and many can't help but smile when they see it. Despite the quality of the photo, it really conveys the elation of the moment, of knowing that the world was at peace after years of brutal war. When I see this picture in a way it makes me wish I was there, to be able to celebrate with everyone else in the world the end of years of horror and strife.  It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to hear such news, but this picture certainly makes it much easier.