MC 2015 Chapter : Mass Comm HW 2
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Tear down this wall! speech june 12, 1987. On june 12, 1987, in front of the brandenburg gate at the berlin wall, president. Ronald reagan addressed 45 thousand democratic west german spectators, at a time when east-west tensions were high, directly pleading with mr. gorbachev, general. Secretary of the communist party of the soviet union, to tear down this wall! the photograph focuses on president reagan, standing in front of a podium speaking to attentively listening top west german officials and spectators. Even without the crowds" reaction, i feel a strong sense of interest and agreement from the crowd at what reagan is saying. While the photograph is a full shot, reagan is considered the center of interest (dominant focal point). As both american and berlin flags are positioned on each side of. The photograph is taken at an angle to where the. Brandenburg gate is directly behind reagan while giving his speech.
