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At first glance, this photo may seem like fireworks but in reality this photo was taken during the First World War. It was posted on Reddit, but it was originally taken by a British photographer. This picture truly shows the meaning of trench warfare. In school, people are taught that trench warfare is just people sitting and waiting on their enemy. That is true but there is more to it. All the white streaks in the picture are mortar shells being fired towards the enemy. Mortar shells would hit the trenches and people would die in an instant. One second they’re alive and in the blink of an eye they’re gone, no trace of them left.

I wanted to share this photo because it’s about First World War. I am a big fan of history and loved every minute of history class. I always read about the war in books but being able to see for myself what it was like during the war, it’s a different kind of learning experience. I always like to find pictures about the First World War because there are so many brave stories behind them. As the old saying goes, a picture can tell a thousand words.

 This picture is of vault boy from the Fallout game series. In the picture he is holding out his hand and is holding his thumb up. At first glance one might think that he’s just giving everyone a thumbs-up but he is actually checking if he is safe. He is checking his safety because if a person sees a nuclear bomb explode, it is advised to stretch their hand out as far as possible and do a thumbs-up. The thumb should be put over the mushroom cloud; if the cloud is not bigger than one’s thumb then they are safe from radiation but if the cloud is bigger than their thumb then they are in the radiation zone and must evacuate.

I am a big fan of video games, so I wanted to share this photo for a long time. I enjoy playing this game because it takes me to a different world. Fallout is set 700 years into the future after a nuclear war and you explore a Washington DC which is filled with many different kinds of creatures. All the creatures in Fallout were once normal but changed in horrendous ways due to the radiation from the nuclear bombs. This game maintains a sense of realism which draws me in. I would recommend this game to people because it shows how our future could turn out due to the rapid advancement of technology.

-Apu