The visual analysis was a challenging paper for me.  I struggled with “seeing through the picture” and I had a hard time differentiating between what was obvious and what was analysis.  I enjoyed this unit because it gave me a different perspective as to why specific images are included with certain articles and text.  While writing this paper, I learned that I actually enjoy analyzing images and having time to think about what symbolism might be underlying in them. I have not done a paper like this before, so I had to commit a lot of time and effort to make sure I was staying on topic in my essay and had given a thorough analysis.  This was challenging, but the in-class activities and group work we did as part of this unit helped me to understand what exactly I was looking for in pictures and different ideas to discuss.  Re-learning pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos was also very helpful for analyzing the image and thinking about why certain elements were included.  After this unit, when I see an image I will be able to analyze it and understand the significance of why it was chosen.