...The film is certainly not an ‘accurate’ representation of John Marsden’s novel ‘Tomorrow When the War Began’. In preparation to answer this topic question correctly, we must question the key aspect of the essay topic, as that is what I am basing my entire theory on. The critical word is ‘accurate’ which by definition according to the Oxford dictionary is ‘correct in all details; exact’. The film contains a some-what likeness of the novel, in keeping with the main storyline and ideas, but certainly not ‘correct in all details. The example of these include the apparent lack of detail about the internal feelings of the characters, the minor, though noticeable ‘tweaks’ of the storyline and the selection of the main characters themselves. Throughout the entire Tomorrow When the War Began movie there is a crucial lack of detail regarding the personal, individual feelings of the main characters. This is a complete contrast to the book as one of the most appealing elements of the novel is the in-depth internal monologue of the characters as they battle the war within themselves, whilst overcoming the physical war. This void in the movie can’t simply be replaced by explosions or special affects as it really puts a drain on the overall entertainment value. I feel you miss out on a portion of the storyline when only experiencing the movie, thus concealing the genius that is the big picture. The emotions of the main characters in only a minor element missing from the movie, but a very significant...
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...Assessed Essay In what ways can the representation of the family in Nada be read as a microcosm of Spanish society in the immediate post-Civil War era? Carmén Laforet's first novel, “Nada” is set in the war torn city of 1940's Barcelona, and depicts the aspiration of a young woman arriving to the city. This protagonist, Andrea, has her dreams quickly shattered as she witnesses, from the shadows, the chaos and mental and physical torment within the house. The novel is loosely based on Laforet's own experiences, her circumstances are very similar to that of Andrea; in the novel Andrea expects to find joy and love within her grandparents house in Barcelona, as she lived there as a child, however her hopes of this are quickly shattered,“cuando yo era la única nieta pasé alli las temporadas más excitantes de mi vida infantíl...¿todo esto podíá estar tan lejano?” (p22) Even though, taken literally, the narrator is reminiscing over earlier, happier times spent in the house, it echoes memories of Spain in general before the Civil War. Laforet herself was born in Barcelona and both Andrea and Laforet moved away as children and returned during the early 1940's in their late teens to study at the University of Barcelona. From this, Laforet experienced the struggles of post-war Spanish society first hand and evidence of this pervades the novel, drawing a picture of the times, which are not only represented in the city, but almost metaphorically in the household in which the majority...
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...Which representation is the best to show the strength of support within the USA for Americas involvement in the Vietnam conflict? The best representation is representation 1; I believe that representation 1 is the best because I judged all three sources against the criteria. Representation one is more accurate, more objective and more complete than the other three representations. The main reason to why representation one is the best is because it explains the strength of support in the Vietnam War. Representation 1 is the most accurate representation in illustrating the strength of support for the Vietnam conflict. This is because it informs us in the source when ‘many men burnt or tore their draft paper’. This indicated that the US public opinion was divided due to the increase of the unpopularity for the Vietnam conflict. For example, Mohammed Ali’s boxing title was taken away because he refused to go to the war. This representation showed accuracy because it had statistics and facts for example it said “over 100, 00 protestors”. Representation 2 is slightly inaccurate because the author because I seems as if he is unsure what he is portraying to the readers and he relies on generalization such as “ say by, 1967, the publics disaffection probably would have risen” which clearly reveals that representation 2 is not 100%. However representation 2 is quite accurate to a very small extent because it informs us that ‘between early February and the middle of March 1968 nearly...
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...Institution Imperial War Museum Review Peter Kennard is known for the use of imagery that reflects the politics of Britain up until now. The work impacts other political artists in Britain and beyond. The book, “Unofficial War Artist,” is a compilation of the best of the work of Kennard. As a photomontage artist, Kennard faced the risk of letting the message overshadow the imagery, just like other artists that use art to communicate. The art of Kennard includes the use of images to represent the different circumstances in the politics of Britain. There is the use of paintings, clippings from newspapers and reports of the UN and testimonies from the victims of such events. In the end, the message of the adverse effects of war is communicated to all who come into contact with the work. The use of clippings is prevalent in the representation of the series called STOP. The combination of the magazine clippings and pictures from magazines and newspapers to show the Prague Spring, the Student Riots in Paris and the War of Vietnam. The work is simultaneously represented onto canvas whereby the work gives the story and sends out the feelings of the artist. The book on the work of “Imperial War Museum,” compiles all the works by Kennard regarding hunger, poverty, suffering, survival and debt whereby all are married at an instant. use of casual connections in the imagery and the facts is fascinating. Some of the representations appear with captions. The work on the Iraq war, for instance...
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...biased account of events. Michael Moore is one such filmmaker that has exploited this genre. In his latest documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore presents a biased recount of the Iraq war. Analysis of Fahrenheit 9/11, in particular chapter eight, demonstrates the subjective nature of the documentary genre. Moore exploits a toolkit of persuasive techniques to position viewers to accept his own values and beliefs regarding the war. Moore creates three distinct, biased representations in the chapter; he represents George Bush and his administration as deceitful warmongers, Iraq as a sovereign nation suffering at the hands of US oppression and American soldiers as both unsympathetic idiots and as mere pawns that are experiencing the horror of war. Together, these representations uphold Moore's political agenda of the time; to discredit Bush and his administration, to depict the US decision to invade Iraq as a foreign policy abomination, all with the ultimate goal to sway the public from re-electing Bush in 2004. Chapter eight opens with a shot of bombs being readied for deployment, immediately followed by Bush receiving attention to his hair. The alternation between wartime preparations and the cheeky smile of the president continues until Bush addresses his nation. By juxtaposing the serious subject-matter of war with a president who is apparently more concerned with appearances, Moore represents Bush as being superficial and underhanded. It can be seen that Moore wastes no time in this...
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...The First World War, the war to end all wars, stretched from 1914 to 1918 and saw over 60 000 Australian soldiers killed and approximately 150 000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. Poetry was an outlet for writers to express their views about the war. It was also a common source of propaganda. The Hero, written in 1918 by Siegfried Sassoon portrays a senior officer informing a soldier’s mother about his recent death. The senior officer speaks gallant lies of the soldier’s death to his mother in attempt to lessen her sorrow. Through the use of both sentimental and hostile diction and irony, Sassoon challenges our notions of heroic sacrifice and constructs a brutal and dehumanizing representation of war as well. Throughout this Speech, I will show how Sassoon’s clear use of structure, irony and diction assists him in his endeavour to privilege this representation. The poem is written in very clear iambic pentameter. The simplicity of the overall rhyming scheme emphasises the...
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...documents ever written. Adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress in America, the Declaration listed the tyrannical acts committed by King George III of England and proclaimed the natural rights of mankind and the sovereignty of the American states. The immediate origins of the American Revolution were in British-American disputes over taxation. After the Seven Years War with France, Britain was left with double its national debt and in severe need of money to repay loans and to defend its territories. Britain attempted to rebuild its finances by issuing the Stamp Act, which levied taxes on selected items ;such as commercial and legal documents, diplomas, pamphlets, newspapers, almanacs, dice, and playing cards ;and monopolizing the tea trade between China and America. These brought about severe protests and riots, however, which Britain punished by imposing the Coercive Acts, closing the Boston port and stopping local elections and meetings. After negotiations between the First Continental Congress and the British Parliament proved unsuccessful, the American Revolution began. During the war, many were inspired by the works of philosophers such as John Locke and the baron de Montesquieu. Locke believed the function of a government was to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property of the people, and if it fails to do so, it becomes a tyranny, which grants the citizens the right to rebel. Montesquieu argued that despotism and tyranny could be avoided if...
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...History CASS During the Second World War, Britain’s civilians faced a major number of problems due to the amount of bombs falling continuously night after night during the 8 months of the Blitz in 1940 – 1941. I am going to use three criteria in my assessments of these representations to determine a judgement of which is ‘best’ for describing the reaction of civilians. Representation 1 is not complete in it’s analysis of the civilians reaction as it fails to mention certain key points. One would be that there is no mention of any civilians showing high spirits for the Blitz, this article for example, shows the vast amount of devastation, disenchantment and suffering caused by the Blitz but they all had to continue with their ordinary lives and bounce back as quickly as they could in order to restore their homes and I am aware that people ripped up their fences for the use of metal to construct planes to support the soldiers, however there is no mention of this at all in Representation 1. Another key point would be that there is only mention of bombs and the ruin they caused however there is no mention of evacuation of children and how it affected the families in the process or how many people had to ration throughout the Blitz in order to survive with the little amount they had. Representation 1 is not objective as the author (Craig Stewart-Hunter) is clearly trying to break the idea of positivity. The article is modern (2011), therefore there should be some objectivity as...
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...What really caused the Civil War? The Civil War was a war known to many. Between April 1861 to about May 1865, Northern and Southern American soldiers geared up for the nation’s first Civil War. It was fought mainly on key differences of principals and viewpoints of the North and South. Many people think the main or only cause of the Civil War was slavery, however there are many different aspects that led up to the war. The North and South had very different economies and ways of life. They tried to make compromises to suit both parties, but they never fully satisfied anyone. Of the many plausible causes of the Civil War, economic differences leading to divisions of wealth, slavery, differences in population and politics all led to the Civil...
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...Mackinder: Russia was the pivot area. * Conflicting narratives: * Socially constructed geographies. * Sir Halford John Mackinder: Russia was the pivot area. * The construction of geopolitical representations. Session 2 * Geopolitical codes. * Alexander George: the personality of your state affects the way you interpret the world. * Content of geopolitical codes. * Popular and elite codes. * Scale of geopolitical codes. * Modelski’s World Leadership. * Critiques. * Regional power. * Regional power hierarchies. * Regional power characteristics. * Components of power: * Indicators of military power. * Indicators of economic power. * Importance of economic power. * Indicators of demographic power. * Indicators off soft power. * Indicators of willingness to act. * Yalta February 1945. * Post-war geopolitical representations. * Kennan on containment. * Truman doctrine. * Soviet geopolitical representations > American imperialism. * Confining national discourses. Session 3 * Confining national discourses. * Domino theory. * US interventionism. * US cold war interventionism. * Soviet interventionism. * Proxy wars. * Cold war= bloody war. * Political realism and institutions. * Security Dilemma. * National security states. *...
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...A colonial revolt that created the existence of democratic republics and has inspired change all over the world, the American Revolution is an insurrection by the thirteen North American colonies who won independence from Great Britain and formed the United States of America. As British control over colonial affairs increased, tensions among the colonists grew to point where war to achieve political freedom was inevitable. The American Revolution was justified due to the lack of representation and unprecedented nature of the numerous taxes imposed on the colonists, which invalidated the rights of the people. The individuals who had colonized the New World such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution, create new opportunities,...
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...The British taxing the colonist following the end of the French and Indian war convinced Americans that the English constitution was corrupt. Many things led to the colonist to believe they were underneath the rule of a Robinarch, King Gorge III. Colonist believed they were being watched and taxed for things they did not need to be. Especially, since they were being taxed without representation. The colonist also felt as if they never received the assistance needed during the French and Indian wars making them very resentful. King George III did many things to make colonist believe that he was a Robinarch. George showed all symptoms of being a Robinarch. He fought expensive wars to keep people afraid and under control. King George III fought a series of unnecessary wars such as King William’s War, Queen Anne’s War, King George’s War, and the French and Indian War (The Colonial Wars), Assesses high taxes without popular consent to pay for these wars such as the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act, and Townshend duties. Americans didn’t like the idea of taxation without representation. Stephen Hopkins wrote a pamphlet to protest to the British government because he strongly believed that the colonies should not be taxed without representation. The next thing King George III did to make Americans believe he was a Robinarch was Promote worthless men to high public post. For example promoting Thomas Hutchinson, he was completely worthless to most Americans. During this time the colonies...
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...a church in Virginia on March 23, 1775. The message of the speech was that he would rather die than not to receive the liberty Americans deserved. He wanted the American people to be treated equally. Patrick Henry felt like the British were a threat to the freedom that the American people. Patrick Henry then later a Federalist, Henry had opposed to the ratification of the United States Constitution. He believed in the endangered state sovereignty and had worked to get the bill of rights added to the constitution. According to ‘just intent’ is said to be like having ‘restoration of peace and protection of the innocent’ as the final goal. Neither revenge and economic gain were said to be fairly served. The side responsible for starting the war did not have restoration of peace as its ultimate goal. Americans main motivation was to evade taxes as Englishmen as well as for the atrocities supposedly committed by the British. They believed that the British government was being unjust. It was believed that rebellion against authority was to be dictatorial that is when the case can be made that the American Revolution meets that standard....
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...drastically altering the societal, political, and economic conditions of the states they take place in. The American Revolution was no exception to this rule. Thus, the events that took place within the war and subsequent political metamorphosis, from the defeat of the British to the final ratification of the Constitution, all work to restructure much of the characteristics of the states. The American Revolution revolutionized the states and the world by organizing the states together into a national republic and by proving globally that a colony could successfully gain and maintain its independence from its ruling state. However, the Revolution did not significantly alter the individual rights of many citizens, including those of African Americans and women, which largely stayed the same in the years immediately following the revolution. Initially, the most massive change to both the social and...
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...“No taxation without representation”, a statement that rings clear and true still today. You may think that the colonists owed Britain a favor for the French and Indian War but the British had a choice. They didn’t have to fight the war. They chose to. The British did not have experience with governing the colonies, and the colonists had come accustomed to governing themselves their own way for many years. When Britain started to tax the colonies the citizens reacted the way they should; they rebelled. I agree with the colonists, in that the British had no right to perform any of these acts of tyranny. I will try to convince you by all possible means as to why the colonists’ revolution was justified in the three following points: tax acts, violence, and the declaration of independence which led to war,...
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