Connecting to others past experiences through distinctively visual elements allows the responder to mentally visualise images evoking an emotional and historical connection with the story‚ as they’re brought to life. “The Shoe Horn Sonata”‚ a play by John Misto establishes these experiences through the eye witnesses of the Australian nurses. In addition to Angelina Jolie’s film “Unbroken”‚ both exemplify dramatic visual elements to convey their survival experiences onto the audience. As the play
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tleThe US army lost the Battle of the Little Big Horn because of the mistake made by General George Custer The battle of little big horn took place on 25th June 1876. All 210 soldiers in General Custer’s force were killed by Indians led by sitting bull. The Battle began because the white settlers and the Native American’s lived in peace but the American’s started to abuse their trust with the Native American’s as they started to dig for gold‚ as the gold was discovered in the Rocky mountain and
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distinctively visual? People and their experiences in their life are based throughout the challenges and difficulties they face. They may either experience friendship‚ war‚ love or even death. These ideas are shown visually within John Misto’s “The Shoe Horn Sonata” and Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War”. Both texts depict the experiences evident through people‚ places and communities worldwide. Through the portrayal of friendship‚ Sheila and Bridie show a strong connection through support and commitment. In
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When I think back of the stories that I have heard about how the Native American Indians were driven from their land and forced to live on the reservations one particular event comes to my mind. That event is the Battle of the Little Big Horn. It is one of the few times that the Oglala Sioux made history with them being the ones who left the battlefield as winners. When stories are told‚ or when the media dares to tamper with history‚ it is usually the American Indians who are looked upon as the
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into something completely different. Essentially‚ history was passed down like the childhood game “telephone.” The flaws become evident when talking about the Battle of Big Horn‚ one of the largest military defeats in U.S. history. Much controversy surrounds
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A study of rhinoceros and rhinoceros horn artifacts in the ancient China Rhinoceros(xi犀)‚ also named as si (兕)‚ is a rare animal in the ancient China. They were very active in the landscape of China during the prehistoric times. Archaeologists have found the evidence of rhinoceros bones in many Neolithic relics. Various ancient literatures such as “E Ya”‚ “Guo Yu”‚ “Lun Yu”‚ and “Shan
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‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ The play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ composed by John Misto‚ is primarily focused on the incarceration of women and children in P.O.W (Prisoner Of War) camps located in the jungles of Japan in World War Two‚ rather than the most common factors of the male soldier wartime stories and other masculine hardships dealt with at the time. As the play unfolds Misto presents the audience with various theatrical components to convey the relationship of two women being interviewed to reminisce
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of different techniques used in the play “The Shoe Horn Sonata” that enable the text to be distinctively visual in conveying a point of view. Dramatic effects such as music‚ dialogue and flashbacks create the perspective of two women looking back on their memories and experiences of World War 2. Similarly‚ Kenneth Slessor uses distinctively visual elements to aid the description of mateship and death in the poem “Beach Burial”. The Shoe Horn Sonata‚ written by John Misto‚ recounts the experiences
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(Introduction - Introduce both texts and composer/director‚ short plot outline and link to question and examples) Photographs are a chilling reminder of the truth behind these women’s recounts‚ and an acknowledgement of their strength. Misto uses photographic images to achieve several things within his play. Firstly the images transport the audience to the world which these women are describing through their dialogue of memories. In Act One‚ whilst Bridie describes the evacuation of Singapore
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nurses in The Shoe-Horn Sonata had endured many great atrocities during their times in the war. In Shoe-horn sonata‚ the mimicking technique used in the “Tap – Tap – Tap” and “[harsher] Whack – Whack – Whack” shows Bridie’s persistence in keeping Sheila awake. The powerful use of repetition and its onomatopoeic techniques is used to trigger their anger as they remember what happened when their ships were bombed. At the end of the play‚ the use of the very bright spotlight on the shoe-horn highlights the
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