Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the contrast between the two worlds by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernized society. Weir presents many themes and issues in his film. Through his use of film techniques like long shots and close-ups make the film more enjoyable. These themes include clash of two cultures/different worlds‚ Peace and violence‚ innocence and corruption. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques‚ editing‚ setting‚ dialogue and music/sound
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University of Phoenix Material Clash of Cultures Complete the grid by describing the characteristics of three groups of peoples: Native Americans‚ colonists‚ and West Africans. | |Native Americans |Northern Colonists |Mid-Atlantic Colonists |Southern Colonists |West Africans | |Political Structure|The Native Americans worked |Beginning to the late 17th century|William Penn was their leader
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Alex Lee Period 6 Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (1) • The Indians stood in the path of the advancing white pioneers. • An inevitable clash loomed • Migration and conflict were no strangers in the arid West • After the Civil War‚ the Great West was still relatively untamed‚ wild‚ full of Indians‚ bison‚ and wildlife‚ and sparsely populated by a few Mormons and Mexicans. • As the white settlers began populating the west‚ the Indians began
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From Paperback to Becoming live Art The Weir was interesting and different than most theater productions I have seen‚ I personally felt the script was rather boring but with help from the designs the show came alive on stage. The style of the play was laid back which made it seem like the characters were relaxed‚ I agree with this style because it was more welcoming for the audience to become part of the play. The story line of the play can resonate with most people; being in a comforting place
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The film ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir is made memorable through the representation of ideas through the cinematic techniques and inclusion of themes throughout the film. These ideas are represented through the use of camera angles‚ dialogue and Mise en scene. The theme of the clashes of two cultures is initially displayed through the use of camera angles and the ideas presented highlight the interactions between these two cultures. The horse and buggy scene is the first representation of a clash in the
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FILM: Witness Directed by Peter Weir CLASH OF CULTURES Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the clash of cultures by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernised society. Firstly‚ cultural clash is achieved through the contrast of setting. The panning shot of the countryside‚ depicting Amish farmhouses and barns‚ coupled with the free flowing soundtrack‚ depicts a peaceful agrarian community. This contrasts with the busy American city‚ with shops‚ modern style buildings and cars suggesting
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Beyond the archetypal exposé of the Amish culture by all‚ it seems that the Oscar-winning ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir has expunged the typical intuition of the Amish culture. In a nutshell‚ 1985 film ‘Witness’ focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy [Samuel] who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia train station. The Amish trace their religious heritage to the Swiss Anabaptist of sixteenth-century Europe‚ who emerged in the wake of the
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‘A Meeting In the Dark ’ also examines culture clash. John is going to college‚ although he has doubts about the taking on of the lifestyle of the educated Kenyan which is quite remote from his village life. He is also in conflict with his father‚ a fanatically Puritan Christian who rules him with a rod of iron. His mother is a traditionally minded woman who tells him the story of the Imru‚ the beautiful young man who is really an evil spirit with a second mouth hidden beneath his hair. John himself
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Ireland gained the indipendence in 1921. KEY POINTS FULL TITLE: “A Passage to India” AUTHOR: Edward Morgan Forster TYPE OF WORK: Novel TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN: 1912-1924 England DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 1924 TENSE: Past THEMES: Culture Clash; Friendship; Ambiguity; Religion CHARACTERS: Dr Aziz‚ Mr Fielding‚ Adela Quested‚ Mrs. Moore‚ Ronny Healsop SETTING ( TIME ): 1910s or 1920s SETTING ( PLACE ): India‚ specifically the cities of Chandrapore and Mau. Carico... CHARACTERS
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“Female leader in the face of other cultures” A Norwegian and Mexican study Abstract Today women fulfil 2/3 of all the work in the world‚ but only earn 10% of the salaries. Women stand for half the food production‚ but only own 1% of the cultivable land. Half of the student graduates are women. They get good grades and they constitute for almost half of the qualified people in the labor market. Even though‚ the unemployment rate for women is a lot higher than for men.i In
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