families in the Amish Society and British Modern Day Society. The essay will demonstrate understanding of their cultures‚ values‚ norms and inequalities. The Amish society first originated in 1962 in Europe and the first Amish arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1730’s to escape persecution in Europe.The Amish church started as a breakaway from the Annabaptists (adult baptizers) in Switzerland in 1693‚ led by Jakob Ammann. Frater‚ J. (2012) According to BBC Religions (2009) the Amish believe that the
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2. About the Amish society The Amish are a group of people who are descendants of 17-century Mennonite immigrants mainly from Europe. Mennonite is a Christian group related to Protestant but in many ways‚ extreme. Jacob Amman is the founder and the first leader of the Amish. He believed that who violates the law of Mennonite should be banished‚ and this somewhat extreme idea led to Jacob Amman’s separation from the Mennonite. Since then‚ Jacob and his followers declared themselves as a different
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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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The Amish Culture Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013 The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have
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November 2013 The Amish Society John A. Hostetler wrote a passage titled “Amish Society” in this chapter he analyzes the Amish community and how the modern community sees them‚ he is introducing more knowledge in order to sway perspectives of these views. In Hostetler’s words‚ “The serious reader will want to transcend the scientific orientation and ask‚ what is the meaning of the Amish system? What‚ if anything‚ is it trying to say to us” (Hostetler 75)? How the Amish are viewed by the modern
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Name of event: Visit to the Amish of Jamesport Place‚ date‚ time: Which new culture did you learn about? The Amish of Jamesport‚ MO Summarize the event in two sentences: I was immersed in the Amish lifestyle for a whole day. I was able to experience what their lives are like on a day to day basis: work‚ school‚ chores‚ meals‚ prayer‚ and song. Answer the following questions: • What did you learn by attending this cultural experience? I learned about how the Amish live their lives‚ how they
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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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creates romance and shows that aspects of the modern world are encroaching on the Amish world. The long intimate stares into each other’s eyes shown through quick cuts before dancing and the use of two shot whilst dancing creates the sexual tension between Book and Rachel. When Book and Rachel dance‚ Rachel is not wearing her traditional bonnet‚ which is symbolic of her desire for Book which is against the rules of the Amish people. Initially‚ the audience accepts the developing romantic relationship
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with book and Rachel‚ the raising of the barn scene and the ice cream scene. In the opening scene the concept of "individual struggle" is represented in witness. The film begins with an introduction to the Amish. The music is peaceful and harmonious coupled with a montage of a group of Amish people walking through grasslands. A traditional horse and buggy is used to establish their way of life. Rachel represents individual struggle as when her husband dies she becomes a single parents which is hard
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cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power. The first theme that I would like to speak about is the clash of two worlds ‘The Amish’ and ‘The Western Society’. This
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