The Expert Witness By Jeffrey Archer* ’Damn good drive’ said Toby‚ as he watched his opponent’s ball sail through the air. ’Must be every inch of 230‚ perhaps even 250 yards‚’ he added‚ as he held up his hand to his forehead to shield his eyes from the sun‚ and continued to watch the ball bouncing down the middle of the fairway. ’Thank you‚’ said Harry. ’What did you have for breakfast this morning‚ Harry?’ Toby asked when the ball finally came to a halt. ’A row with my wife‚’ came back his opponent’s
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Where Is the Irony? I read the story “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie. Christie began writing during World War II. She earned the title of “a master of crime fiction” after the publication of her book “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” in 1926. Also in 1926‚ Christie created a mystery of her own life when she disappeared for ten days. She was found checked into a hotel under a different name‚ suffering from amnesia. This incident actually increased the sales of her books (Great
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‘WITNESS’ ANALYSIS The film “Witness”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ is about the traditional Amish life versus the violent ways of the Western World. The film begins when an Amish boy named Samuel Lapp witnesses the murder of a policeman‚ and when detective John Book discovers it was an ‘inside job’ he gets shot and takes Samuel and his mother Rachel back to their Amish community. While nursing the bullet wound he stays with them for a week and learns the Amish way of life. He is not comfortable at first
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represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness? Good morning/afternoon teachers and classmates‚ I am here today to talk to you about how Weir represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness. Individual struggle is ones challenge which can decide if they are strong‚ or weak it determines their strengths and weaknesses and almost every individual will walk a path in their lives whereby they will face individual struggles. In witness the concept of "individual struggle" is represented
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Community spirit and isolation Witness also makes a comment on community values and individualism. Rachel is clearly part of a caring community‚ even if it is patriarchal and rigid. The values of Amish culture are depicted through the funeral and barn-raising scenes‚ where we are left in no DANI doubt that serving God and others before yourself is the cornerstone of society. Quilt-making‚ building barns‚ cooking and mourning are all collective pursuits. While Weir projects these qualities in
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14 There is no better way to understand an event than to experience it first-hand. History is an imperfect thing‚ and as stories are passed down‚ people forget their true meaning. In “The Witness”‚ Katherine Anne Porter’s “Uncle Jimbilly” has experienced the horrors of slavery personally‚ and is frustrated when children of the next generation do not fully understand and respect the topic. The way Porter describes these characters subtly shows the reader their feelings toward each other. Direct
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Witness‚ directed by Peter Weir is an American film which combines a crime story with a love story‚ creating a dual narrative. The Amish element complicates the genres‚ which makes them both familiar and new. Good morning Mrs Goundar and fellow students. Peter Weir draws the audience into the world of film through various techniques to explore the clash of two worlds and forbidden love. Peter Weir has effectively conveyed the theme of clash of cultures by showing the power of loyalty within the
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lWitness Witness is a box office hit film directed by Peter Weir which explores the themes of conflicting cultures on a social‚ cultural and personal level in a film noir style crime thriller. Peter Weir presents a number of themes that are based around the contrasting aspects between two conflicting cultures; the Amish and the “English‚” contradicting between the mainstream American society and the Amish community in regional Pennsylvania. American society is seen as a violent and arrogant group
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Witness Statement/Bosnia I think that we should not go to war unless the United States’ military‚ citizens‚ or leaders are involved in the problem. A very good example of when we did help and it ended badly was what happened in Bosnia in 1992. Many different ethnic and religious groups lived together under a repressive communist government in Yugoslavia. In April 1992‚ Serbia set out to ethnically cleanse the Bosnian territory by removing all Bosnian Muslims‚ the Bosniaks‚ after the president
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The Witness to War: Serving a Nation oral history project focuses on telling veterans’ stories. Pairs of students interview a veteran‚ create a website for them‚ and present their veteran’s story to their class. My partner‚ Kajsa Simon‚ and I interviewed Mr. Joe Souza‚ and through him‚ I learned a lot about the military as well as what makes a hero. From the Witness to War project‚ I learned that all veterans are heroes and that you don’t have to risk your life every day to be one. I also learned
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