foolish to realize that in the end‚ it was only USA gaining the benefits of my work. "Here we are Mr. Allen‚" said the petty officer driving the Humvee. "Thanks for the ride‚ I won’t need the ride back today‚" I replied. "No problem." Back to the American air base in Fallujah‚ the last time I had been asked to come here was back 3 weeks ago when the first attack upon the building I had originally stayed in had been bombed to ashes. As all the soldiers had told me‚ that event would be listed as an
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Which does more harm in the world‚ cynical self-interest or blind idealism? The Quiet American by Graham Greene explores this question. It is set in Vietnam‚ mostly in Saigon‚ before the French left. Its main characters are an English reporter named Thomas Fowler‚ an American spy called Alden Pyle‚ and a Vietnamese woman of Chinese descent‚ Phuong. Cynical Fowler is a drug addict‚ an opium smoker. Phuong probably got him addicted. He seems to have been a life-long philanderer‚ who finally destroyed
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Do you have to be a martyr for your cause to be considered ‘morally good’ or is his behaviour morally bad? CONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE The Quiet American * Both Pyle and Thomas are in conflict over a number of issues throughout the text. In particular some of this conflict stems from their ideological differences‚ particularly in regards to their views about Vietnam. Pyle is blind to the outside
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Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script‚ and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave‚ with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced to reverse Greene’s political stand taken in the book however‚ meaning it
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this beautiful country. However one would argue the communist force’s motives. The French wish to protect the people and therefore a succession of these slaughters may force the French into submission and surrender – much like Hiroshima did for the Americans and Japanese. Has humanity not learned from their mistakes? Again with Hiroshima‚ the atomic bomb was a huge development in human warfare‚ although it caused huge casualties‚ somewhere from 90‚000 to 160‚000 were killed. Was it a means to a greater
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States. ( Domino theory ) Communism was contradictory to American morals such as (... ). They believed that Vietnam would benefit through the Third Force and it would ultimately prevent the downfall of other countries also known as the Domino Theory.
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The term feminism can be used to describe a political‚ cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women (Bardon‚ 1978:23). Feminism involves political and sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference‚ as well as a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for women’s rights and interests (Stambler‚ Sookie‚ 1970:102-105). During much of its history‚ most feminist movements and theories had leaders
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I have been exposed to many forms of feminism. Many different ideas‚ concepts‚ and situations have been brought to my attention‚ enabling me to formulate my own loose definition of feminism‚ and to take those concepts with me to utilize in my life as a woman in order to obtain the life I deserve. To first understand feminism‚ one must be aware of the factors and forces that madeand still makethe fight for women’s rights such a relevant necessity. For example‚ women are mistreated and undervalued
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Graham Greene’s novel‚ The Quiet American‚ is more than a political statement about whether or not America or any other country for that matter should become involved in the affairs of another country; Greene makes the question human and personal. The novel can be read as a political and moral reflection on the opening stages of the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia. Therefore‚ Greene’s novel becomes a commentary on the pointlessness of the United States’ later investment of men and material
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THE QUIET AMERICAN ‘Alden Pyle is dangerous‚ but he does not deserve his ultimate fate.’ Do you agree? In ‘The Quiet American’‚ the Alden Pyle character is exceedingly patriotic to America and somewhat unrealistic in all that he does throughout the film. Pyle seems to be naive in thinking that he will be able to save an entire country‚ Vietnam‚ which at the time was embroiled in an intense battle between the French and communists. He believed that by establishing a third force in the country
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