So ..After twenty-year separation I finally found my sister Jane. We talked a lot about our childhood‚ the forest home‚ and generally our lives after that. Here is a small part from our dialog. Me: How did you know that they’re gonna take me away? Jane: Well‚ it was that night that I decided to bring you a candy bar I had stolen after the Christmas morning. When I came closer to your bunkbed ‚ I heard them talking near the dormitory door. They were discussing the day that they were planning
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Naomi Weir 2012 A central theme of this module is that conflict seemingly inspired by ethnic hates is in fact driven by the aims of political leaders. Discuss with reference to one of the ethnic wars or genocides that took place in the 20th century. Introduction This question asks what causes ethnic conflict‚ while particularly focussing on the degree to which ethnic conflict is driven by political leaders. The argument that ethnic conflict is driven by the aims of political leaders is
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The same thing can be applied when talking about a reader and literature. A work like Sylvia Plath’s “Poppies In July” has the ability to capture an audience’s attention from the first line‚ as it could be argued to be almost abstract. The poem opens by amiably describing flowers. However‚ the ending of the first line foreshadows something more sinister or dangerous‚ by referring to the poppies as “little hell flames”. The irony seems odd‚ considering flowers are generally used to convey a light
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The film‚ Witness‚ deals with characters in conflict with the world around them. Discuss the methods Weir uses to convey this idea of conflict. In Peter Weir’s film‚ Witness‚ several characters come into conflict with their environment. This is evident through the use of various techniques such as symbol‚ camera angle‚ and imagery. Samuel’s protective life as a child in the Amish community is corrupted when he comes into contact with crime and the city and experiences a loss of innocence. By contrast
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How does Weir convey the difference in culture in his film Witness? The difference in culture is emphasised through distinctive ideas and characters in the film ‘Witness’ directed by Peter Weir. He uses themes and film techniques to further emphasise the difference in culture in the film‚ especially in the “Happy Valley” scene and the “Barn-Raising” scene. Weir attempts to emphasise the moral of the film which is that the mainstream western society has lost its way as it results to violence and
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Gallipoli was a film made by Peter Weir in 1981 about the tragic time of World War One. The film is about some young australians who have their lives changed by the war. Many young Australians risked their lives for their country‚ Australia. The war had the sense of adventure in it because of the fact that men are going overseas‚ to Gallipoli. Mainly looking at two young boys with the names of Archie‚ a positive boy‚ and Frank‚ a typical Australian. There was a very great sense of adventure in World
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“Witness” is an American film made in 1985 produced by Australian film maker Peter Weir; he has successfully conveyed many themes‚ issues and concepts in this film. The opening scene of the film “Witness” establishes many features of the film. These features include the camera shots‚ camera angles‚ light‚ sound‚ and dialogue‚ positioning of characters and setting. The opening scene is significant as it examines the concepts of ; how the peaceful Amish communities are marginalised and isolated from
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subject‚ is used frequently. Death is made abundant throughout the production. Peter Weir has incorporated foreshadowing as a technique to build up to the final scene. The theme
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"Witness" is a thriller‚ which was directed by Peter Weir and released in 1985. The film centres around the Amish community who live in Pennsylvania‚ and a young Amish boy‚ Samuel‚ and his widowed mother‚ Rachel‚ who are caught up in the clash between two very different worlds. One world is the modern‚ American‚ consumerist world‚ focused on money‚ property and individual success‚ and the other is the contrasting world of the Amish which is focused on serving their community. This clash between the
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The Amish are a charming people‚ gentle oddities in today’s techno world. They don’t do handguns‚ cars‚ or telephones‚ and they’re exceedingly clannish in their desire to keep out technology generally and outsiders in particular. The basis for Witness is an age-old fish-out-of-water story: a modern man trying to fit in with the quaint Amish in Lancaster County‚ Pennsylvania. Taken on that basis alone‚ Witness is a success; it’s when the "real" world intrudes‚ with its drugs and crooked cops and dead
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