Great deals of King’s novels have been adapted into fims, such as Carrie or The Shinning. In this paper we are going to analyze one of the novellas from Different Seasons, Apt Pupil. This novella has already been adapted into the cinema (1998), by the director, Brian Singer, and performed by Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. Broadly Speaking, Apt Pupil, presents two defined characters, the 13-years-old Todd Bowden (older in the film adaptation) and Kurt Dussander, a Nazi who ran a concentration camp at Patin in the II World War, and is now, a fugitive. Todd discovers the real identity of Dussander, and in order to obtain the information he wants about the concentration camps and the II World War, Todd blackmails him.
“The Mighty 7th”: Driven by the Photograph Blasts riddled the sands of Iwo Jima, and reverberations echoed across theatres and living rooms as battles were poignantly and stunningly reenacted and the seventh war bond campaign compellingly brought back to life in the cinematic feat “Flags of Our Fathers”. Director, Clint Eastwood, worked closely with James Bradley, author of the book “Flags of Our Fathers”, on which the movie was almost perfectly built upon, and the son of flag raiser John “Doc” Bradley. Both kept the characters of the three war bond participants: Rene Gagnon, Ira H. Hayes, and John Bradley, true to form and also to appearance. Eastwood, delving into a passion for war history, particularly World War II, also created a companion to “Flags of Our Fathers” entitled “Letters from Iwo Jima”, an account from the Japanese stance. But “Flags of Our Fathers” touched on a subject never fully brought into the limelight of modern Hollywood, war bond campaigns and photojournalism in war.
Darby Baker Mr. Verner DC U.S. History 21 March 2014 With the Old Breed Book Review Award winning author, Eugene B. Sledge, shares the experiences he was put through at Peleliu and Okinawa in his novel With the Old Breed. This novel is his personal account of hardships he faced when fighting in World War II. Specifically, the pacific frontier of the war and the brutal Japanese enemies they fought against. This novel gives a front line point of view when recounting his encounters in the war. The scenarios are very descriptive as he is blunt, and goes into graphic detail.
Band Of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose In 1942, the United States entered World War 2 after the Japanese fleet attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl on the side of the Allied forces, Canada, Britain, and Russia. This turned the tide of the war in favor of the allies and over the next few years Hitler's forces were pushed back across Europe which left Hitler with only Germany and France under his control. By the spring of 1943, the Allied High Command was able to go on the offensive and as such began planning a major offense for the spring of 1944. This operation was given the Code name "Operation Overlord" and was designed to provide the Allied forces with a foothold in German occupied France from which they could liberate the rest of France and then advance into Germany.
Eisenhower's greatest strength as a General was his ability to get all the other big leaders of the western allies to form a consensus. Through his efforts, Presidents, Prime Ministers and Generals were able to get together to plan and carry out the great tasks necessary to win the war. Eisenhower was confronted with major Cold War crises every year he was in office: Korea, Vietnam, Formosa, Suez, Hungary, Berlin, and the U-2. While more than once America seemed on the brink of war and those around him clamored to drop the Bomb, Eisenhower always kept a level head. He dealt calmly and rationally with each situation, always finding a solution that avoided war without diminishing America's prestige.
It is by far the finest book I have read, and it continues to impact how I lead. 2. We Were Soldiers Once … and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway Pete Kilner: I read this while at the Infantry Officer Advanced Course. I was struck by how Hal Moore and his commanders knew their Soldiers, by the things Moore did to create a winning culture and by how unpredictable war can be. Another big takeaway was that despite the brutality and emotions of combat, a leader must remain calm, see the big picture, and anticipate the “next steps” for his unit and the enemy.
An Excellent Captain works well with the squad and coach. She always attempts to keep communications opened in both directions. She does not show any favoritism and all decisions are based on what is best for the whole team. A captain does not consider it tattling or betrayal to report something that reflects on the squad to the coach. She knows how to delegate, has great people skills, can mediate disagreements without taking sides, and is familiar with all aspects of a cheerleading squad.
Ramesses the great held annual public ceremony for the people to recognize who he was, thus giving a face to the orders. His innovation in critical thinking, or thinking outside the box in concerns to politics, gave Ramesses more support in his campaigns (Smithson). Ramesses the Great was trained to become a ruler from a very young age. Seti, his father, put the up incoming King through “rigorous educational training” (Smithson) which was never enforced prior to his rule during the ninetieth dynasty, training young sons of Pharaohs was unprecedented (Smithson). All Pharaohs had one ultimate goal in life, to cheat death and become immortal in the eyes of history.
The author’s need to construct the story under a journalism quality, suggests to the readers that the narrator is a reliable narrator. Therefore, her narrator is a reliable source in the hopes of promoting anti-slavery. Behn promotes the institution of anti-slavery by presenting the ideal that blacks can obtain an education and possesses civility. The civility of people of color transcends through the following lone, “He had nothing of barbarity in his name, but in all points addresses himself as if his education had been in some European court” (Behn 147). By indicating that Oroonoko possesses no sign of barbarity, and in fact appears to be educated implies that slaves have the ability to be civilized amongst white.
Although Paul is a part of the Hutus, he feels the need to keep the Tutsis safe. Paul gets in contact with many armies to help protect their hotel with all the Tutsi refugees. Paul pays the militaries in alcoholic beverages to continue to protect them. At the conclusion of this genocide in 1994, there was between 500,000 and 1 million deaths. This story was based on a true story, and all of the characters in this movie were based on real people.