In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” Paul Baumer tells that the war is a dehumanizing experience. I on the other hand believe that the hardships of war make the soldiers become more human. In the book Paul not only talks about his and others experiences in the frontline but also about their home front. War makes young soldiers see real human life. Soldiers throughout the war are constantly exposed to death, so that it becomes a part of their normal day to day life.
Restrepo The documentary Restrepo portrayed war life in the most vivid way. Blood and Gory didn’t need to be shown for viewers to understand the hardships that come with being a soldier. Restrepo, showed the real emotion behind war, and situations that make average life seem like a piece of cake. Soldiers step out knowing the risks and the consequences, but step out with pride to fight for their country. With firefights, life and death situations, and the mourning of their fellow soldiers, Restrepo showed that when it comes to war, even when we win, everyone still loses.
He was summoned by a nurse to hear the dying confessions of an SS Nazi soldier. The soldier wanted forgiveness on behalf of all Jewish people for the things he had done to their fellow brothers. He asked for forgiveness as he was dying because he was afraid that his soul would not be able to rest eternally unless he was forgiven. Simon tries continuously to leave the room in fear of his own life, and also because of his learned hatred of Nazis. He stays and listens to the dying man out of pity and also because the soldier asks and begs him not to leave.
Hamlet on Film Compare and Contrast Hamlet by Williams Shakespeare is expressed and portrayed in multiple versions and with different interpretations. They each take place in different setting and time periods. The Kenneth Branagh version, directed in 1996, takes place in the medieval era. Now the Micheal Almereyda version, directed in 2000, was more modern and edited. I prefer the Branagh version over the Almereyda version because it’s more depictive and more relevant to the play than the Almereyda version that lost the true value of Hamlet.
Through the reflection of Shakespeare's ideas through two 21st century responders, altering dramatically in context, it is evident that Shakespeare and his literature, in particular, Henry IV Part One continues to be relevant to the modern 21st century responder. An essential element of Shakespeare's literature is that he does not determine our perspectives for us, like many writers of the time, preaching their own beliefs, but instead allows the responder, through the presentation of the concept, to make their own decision. Literature enables responders to address certain concepts, not available to consideration in other aspects of life, and respond
They are not able to be housed with general population in fear that they will be retaliated against by other prisoners. The inmates in this unit may consist of sex offenders, ex-police officers, child abusers, and even rejected gang members. For these reasons they are put into their own unit for their “protection” from harm that fellow inmates may want to inflict on
His plays have great depth and knowledge which are things that people in the modern society can learn from. Our poll from last week’s magazine has shown that a staggering amount of you that prefer modern adaptations of Shakespeare’s classics like 10 Things I Hate About You over the play itself. But in my opinion, these results aren’t appalling at all. Compared to the 400 year old play The Taming of the Shrew and the modern adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You, the modern adaptation is far more engaging to us. Despite the similar plot the modern music, casting, setting, costumes and humour make the film more relatable to viewer, allowing them to engage further with the characters.
A People’s History of the United States: Reflection Chapter 16 A People’s War? This chapter focuses on WWII, and on the concept of war in general. Specifically, it narrows in on the causes of war and whether war would solve the problems it was intended to solve. People around this era were very cautious, and lived and slept in fear. There were soldiers being enlisted and sent off to their deaths while Europe literally exploded all over the place.
To start with, in the original version as well as Branagh’s version of “Hamlet”, the “To be or not to be” soliloquy comes before Hamlets encounter with Ophelia, where as in Zeffirelli’s version of the play, Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy comes after the scene where he speaks with Ophelia. Also, Zeffirelli’s version doesn’t completely follow the original script word for word. I personally feel that Zeffirelli’s version is better in both of these regards. As far as the scene sequences, I feel that Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” had become more relevant after his encounter with Ophelia because that encounter only added to his frustration and broken heart, which could have helped further explain his reasoning for considering whether life is worth living or not. In regard to the faithfulness of the original language in the script, I believe that it is better to differentiate a small bit as Zeffirelli did.
This use of language is scene again when Brown is killed by the sniper. Harrison describes the scene where the men sit in the presence of Brown’s dead body and divide up what was his share of the rations. Through their lack of shock, horror or despair we see that death, no matter how abhorrent or disturbing no longer fazes these men as it has simply become a staple part of their lives. Due to the absence of shock at times of terrifying death and misery the reader is able to clearly discover that these occurrences were in no war rare. The creation of these emotionally vacant individuals emphasises what is just another horrible reality of