Seven Pounds delivers a very powerful message and leaves the audience contemplating what their mission in life is and how it would change if their life abruptly changed in an instant. The movie is written in such a way that each viewer can take away his or her own personal message from the movie. The main message of the film is centered on what is each individual’s purpose in life – what is their personal mission in this world. Throughout the movie, it becomes clear that Ben Thomas, Will Smith, was in a terrible auto accident that he caused and took seven lives, including his wife’s. Ben’s outlook on life changes with the accident.
He then gained control of a Jewish owned factory named Deulsh Emailwaren Fabrik, which made enameled goods. It was close to the jewish ghetto and most of his workers were Jews because at the time they were the cheapest labor. When He began to see the Jews not just as workers but as mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, he risked everything that he had to save his Jews from death in the camps. Schindler used massive bribery and his connections to succeed in protecting his workers. Oskar asked Amon Goeth ( a SS officer in charge of the Plaszow camp where Oskar’s Jews were being held) that these Jews who continued to work in his factory be placed in their own sub-camp, closer to the plant, "to save time in getting to the job."
It was the new name for an old story, and thanks to the Vietnam War, this disorder has been examined more closely. According to “Posttraumatic stress disorder: a history and a critique” by Dr. Andreasen, PTSD was soon defined “as a stress disorder that is a final common pathway occurring as a consequence of many different types of stressors” (Andreasen). In “How To Tell a True War Story”, author and narrator Tim O’Brien, writes about his own experiences during the Vietnam War, which show how PTSD seems to affect himself and his friend Rat Kiley. After witnessing the death of his best friend, Rat goes through an emotional roller coaster as he starts taking his feelings out on a baby Vietcong water buffalo they find, by torturing and eventually killing it. This baby water buffalo represents Rat’s innocence and attachment to his best friend as PTSD is prominent while he comes to terms with what happened to his best friend.
written by Paul Harris is an opinionated paper told by one of the victims fathers Tom Mauser, who is very devoted to change the guns laws in Colorado form his own experience of losing his son in the 1999 columbine high school shooting, his son was one of 12 to have his life taken by the shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold who had also killed a teacher and injured 24 other staff and students. Tom Mauser has endorsed the rare politicians who make gun controls part of their agenda and is a board member of Colorado Ceasefire, a gun control group. Tom Mauser is angry that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney because they have avoided talking about gun crime in Colorado. One of the possible social changes could have been if Obama or Romney
These relationships enabled him to take advantage of the German occupation program to “’Aryanize’ and ‘Germanize’ Jewish-owned and Polish-owned business…” (Crowe). In 1939 he secured a run down, bankrupt enamel factory, which he named Emalia, and was provided with Jews to serve as slave labor (Crowe; Karesh). Through his ability to charm and manipulate people, and through his various connections, he was awarded numerous contracts to supply the German military with pots and pans and kitchen accessories manufactured by his factory, and his business became extremely profitable (Vashem). It was during this time that he began to realize the seriousness of the situation and the grave danger his Jewish workers would probably be facing. He began to truly care about
Was Schindler the true hero he is often portrayed as? When was the moment he decided to actively work towards saving the lives of Jews? Who wrote the list? These questions when observed together, help to identify a significant problem within the accounts of Schindler’s life, its historical accuracy. The objective of each of the sources differs significantly – Spielberg’s motion picture focuses on promoting a selfless Schindler who is so closely tied to the Jews in his factories, that he can list them by memory.
Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist and a member of the Nazi party during World War II. He journeyed to Krakow and obtained a formerly Jewish-owned enamelware factory. Schindler was initially interested in the money-making potential that the business had, especially since his staff consisted of Jewish workers from the ghetto that worked for very little payment. He later on realized that by employing the Jews, he was saving them from certain death at concentration camps. Schindler continuously saved many Jews from the brutality of these camps through diplomacy and bribery with SS officers.
The lighting in this short scene is extremely dark. Truman is seen as nothing but a silhouette, showing his sadness and fear of what he sees in front of him. The cause of his fear is exposed to viewers in a flashback of the time the man, who he believes is his father, drowned in a boating accident. Truman witnessed, what he thought was, his father’s death, but was really an acting stunt to keep Truman on the island. The first real catalyst for change in Truman was seeing the actor who played his father dressed as a homeless man in an over-the-shoulder camera shot.
It is true that Hitler redefined socialism with redistributing income and war profits, supporting large industries and providing free education, but after listening to one of Hitler’s enthralling speeches, this five foot eight, short legged, dark haired, and pasty skinned man, could make the audience willing to do anything he suggested. As for Joseph Stalin, he was not intellectually gifted or a good orator. He had a soft voice, pock marked face, and a crippled arm. He was born into a dysfunctional family and because of these inferiorities he was driven with a strong desire for greatness. Even as a leader he was determined to make Russia good enough to compete industrially with Capitalist nations.
‘After the First Death’ Essay – Erin Macdonald “In what ways can ‘After the First Death’ (ATFD) be said to explore aspects of personal journeys? Make specific reference to the text…“ ‘After the First Death’, written by Robert Cormier, is a novel exploring the personal journeys of several major characters. One main feature is the way it looks at how circumstances, events and the deaths of individuals can derail and affect the intended personal journeys of several young characters. In particular Ben, the peace brokers son, finds he cannot live knowing he is a coward even though his actions were for the good of others. Kate, the bus driver, finds out what it takes to be brave while the young Raymond discovers that he doesn't need to impress anyone anymore.