what is a distinctive idea explored in Witness? Explain how this idea is developed throughout the text? “Distinctive ideas are at heart of every play or film”. The notion of distinctive ideas being at the heart of every play or film is certainly evident in the film Witness‚ composed by Peter Weir. Weir successfully conveys many themes and issues throughout his film. His film comprises several ideas‚ each highly significant. One idea explored in Witness is the “clash of two cultures”: the insular
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London Riots “On the 7th of August 2011‚ the town of Tottenham had been terrorised‚ as overnight riots called for; buildings and cars to be burnt‚ shops to be looted and petrol bombs thrown at police” It is very difficult to understand how such unnecessary violence can be approved on. One of my main reasons for saying this is that during a protest demanding “justice” over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan‚ an outbreak of looting and violence began. This resulted in eight police officers having
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Witness through imagination Gary Weissman evokes the term "non-witness" in order to stress that subsequent generations only experience the Holocaust through representations of it. The term “non-witness stresses that those who did not witness the Holocaust‚ and that the experience of listening to‚ reading‚ or viewing witness testimony is not an experience of victimization. While there is the opportunity to read books or watch films on the Holocaust‚ listen to Holocaust survivors‚ visit Holocaust
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FIRST 10 MINS OF WITNESS ESSAY Peter Weir’s film‚ “Witness” reveals that besides our contemporary world‚ there are other “worlds” with their own values that are unique. These worlds conflict with the Western world through their variation in lifestyle. The Amish are a community of people who live peacefully in the midst of a robust‚ crime - riddled contemporary world. Weir presents a film that fits two genres‚ one of a crime and the other of romance. Within the first ten minutes of the film these
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Stonewall Riots "Liberation for gay people is to define ourselves how and with whom we live‚ instead of measuring our relationships by straight values To be free territory‚ we must govern ourselves‚ set up our own institutions‚ defend ourselves‚ and use our own energies to improve our lives" (Wittman‚ 75). Carl Wittman’s Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto‚ drew together many of the themes dealing with gay liberation. This quote demonstrates the goals of the gay and lesbian movement‚ a movement
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continuous influx began to change the demographic of city’s population. Tensions began to rise over religion then political motives set in as well. The Philadelphia riots of 1844 took root in considering the immigrants as the Other and finding ways to establish their superiority through suppressing the immigrants power. The 1844 riots in Philadelphia were brought about by a nativist culture shock that established a heightened sense of awareness concerning the American’s self-identity; the influx of
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The Expert Witness By Jeffrey Archer* ’Damn good drive’ said Toby‚ as he watched his opponent’s ball sail through the air. ’Must be every inch of 230‚ perhaps even 250 yards‚’ he added‚ as he held up his hand to his forehead to shield his eyes from the sun‚ and continued to watch the ball bouncing down the middle of the fairway. ’Thank you‚’ said Harry. ’What did you have for breakfast this morning‚ Harry?’ Toby asked when the ball finally came to a halt. ’A row with my wife‚’ came back his opponent’s
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The Stonewall riots directly resulted in the birth of two new gay activist groups- the Gay Liberation Front‚ and the Gay Activists Alliance. The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was formed immediately after the riots by Martha Shelley‚ Sylvia Rivera‚ Marsha P. Johnson‚ Michael Brown‚ Jerry Hoose‚ and Jim Owles. Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson went on to become well known LGBTQ+ activists‚ founding STAR‚ a foundation advocating for queer and homeless women of color.The GLF took a more radical approach
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inmates. An issue that management faces is the occurrence of riots. According to dictionary.com‚ a riot is a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a disrupting and tumultuous manner in carrying out their private purposes. Some riots are characterized by organization and demands‚ others by weak and confused formation of leadership‚ or conflict and violence among inmates themselves. In some riots‚ prisoners inflict suffering on hostages‚ inmates treat hostages
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Where Is the Irony? I read the story “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie. Christie began writing during World War II. She earned the title of “a master of crime fiction” after the publication of her book “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” in 1926. Also in 1926‚ Christie created a mystery of her own life when she disappeared for ten days. She was found checked into a hotel under a different name‚ suffering from amnesia. This incident actually increased the sales of her books (Great
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