other scenes in Journey’s End will also be used to help illustrate points. Stanhope‚ the Commander of the company‚ is a prime example of how the war effected many intelligent‚ able young men. The audience knows Stanhope is a good officer and is well respected from earlier dialogue in the play. For example‚ in Act 1 Scene 1‚ Osborne says‚ "He’s a long way the best company commander we’ve got"‚ and Hardy agrees. Stanhope is also a humorous man‚ and can get on very well with his fellow officers. For
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C. Sherriff and Peter Whelan developed the protagonists in their plays to reflect the impact the war had‚ not just on the world‚ but also on the individuals involved in war. May Hassle and Dennis Stanhope were clearly affected greatly by war; May‚ by what the war took from her‚ Tom; and Stanhope‚ by what the war gave him. All throughout the war May’s change of character becomes more and more apparent‚ finally ending with her having a hallucination. This is used to really emphasise how much
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different soldiers by showing a change in their behaviour and personality. Sherriff clearly shows the downside of war on Stanhope. His reality changed when he joined the military fresh out of school. Stanhope‚ the popular kid in
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the war in a masculine manner. Different characters in Journey End take different approaches to the war. Trotter seems to ignore his fate‚ and Stanhope accuses him of having no inner life at all. In fact‚ Sherriff is careful to make it clear that this is not the case: ‘Always the same am I? ( He sighs ) Little you know‚’ is Trotter’s answer to Stanhope‚ and it reveals a man – probably the strongest in character of all the officers – who faces death with remarkable good humour and toughness which
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March 19‚ 2014 Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response A disaster is an event that is a natural or man-made occurrence that can disrupt or destroy the lives of those it affects (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Management of a disaster includes four phases; prevention‚ preparedness‚ response and recovery (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Hawaii’s isolation in the pacific lends itself to the possibility of many disasters from; floods‚ hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ earthquakes‚ pandemics‚ and volcano eruptions
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‘Journeys End’ appears to be a more credible drama because of Sheriffs first-hand experience of the war‚ where as ‘The Accrington Pals’ depicts the more emotional side of war. R.C Sheriff uses Stanhope as an example of how war affected young‚ intelligent and inexperienced men and showing the reality of war. Stanhope is the stereotypical male of WW1. He is the image of authority‚ power and patriotism. He is also thought incredibly highly of from the lower ranks. ‘He’s a long way the best company commander
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novel the men form a powerful relationship which becomes absolutely crucial for survival. In contrast with this‚ Sherriff presents the negative impact of war upon men’s relationships in Journey’s End through Stanhope and Raleigh‚ showing that the stress‚ anger and desperation‚ which Stanhope in particular feels‚ ends up destroying their relationships and leaves them to find other ways to survive. When the war was declared and men across the country were called up to fight‚ many romances were
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obviously affected by the war in ‘Journey’s End’ is Stanhope. We learn early on in the play that Stanhope drinks very heavily when Osborne and Hardy have a conversation about him. “I never did see a youngster put away the whisky he does.” This is the first we see of the effects that the war has had on an individual and although there are other characters that are also affected‚ Stanhope appears to be the most prominent. It becomes apparent that Stanhope made a conscious decision to drink as a coping
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backbone of the play. Stanhope‚ the leader of the group‚ is the hero figure. He is someone the audience can empathize with until the book unfolds an ugly truth about him. Life in the front line had affected him‚ as his only way to cope with it is with alcohol. This shows a clear picture of how stressful the war can get and a few ways in which you can help yourself. It is not a rare occasion where a young man‚ with a lot on his mind uses alcohol to relieve
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agents (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2010). The second level of prevention refers to education that will allow prevention or allow a patient that has a disease to have early diagnosis‚ which can allow time to cure the disease. Health screenings are at the core of secondary prevention and are very important. Blood pressure screenings‚ screening for breast can using mammograms for example are secondary forms of prevention. Usually secondary prevention takes place in community settings (Stanhope & Lancaster
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