The American writer Dennis Prager once said‚ "Goodness is about character - integrity‚ honesty‚ kindness‚ generosity‚ moral courage‚ and the like. More than anything else‚ it is about how we treat other people." In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken‚ the considerate Louis Zamperini personified Prager’s words when he‚ no matter the predicament‚ placed the others before his own. Needless to say‚ it was Louis who motivated other American soldiers to persevere during World War II as he never
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Settings - In this story of Louie Zamperini there were many encounters of different places he went to. One of the place Louie stayed was in Torrance‚ California for about seven years and he spent his childhood days there growing up. He was a big trouble maker growing up like for instance he would get in trouble for fighting‚ drinking‚ and for other events that occurred. Secondly some of the suspense of the book occurs in Ofuna‚ Japan. This is where Louie and Phil experience the intense feeling after
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Educating Rita Setting The play takes place entirely in Frank’s office at a university in the North of England. The Playwright “I wanted to make a play which engaged and was relevant to those who considered themselves uneducated‚ those whose daily language is not the language of the university or the theatre. I wanted to write a play which would attract‚ and be as valid for the Ritas in the audience as well as the Franks.” Literary Elements Characters Frank – Frank is a middle aged‚ middle-class
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chien”‚ which means he is in France. -> There is an RAF officer with some oddities to his uniform who asks the protagonist information he shouldn’t give to strangers‚ to which the protagonist replies with the standard P.O.W. answer. He thinks he is a prisoner of war‚ meaning he thinks he is in occupied France. Language and style Very descriptive Vast white sea of cloud Repetition black – white Short sentences « I’m doing alright. I’m doing nicely. I know my way home. I’ll be there in half
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Escaping Christof’s powerful clutch as the thousands of hidden cameras cannot locate him. All actors on the set then become a desperate‚ violent search party. Showing links to Truman’s enclosure being a like a World War Two Nazi Concentration or Prisoner Of War (P.O.W) camp. Four techniques that this scene shows strong signs of are; Set‚ props‚ camera shots‚ and Acting The director’s purpose for this scene is to show the extent of Truman’s imprisonment‚ showing that it is almost impossible for him
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SHORT STORY “EDUCATING RITA” A Literature Class and a “Social” Comedy It is a British movie based on a play written by Willy Russell that narrates the relationship of the two main characters: Susan (who asks to be called as Rita at the beginning of the story) and Dr. Frank Bryant. Susan is a young lady who belongs to the working-class‚ she works as a hairdresser and is about to get marry with her boyfriend‚ even though‚ after knowing Dr. Frank Bryan‚ she experiences a sense of freedom that leads
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Bruce Blessitt English 3 Billard 12/ 14/11 In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden is unable to have any type of sexual intercourse or sexual contact with females because he is afraid of loosing his innocence. One can come to this conclusion using all of the facts and details about Holden’s strong belief in staying pure and innocent from the book. Details in the book show signs that Holden’s belief of protecting innocence dwindles his attempts at any type of sexual intercourse
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to witchcraft for comfort. The theme of the text is the coming of age and that determination produces growth which is shown when Princess Ben escapes her position as a prisoner of war and returns to the castle‚
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The degree to which lives and actions are connected poses endless questions regarding the destiny of society. Destiny can be thought of in a few ways‚ either that it cannot be controlled by mere humans‚ that one is in charge of one owns destiny‚ or that destiny is a complicated network of actions‚ people‚ and circumstances that result in a destiny that is affected by the person themselves and an innumerable amount of other people. The Crooked Maid by Dan Vyleta and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt propose
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attitude the vivid images of “burning ships” and “women prisoners of the Japanese…skin and bone and dressed in rags” position the audience to become aware of the selfish views by the British. Similarly to this‚ the Australian government’s advice to “keep smiling” ironically implies their ignorant view towards the women. This is contrasted with the projected images of “Prime Minister John Curtain…quite distressed” and “emaciated male prisoners of war‚ starving” showing his concern for the dying male
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