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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Aside from Benjamin Franklin‚ Oliver Evans could perhaps be considered as one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Throughout his life‚ Evans would go on to invent vapor compression refrigeration‚ various textile machinery‚ and perhaps his longest lasting invention‚ the high-pressure steam engine. His design would be used in locomotives that would become crucial to both the American and global Industrial Revolutions. Evans was born in 1755. Coincidentally‚ this was the same year
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Liberty The definition of liberty to me is still best expressed by Thomas Jefferson‚ who once gave us the following definition: “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will‚ and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.” This definition of liberty was and still is the foundation for us to follow. I would like to expand
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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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‘WITNESS’ ANALYSIS The film “Witness”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ is about the traditional Amish life versus the violent ways of the Western World. The film begins when an Amish boy named Samuel Lapp witnesses the murder of a policeman‚ and when detective John Book discovers it was an ‘inside job’ he gets shot and takes Samuel and his mother Rachel back to their Amish community. While nursing the bullet wound he stays with them for a week and learns the Amish way of life. He is not comfortable at first
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represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness? Good morning/afternoon teachers and classmates‚ I am here today to talk to you about how Weir represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness. Individual struggle is ones challenge which can decide if they are strong‚ or weak it determines their strengths and weaknesses and almost every individual will walk a path in their lives whereby they will face individual struggles. In witness the concept of "individual struggle" is represented
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Community spirit and isolation Witness also makes a comment on community values and individualism. Rachel is clearly part of a caring community‚ even if it is patriarchal and rigid. The values of Amish culture are depicted through the funeral and barn-raising scenes‚ where we are left in no DANI doubt that serving God and others before yourself is the cornerstone of society. Quilt-making‚ building barns‚ cooking and mourning are all collective pursuits. While Weir projects these qualities in
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Evolution Lab “Evolution by Natural Selection” The object of this experiment is to determine how changing the size of the beak of a finch will affect the population as well as the growth rate of the finch’s beak. The reason for the experiment is to evaluate evolution and how it affects the finch’s population‚ and how natural selection is always present in life. In this experiment I will show that the finch will continue to evolve until its beak has reached the optimal size for sustaining
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Can you hear the cracking of that broken heart too? Sara Evans sings about her heartbreak in “A little bit stronger”. Her music represents heartbreak and a lost love through country music. Even though breakups can be hard‚ you will get better‚ stronger‚ and happier. As shown in her music‚ Sara Evans‚ along with other singers in her genre are based on real life experiences which attracts people to their music. Sara Evans was born in Boonville‚ Missouri. She was raised on a farm near New Franklin
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and appreciation to the following persons who gave invaluable assistance and who contributed to the successful completion of this narrative report: Dearest Parents‚ for providing her emotional‚ spiritual and financial support particularly in the accomplishment of this report; Hon. Nestor M. De Vera‚ Ph. D‚ President of the Laguna State Polytechnic University‚ who handle Sta. Cruz Main Campus and the other campuses. Dr. Roberto C. Miranda‚ Campus Director. For his valuable support. Prof. Maria
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