O’Brien’s short story “The Things They Carried” details the struggles of a platoon that represents the entire U.S. Army throughout the war effort in Vietnam. O’Brien writes about of the strange tactics of the people within First Lieutant Cross’ Platoon; whether it is bad leadership‚ drug use or the struggles of being Native American within Vietnam. O’Brien addresses the issues that were taking place in Vietnam by using the platoon to mirror what he saw was wrong. The initial issue O’Brien saw when he
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Sebastian Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Who‚ within a time period between 2007 and 2008 follows an American platoon deployed to Afghanistan. Korangal Valley to be exact‚ which is roughly twenty five miles from the border of Pakistan. The United States goal was to put our American troops there to over throw the Taliban regime. We intended to help Iraqi’s clear and secure neighborhoods‚ and to protect their local population. Sebastian followed the second of Battle Company‚ part
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strain on both resources and planning of my platoon. In reality‚ the additional requirements are a precaution more than a necessity‚ which increases the difficulty for myself and my mid-level leaders to fully accept the change. Therefore‚ much of the frustration for me personally has been in the difference of leadership styles of my supervisor and myself. Additionally‚ the strain between the mid-level leaders and the leadership of the platoon can be
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Students are taught about what war was like in the past but they have never been able to see what it looked like. Oliver Stone’s movie Platoon showed the main character (Chris Taylor) and his companions throughout the war. The movie showed what happened during the Vietnam war and how it changed the view of soldiers from the beginning of entering the war to the end. Some major themes were Empathy vs. Ruthlessness because we see Sergeant Elias being understanding when taking over the village because
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An open frame is generally employed in _____________ films‚ while a closed frame is generally employed in ____________ films. realistic; antirealistic Which of the following statements about mise-en-scène is NOT true? Mise-en-scène has two visual components: lighting and movement. Composition is part of the process of planning the design of a movie. When visualizing and planning shots‚ filmmakers must make decisions about two elements of composition: what we see on screen and what moves on
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Upon receiving the order‚ I immediately directed the mobilization of Platoon-1‚ marching on foot one soldier at a time with a maximum safe distance between soldiers. I anticipated that we would be the target of the enemy’s sniping and artillery shelling along the way. By dawn of the next day‚ just as we were near the edge of a village‚ VC (Việt Cộng) guerrillas ambushed us. They opened fire from thick bushes on the right side of the road. The dry sound of heavy discharges from CKC‚ red-butt rifles
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March 21‚ 2013 English 1R Isaac‚ Pd. 3 Tim Burton’s Cinematic Style “Being original is more important than fitting in‚ especially if you have to change to fit in.” This is quote that can definitely describe well-known director‚ Tim Burton as well as the character Edward in the movie Edward Scissorhands. This movie by Tim Burton is about a man with scissors as hands who isolated in a castle and is brought out into the real world by an Avon representative. He is accepted at first‚ but
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We Were Soldiers vs. Platoon After watching both of these films I noticed how combat was portrayed in the movie Platoon was different from the movie we were soldiers In the movie we were soldiers it was portrayed around several different officers it was focused on them and how they carried out their mission and how they took care of their men also they showed how on a platoon level and squad level were able to follow the battalion commander on the battlefield some example of the
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and I want her to win” (Bend it like Beckham‚ 2004 1:38:07). The scenes in both texts are represented in point of view shots‚ this cinematic technique allows viewers to develop empathy for the circumstances that the protagonists are experiencing. Also‚ the audience can also better understand the importance of fulfilment. Another idea that is driven by this technique is that passion is a strong driving force to success‚ in both texts we learn that it is important for individuals to push themselves
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another world which is different with the living world and form a virtual view of the world like appearance of the super heros to save the people in the dangerous situations and the world that is worked by the magic‚ not science. As a result‚ ‘Marble Cinematic Universe’ is established and the Hogwarts is build in each countries. Like this‚ the view of the world forms one prologue through the Story telling : it is a compound word of ‘story’ and ‘telling’ and means delivering through the word‚ image and
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