A few years ago I went to see the movie “Unbroken” with my family. It is the story of a man that was a prisoner of war in World War II. On the way home from seeing the movie I complained about how some of the disturbing imagery had made me uncomfortable and how I didn’t think I could stomach watching the movie a second time. My father’s reply to my complaints was “It is your discomfort with the movie that is the reason you should watch it everyday.” That statement has been one that has stuck
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Our war stories By SHEELA CHANDRAN entertainment@thestar.com.my http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/15/tvnradio/10698441&sec=tvnradio An intriguing new documentary tells the personal stories of Malayans who endured turbulent times under Japanese rule during World War II. IT was exactly 70 years ago today – Feb 15‚ 1942 – when Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival‚ the British General Officer Commanding Malaya during World War II‚ took the drastic step of signing the surrender document
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In a time of war‚ countries can react accordingly‚ doing things that can be viewed as in-human. During WWII‚ both American POWs and Japanese-American internees‚ experienced this. From the book‚ Unbroken‚ and the article‚ “George Takei on Internment‚ Allegiance and ‘Gaman’”‚ both American POWs and Japanese-American internees got their dignity taken away from them during tough times. In Unbroken‚ Louie’s dignity is tested while he is an American POW. For example‚ “A door slammed‚ a lock turned...The
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World War I….. The war that was said to end all wars. Wrong‚ that not only wasn’t the last war on this earth but it was followed by an even more devastating war‚ World War II. As the history books have shown World War II not only brought countless countries into the fight but it also brought countless young men from every side into a war for the ages. Thousands upon millions of true war stories have come from the war front. Whether it be from a reporter or the actual soldier himself these stories
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was first born in New york but later moved into Torrance‚ California. He was a rebellious boy but turned into a nice guy later in high school and because of track. He later on competed in the olympics then soon after went to the military. The book Unbroken‚ by Laura Hillenbrand is a brilliant book and it explains why Louie Zamperini is a forgiving and honorable person. Louie Zamperini is a forgiving person from many parts of his life. Such as when he was growing up as a rebellious person but started
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[pic] This essay will set out what the world would be without what the world would be without stories‚ what are the functions of stories; it will show how this art is important to humanity and using images where necessary/appropriate. This essay will also reflect on the effects that would be caused in the sense on no stories. The world without stories would be a hard living life‚ harder to teach new generations lessons and what’s right and what’s wrong‚ they even won’t know
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once said‚ “technology keeps moving forward‚ which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want”. Robin Sloan‚ author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore‚ contradicts Lucas’s opinion by organizing a plot that involves a secret “bibliophile cult” (113)‚ the Unbroken Spine‚ and their quest to solve the Founder’s Puzzle. Aldus Manutius‚ the founder of the Unbroken Spine‚ composed the Codex Vitae without the use of technology‚ but with the help of Griffo Gerritszoon
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World War II broke out in Europe for a multitude of reasons‚ with each one affecting a specific aspect of how pre-World War Two unfolded. World War II was one of the most defining of European and even World history. The reasons for War breaking out are complex and not a straightforward affair with many different events factoring in. These events range from the betrayal and humiliation many Germans felt after World War 1‚ and the fact that the treaty of Versailles was itself a failure and stemming
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A true war story is always about what happened in your perspective‚ how you saw the events as the storyteller and the emotion you felt as the reader or listener. It is not about the events that occured. A true war story is to make the person listening or reading feel the true emotions of what war felt like to the people involved‚ especially the storyteller. We convey true stories by sharing it on the news‚ one way an artist would do this is they differentiate the facts from experience. They show
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Lemon’s sister’s inability to give back the letter offers a sort of miserable and genuine good to the story. Thought the story many thing that was said and can be explain. War stories is not what everybody believe it to be about. O’Brien offers abstract commentary on storytelling. He also blurs the divisions between what is real and what is not real and author .In the story O’Brien states‚ “A true war story is never moral. It does not instruct‚ nor encourage virtue‚ nor suggest models of proper human
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