Persuasive Essay - Witness Our separate individual identities are shaped by our interpretations of our society’s ideals and values. As individuals‚ we reflect in our personalities and actions by what we hear and see in the media‚ and through what we have observed personally in the world in general. Having an experience of our society’s rules‚ we are able to make informed decisions and choices by the ethical and moral concerns that we are bound by. Despite this‚ when moving from one country to
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FILM: Witness Directed by Peter Weir CLASH OF CULTURES Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the clash of cultures by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernised society. Firstly‚ cultural clash is achieved through the contrast of setting. The panning shot of the countryside‚ depicting Amish farmhouses and barns‚ coupled with the free flowing soundtrack‚ depicts a peaceful agrarian community. This contrasts with the busy American city‚ with shops‚ modern style buildings and cars suggesting
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OTHER RELATED TEXTS Advertising Campaigns Olympic ads – Telstra‚ McDonalds QANTAS ads RTA – No-one thinks big of you Documentary Films Bra Boys (2007) Sunny Abberton Forbidden Lies (2007) Anna Broinowski Growing up and going home (2007) Belinda Mason http://www.filmaust.com.au/guagh/default.asp?content=growingup Spellbound (2002 Not only a documentary about the US National spelling bee‚ but a glimpse into the enormous pressure first-generation immigrant families place
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Some people embrace change while others resist it. Is this true of the texts you have studied? In your answer you should make close reference to your prescribed text and at least one other related text. Change is a process that affects individuals and their environments. Some people choose to embrace change‚ while others resist it. “Macbeth”; the song “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and the episode of the Twilight Zone‚ “A Stop at Willoughby” all successfully convey the notion of change and demonstrate
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The film Witness(underline witness)‚ Directed by Peter Weir was famous in 1984. This film is about two cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power. The first
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Beyond the archetypal exposé of the Amish culture by all‚ it seems that the Oscar-winning ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir has expunged the typical intuition of the Amish culture. In a nutshell‚ 1985 film ‘Witness’ focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy [Samuel] who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia train station. The Amish trace their religious heritage to the Swiss Anabaptist of sixteenth-century Europe‚ who emerged in the wake of the
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’How has your study of Attitudes and Experiences as well as 2 related texts helped you to better understand the Area of Study‚ ’Changing Lives?’ The Area of Study ‘Changing Lives’ has developed and enhanced my understanding as it shows that Change can bring about important lessons related to overcoming challenges and obstacles‚ the importance of maintaining will and determination through drastic changes and that a negative change can being about a positive outcome. This was shown through the
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Witness is a 1985 detective thriller directed by Peter Weir which expresses the theme “clash of cultures”. This clash is highlighted by the use of music‚ various camera angles and camera shots and the narrative structure of the film. The clash between Amish pacifism and modern American society’s attitude towards violence also affects their bond. These components have affected Rachel and John’s ability to have a long-lasting relationship. The audience is oriented through three key scenes. The opening
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The two texts I’ve chosen are coach carter‚ the film and a quitline bus poster. Both of these texts explore change through the ideas that there is a reluctance to change and that change is essential for growth. For coach carter‚ to show a reluctance to change I’ve chosen to use scene 2. This scene shows reluctance to change through the attitudes of the players. |The lighting in this scene is dim‚ which immediately sets a somber mood within the gym. It starts off with the former coach talking
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Belonging Additional Material ‘X-Men’ Originally created by Stan Lee (writer) and Jack Kirby (artist)‚ ‘X-Men’ is a graphic novel or comic book series that has spanned many decades. ‘X-Men’ first appeared in September 1963 and has since gained a large following and spread to multiple forms of media including film and TV. Published by Marvel comics‚ the series focuses on a group of ‘mutants’ who suffer a large amount of prejudice from the general population‚ finding salvation together in the
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