basis for Witness is an age-old fish-out-of-water story: a modern man trying to fit in with the quaint Amish in Lancaster County‚ Pennsylvania. Taken on that basis alone‚ Witness is a success; it’s when the "real" world intrudes‚ with its drugs and crooked cops and dead partners‚ that the movie falls apart. Harrison Ford plays John Book‚ a big city cop who’s more or less happy with the world and his place in it. A case comes to him just like any other case: A young Amish boy‚ Samuel Lapp (Lukas Haas
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Article on Witness by Rosemary O’Shea Area of Study 2 Context: Exploring Issues of Identity and Belonging Article by Rosemary O’Shea WITNESS Director Peter Weir INTRODUCTION Peter Weir is an Australian director whose films are internationally renowned. In Gallipoli (1981)‚ The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)‚ The Mosquito Coast (1986) and Dead Poets Society (1989)‚ he has created films that deal with groups under pressure. In Witness (1985) he provides the film audience with a window onto
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Richard Arkwright’s water frame. Textile industries worldwide used the mule for almost two hundred years‚ during which time the machine’s design was modified only slightly. Despite the overwhelming success of the spinning mule‚ however‚ its inventor‚ Samuel Crompton‚ enjoyed little prosperity. In fact‚ the last half-century of his life was spent fighting the industry that had effectively stolen his machine. Crompton was born near Bolton‚ England‚ in 1753. His father died when he was five‚ and he learned
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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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DRAFT WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN? THE UNTOLD STORY OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS1 Michal Gilad* Abstract Witness protection programs originated in the 80’s to protect middle-aged Mafia affiliated witnesses. However‚ over the last decade‚ a new generation of witnesses emerged. They are youthful‚ risk taking and vulnerable to intimidation. They are also vital for the effective prosecution of modern forms of crime involving a subculture of juveniles‚ which adults find
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My name is X and I’m holding a Senior Care Assistant and also Infection Control Officer and Heath and Safety Officer in Y. Kelly D is mainly under my supervision and I have witnessed the way she is assisting the residents and attending to all their needs. K is always explaining to residents that maintaining a good personal hygiene is necesary for many reasons such as personal‚ social‚ health reasons‚ pshychological or simply as a way of life. She always abl to make people understand that through
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HENRY LAWSON:- Many composers have been successful in using distinctly visual elements to create a particular image to reveal their own vision of the world. Henry Lawson is able to portray his image that life in the bush is not romantic. One can see this message portrayed through the short stories ‘the drovers wife’ and ‘in a dry season’. However Douglas Stewart portrays his perception of the destructive nature of mankind visually through his poems ‘wombat’ and ‘nesting time’ Firstly in Lawson’s
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Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784)‚ often referred to as Dr Johnson‚ was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet‚ essayist‚ moralist‚ literary critic‚ biographer‚ editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory‚ and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history."[1] He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole
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Samual Gander Mr. Dunham English 102 April 25‚ 2012 Farming on a Whole New Level Although people have worked in agriculture for more than 10‚000 years‚ advance in technology assist with maintaining and protecting land‚ crops‚ and animals. The demand to keep food prices affordable encourages those working in the agriculture industry to operate as efficiently as possible (Newman and Ruiz 33-47). Almost all people and companies in this industry have many acres of land they must maintain‚ and
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Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the contrast between the two worlds by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernized society. Weir presents many themes and issues in his film. Through his use of film techniques like long shots and close-ups make the film more enjoyable. These themes include clash of two cultures/different worlds‚ Peace and violence‚ innocence and corruption. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques‚ editing‚ setting‚ dialogue and music/sound
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