Walter Salles’ film‚ The Motorcycle Diaries‚ concerns the choices of two South American men‚ Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto Granado on a physical and inner journey through South America. They were faced with choosing between helping the people of South America and looking after themselves as they scrape by throughout their perilous expedition‚ for example; when Ernesto and Alberto meet the man near the side of the lake and they inspect the lump on his neck and Ernesto is more concerned of the
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Rachelle Motter Prof. Dolores Chew HIS-910 09 April 2010 The Motorcycle Diaries The film Motorcycle Diaries is the biography of the early life of the communist‚ revolutionary Ernesto Guevara‚ also known as Che Guevara situated in Buenos Aires in 1952. He was a medical student‚ who left Argentina on a road trip with his friend Alberto Granado‚ a biochemist‚ to get to discover the rest of Latin America on an old motorcycle. The motive of their journey of several months was the desire to
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After reading Lu Xun and Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ it is apparent that the writing style and the choice of themes treated in Lu Xun’s "Diary of a Madman" are influenced by Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ but Lu Xun presents the story in a more penetrating and elaborate way to accentuate the themes. Before revealing how Lu Xun incorporates Gogol’s ideas into his work‚ we first examine the contacts between Lu Xun and Gogol. Lu Xun’s writing career began from his indignation and poignancy toward China’s
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"The Motorcycle Diaries" After reading this book‚ I learned a lot about who Che Guevara was that I never knew about him before. More than just two men traveling South America‚ their trip inspired Guevara to become a man he didn’t expect to be. No dry history lesson or travelogue‚ this biography is supported with the humor of Guevara’s diaries‚ as the 23-year-old Ernesto - a frail asthmatic who had not yet taken the nickname Che - and the slightly older Alberto set off from Buenos Aires on a beat-up
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Dominique Spurlock HIST 4371 February 7‚ 2011 Motorcycle Diaries In the film “Motorcycle Diaries” the filmmaker does an excellent job of portraying Che (Fuser) Guevara’s way of thinking. Che was a very kind hearted man who did not think that he was better than others just because he was a year away from being a doctor. In 1951 Che decided to post-pone his medical degree to travel around South America with his friend Alberto “Mial” Granado. During this trip they made several stops. The first
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Anne matures and develops through the course of the diary in many ways. In the beginning she behaved in a spoiled manor. She barely helped do any work‚ argued with her mother‚ and she thought every boy liked her. During her time in hiding she started to do work like cleaning and preparing food‚ she became less argumentative‚ less talkative and did not joke about everything. She began to enjoy and appreciate sweets like cake rather than take them for granted like before they went into hiding.
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Use a Diary System Understand a Diary System 1. Explain the purpose of using a diary system. There are many purposes to using a diary system‚ one main purpose is to efficiently and effectively manage and utilise every minute of the working day by being able to see what meetings are coming up‚ what preparation time is available and to look back and see how much time was spent during the day on what topics/meetings. 2. Describe different types of diary systems. There are several different
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"The Motorcycle Dairies" is a biographical film that tells the tale of a formative journey by motorcycle across South America by Ernestro "Fueser" Guevara. The film depicts the gradual development of Fuser’s physical journey which plays a major role in the awakening of his political consciousness and the shaping of his beliefs. As Fueser continues his physical journey‚ issues of oppression and injustice are raised and are used to facilitate the self-realization of the traveller. Director Walter Salles
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The Diary of Anne Frank ! This summer I read The Diary of Anne Frank. This book was a diary written by Anne Frank who was a young Jewish girl living during the German occupation of Holland‚ and was translated by B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday. In her diary she writes about what her and her mother‚ father‚ and older sister Margot went through because of their culture and beliefs. In 1942‚ Anne and her family went into hiding to avoid being sent to a concentration camp by the Nazi’s. !
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The Motorcyles Diaries vs. Che Guevara The Motorcycle Diaries was an interesting film that gave great insight to the Spanish lifestyle during the early 1950’s. The film was adapted from a book of the same name written by Che Guevara. The film’s beginning is a bit vague‚ yet much can be gathered and later used‚ as the movie progresses. The two main characters of the film are the author‚ Che Guevara and his close friend‚ a biochemist named Alberto Granado. The effectiveness of the film as a source
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