We have studied two texts, throughout this year, written by John Marsden and Anthony Hill. The two texts are Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden and Soldier Boy by Anthony Hill. In this task I will be comparing these two texts. Uniquely, the two texts both deal with war and are also Austr...

Post-Second World War Canadian life was one of fear and suspense due to the threat of impending war. The close of World War Two left a sharp contrast between opposing communist and democratic governments, which escalated and became the Cold War. Emerging superpowers the US and the USSR\'s frigid rel...

Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson's mystery-suspense novel, provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on...

The attacks made on America symbolize the vulnerability of life itself and the never-ending battle between war and peace. The primary targets of Tuesday's terrorist plane attacks were two of the world's largest office buildings and nerve centers for national defense, commerce, and communication. ...

Japan is an island in East Asia. It is located in the North Pacific Ocean. Japan has four main islands; Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, plus there are many smaller islands. The total area of Japan is 145,884 square miles. The four main islands make up about 95 percent of Japans territory. The...

War is often perceived as glamorous and an adventure to those we are involved. However, war destroys many people in many ways. After fighting in the trenches of World War I, Erich Maria Remarque and Wilfred Owen poured their experiences into works of literature. Even though Remarque and Owen were...

"The Mango Tree" movie response: The Mango Tree is a "rites of passage" story. What methods has the director (Kevin Dobson) used to create this story? The Mango Tree directed by Kevin Dobson is a "rites of passage" movie. It is a movie that shows the journey a you...

The Cold War began as an ideological struggle between the two superpowers that emerged in the aftermath of World War Two (WWII). The destruction of the former Western European balance of power post-WWII allowed for new nations to emerge superpowers. The tensions that arose from the restructured bipo...

The film industry of the 20th century has done all that it could to manipulate the viewers of the world. Wheter good, or bad propaganda in film has been a major source for molding the publics minds to fit the politicaly correct way of thinking at that particular time. Saving Private Ryan...

Physical JourneyIt is said that 'a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step' or 'Explore when you have the time, then you'll have time when you explore', ' there are goals and meaning in our journey - but it is the road, that makes it worthwhile' and 'an end to a journey toward is good - but...

A Farewell to Arms, by Earnest Hemingway, is a great novel about the pains of life including the great sorrow that comes with loosing those you love. Frederic Henry, the protagonist of the story, is an American Lieutenant in the Italian Army during the First World War. This fact is significant in le...

The English Patient, directed by Anthony Minghella, is a romantic, melodramatic film which defines the art of cinematography. The internal and external rhythms, lighting, camera angles, lenses, music, dialogue, and editing are displayed in a way which conveys the meanings and themes to the viewer in...

World War II During World War II many significant factors helped Germany become a powerful country, however many factors led to Germany's fall. Two things that increased Germany's power were Tanks, and there Aircrafts. Germany also had a very powerful tactic they used. Although German...

HISTORY THROUGH MOVIESThe Last DaysThe movie "The Last Days" focuses on five Shoah survivors, each one of them telling their story to the camera. These five survivors are named Congressmen Tom Lantos, Alice Lok Cahara, Renee Firestone, Bill Basch and Irene Zisblatt. Each one of them came to America ...

All Quiet on the Western Front, one of the most influential novels ever published, depicts the horrific events of World War I. Written around 1929, the author Erich Maria Remarque himself participated in the war therefore enabling him to provide the realistic details to accomplishing his successful...