BTLEW Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart Lesson Thirteen Soldier’s Heart.

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Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart

Lesson Thirteen

Soldier’s Heart

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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).

Anti-War Films often ______________the

horror and heartbreak of war, letting the

actual combat fighting or conflict (against

nations or humankind) provide the

________plot or background for the action of

the film.

I. Listening: Anti-I. Listening: Anti-war Filmswar Films

Anti-War films can make

_______statements— unpopular wars (such as

the Vietnam War and the Iraq War), have

_________critical films about the conflict, such

as Michael Moore's ____________

political

genera

ted documentary

acknowle

dge

primary

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Themes explored in war films include

combat,______________________, tales of gallant

sacrifice and struggle, studies of the futility

and inhumanity of battle, the effects of war

on society, and

_________________________________the moral and

human issues.

survivor and escape stories

intelligent and profound explorations of


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Some war films do balance the soul-searching, tragic consequences and inner _______ of combatants or characters with action-packed, dramatic spectacles, ______________ illustrating the excitement and ________of warfare. And some 'war' films concentrate on the homefront rather than on the conflict at the military war-front. But many of them provide _________ criticism of senseless warfare.

turmoil

enthusiastically turmoi

l

decisive


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When the Children Cry

By White Lion

Little child dry your crying eyes

How can I explain the fear you feel inside

Cause you were born into this evil world

Where man is killing man and no one knows just why

What have we become just look what we have done

All that we destroyed you must build again

When the children cry let them know we tried

Cause when the children sing then the new world begins

II.II. Sing a Song Sing a Song About Peace.About Peace.

Iraq War

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II.II. Sing a Song About Sing a Song About Peace.Peace. When the Children Cry

By White Lion

Little child you must show the way

To a better day for all the young

Cause you were born for all the world to see

That we all can live with love and peace

No more presidents and all the wars will end

One united world under God



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II.II. Sing a Song Sing a Song About Peace.About Peace. When the Children Cry

By White Lion What have we become just look what we have done

All that we destroyed you must build again

No more presidents and all the wars will end

One united world under God


When the children fight let them know it ain't right

When the children pray let them know the way


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Agent Orange ( 橙剂 ) is a kind of Vietnam-era herbicide used by U.S. forces. Approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides were used in Vietnam War between 1962 and 1971 to remove unwanted plant life and leaves to expose Vietnamese guerrilla forces in forested areas and to destroy crops needed to feed Vietnamese troops.

Agent Orange contains varying amounts of dioxin. Exposure to the defoliant ( 落叶剂 ) has been linked with chemical acne, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and soft-tissue sarcoma.

Nightmare: Agent Nightmare: Agent OrangeOrange

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Agent Orange caused serious damage to wildlife populations and therefore biodiversity, because it caused habitat loss, depleted food sources, and contaminated water. It contributed heavily to the destruction of more than half of the mangrove forests. The forests, which were once relied upon to help maintain water levels throughout the flood and dry season, have been decimated. Now flooding is a greater threat and occurs more often, and the hills are eroding quickly. This also stops the re-growth of the forests, and the lowland agricultural area has filled with sediment.


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Agent Orange also caused extremely serious harm to the Vietnamese people, because it was dumped at a concentration two to five times higher more than the recommended amount. Because Agent Orange contains dioxins, which have a half-life of more than two decades, it can take more than twenty years for its chemical components to decay. Currently in Vietnam, the effects of Agent Orange can be seen in over one million people, 100,000 of whom are children. Its contamination can be spread from mother to child either in vitro or after birth through breast milk. It has been linked to an increase in cancer, immune and neurological disorders, as well as hepatitis in both the Vietnamese and American veterans of the Vietnam War.

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Although birth defect rates are dropping as dioxins break down, more than thirty years after the war, the effects of Agent Orange are still present. It caused an irreversible ecological imbalance when it destroyed wildlife, forests, and soil, and tragically ruined the health of countless people.

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III.III. Anti-war VoicesAnti-war Voices

There were and are many bloody wars in the world.

Language itself cannot display the sorrow, grief and disasters suffered by people of different nations.

Iraq War is used only as an example in our hearing the voices from the world:

Peace, No War.

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III.III. Anti-war VoicesAnti-war Voices

The world still faces difficult questions about war and peace.

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hatred.

An Iraqi girl facing soldiers

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The author tells people why he keeps writing about his war experiences and his life after the war. Wars should be remembered because the people who have so bravely borne the hardships, sufferings and sacrifices of war should be remembered. These common people are people who deserve respect and admiration.

Theme

Nazi Bombing of London in WWII

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Part 1 (Paras. 1— ) about:

Part 2 (Paras. ) about:

Part 3 (Paras. ) about:

Structure

3

4—19

20—27

The author’s description of his war memories in France in the summer of 1944.

The author’s life after the war, how he goes back to the university to continue his education and how he breaks down and is diagnosed as suffering from “soldier’s heart”.

The author’s reason to write all of these.

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Writing Writing

Hyperbole

deaf overstatement

Hyperbole is the delicate use of overstatement or exaggeration to achieve emphasis.

They were deaf to the music.

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WritingWriting

Hyperbole: more examples

They were deaf to people’s complaints.

I’m the happiest man in the world.

The whole world seemed to have turned golden.

Pay special attention to the italic words.

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-ous: adjective suffix

humorambitioncontinueluxurymonotonysagacity

humorous

ambitious

continuous

luxurious

monotonous

sagacious

spaciousspacious

suffix

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