Transcript The War Unit

The War Unit
The Documentaries
Alive Day Memories
Wartorn 1861-2010
Triumph of the Will
American Propaganda from
World War I and World War II
The Articles
Pat Tillman
George Perez
Walter Reed Hospital
Suicides in the Military
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The Films
The Hurt Locker
Final Scene of Rambo
The Deer Hunter
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
The Literature
The Things They Carried
Johnny Got His Gun
World War I Poetry
-Rupert Brooke
-Wilfred Owen
The Music
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All Along the Watchtower
-Zombie
Ballad of the Green Beret
-War Pigs
For What Its Worth
-Unknown soldier
War
-Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die
One
-Hero of War
-Disposable Heroes
Let It Be -Wake Me Up -Times are a Changin’
Mosh -Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
Masters of War -Wooden Ships
Proud to be an American -Born in the USA
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The War Paper
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At Least 3 pages
Typed in MLA Format
Works Cited including at least 5 sources
Due Date: January 7th, 2011
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War Journal topics
Do you feel it is the responsibility of those who
are healthy and capable to help those who are
incapable of helping themselves?
-How does the media portray war? Refer to news
programs, the entertainment world, and the
printed word.
-How does the public react to war? Do we care?
Is it dangerous not to?
-Is the media influencing our opinion of the war
in the right way or not?
Is war a business? Explain why or why not. If so,
what does this mean for the soldier and the
public’s perception of the war?
Focus for topics
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Your Opinion
Media
The Soldier
Economics
The Cause
War music, film, and Literature
The Future
Public viewpoint
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