LUNDSFORD ESSAY
There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.
--Arthur C. Clarke
Analyze this statement by Clarke and apply it to Flags of Our Fathers. Take a position on whether it is correct or false; then, use data from the movie to prove the argument.
OR
· You may produce a one-page (typed, 11 pica, 1.5 spaces, one-inch margins, name and date in upper right-hand margin) opinion piece on the movie’s quotes.
· You need to relate each quote to the movie’s principle motifs (symbolism, momentum, sacrifice, manipulation, teamwork)
· You will compose four paragraphs with a topic sentence, three to eight sentences that support the topic in the body of the paragraph, and a transition.
· Do not type the quotes; rather, reference them as quote 1, 2, 3 and 4.
· James Bradley: I finally came to the conclusion that he maybe he was right. Maybe there's no such thing as heroes. Maybe there are just people like my dad. I finally came to understand why they were so uncomfortable being called heroes. Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us, but for my dad and these men, the risks they took, the wounds they suffered, they did that for their buddies. They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends. For the man in front, for the man beside him, and if we wish to truly honor these men we should remember them the way they really were, the way my dad remembered them. (final lines of movie)
· Colonel Chandler Johnson: Our target, Island X, is an ugly, smelly, dirty little scab of rock called Iwo Jima. It means "Sulfur Island," which accounts for the smell. Looks sort of like a burnt pork chop if you ask me. After twenty straight days of bombing, you won't find a blade of grass or a twig on it. It wasn't that pretty to start with.
· Captain Severance: This isn't just any island to them. This isn't Tarawa, Guam, Tinian, or Saipan. This is Japanese soil, sacred ground. Twelve thousand Japanese defenders in eight square miles, they will not leave politely, gentlemen! It's up to us to convince them.
· John "Doc" Bradley: Who are these "Gold Star Mothers?"
Bud Gerber: That's what we're calling the mothers of the dead flag-raisers. You present each mother with a flag, they say a few words, people will shit money. It'll be so moving.
Due Date: Tuesday, November 22nd at the completion of class.
--Arthur C. Clarke
Analyze this statement by Clarke and apply it to Flags of Our Fathers. Take a position on whether it is correct or false; then, use data from the movie to prove the argument.
OR
· You may produce a one-page (typed, 11 pica, 1.5 spaces, one-inch margins, name and date in upper right-hand margin) opinion piece on the movie’s quotes.
· You need to relate each quote to the movie’s principle motifs (symbolism, momentum, sacrifice, manipulation, teamwork)
· You will compose four paragraphs with a topic sentence, three to eight sentences that support the topic in the body of the paragraph, and a transition.
· Do not type the quotes; rather, reference them as quote 1, 2, 3 and 4.
· James Bradley: I finally came to the conclusion that he maybe he was right. Maybe there's no such thing as heroes. Maybe there are just people like my dad. I finally came to understand why they were so uncomfortable being called heroes. Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us, but for my dad and these men, the risks they took, the wounds they suffered, they did that for their buddies. They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends. For the man in front, for the man beside him, and if we wish to truly honor these men we should remember them the way they really were, the way my dad remembered them. (final lines of movie)
· Colonel Chandler Johnson: Our target, Island X, is an ugly, smelly, dirty little scab of rock called Iwo Jima. It means "Sulfur Island," which accounts for the smell. Looks sort of like a burnt pork chop if you ask me. After twenty straight days of bombing, you won't find a blade of grass or a twig on it. It wasn't that pretty to start with.
· Captain Severance: This isn't just any island to them. This isn't Tarawa, Guam, Tinian, or Saipan. This is Japanese soil, sacred ground. Twelve thousand Japanese defenders in eight square miles, they will not leave politely, gentlemen! It's up to us to convince them.
· John "Doc" Bradley: Who are these "Gold Star Mothers?"
Bud Gerber: That's what we're calling the mothers of the dead flag-raisers. You present each mother with a flag, they say a few words, people will shit money. It'll be so moving.
Due Date: Tuesday, November 22nd at the completion of class.