DONOWITZ ESSAY
“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.” --Adolph Hitler
Analyze this statement by Hitler and apply it to Inglourious Basterds. Take a position on whether it is correct or false; then, use data from the movie to prove the argument.
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· 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 elements (the focus on using irreverence and outrage to relate an important historical event).
· 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 me the quotes; rather, reference them as quote 1, 2, 3 and 4.
· Lt. Aldo Raine: You probably heard we ain't in the prisoner-takin' business; we in the killin' Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin'.
· Col. Hans Landa: What a tremendously hostile world that a rat must endure. Yet not only does he survive, he thrives. Because our little foe has an instinct for survival and preservation second to none... And that Monsieur is what a Jew shares with a rat.
· Col. Hans Landa: Tell me, Aldo, if I were sitting where you're sitting, would you show me mercy?
Lt. Aldo Raine: Nope.
Col. Hans Landa: What's that English saying about shoes and feet?
Lt. Aldo Raine: 'Looks like the shoe's on the other foot.' Yeah, I was just thinking that.
· Joseph Goebbels: [in German; subtitled] It's only the offspring of slaves that allows America to be competitive athletically. American Olympic gold can be measured in Negro sweat.
Due Date: Tuesday, October 18th at the completion of class.
Analyze this statement by Hitler and apply it to Inglourious Basterds. 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 elements (the focus on using irreverence and outrage to relate an important historical event).
· 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 me the quotes; rather, reference them as quote 1, 2, 3 and 4.
· Lt. Aldo Raine: You probably heard we ain't in the prisoner-takin' business; we in the killin' Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin'.
· Col. Hans Landa: What a tremendously hostile world that a rat must endure. Yet not only does he survive, he thrives. Because our little foe has an instinct for survival and preservation second to none... And that Monsieur is what a Jew shares with a rat.
· Col. Hans Landa: Tell me, Aldo, if I were sitting where you're sitting, would you show me mercy?
Lt. Aldo Raine: Nope.
Col. Hans Landa: What's that English saying about shoes and feet?
Lt. Aldo Raine: 'Looks like the shoe's on the other foot.' Yeah, I was just thinking that.
· Joseph Goebbels: [in German; subtitled] It's only the offspring of slaves that allows America to be competitive athletically. American Olympic gold can be measured in Negro sweat.
Due Date: Tuesday, October 18th at the completion of class.