Vietnam War
- The Vietnam War was the longest major conflict in which Australians have been involved
- Lasted ten years, from 1962 to 1972
- Involved some 60,000 personnel.
- A limited initial commitment of just 30 military advisers grew to include a battalion in 1965 and finally, in 1966, a task force.
- Each of the three services was involved, but the dominant role was played by the Army.
- In the early years Australia’s participation in the war was not widely opposed.
- As commitment grew, as conscripts began to make up large percentage of those being deployed and killed, as public increasingly came to believe the war was being lost, opposition grew until, in the early 1970s, more than 200,000 people marched in the streets of Australia’s major cities in protest.
- South Vietnamese fought on for just over three years before the capital, Saigon, fell to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975
- Bringing an end to the war which by then had spilled over into neighbouring Cambodia and Laos.
- Millions lost their lives
- Millions more were made refugees and the disaster that befell the region continues to reverberate today.
- For Australia the Vietnam War was the cause of the greatest social and political dissent since the conscription referenda of the First World War
- The Australian veterans were very much rejected by the people and the government after returning and did not receive a welcome home parade until 1987, 15 years after the last soldier and national servicemen left Vietnam.
- The parade was held on October 3.
- Government did not admit that defoliants such as Agent Orange had disastrous health effects on the veterans until 1992, when they finally accepted research that proved there were links between Agent Orange and health problems suffered by the veterans.
Vietnamese Boat People
- "Boat people is a term that usually refers to refugees or asylum seekers who emigrate in numbers in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made. The term came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass departure of Vietnamese refugees from Communist-controlled Vietnam, following the Vietnam War." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_people
- Some countries in the region, such as Malaya, turned the boat people away even if they did manage to land.
- Boats carrying refugees were deliberately sunk offshore by those in them to stop authorities towing them back out to sea.
- Many of refugees ended up settling in the United States and Europe.
- United States accepted 823,000 refugees; Britain accepted 19,000; France accepted 96,000; Australia and Canada accepted 137,000 each.
White Australia Policy
"The White Australia policy comprises various historical policies that intentionally restricted "non-white" immigration to Australia from 1901 to 1973. The end of the White Australia policy came in 1975." - google definitions
Websites used:http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/vietnam-war/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_veteran
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/vietnam_boat_people.htm
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Photo journalism
How does photo journalism effect the way that an event is viewed by the public?
Photo journalism can capture all the aspects of the scene, it can show the positives and the negatives. When you view an image, it may appear differently to to you then it would to the person who was at the scene taking the photo. Photo journalism can really effect the way the people view image,as some people may have a different understanding than others.
Reflect on how photos directly affected your personal understanding of Vietnam?
It showed all the grueling aspects of the Vietnam War and really showed me realistic and visual views of what the soldiers and residents of the towns that were effected had to go through while the war was occurring. It showed Vietnamese children that had lost their parents because of the war which was very sad to see. The images also showed all the young soldiers that were fighting, this refers to the song ' I was only 19' which shows that men,as young as 19 were sent over to fight for their country.
Photo journalism can capture all the aspects of the scene, it can show the positives and the negatives. When you view an image, it may appear differently to to you then it would to the person who was at the scene taking the photo. Photo journalism can really effect the way the people view image,as some people may have a different understanding than others.
Reflect on how photos directly affected your personal understanding of Vietnam?
It showed all the grueling aspects of the Vietnam War and really showed me realistic and visual views of what the soldiers and residents of the towns that were effected had to go through while the war was occurring. It showed Vietnamese children that had lost their parents because of the war which was very sad to see. The images also showed all the young soldiers that were fighting, this refers to the song ' I was only 19' which shows that men,as young as 19 were sent over to fight for their country.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
War Poetry Excersise- Men in Green and The Man He Killed
** was not at the lesson on Friday, completed it this afternoon as H/W**
1. Find out when each of the poems was written and which war they are discussing?- The Man He Killed, which was written by Thomas Hardy was published in the year of 1902, which suggets that the poem was specifically based on the Boer War which occured in 1899–1902. Men in Green was written by David Campbell in the year of 1944, which suggests it was written as a response to the Second World War.
Q2. What aspect of war is each poem exploring? Discuss the subject matter of each poem.
- The Man He Killed, is a poem based on the sadness of war and how the soldiers felt when killing other men. It is an example of Hardys belief in anti- war sentiments and shows his concern with man's inhumanity to man. Men in Green, is a poem based on men fighting in World War 2 this is shown by the the words used in the poem 'Dobadura' and 'Soputa' which are places in Papua New Guinea which was a country that was effected by war. The aspect of the poem is man fighting man and one soldier who is telling the story from his point of view and what he sees.
Q3. Discuss the tone/ feelings and emotions conveyed by each poet in their poem.
- There is a very strong emotion of sadness and senselessness in 'The Man He Killed'. The poem is spoken in first person by a young soldier who had to kill another soldier simply because they were on the opposing teams. In the 'Men in Green' the tone of the poem is one of mans fear and innocence of the soldiers that are caught up in war, especially the soldier that is playing the narrator.
4. Identify 3 poetic devices used in each poem and explain their effect in conveying the poets message about war and conflict.
- The Man He Killed 1. In the Man He Killed, the poet used the A,B,A,B writing scheme. This effective technique is used through out the poem, for example in Stanza 1.."Had he and I but met by some old ancient inn, we should have set us down to wet right many a naperkin!" It is a significant technique because it makes the poem flow and give it rhythem.
2. Personification also another poetic technique in the poem. It is displayed in the last stanza "Or help to half a crown". It is an effective technique which is commonly used in most poems and helps you to collect a more mental picture of the poem.
3. Another poetic technique used by the poet is assonance. This can be displayed in the third line in stanza three "Just so: my foe of course he was;" This is an effective rhyming technique used because along with the A,B,A,B writing scheme it makes the sentence flow.
-Men in Green
1. When first reading the poem the most noticable technique is visual imagery for example "For fifteen men in jungle green rose from the kunai grass" this is an effective technique used very often in the poem and gives it a very clear visual of the poem.
2. Personification was also used by the poet for example in "White paws of cloud" and “…nature had meet them in the night and stalked them in the day…” This is a very common poetic device that is used many times in the poem.
3. The ABAB writing scheme was also used in the poem although, instead of every line rhyming with the second one after only two lines in the 4 lines rhyme. For example "Oh, there were fifteen men in green, each with a tommy-gun,who leapt into my planes at dawn; we rose to meet the sun."
Q4. Which poem do you think is most effective in conveying the ideas and feelings associated with war? Explain your choice with direct refernces to the text.
- I think that both poems were very effective in conveying the ideas and feelings associated with war. The Man He Killed, is very effective in displaying the emotion that soldiers went through, particually one soldier who expressed his sadness in killing a soldier who was probably at war for the same reason he was "He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like—just as I—
Was out of work—had sold his traps—
No other reason why." Although Men in Green was also effective in showing what the soldiers went through on a day to day basis during war "..Oh, there were some leaned on a stick
And some on stretchers lay,..."
1. Find out when each of the poems was written and which war they are discussing?- The Man He Killed, which was written by Thomas Hardy was published in the year of 1902, which suggets that the poem was specifically based on the Boer War which occured in 1899–1902. Men in Green was written by David Campbell in the year of 1944, which suggests it was written as a response to the Second World War.
Q2. What aspect of war is each poem exploring? Discuss the subject matter of each poem.
- The Man He Killed, is a poem based on the sadness of war and how the soldiers felt when killing other men. It is an example of Hardys belief in anti- war sentiments and shows his concern with man's inhumanity to man. Men in Green, is a poem based on men fighting in World War 2 this is shown by the the words used in the poem 'Dobadura' and 'Soputa' which are places in Papua New Guinea which was a country that was effected by war. The aspect of the poem is man fighting man and one soldier who is telling the story from his point of view and what he sees.
Q3. Discuss the tone/ feelings and emotions conveyed by each poet in their poem.
- There is a very strong emotion of sadness and senselessness in 'The Man He Killed'. The poem is spoken in first person by a young soldier who had to kill another soldier simply because they were on the opposing teams. In the 'Men in Green' the tone of the poem is one of mans fear and innocence of the soldiers that are caught up in war, especially the soldier that is playing the narrator.
4. Identify 3 poetic devices used in each poem and explain their effect in conveying the poets message about war and conflict.
- The Man He Killed 1. In the Man He Killed, the poet used the A,B,A,B writing scheme. This effective technique is used through out the poem, for example in Stanza 1.."Had he and I but met by some old ancient inn, we should have set us down to wet right many a naperkin!" It is a significant technique because it makes the poem flow and give it rhythem.
2. Personification also another poetic technique in the poem. It is displayed in the last stanza "Or help to half a crown". It is an effective technique which is commonly used in most poems and helps you to collect a more mental picture of the poem.
3. Another poetic technique used by the poet is assonance. This can be displayed in the third line in stanza three "Just so: my foe of course he was;" This is an effective rhyming technique used because along with the A,B,A,B writing scheme it makes the sentence flow.
-Men in Green
1. When first reading the poem the most noticable technique is visual imagery for example "For fifteen men in jungle green rose from the kunai grass" this is an effective technique used very often in the poem and gives it a very clear visual of the poem.
2. Personification was also used by the poet for example in "White paws of cloud" and “…nature had meet them in the night and stalked them in the day…” This is a very common poetic device that is used many times in the poem.
3. The ABAB writing scheme was also used in the poem although, instead of every line rhyming with the second one after only two lines in the 4 lines rhyme. For example "Oh, there were fifteen men in green, each with a tommy-gun,who leapt into my planes at dawn; we rose to meet the sun."
Q4. Which poem do you think is most effective in conveying the ideas and feelings associated with war? Explain your choice with direct refernces to the text.
- I think that both poems were very effective in conveying the ideas and feelings associated with war. The Man He Killed, is very effective in displaying the emotion that soldiers went through, particually one soldier who expressed his sadness in killing a soldier who was probably at war for the same reason he was "He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like—just as I—
Was out of work—had sold his traps—
No other reason why." Although Men in Green was also effective in showing what the soldiers went through on a day to day basis during war "..Oh, there were some leaned on a stick
And some on stretchers lay,..."
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