Unit-13-the-soldiers-heart

zcjUnit13Soldier’sheartAboutthetextWarhasbeenoneofthemostfavoritesubjectsinartandliteratureaswellasinseriousacademicstudies.Inliterature,warhasbeendescribedasaconflictbetweenjusticeandevil;abattleofwitsandademonstrationofmilitarypowers,adisplayofnoblepatriotismandcourageaswellasarevelationofhumanwickedness,crueltyandstupidity.Thetext,however,doesnotdealwithanyofthis.Itisafirst-personnarrationofthesecondWorldWarveteranabouthispersonalexperience,hisfeelingsandsufferingsduringthewarandthephysicalandpsychologicalscarsthewarlefthimwith.WarmingupDoyouknowanythingabouttheVeteransDayinAmerica?TheholidayiscelebratedonNovember11.At11:00,ceremoniesandspeechesareheldaboutthesoldierswhowereinthewar.Everyeleventhmonthandeleventhdayalsotheeleventhhourtheyhaveaparade.AftertheparadeVeteransstayedtobowtheirheadsattheirfriendsthatnevercamebackfromthewar.SomepeoplethinkVeteransisadayyoudon’tgotoworkorschoolbecausetheydon’tlikegoingtoschoolorgoingtowork.Anti-warVoicesTherewereandaremanybloodywarsintheworld.Languageitselfcannotdisplaythesorrow,griefanddisasterssufferedbypeopleofdifferentnations.IraqWarisusedonlyasanexampleinourhearingthevoicesfromtheworld:Peace,NoWar.listeningFahrenheit9/11(2004).Anti-WarFilmsoften______________thehorrorandheartbreakofwar,lettingtheactualcombatfightingorconflict(againstnationsorhumankind)providethe________plotorbackgroundfortheactionofthefilm.Listening:Anti-warFilmsAnti-Warfilmscanmake_______statements—unpopularwars(suchastheVietnamWarandtheIraqWar),have_________criticalfilmsabouttheconflict,suchasMichaelMoore's____________politicalgenerateddocumentaryacknowledgeprimaryThemesexploredinwarfilmsincludecombat,______________________,talesofgallantsacrificeandstruggle,studiesofthefutilityandinhumanityofbattle,theeffectsofwaronsociety,and_________________________________themoralandhumanissues.survivorandescapestoriesintelligentandprofoundexplorationsofListening:Anti-warFilmsSomewarfilmsdobalancethesoul-searching,tragicconsequencesandinner_______ofcombatantsorcharacterswithaction-packed,dramaticspectacles,______________illustratingtheexcitementand________ofwarfare.Andsome'war'filmsconcentrateonthehomefrontratherthanontheconflictatthemilitarywar-front.Butmanyofthemprovide_________criticismofsenselesswarfare.turmoilenthusiasticallyturmoildecisiveI.Listening:Anti-warFilmsKidsinthewarWhentheChildrenCryByWhiteLionLittlechilddryyourcryingeyesHowcanIexplainthefearyoufeelinsideCauseyouwerebornintothisevilworldWheremaniskillingmanandnooneknowsjustwhyWhathavewebecomejustlookwhatwehavedoneAllthatwedestroyedyoumustbuildagainWhenthechildrencryletthemknowwetriedCausewhenthechildrensingthenthenewworldbeginsListentoasongLittlechildyoumustshowthewayToabetterdayforalltheyoungCauseyouwerebornforalltheworldtoseeThatweallcanlivewithloveandpeaceNomorepresidentsandallthewarswillendOneunitedworldunderGodWhenthechildrencryletthemknowwetriedCausewhenthechildrensingthenthenewworldbeginsWhathavewebecomejustlookwhatwehavedoneAllthatwedestroyedyoumustbuildagainNomorepresidentsandallthewarswillendOneunitedworldunderGodWhenthechildrencryletthemknowwetriedWhenthechildrenfightletthemknowitain'trightWhenthechildrenprayletthemknowthewayCausewhenthechildrensingthenthenewworldbeginsBackgroundLouisSimpson(1923—)wasborninJamaica,WestIndies.HeemigratedtotheUnitedStateswhenhewas17andwenttostudyatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.HeservedintheSecondWorldWaronactivedutyinFrance,Holland,BelgiumandGermany.Whenthewarwasover,hereturnedtoColumbiaUniversitytofinishhisstudies.LaterhebecameateacheratthatschoolandthenattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andtheStateUniversityofNewYork.Hehaspublished17booksofpoetryandiswidelyacclaimedasaliterarycritic.AgentOrange(橙剂)isakindofVietnam-eraherbicideusedbyU.S.forces.Approximately20milliongallonsofherbicideswereusedinVietnamWarbetween1962and1971toremoveunwantedplantlifeandleavestoexposeVietnameseguerrillaforcesinforestedareasandtodestroycropsneededtofeedVietnamesetroops.AgentOrangecontainsvaryingamountsofdioxin.Exposuretothedefoliant(落叶剂)hasbeenlinkedwithchemicalacne,non-Hodgkin'slymphoma,Hodgkin'sdisease,andsoft-tissuesarcoma.Nightmare:AgentOrangeAgentOrangecausedseriousdamagetowildlifepopulationsandthereforebiodiversity,becauseitcausedhabitatloss,depletedfoodsources,andcontaminatedwater.Itcontributedheavilytothedestructionofmorethanhalfofthemangroveforests.Theforests,whichwereoncereliedupontohelpmaintainwaterlevelsthroughoutthefloodanddryseason,havebeendecimated.Nowfloodingisagreaterthreatandoccursmoreoften,andthehillsareerodingquickly.Thisalsostopsthere-growthoftheforests,andthelowlandagriculturalareahasfilledwithsediment.AgentOrangealsocausedextremelyseriousharmtotheVietnamesepeople,becauseitwasdumpedataconcentrationtwotofivetimeshighermorethantherecommendedamount.BecauseAgentOrangecontainsdioxins,whichhaveahalf-lifeofmorethantwodecades,itcantakemorethantwentyyearsforitschemicalcomponentstodecay.CurrentlyinVietnam,theeffectsofAgentOrangecanbeseeninoveronemillionpeople,100,000ofwhomarechildren.Itscontaminationc