The War Unit
The Documentaries Alive Day Memories Wartorn 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 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 Etc……………
The War Paper At Least 3 pages Typed in MLA Format Works Cited including at least 5 sources Due Date: January 7 th, 2011
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 Your Opinion Media The Soldier Economics The Cause War music, film, and Literature The Future Public viewpoint Etc……….