Trapp

The Captain completely transforms into a caring father, and eventually Maria and the Captain fall in love and marry. As a new family, the Von Trapps struggle to avoid Nazi officials. The acting of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer could be described as virtually flawless. In fact, Andrews was nominated for “Best Actress in a Leading Role” for her performance (“Julie Andrews”). One of her…

There were many reasons behind why these ordinary men dared to kill thousands of Jews. Browning had pointed out many reasons behind the men actions and proved that most belief of what happened during the Holocaust were wrong through credible experiments and evidences in the last chapter of the book. The first main reason behind it was the “sleeper” personality that well hidden inside everyone. The sleeper personality was a “certain personality characteristics of violence-prone individuals that…

As expected, Julie Andrews’ character, Maria von Trapp, sings of the horrible things she has to endure as a white Roman Catholic woman living on a giant Austrian estate, such as bee stings and dog bites, among her various favorite things, like cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels. I love The Sound of Music, but the essence of the song is very “first-world problem.” You come to question the difficulties that figures such as Maria von Trapp face compared to the difficulties that…

Reasons behind human responses and actions cannot be explained in black and white. After all, many decades of research later, neurologists and psychologist have been attempting to decipher several mechanisms in the human brain, that include the decision making process, and still have yet to find concrete answers. Decision making is essential to human nature because individuals need to make basic decisions to survive, or get through important events in their lives. The decision to comply with…

101 conducted the first backlash shooting against Poles in the town of Talcyn in September 1942, Major Trapp sobbed. In the meantime, he mentions that the policemen were savagely expelling or killing on the spot of the entire Jewish community in the district. Hesitant to execute Poles, they synchronously "slaked their Jewish blood-lust." However, Goldhagen is contrasting "apples and oranges." Trapp sobbed before and while he executed the slaughter of Jews at Jozefow also. In addition to,…

The protagonist conflict is a conflict that can easily be explain. First of all, the protagonist is the person being treated so she have to do what she is told, just like how I have to follow what my doctor tell me to follow. More importantly, she is a woman and women are not given the same rights as men back in the 18th and early 19th century. “ He said there was only one window...He is very careful and loving, and hardly let me stir without special direction. I have scheduled...; he takes care…

Maria from "The Sound of Music" directed by Robert Wise and Naomi from "Going Where I'm Coming From" by Naomi Shihab Nye are both very brave and stand up for themselves and for others for what is right. While comparing Maria and Naomi, they both seem to be very well driven, have confidence, and they know what is morally right and wrong. Maria is well driven because when she went to the Von Trapp's house she noticed that the "captain" the seven children's dad was treating the children like…

In John Grisham’s Bleachers, Eddie Rake demonstrates greatness by helping everyone, because he loves his players and Messina. He shows kindheartedness more than anyone in Messina. Rake helps his players throughout their lives. Coach Rake looks past each player’s differences. Eddie Rake cares about equality. He plays each and every player. Eddie Rake puts them in the game based on their ability, not the color of their skin. He made the newly integrated black players feel welcome. He did not…

Christopher Browning, Daniel Goldhagen, and the creators of Night and Fog toyed with the question of who is responsible for the Holocaust. The 1956 short film Night and Fog presents real images and clips from the Holocaust that make viewers question the motivations and ideology of the Nazis during World War II. In Ordinary Men, Browning explains his theory that any ordinary man could have committed the crimes, and the responsibility of the Holocaust should be placed on the higher authorities…

was soon followed by more plays like The King and I, On Your Toes, and South Pacific. They also wrote the play The Sound of Music, which was originally a book written by Howard Lindsay and Russell Course, which was based of the memoir of Maria von Trapp. This collaboration included Rodgers writing the music and Hammerstein writing the lyrics, as do most of their musical…