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Ways of Thinking: After the Bomb!
shamus.clarke:
Hi ATAR Notes,
my upcoming essay on ATB is this Thursday is going well and I have the body paragraphs and analysis up to scratch. However, I sent a draft to my teacher and he believes my answer to the question is lacking. The question is:
“Composers needed to experiment with textual forms and features in order to communicate their ways of thinking in response to their shifting personal and political worlds?
To what extent does this perspective align with your study of After the Bomb?
In your answer you must refer to The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Waiting for Godot and one additional text of your own choice.
Right now, my thesis is: "To the extent that the 1945 atomic bomb’s descent over Hiroshima irrevocably altered global consciousness and prompted composers of the ensuing post-war era to grapple with textual experimentation so as to reflect the resultant underlying concerns in their texts."
Is there a better way to answer the question? I'm also wondering how to answer a "To what extent" question. I would be really grateful for any options or advice! Thanks!
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: bholenath125 on March 17, 2017, 11:33:06 pm ---
I want to argue that the suffering of the populace i.e. the personal and philosophical paradigms are a direct result of "POWERLESS". And to do so, i will change the argument so that the quietism and predestination deeply instilled into the populace is a result of the government's unending exploitation and imposing of drastic conditions whether they be personally repressive or economically oppressive.
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Hey bholenath125...this is a bit of a dilemma for you I see! I wish I could give you the exact direction you need but I'm grappling with all of your thoughts! The part I've quoted is what seems to be the most clear to you. I'm just unsure - you're saying the suffering of the populace is a result of the powerless. They are suffering because of themselves? I see it far more as your second sentence, where the government's exploitation has given the powerless a predestined path. I think this relationship works well and has lots of direction.
Another idea: You could talk about who gets power from who - can someone take someone else's power? How does someone get power in the first place and how do they seize it so that no one else can have it? Does Godot provide hope that someone else might be able to take it?
These are just extra ideas that you certainly don't need but might enjoy exploring if you hit a wall :)
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: shamus.clarke on March 19, 2017, 04:18:11 pm ---Hi ATAR Notes,
my upcoming essay on ATB is this Thursday is going well and I have the body paragraphs and analysis up to scratch. However, I sent a draft to my teacher and he believes my answer to the question is lacking. The question is:
“Composers needed to experiment with textual forms and features in order to communicate their ways of thinking in response to their shifting personal and political worlds?
To what extent does this perspective align with your study of After the Bomb?
In your answer you must refer to The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Waiting for Godot and one additional text of your own choice.
Right now, my thesis is: "To the extent that the 1945 atomic bomb’s descent over Hiroshima irrevocably altered global consciousness and prompted composers of the ensuing post-war era to grapple with textual experimentation so as to reflect the resultant underlying concerns in their texts."
Is there a better way to answer the question? I'm also wondering how to answer a "To what extent" question. I would be really grateful for any options or advice! Thanks!
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This is a very deep question, there's a lot to it! Personally, I don't think that thesis lacks but you'd need to back it up with a follow up sentence to seal the deal! To the extent that the 1945 atomic bomb’s descent over Hiroshima This part of your thesis is unnecessary in the way that it doesn't add anything unique or analytical, it just sets the scene. I'd not focus so much on declaring the "extent" as I would focus on declaring a statement about the link between uncertain times calling for new ways to express uncertain/certain thoughts. Don't forget that you can have a follow up sentence after to tease out your ideas some more! Your response to the question filters through your entire essay - it doesn't just sit in the first sentence :)
elysepopplewell:
Anyone interested in exploring the 1950s suburban housewife image in Western world might benefit from reading this article by the Guardian.
It questions the fascination that young women today may have with the classic Stepford image. Is it admiration? Longing? or fascination with the progress since then?
This might prompt some great ideas for creative writing (especially pieces that aren't short stories, as this is a feature article with opinions to adopt!).
littleshreep:
hi there i have an ext 1 after the bomb essay due on wednesday (have to write it out) and we've been given the question in advance:
"how do texts from after the bomb expose and generate responses to the personal and political values relevant to the paradigms of the cold war?"
so, this is the first time we've written an ATB essay, and our teacher hasn't really explained much to the class. what are personal and political values? and how do i show ones that are relevant to certain paradigms? my texts are waiting for godot, the handmaid's tale and five ways to kill a man.
thanks in advance! :)
shree.
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