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I am Jason Cher MediaTech. ;DD Life thru lense. Yay! Anyway that is a nikon D5000.(Very Expensive)

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1) I have to finish all my homework on time. 2) Win something in competitions. 3) Attain good result. 4) Get into CSE (SMTP)

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Hahas. I like photography as there is a saying,"A picture is equal to a thousand words", maybe 2 thousand. There are a lot of cameras around but I prefer Nikon DSLR as I like their lens, especially the 55-200mm lens. I hate to study but I will end up studying because I am afrail to fail. I like to eat spicy stuff, is there anyone who likes it too?

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Task 2 - Poem Analysis

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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Point of view

This poem is written by an american soldier fighting in that times as they are disgusted by the use of "Agent Orange". Agent Orange highly dangerous chemical, used against the Vietnamese soldiers, causing them to have a painful death. The persona probably hate the use of Agent Orange in war. An evidence would be " Reflective about all illness, birth effects and prematurely dead". These are very strong words which in turn show the strong negative feelings towards the war. Besides, the persona felt that the Americans are very evil through this evidence - "Nefariously, american led astray" which meant that the americans are extremely wicked.

Situation and Setting

This is a poem written in war time when the United States fight against the Vietnamese.

The persona have very negative feelings towards the war.

"Expecting others to pay high price"

The persona probably felt that the United States army are morally despicable and selfish as they expected the Vietnamese to pay the "high price" which is death.

Language and Diction

"Toll"

Toll is a pun which meant that it had 2 or more meanings. The meaning of toll is to charge a fee for service etc. However in the poem the toll is used to describe the damage caused the Agent Orange used in the war.

"Rainbow Death"

It is a kind of irony as rainbow always refers to something very optimistic or good. However the rainbow death refers the deaths caused by Agent Orange, so irony is used in this poem.

Personal Response

I felt that this poem has a very strong feelings against war due to immense diction and the irony used. I think the persona is kind of confused also as there were questions asked in the poem. He is confused as his own country are killing his enemies but he felt that his own country soldiers are evil.

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Task 1 - Extensive Research on Poem

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Rainbow Death

America did not foresee
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.

Omnipotent and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.
All the deceit continues to spread.
Nefariously America led astray -
Generations untold WILL pay -
Execrable effects of agent orange spray!

Hubert Wilson

This poem is by Hubert Wilson. Huber Wilson was a soldier who was involved in the Vietnamese war. Hubert Wilson served in the USAF security service He was sent to a Agent Orange hotspot during the Vietnamese war. As agent orange was used a lot in those areas, the environment was contaminated and it affected him. His health problems progressively got worse. At first it was only headaches and limb pains, then his central nervous system deteriorated and he started to experience spasms, severe headaches and worse limb pains. However, nobody could detect any specific medical conditions. Thus, he was not able to receive any medical help or assistance from any doctor.

The rainbow death which Hubert Wilson mentions in his poem refers to the Agent orange. Agent orange was a chemical substance used during the Vietnamese war against Vietnam. Agent orange was a herbicide and defoliant- contaminated with TCDD or Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin). Approximately 4.8million Vietnamese were affected by Agent Orange and which resulted in about 400,000 deaths among the Vietnamese people and many more babies deformed at birth.

This poem “Rainbow Death” is basically to bring up the issue on the consequences of war. He tries to show that even after war has ended, the effects of these wars would still stay. Hubert Wilson also tries to show us the horror of modern warfare. As technology continues to improve, our weapons of war becomes more powerful and more destructive.

Resources:
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/2010warpoetry.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange

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