Two reporters, one american, another cambodian, embark on a dangerous and deadly adventure to uncover and reveal to the world the secret bombings of Cambodia by the United States during their withdrawal from Vietnam. Little did they know that they would be caught up in the seizure of Phnom Penh in 1975 by the communist leader Khmer Rouge, which later resulted in the infamous killing fields in which millions of "unloyal- Cambodians were slaughtered.
This is an unforgettable film directed by Roland Joffé depicting the horrible slaughter of millions of Cambodians during Khmer Rouge's reign. Sydney Schanberg, the american reporter, was played by Sam Waterson, and Dr. Haing S. Ngor, who plays Dith Pran, do an excellent job in telling the story line which is in fact a true story. This story is not only about the killing fields but also about the bombing of a Cambodian city and US' cover-up act and withdrawal from Vietnam. Some of the story's relevant themes include US politics in the mid-1970s and Cambodian politics in the mid-1970s.
During the 1970s, the United States political stance was very shaky from the end of the Vietnam war to the resignation of Nixon. Another failure, leaked secret, or mistake made by the US would damage the US' reputation far beyond repair. Unfortunately, it happened. Before the fall of Phnom Penh, the United States had been secretly bombing Cambodia, keeping the campaign secret from the congress. Unfortunately, as reporters were covering the rise of Khmer Rouge, they had heard from the locals that parts of Cambodia were being bombed by US planes. One of those reporters happened to be Sydney, with his companion reporter Dith Pran. As he investigated further into the matter, the more he divulged into the danger of the ever powerful Khmer Rouge.
While the US had finished its revolution in the 1800s, Cambodia was experiencing its revolution now. Unfortunately, it was for the worse.
Mercy killings raise many issues, legal and ethical. ... Mercy killing is far different from suicide. ... Some of these views accept mercy killing. ... Allowing death to ease pain is a common practice in other regions of the medical field. ... Therefore mercy killing should be legalized....
Genocide will occur in the Future Mass genocides have taken place during the Holocaust, the Killing Fields, and Rwanda and many other tragic events. ... No, "the killing fields of Cambodia were shut down by the Vietnamese The U.N. would have never approved of that intervention" according to Robert Walzer, co-author of The New Killing Fields: Massacre and the Politics of Intervention. ... "In August 1993, a U.N. investigator warned of the threat of ethnic killings in Rwanda"(Shalom 48). ... Ethnic killings have been present in East Timor, and currently in Sudan. ... If there is no motivation t...
The Khmer Rouge government terrorized Cambodia during their short reign from 1975 to 1979, killing approximately 1.7 million in its aim to create a Communist utopia. ... When Khmer Rouge evacuated all the residents from the capital Phnom Penh and other cities in Cambodia to work in the countryside as farm laborers, Bou was sent to work in the paddy fields (Sidner). ... As a result, people died of starvation and disease when soldiers weren't killing them for being disloyal (Sidner). ... Tan and his brigade fought back against the Khmer Rouge soldiers when they realized that they were...
For instance in today's society the fields of Communication and Medicine is constantly advancing, but yet they both create significant losses. ... The field of medicine, like the field communication, is much the same. This field too, which has many advances, has also caused many difficulties. ... These germs and viruses are capable of killing thousands of people instantly. As technology continues to advance and society moves forward, people continue to use the less personal forms of communication, and create new problems in the field of medicine. ...
Second off, the pollution rate plays a good role in killing the Ecosystem and some of the Endangered Wildlife down there. ... In conclusion of the Big sugar problem, Environmentalists and sugar barons do agree on one thing: The worst thing that could happen to the Everglades would be the sub-urbanization of the sugar fields. ... The runoff from development is far dirtier than runoff from sugar fields, and millions of people now live in the original Everglades. ... The pollution and population problem is also killing the Ecosystem in the Everglades. ......
While stalking through a wheat field the sniper may incorporate tufts of wheat into his suit. ... Being carried out into the field are two types of rifles. ... Snipers are trained to become lethal killing machines. ... On a sniper's path to becoming a lethal killing machine he has three areas of training to complete, marksmanship, field training, and working in the field. ... Since accuracy is a virtue in this profession of killing. ...
They hoped to get a grant for their field research, but for the meantime their funds were short. So, with their meager funds they purchased a third-hand Land Rover, some basic camping equipment and supplies and set out to find a location for their field study. ... The Department of Wildlife should have more game wardens in the field to discourage poaching. Also veterinary cordon fences (to be gone into further detail in paragraph 6) are killing of many antelope that would have been a lasting food source for Kalahari lions. ... In addition, veterinary cordon fences (to be gone into further deta...
We can see an example of this in the violent shootings that took place in Jonesboro, Arkansas; where two boys, ages eleven and thirteen years old, opened fire during a false fire alarm, killing four girls and one teacher. ... On April 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, the most serious of school shootings, two young men wearing black trench coats fire, killing fifteen students, including themselves, and injuring twenty. ...
Because of this and through his professor at Ingolstadt he becomes an expert in this field. ... The consequence of Victor's experiment is a monster that goes on a killing spree to get revenge. The first thing that the monster learns is rejection because Victor tries killing him as soon as he creates him. ... The monster ends up killing Victor's whole family and then some so he can get revenge on Victor for doing this to him. ...
