Pray for World Peace.

Please read my prefacing thoughts

about the actual video on page 5

of this presentation. I hope

you appreciate the

video as I do.

“Response to War”Professor Pueppke

Presentation prepared byTeresa Ustanik for Engl 2329

Assignment 6 – 26 February 2010

This image is within the video on page 5. The area in Santa Barbara, California, by the harbor, is host to volunteerseach Sunday all year long who place a cross on the beach forEACH fallen soldier. The volunteers place the crosses in the morning at sunrise and take them down at sunset. I have seen incredible works of art on the beach, such as sand sculptures that look like actual fallen soldiers with theirhelmets. The memorial is worth seeing if you are ever in the area. Image provided Anthony Ustanik.

This video is about war at different timesthroughout history. War is present among

somany hearts and souls for reasons ranging

from religion, political, and sexual preferences (and lack of the freedom

thereof) to someonenot caring for the clothes or hairstyle

another person is wearing. Race has also been an issue

for years, when in reality and scientifically,there is no such thing.

The video is a bit long, but covers war from the eyes of many who live in war or have

lived through the brutality of war. It reflects so many obstacles and scenarios

faced in war. Guns N Roses’ lyrics and video highlight the physical and emotional

torment that weighs upon various societies. I

applaud the cohesion within the audio andvisual execution to deliver such an

important message about war.

WE WANT PEACE appearing within the first frame, and the clips throughout the

video which reveal older to current wartimes, shows their

work was embraced with gracious thought.

The photo to the right shows the sculpture mentioned on the first page that was built

in Santa Barbara on the area of the beach

whichis next to the harbor. It was created out of

sandone Sunday as crosses were placed to

honorthe fallen soldiers.

Image provided Anthony Ustanik

You are allowed to experience war fromseveral points of view with the lyrics woven

into the theme. The verses contain apatterned or repetitious flow as follows,

“Look at your young men fighting.Look at your women crying.

Look at your young men dying theway they’ve always done before.

Look at the lives we’ve swallowed.I don’t need your Civil War!”

Source: http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=TldhcXRHcWuRpOWVSZ0E&guns-n-roses-civil-war

Guns N Roses “Civil War”Please click button at bottom left to play.Click once again when opened (2nd button).

Source: http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=TldhcXRHcWuRpOWVSZ0E&guns-n-roses-civil-war