Rainbow Death- Hubert Wilson

Task 1

This poem involves the herbicidal warfare during the Vietnam War. The United States (US), in an attempt to “demolish” their enemies, sprayed different herbicides over forests and plantations, killing and contaminating the food source. Agent orange, code name for a chemical, containing a large amount of Tetracholorodibenzodioxin (TCDD), which is extremely harmful, formed a large part of the herbicides sprayed. However, with spraying these harmful chemicals in excessive amounts, the US army also affected themselves. These herbicides have deadly effects. Firstly, they kill plants, leading to a massive lack of food. Also, these herbicides have harmful effects to human beings. New born babies were largely affected, many of them having deformed bodies, faces, many without complete body parts and some dying even before birth. These effects are long lasting, carrying from generation to generation. Contamination in the food source resulted in a higher percentage of children becoming deformed. America, in an attempt to severely demolish their enemies, suffered a great loss themselves, too.
http://www.lewispublishing.com/orange.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3798581.stm

Task 2

Annex A

Steps in Analysis
	Point	Evidence	Elaboration
1.	Point of View Victim of war	Nefariously America led astray Generations untold WILL pay - Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	Point of view of a victim of war; seems to be blaming America and branding them as evil. He feels a strong negative impression of the doings of the American armed forces.
2.	Situation and Setting War; Vietnam War	America did not foresee Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri! Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	“Death potpourri” hints at war, where death is largely involved. The war probably involved the Americans, then the super powers of the world. Agent Orange was an infamous chemical used during the Vietnam War which caused deadly effects. Setting would probably be the Vietnam War.
3	Language/ Diction Rhyme	Generations untold WILL pay - Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	Rhyming brings about a stronger essence of the effects of the Agent Orange chemical which was sprayed, being able to emphasise on the “execrable effects” of it, stressing that the effects of the agent orange was very “appalling”
4	Personal Response America’s actions resulted in a “lose-lose” situation, what they did was very wrong and immoral.	The poem allows us to understand better the devastating effects of the agent orange spray.	The writer portrays America to have done something sinful, and that they regret their actions. Effects of the agent orange spray was stated, “illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.” Listing examples like this, which are cruel examples, describes America’s doings as an evil act, not only harming their enemies, but also harming innocent people from both parties.

Rainbow Death- Hubert Wilson

Task 1

This poem involves the herbicidal warfare during the Vietnam War. The United States (US), in an attempt to “demolish” their enemies, sprayed different herbicides over forests and plantations, killing and contaminating the food source. Agent orange, code name for a chemical, containing a large amount of Tetracholorodibenzodioxin (TCDD), which is extremely harmful, formed a large part of the herbicides sprayed. However, with spraying these harmful chemicals in excessive amounts, the US army also affected themselves. These herbicides have deadly effects. Firstly, they kill plants, leading to a massive lack of food. Also, these herbicides have harmful effects to human beings. New born babies were largely affected, many of them having deformed bodies, faces, many without complete body parts and some dying even before birth. These effects are long lasting, carrying from generation to generation. Contamination in the food source resulted in a higher percentage of children becoming deformed. America, in an attempt to severely demolish their enemies, suffered a great loss themselves, too.
http://www.lewispublishing.com/orange.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3798581.stm

Task 2

Annex A

Steps in Analysis
	Point	Evidence	Elaboration
1.	Point of View Victim of war	Nefariously America led astray Generations untold WILL pay - Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	Point of view of a victim of war; seems to be blaming America and branding them as evil. He feels a strong negative impression of the doings of the American armed forces.
2.	Situation and Setting War; Vietnam War	America did not foresee Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri! Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	“Death potpourri” hints at war, where death is largely involved. The war probably involved the Americans, then the super powers of the world. Agent Orange was an infamous chemical used during the Vietnam War which caused deadly effects. Setting would probably be the Vietnam War.
3	Language/ Diction Rhyme	Generations untold WILL pay - Execrable effects of agent orange spray!	Rhyming brings about a stronger essence of the effects of the Agent Orange chemical which was sprayed, being able to emphasise on the “execrable effects” of it, stressing that the effects of the agent orange was very “appalling”
4	Personal Response America’s actions resulted in a “lose-lose” situation, what they did was very wrong and immoral.	The poem allows us to understand better the devastating effects of the agent orange spray.	The writer portrays America to have done something sinful, and that they regret their actions. Effects of the agent orange spray was stated, “illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.” Listing examples like this, which are cruel examples, describes America’s doings as an evil act, not only harming their enemies, but also harming innocent people from both parties.

WORLD WAR II

Of all the wars that have been fought, WW2 was the deadliest and most consequential war in history.

Reasons for WWII
The causes of WW2 can be traced back to the end of WW1. The Germans were deeply resentful about the Treaty of Versailles as they thought that it was too severe. Germany could not pay the £6600 million for the damage caused by WW1 as the Germans were extremely poor in the 1920s. Jobs were scarce and the prices of food and necessities were exorbitant. Dissatisfied Germans voted to power Adolf Hitler, who promised to rip up the treaty.

Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. He built up Germany’s military strength. In 1934, he increased the army size and built warships and created the German Airforce. In 1936, Hitler commanded troops to invade Rhineland and made two important alliances. He conquered Austria and Czechoslovakia. On 1 September 1939, Germans invaded Poland.

Furthermore, the failure of appeasement and league of nations propelled WW2 into action.

Outcomes and Consequences for WWII
Firstly, there were countless casualties. 40 million people died. Of that number, 20 million were Russians. 21 million were left homeless in Europe. Secondly, the United States plunged further into debt, chalking up over 95 million. Thirdly, Russia was in a dilemma about the futures of Germany and Austria. Russia’s occupation of eastern Europe, which allowed the spread of Communism, set the stage for the Cold War later on. Nuclear weapons were significant in the development of the Cold War. Superpowers appeared – the United States had the atomic bomb while Russia had the Red Army to fill the power vacuum in eastern Europe. Fourthly, social changes were made – 10 million Germans had to leave Czech, Hungary and Romania to prevent land reclaims in the future.

To sum up, the notable consequences of WW2 are the end of the European Age; the rise of the United States to superpower status; the expansion of Russia and its rise to superpower status; the start of the Cold War and the nuclear age; the rise of nationalism and independence movements in Asia and Africa; a renewed effort to secure lasting peace through international organisations.

Lessons Learnt from WWII
War kills. Many innocent civilians and soldiers were sacrificed. For instance, during the course of WW2, over 12 million people were killed in the holocaust, 1 million British soldiers died, 1 million German Soldiers died, 1 million America soldiers died, 10 million Russian soldiers died and that’s not counting the number of civilians who died. The loss of life during the Second World War was immense.

Seeing the negative outcomes of war teaches us that war does not solve problems and that we should learn from history and not make the same blunders. Power should be used wisely and for the good of mankind.

War is a great fuel for invention. Germany developed warfare technologies like bombs and jet engine planes due to the pressing need created by the war effort. Americans developed computer technology to crack enemies’ codes.

Other than navy competence, air supremacy is vital for a national defence.

http://library.thinkquest.org/10927/sumww2.htm http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_major_consequences_of_World_War_2 http://akorra.com/2010/03/04/top-10-lessons-learned-from-world-war-2/ http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm#Hitlers_Actions