Thepatriot.ppt

American historical war film rural York County, South Carolina American Revolutionary War American Revolution Redcoat is associated with British soldiers who fought against the colonists during the American Revolution Britain had large numbers of well trained army. Soldiers’ uniforms included bright red jackets. The colonists called the soldiers “redcoats”. 18世纪时候英国军队以红色军装，三角帽，带刺刀的燧石滑膛枪为主要特色，作战时由步兵成线列方阵在火炮掩护下，在令人振奋的军乐声中（《The British Grenadiers》 英国掷弹兵进行曲 ）缓步前进 ，在世界各地为英帝国利益奋勇征战，举世闻名。 Benjamin Martin 沉默逃避———奋起反抗———取得成功这一过程中，自由始终成为他追求的目标 有着超然力量的个人主义英雄 Individualism Individualism refers to the tendency to focus on the needs of self and immediate family as opposed to community and society . 其主要内容是相信每个人都具有价值,高度重视个人自由,强调个人的自我支配、自我控制、自我发展,是以个人为本位的人生哲学。 We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ------ the Declaration of Independence 　我们认为下述真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物主赋予他们若干不可让与的权利，其中包括生存权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。 个人主义在美国的来源是深深扎根于《独立宣言》和《美国宪法》中基于权力的政治理论. 第二个来源是三权分立学说在美国的理论建立和政治实施。 个人主义在美国文化中的体现 1、语言文化 --self 2、美国人的日常行为 每个人都有他的自然权利,平等和自由。在美国,个人的隐私权是受到尊重和保护的。而那些对年龄、婚恋、宗教信仰、经济状况等有关方面的问题,美国人认为是隐私性问题。 他们日常交谈中的提问具有一般性(不接触具体行为,因为那或许是私事) 和通用性,如: A: Hi , Jack. How are you ? B : Fine , thanks. And you ? A: I’m terrific , thank you. 3. 体现在婚姻家庭观念上 4. 体现在教育中 Groups Orientation / Collectivism Tend to give a higher priority to relationships when making decisions Expect people who are involved in a group relationship to have duties and obligations to one another To be loyal and to further the interests of the group Emphasize common interests, conformity, cooperation, and interdependence 一、群体取向 以家庭，社会和国家利益为重 “个人是沧海一粟, 微不足道” “先天之忧而忧，后天下之 “与集体、领导保持一致” “安于现状” 2. 他人取向 “人言可畏”—重面子，面子功夫 言行不一致，万事以和为贵 必然的结果：相互依赖，相互合作，“关系” 性格内向，含蓄，好静，习惯于忍让。 * The Patriot Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction 1.?Colonies had no repre