3. The Life of a Soldier Trench Warfare

4. Boys often lied about their age so they could fight

5. Trench Warfare -25,000 miles long -zigzagged -1/3 of casualties happened here No Man’s Land Barbed wire Front line Long range artillery Support lines

7. Constant shell fire brought random death Men were buried in the trenches after a shell hit

8. Conditions Dirt Mud Smell Disease No sanitation Colorless No sleep Open cemetery

9. Going “over the top” Waited for whistle Climbed over parapet into no- man’s land Almost all attacks brought total death Wounded were left

10. Size of cats One rat couple produces 900 more in a year Ate food and corpses Made nests in clothing Itching Caused trench fever

11. Trench Foot Rain flooded the trenches Feet couldn’t get dry Feet swelled up to 3 times the normal size Amputation was rampant

12. Men who had no legs or arms were called “basket cases”

13. Weapons Tanks Machine Guns Rifles Grenades Flame Throwers

14. MUSTARD GAS

15. GAS Caused lungs to dissolve  suffocation Blindness Most deadly biological weapon

16. Could blow back on your own side Smelled like pineapple and pepper Some was odorless Covered mouth in rag with urine Some took 12 hours to take effect Skin blistered, throw up

18. Shell Shock: Medical condition Mental breakdown Blighty Wounds: Give self an injury to get out of duty

19. Cloister of the Hotel de la Princerie Before and After

20. Village of Esnes Before and After

22. Amount of Serious Violence Per Hour Outlet Number of Scenes Per Hour (2000-2001) TELEVISION ABC3 CBS17 FOX10 NBC3 CABLE Basic12 Premium6 Movies15

23. Ten Most Violent TV Series 1998 Number2001Number 1.Walker, Texas Ranger - 821. Xena: Warrior Princess – 63 2.Oz – 54 (HBO)2. Walker, Texas Ranger – 53 3.VIP – 383. Sheena – 47 4.Mortal Kombat – 474. Cleopatra 2525 – 38 5.L.A. Heat – 465. Andromeda – 33 6.New Adventures of RH – 366. Freedom – 31 7.Buffy – 207. Special Unit 2 – 27 8.Viper – 298. Charmed – 27 9.7 Days – 339. Beastmaster – 25 10.Team Knight Rider – 1910. Oz/Dark Angel - 23

24. Ten Most Violent Movies 1998 2001 1.Saving Private Ryan - 262 (R)1. The Patriot – 159 (R) 2.Blade – 92 (R)2. Gladiator – 110 (R) 3.Ronim – 92 (R)3. Mission Impossible II – 108 (PG-13) 4.Lethal Weapon 4 – 91 (R)4. Shanghai Noon – 99 (PG-13) 5.The Mask of Zorro – 82 PG-135. Romeo Must Die – 88 (R) 6.U.S. Marshals – 61 PG-136. Rules of Engagement – 79 (R) 7.Rush Hour – 56 PG-137. Shaft – 77 (R) 8.Small Soldiers – 56 PG-138. Scream 3 – 66 (R) 9.Man in the Iron Mask – 47 (13)9. U-571 – 66 (PG-13) 10.The Negotiator – 26 (R)10. X-Men – 65 (PG-13)

25. Big Questions Soldiers became numb to violence. Do you think our society has as well? What determines a person’s violence thresh hold? Do you think it makes a difference when it is real and when it isn’t?