English Through Movies. All the President's men. A case history : Politics and The Press

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ISBN: 9788497728386
EAN: 9788497728386
Editorial: Dykinson
Fecha de la edición: 24/04/2006
Nº Pág.: 149

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Derecho / Político y Constitucional / INSTITUCIONES DEL ESTADO

The book Ah the presidenrs men (1974) arid the movie (1976) based on the book by the sanie name narrates how the disclosures by two Washington Post reporters helped in the downfall of the President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon.

This true story is as pertinent today as it was more than 20 years ago. It opens in with a documentary from June first, 1982, as Nixon returns in triumph from a successful international trip The action moves to sixteen days later, with a recreation of the infamous break-in in the Democratic Headquarters of the Watergate buiiding. lts detection by the police marks the beginning, of the cascading events that culminated with the resignation of the President. And the role of the press in trying to expose those abuses is still a fundamental link in the chain sustaining a democratic society.

This book "English through movies Ah the President's men: A case History. Politics and the Press offers the roader the entertainlng and enjoyable way of improving his /her English. Included are a revsion of the events of the Watergate with a transcription of the famous 1976 movie script Hundreds of annotations wíll hetp the reader understand confusing idiomat expressions or difficult words. Watching the movie after studying the script will be a good way to become familiar with Standard American English and improve comprehension of spoken language.

Foreword

1. Revisiting watergate
1.1 The historical and political context of Watergate. Chronology
1.2 The Players
1.3 The key Players

2. "All the President's men" The book
2.1 The authors
2.1.1 Bob Wood ward
2.1.2 Carl Bernstein
2.1.3 The book

3. "All the President's men". The movie
3.1 Cast and Credits
3.2 The annotated script. Contents
3.3 Using the movie as a teaching tool
3.3.1 Teaching notes for Journalism students: The Watergate
3.3.2 Teaching notes for Law students

4. Deep Throat
4.1 1972-2004
4.1.1 Hemeroteque
4.1.2 Books
4.1.3 Rsearch. The University of Illinois, College of Communication. Department of Journalism

4.2 2005 Deep Throat Revealed
4.2.1 Hemeroteque
4.2.1.1 Vanity Fair
4.2.1.2 Washington Post
4.2.2 Books
4.2.3 Articles. Articles in the Net
4.2.4 Headlines 2005

5. Bibliography and related links