that is harmful and that we should not seek/know‚ or is knowledge impartial and it is the person that is harmful or construes the knowledge as harmful? In order to answer this question‚ I first asked myself: what is knowledge? While the question is remarkably broad‚ I simply took a simple definition and considered it: knowledge is a body of truths or facts gained over time through experience and the understanding of concepts and ideas. With this in mind‚ I then contemplated: is knowledge harmful? In
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Independent films‚ more commonly known as indie films‚ are films not made by mainstream production houses or movie studios. They are independent of the influences‚ authority‚ and control of the mainstream industry (Makuha‚ 2010). The emergence of new and highly-advanced cameras in the market and the advancement of technology have spawned the growth of indie films. This allowed anyone to create his or her own film in accordance to his or her own style without the influences of mainstream movies
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The Harmful Effects of Watching Television In a culture where most people have at least two TV sets in their homes and are obsessed with watching television‚ it is almost impossible to neglect pointing out the possible harmful effects of watching too much television. Television certainly has much to offer‚ and without a doubt is a great innovation. But when it comes to relying on it‚ whether to be informed or entertained‚ it can certainly affect people negatively. Here are the main harmful effects
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Cited: Bordwell‚ D.‚ Staiger‚ J. and Thompson‚ K. (1985) The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960. Routledge: London Bordwell‚ D. and Thompson‚ K. (2001) Film Art 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill: New York Bloodworth‚ R. (2000) The Allegorical Significance of The Wizard of Oz [online] URL: http://www.2b2b.org/docs/papers/WizardOzFilm370
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Abstract With a recent surge of Asian Americans in American cinema‚ we are noticing that the stereotypes that we have used in the past are actually being used by their culture to break into American culture. Days of portraying Asian Americans as unintelligible and subservient are gone and are being replaced with a whole new outlook. The introduction of Martial Arts into American film has evolved the way Asians are viewed in American cinema. Quentin Tarantino introduced a whole new outlook to Asian
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1- “PORNOGRAFHY IS HARMFUL TO WOMEN” I oppose pornography because women are presented dehumanized as sexual objects‚ things in scenarios of degradation‚ injury‚ and torture. The harm from pornography is not easily traced to a single source. Hymowitz and Cleveland go to great lengths to point out the complexity of the problem of pornography‚ that harm ensues not just because of what the content of pornography is‚ but also because of how the messages of pornography contribute to the social fabric
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Perception We process and interpret the incoming raw data in the light of our past experiences‚ in terms of our current needs and interests‚ in terms of our knowledge‚ expectations‚ beliefs and motives. Perceptual world the individual’s personal internal image‚ map or picture of their social‚ physical and organizational environment. Selective attention the ability‚ often exercised unconsciously‚ to choose from the stream of sensory data‚ to concentrate on particular elements‚ and to ignore others
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Social networking is an interesting subject to talk about because there are many different viewpoints in which a person may stand beside when debating‚ “Is social networking harmful to society?” In the new digital age‚ it is tough to argue the harmful effects of such an innovative idea such as Facebook or Twitter‚ because most of us will be deemed guilty of having an account‚ and many of us are nonetheless avid users of our accounts. The issue only heightens itself when we question what exactly
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you think and realize more about life and all its wonders. You will learn to discern the importance or value every little thing you’ve known no value. If I were given three more seeing days to see before the total relapse of darkness fall into me. I will seize each day and see to it that everything I would do is remarkable and can be worth the reminiscing. I would make the most out of this three days. On the first day‚ I will gather all my family or loved ones‚ friends or acquaintances
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Claire Johnson’s essay‚ Women Cinema as Counter Cinema‚ explores the ways in which female stereotypes in films came to be and how feminist filmmakers can go about subverting the damage that decades of problematic portrayals of women have caused. Johnson spends a great deal of time talking about the idea of the woman as an “icon”—merely a symbol meant to represent a separate idea or ideal. This type of iconography has turned women in films into rough caricatures that audience members are able to categorize
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