One April morning‚ Martha House‚ president of Trap-Ease‚ entered her office in Moncton‚ New Brunswick. She paused for a moment to contemplate the Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation that she had framed and hung near her desk: “If a man [can] make a better mousetrap than his neighbor … the world will make a beaten path to his door.” Perhaps‚ she mused‚ Emerson knew something that she didn’t. She had the better mousetrap—Trap-Ease—but the world didn’t seem all that excited about it. Martha had just
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that are killed because of gun crimes each year. In Germany that number is 381‚ while in Australia it’s 65. We’re given this information in the documentary‚ Bowling for Columbine (2002) that was written and directed by Michael Moore. The documentary discusses gun crime in America with the main focus on what happened in Columbine when two boys named Eric Harris and Dylan Kiebold brought guns to school and killed 12 students and one teacher. A lot of people think that these two boys did this because
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Shooting of Malala Yousafzai On October 9th 2012‚ during a regular Monday morning‚ 14-year-old student and children’s activist Malala Yousafzai was severely wounded when an un-identified man ordered students to point out Malala and when they did‚ the man open fired on her causing bullets to penetrate her skull and neck. The attempted assassination‚ which was later identified to be the work of Taliban members‚ has sparked an outrage inside Pakistan and around the world. Malala being recently and
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they didn’t expect anything so tragic to happen in their town. Brad had left for work and the kids went of to school‚ mom was at work when suddenly she got a call from a friend and she had asked if she heard anything about what was happening at Columbine High School. She had no recollection of what was going on so she called her husband who was at home because he went home sick. He had heard some loud noises but never really thought anything about it being the neighborhood they live in. He looked
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had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the lives of a socialite mother and daughter living in a decrepit
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Resulting with 12 dead and 20 injured‚ April 20th‚ 1999‚ ultimately became the day of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history at Columbine High School‚ prompting a national debate on gun control and school safety. According to the article Columbine High School Shootings “In the aftermath of the shootings‚ many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behavior and threats of violence from students (History.com).” In addition‚ there have been many more strategies
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documentary ( Voiceover‚ Archival footage‚ “real footage”‚ Interviews with ‘Experts’‚ use of text‚ Sound [music used‚ background noises]‚ set-ups‚ visual coding) The documantry being analised‚ what it’s about and the director (Bowling for columbine‚ Reasoning behind the columbine massacre and other gun related violence in the United States‚ Directed and narrated by Michael Moore. • Audience and purpose 6 characteristics Age (18-30) Gender (Male and Female) Race (Caucasian) Socio economic Background (Middle
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On the morning of June 16‚ I went to a memorial for the 49 victims who died in the Orlando shooting on June 13‚ 2016. I remember thinking that I could pull myself together‚ and that I should go and look at all the things people did for those victims. I remember thinking that I would be able to pull myself together for the twenty to thirty minutes it would take to walk around and allow my sister and mother to lay down their notes. I remember thinking that I would be fine‚ wouldn’t let tears slip‚
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VISUAL TEXT – “Bowling for Columbine” Question: It is the director’s purpose to manipulate the audience to the point where they feel uncomfortable. “Bowling for Columbine” directed by Michael Moore‚ is a well-directed documentary that informs people about gun violence in America. Michael Moore is successful in showing that America has been going through many gun tragedies; and portrays the sense that America’s problems are out of control. He conveys this through statistics‚ archival footage‚
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without conscience is a wild beast." One should give some thought to an action before acting upon it. Without thought‚ or "conscience"‚ the action can be untimely and uncontrolled as would a "wild beast." In 1999‚ two young men went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. This rash action‚ lacking conscience or concept of right and wrong‚ did not exhibit courage. Rather‚ good intentions and motivations should fuel courageous actions. As British author Samuel Johnson states‚ "Bravery has no
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