Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling for Columbine’‚ the film which won an Oscar for best documentary‚ is not in fact a documentary‚ but rather more of a persuasive essay in film format. The widely accepted definition of ‘documentary’ is a film emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings‚ insertion of fictional matter‚ and minimal editting‚ and ‘Bowling for Columbine’ does not show any of these characteristics. Instead of presenting a neutral view of the issues‚ it is
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9-1-1 Call Dispatcher- Jefferson County 911 Patti- Yes uh I am a teacher at columbine high school and there is a student here with a gun that just shot out of a window. Dispatcher- Has anyone been injured ma’am. Patti- I am not sure‚ I hear shots outside of the library were I am and a crowd of students are also here with me. Dispatcher-Okay‚ tell the student to get under the tables ma’am. Patti– STUDENTS UNDER THE TABLES!!!!! HEADS DOWN UNDER THE TABLES KIDS!!!!!!! We are trying
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Associate Level Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview Your final project for GEN/105 is a Student Survival Guide. To complete your project‚ you will draw from skills and information you learned in the course. Your Student Survival Guide should be a functional tool for you to use throughout your program—include specific details to make your action plans as realistic as possible. You can create a formal paper‚ a brochure using one of the templates
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America felt the need to move towards the idea of foreign policy from 1895 to 1920; their success was a combination of idealism and self-interest. Both were influential in the decision to venture outside of U.S borders. America expanded due to idealistic view such as: The White Man’s Burden‚ Religious motivation‚ a social contract with the Western Hemisphere and the Spanish American War. However‚ self interest offered more of a substantial force with America’s desire for a stronger Navy‚ foreign
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Peter j. Dalley‚ The case study has given to us is regarding Quality Associates‚ Inc. It’s a consulting firm. Quality Associates‚ Inc. advises its clients about sampling and statistical procedures. In this particular case‚ Quality Associates‚ Inc. has provided samples to be analyzed‚ so it’s client can quickly learn whether the process is operating satisfactorily or corrective actions needs to be taken. Summary of Statistics Sample
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion‚ discrimination Diversity means where there is an difference between individuals or groups such as their culture‚ nationality‚ gender‚ age‚ beliefs or ethnic origin. Equality means the rights the individuals have such as giving choices‚ respect and services in response to individual needs. Inclusion is the process of identifying‚ understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belongings. Discrimination means
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Elasticity of Solids Deformation: Changes in shape or size of an object through the application of external forces. Elasticity: Property which allows a material to regain its shape after being distorted. Elastic Limit: The maximum amounts by which an object or a material can be stretched and still regain its original shape after the distorting forces are removed. An object or a material which returns to its original length or size after being distorted suffers elastic deformation
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How the Predator UAV Works Military commanders use tactics and strategy in combat to inflict as much damage on the enemy while trying to risk as few personnel and resources as possible. This principle was at the heart of the development of the RQ-1 and MQ-1Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. These high-tech aircraft‚ controlled by a crew miles away from the dangers of combat‚ are capable of reconnaissance‚ combat and support roles in the hairiest of battles. In a worst-case scenario‚ if a Predator
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Robot Soldiers’ Targeted Killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki‚ a sixteen-years-old boy‚ was a third American killed by CIA drone strikes in Yemen while searching for his father‚ Anwar al-Awlaki‚ also an American citizen‚ who had been killed in a U.S. drone strike (Finn and Browning). Although drones kill not only terrorists but also innocent civilians including children like Abdulrahman‚ many drone strikes have been made to Pakistan between the year of 2004 and 2012. This is because the United States
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Good morning/afternoon Teachers and peers‚ today I will be talking about Michael Moore’s need to persuade us into believing that America is a gun driven country. In this documentary‚ Bowling for Columbine‚ Michael Moore has used many persuasive techniques to get us to believe that every person in America feels safe to have a gun somewhere in their house for protection and that there are many terrible things that happen in America. To prove that Americans feel safer with a gun in their house and how
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