Comparative Essay: Bowling for Columbine & Touching the Void Introduction In the following essay I will compare two documentary films‚ Bowling for Columbine‚ Directed and written by Michael Moore‚ and Touching the Void‚ Directed by Kevin Macdonald and adapted from the book of the same name‚ focusing on documentary elements such as dramatic development‚ structure and subjective and objective aspects. I will also highlight and detail their presentational techniques. Bowling for Columbine A multi-award
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Gambling‚ Is It A Hobby or Drug? Shinae’ George ENC 1102-57 Gambling comes in so many forms. The ideal thought of gambling typically refers to making wagers in a casino or even online in a game of roulette‚ poker‚ blackjack‚ or slots machines and even on/off track betting. What most people fail to realize is that lotto is also a form of gambling. For most people the itch to gamble starts with scratch off cards; while some do it for fu others are addicted and jeopardize themselves in doing
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Friends‚ a popular American sitcom during the past years since 1994‚ left me the great impression with the distinct personal characters of six young people. So I would like to illustrate why I apply for Rutgers University through it. 1. Career Development Chandler‚ an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation. Chandler quitted his job and became a professional advertiser at an advertising agency at his mid age. I do not hope that I was
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BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE "BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE"‚ DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MOORE‚ DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF GUN CRIME IN AMERICA. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS FILM IS TO PERSUADE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT GUNS AND GUN LAWS. MOORE CONSTANTLY REFERS TO OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS CANADA AND THEIR GUN POLICIES TO BACK UP HIS ARGUMENTS FOR INCREASED GUN REGULATION. HE IS SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO COUNTER ARGUE ANY REASON GIVEN BE PRO-GUN SUPPORTERS AS TO THE REASON WHY AMERICA HAS THE HIGHEST GUN RELATED
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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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BOWLIING ETIQUETTE The Golden Rule “Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you” also applies in bowling. * Remain back of the foul line at all times. * After delivering the ball‚ walk straight back on the approach. Do not remain standing near the foul line. * Do not walk in front of a bowler to pick up your ball of the rack or to mark up a score‚ is he/she is in the position to start his/ her delivery. * Do not attempt to deliver the ball at the same time as the bowler
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Friends A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart‚ and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Good morning to the panel of honourable judges‚ teachers and friends. On this fine morning‚ I would like to talk about “Friends”. On this planet‚ who can’t live without friends? Everyone. We need our peers to live our lives‚ to joke around‚ and to help us with our mischievous plots. Who would dare to tell an adult about our plans? Friendship is a blessing‚ and
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Miriam-Webster Dictionary the definition of a hobby is‚ a pursuit outside one ’s regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation. While there are many benefits of pursuing a hobby during your free time‚ it can even be said to be of importance to continue your hobby throughout the day for short periods of time. A hobby can bring stress relief‚ distract your mind‚ and has even been known to ease pain. Certainly one of the best advantages of pursuing a hobby is allowing quiet time away from the
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documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’ presents strong messages concerning the low gun control and the high murder rate in “the land of the free”. Directed by Michael Moore‚ the documentary shows the follies of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the US government‚ often in a satirical fashion. This use of humour and other techniques allowed Moore to win many awards for the documentary‚ including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2003‚ but the largest victory ‘Bowling for Columbine’
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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 America has many tragedies I will deconstruct 2 scenes from the documentary Bowling for Columbine. First I will be talking about selection
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