‘WITNESS’ ANALYSIS The film “Witness”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ is about the traditional Amish life versus the violent ways of the Western World. The film begins when an Amish boy named Samuel Lapp witnesses the murder of a policeman‚ and when detective John Book discovers it was an ‘inside job’ he gets shot and takes Samuel and his mother Rachel back to their Amish community. While nursing the bullet wound he stays with them for a week and learns the Amish way of life. He is not comfortable at first
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The Witness to War: Serving a Nation oral history project focuses on telling veterans’ stories. Pairs of students interview a veteran‚ create a website for them‚ and present their veteran’s story to their class. My partner‚ Kajsa Simon‚ and I interviewed Mr. Joe Souza‚ and through him‚ I learned a lot about the military as well as what makes a hero. From the Witness to War project‚ I learned that all veterans are heroes and that you don’t have to risk your life every day to be one. I also learned
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Barry Hannah’s “Testimony of Pilot‚” takes place in Mississippi during the 1950’s‚ 60’s‚ and 70’s‚ a period of time where gender roles played a big part in the way people were expected to live their lives. Men were expected to be athletic‚ masculine breadwinners‚ while women were expected to conform to the societal norms of mothers and housewives. Women were not yet given the same rights as men‚ and were therefore deemed inferior to men. In his short story‚ Hannah accurately conveys the pressure
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The Expert Systems case focuses around a business that develops computer programs for firms in the banking industry. John Grady‚ CFO for ESI‚ needs help in creating a detailed forecast for the executive meeting and to present it to the group. Using the information given in John’s memos‚ his questions must be answered to help show the top managers how certain assumptions affect various outcomes. One of John’s memos includes the percentage-of-sales formula to calculate the additional funds needed
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Community spirit and isolation Witness also makes a comment on community values and individualism. Rachel is clearly part of a caring community‚ even if it is patriarchal and rigid. The values of Amish culture are depicted through the funeral and barn-raising scenes‚ where we are left in no DANI doubt that serving God and others before yourself is the cornerstone of society. Quilt-making‚ building barns‚ cooking and mourning are all collective pursuits. While Weir projects these qualities in
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14 There is no better way to understand an event than to experience it first-hand. History is an imperfect thing‚ and as stories are passed down‚ people forget their true meaning. In “The Witness”‚ Katherine Anne Porter’s “Uncle Jimbilly” has experienced the horrors of slavery personally‚ and is frustrated when children of the next generation do not fully understand and respect the topic. The way Porter describes these characters subtly shows the reader their feelings toward each other. Direct
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Psychology in the Court Room The Expert Witness “How reliable is eyewitness testimony” On the 28th of September 1999‚ a building society in West Bromwich was robbed by a man brandishing a gun. He had approached the cashier desk and pushed aside a customer and then produced a gun. He ordered the three customers in the bank to lie on the floor. He then pointed the gun in the face of the cashier and told her to fill the bag with money. In doing so‚ she managed to raise the silent alarm alerting
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Expert Systems Advantages of Expert System: 1. Can be used by the user more frequently. 2. Can work round the clock. 3. Never "forgets" to ask a question‚ as a human might. 4. Encourages organizations to clarify the logic of their decision-making. 5. Holds and maintains significant levels of information. 6. Provides consistent answers for repetitive decisions‚ processes and tasks. Disadvantages of Expert System: 1. Lacks common sense needed in some decision making. 2
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eyewitness testimony is not always accurate; therefore it should not be used in the criminal justice system. Discuss. The criminal justice systems in Australia and throughout the world rely on evidence to prosecute persons suspected of a crime. Previously‚ criminal investigators relied upon eyewitness accounts for their investigations though psychological research shows that eyewitness testimony is not always accurate and should not be used in the criminal justice system
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Proposition 27: Special prosecution units do not produce either higher conviction rates or lower crime rates According to the data that Walker has cited‚ special prosecution units have not produced different results from regular prosecution teams. The data that Walker cited came from a San Diego‚ CA prosecutorial office. However‚ in an article published by the National Institute of Justice in the Office of Justice Programs‚ the data leads to a different conclusion. In Cook County‚ Illinois
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