Unfortunately‚ violence has become a part of everyday life in our world. It can be witnessed in many forms and of different proportions in numerous situations. Never‚ under any circumstances is violence good. When one thinks of violence‚ thoughts may arise of war‚ people committing violent acts against others‚ domestic violence within families‚ and not to mention the abundance of television shows and movies that are packed with sadistic‚ yet entertaining violence of all sorts. Over the past couple
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Battle of IA Drang is remarkable and inspirational. Its shows how a strong leader is important when dealing with hard choices‚ adversity‚ diversity and being in a position where people’s lives are in stakes of your decisions. My favorite quote from LTC Moore is‚ “I can ’t promise you that I will bring you all home alive. But this I swear‚ before you and before Almighty God‚ that when we go into battle‚ I will be the first to set foot on the field‚ and I will be the last to step off‚ and I will leave no
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documentaries are the Holocaust and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Director‚ Alain Resnais‚ captures the horrors that took place in the Jewish concentration camps during World War II in the 1955 short documentary film Night and Fog; whereas director‚ Michael Moore‚ focuses on the actions of President George W. Bush following the 9/11 attacks in the 2004 documentary‚ Fahrenheit 9/11. Though both films expose the truth behind the said historical traumas‚ the different montage approaches of these directors evoke
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firearms. Bowling for Columbine‚ directed by Michael Moore‚ focuses mostly on one tragic even that happened at Columbine High School‚ and uses it in order to persuade viewers to side against National Rifle Association‚ which is a big pro-gun group‚ and the whole gun control issue. Moore makes the reason why the US has more gun related fatalities than other countries to be because of the right to carry firearms and easy access to them. In the movie‚ Moore uses a lot of editing and splices together a lot
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Roger and Me is a documentary starring Michael Moore that reveals the hard hitting economic impact General Motors left on Flint‚ Michigan. Throughout the film it is clear that General Motors was a huge factor in Flint’s financial system and slowly by surely it becomes evident that many of the residents living in Flint were eventually someway shape or form affected by layoffs from General Motors. These layoffs came from General Motors attempt to adopt the concept of globalization‚ all the while General
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In the film Roger and Me‚ Michael Moore tells the story of the exploitation of the numerous workers in his hometown‚ Flint‚ Michigan. He follows the numerous employees of General Motors who have lost their jobs and consequently‚ tries to contact the power steering CEO of General Motors‚ Roger Smith. Smith closed down a large amount of the auto plants in Flint causing thousands of workers to be unemployed. Moore makes an attempt at demonstrating to Smith the harsh reality of the demise of Moore’s
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presenting a neutral view of the issues‚ it is clearly biased and purposely manipulates the viewers into agreeing with Moore’s opinions. In the process‚ Moore frequently uses incorrect statistics and information. In some cases fabricated evidence is also inserted. Documentaries should have close to no editing of the evidence‚ however in some cases Moore uses sly editing techniques to deceive the viewers. A prominent example of this can be seen in Charlton Heston’s speech. It appears as though the NRA
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How does McEwan depict the breakdown in Joe and Clarissa’s relationship in the middle section of the novel? McEwan initially portrays Clarissa and Joe as the ideal couple‚ capturing the seemingly stable love affair between two academics. However‚ McEwan seeks to explore the disintegration of the ‘superior’ middle-class romance‚ to emphasise how nothing is safe. To the unknowing reader‚ everything about the relationship is calm and admirable. Yet difficulties begin to surface early in the novel
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Canada‚ Japan‚ Hungary‚ Sardinia and Australia. Since the early 1960s pub sessions are now the home for much of Irish Traditional music‚ which takes place at informal gatherings in pubs. The 1960s saw a number of innovative performers eg Christy Moore and Donal Lunny. The Clancy brothers broke open the field in the US in the early part of the decade which inspired vocal groups like the Dubliners and the Chieftains. Television and radio programmes and documentaries in recent years have also helped
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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