Amistad: Reaction Paper The video I watched was Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. This video was basically about slaves who took over a small Spanish ship called “Amistad” and awaited trial in America‚ which would turn out to be one of the most critical trials in American history. Of course‚ with Spielberg’s twists‚ the movie is able to stay very entertaining‚ while still being very authentic. Amistad may have been a major Hollywood movie‚ making millions‚ but the film makers did everything possible
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Kaylan Earls March 22‚ 2013 COMM3820 Reaction To Amistad Amistad was a very touching movie and showed a lot of fight and determination from the West Africans and several others working to gain freedom for the slaves.. During the movie I felt that I to were experiencing the gruesome triumphs that the West African slaves experienced during their fight toward freedom. Though I have seen several movies dealing with race it is always interesting to learn more about history
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Babies Movie Response • What was your emotional reaction to this video? It was not my first viewing of the film. A few years ago I accidentally found it on YouTube and revised several times. No matter what‚ I still can say that this is a great movie with a great director’s work and a lot of moments that really can be perceived in different ways. I think that this movie can not leave someone emotionally indifferent. • What moments are sticking with you? Such moments are quite a few: • The first
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Reflection Paper: Nell Nell is a young girl‚ who was raised from the isolated world without any knowledge of civilization. She lived together with her mother and twin sister which were the only people she’d interact with since the day she was born. They live in a cabin in the forest of North Carolina. Nobody has ever met Nell. Due to her isolation‚ Nell never learned how to speak any language aside from the made up language which she and her twin sisters use to communicate. Her mother can’t also
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experiences and how they shape us. “Nell” is a story which clearly supports the nurture argument. Nell shows several examples of how her behavior has been influenced by her environment and experiences. Nell is a young woman who for the first time is faced to interact with other people. This was difficult for her because she had spent her entire life growing up in an isolated cabin with her mother and her twin sister‚ who died from a childhood disease. The story of Nell clearly proves the nurture argument
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Nell How did lack of socialization impact the way that Nell viewed the world around her? The lack of socialization impacted Nell’s view on the world around her because it left her more knowledgeable about those that surround her. Nell looks more deeply into the souls of those she meets rather then judging. She does not often speak while out in society but quietly assesses everything and everyone that surrounds her. In court Nell states "You have big things. You’re knowing big things. But you’re
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Hum2410-02409 Susan McClung 09/22/2010 Hyosoon kwak A Movie about Widowed Children in India I recently watched a shocking movie in class about an eight-year-old widow that never got to meet her husband‚ and she is deposited in an institution for widows called a widow’s ashram to spend the rest of her life. According to Indian tradition‚ these widows must remain in seclusion‚ apart from the rest of the world‚ until the end of their lives and are forbidden of ever re-marrying. An impressive
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his co-principal having a gun. Teachers should be armed with textbooks not guns. 5. I didn’t visually find any fighting scene in the movie. I think the production is concerned with young viewers that is why they made it that way‚ and I deemed it to be more appropriate. You would not see people fighting or killing each other‚ but you will hear and feel it from the movie. 6. Could you tell of a person like Sir Balmes in your life? In what way? 7. I am blessed enough to be on a school where every student’s
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This was the Filipino movie I have been waiting for‚ for a long time. Most of the Filipino movies that I’ve seen are cheap imitations of Hollywood movies with forgettable characters and forgettable plots. But I won’t be forgetting "Jose Rizal" anytime soon. With impeccable production values and a truly great performance by the lead actor‚ Cesar Montano‚ "Jose Rizal" is the equal of anything that Hollywood can produce. The movie tells the life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of
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Movie Response 1 (50 points): This first essay is a response to Food‚ Inc. and Fed Up!‚ should be between 2 and 4 pages long‚ and must be submitted to Moodle. Your responses should answer the questions listed in the rubric‚ demonstrate media literacy‚ critique the movies and offer suggestions for how their messages could be improved‚ and integrate knowledge you gained from class discussion‚ lectures‚ or other movies. This essay should also demonstrate that you took notes while we watched the movies
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