The film The Matrix presents and deals with many interesting philosophical issues. Here I will discuss a particular scene from the film‚ namely‚ the ’red/blue pill’ dialogue between Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Neo (Keanu Reaves). This dialogue can be considered as dealing with a philosophical thought experiment: Nozick’s (1974) experience machine‚ and questions that arise from it. Namely‚ would an individual‚ after coming to know that they are not actually directing their own life‚ but are
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The film 13th explores race‚ justice‚ and mass incarceration in the United States. The film mainly focuses on the history of how racial inequality came to be in the United States. Also the film mentions that in the United States’ prisons there are inordinate amount of African-Americans. Additionally a variety of different political activists and public figures from different backgrounds gave their view from Angela Davis‚ Bryan Stevenson‚ Van Jones‚ Newt Gingrich‚ Cory Booker‚ and many others. In
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Ukulele Lives Happily Ever After We have read many love stories and fairytales which all had a ‘happily ever after’ ending. It was never easy for the lovers to get together because there was always something that would come in between them. Even then‚ they would not give up and would fight until the very end to be with their true love. Keeping that in mind‚ the short film ‘Lava’ is similar‚ as it talks about how two Volcanoes ‘Uku’ and ‘Lele’ are lovers and wait for a very long to be with each other
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The Age of Exploration marked the beginning of a new chapter in world history and period of opportunity in Europe. Prominent European states such as England‚ France‚ The Netherlands‚ Portugal‚ and Spain all viewed the New World as a means of expanding their global footprints. While not the West Indies‚ the Americas were understood to possess incalculable amount of natural resources‚ and many of these European states were anxious to take advantage by any means. In South and Central America‚ power
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Detropia Although prior to the film‚ the viewer may have heard of the situation in Detroit‚ it takes a film as poignant as Detropia to really get outsiders to empathize with its problems. Director Heidi Ewing uses contrasts to illustrate the variety of challenges Detroit faces but to also highlight those actively seeking out solutions. Through the interviews‚ camera angles‚ and audio Detropia shows the viewer that though the situation may look bleak‚ there is still life in the Motor City. The
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The Human side of management (Webster’s New World Dictionary‚ 2000) defines management as the control or guide‚ to have control or to succeed in doing. (Teal‚ November-December 1996) According to the writer it was stated that great management requires leaders to learn some difficult lessons of there own. In many organizations we have come to realize that many of the struggles which they face come from upper management positions such as the mangers. In many cases when an employee is asked about their
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The Darker Side of the American Dream Have you ever experienced what it is like to not be able to afford the things you needed in life? Imagine what it would be like to have to run your car on bald tires‚ not be able to put new shoes on your children’s feet‚ or not being able to afford enough food for you and your kids both to eat dinner. I think the definition of the American dream is being able to buy the things you need and want comfortably without having to worry about going into debt. The American
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The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all
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Criminal Justice Communication 12 October 2011 Crash Character Essay For my essay on Crash I had to really reflect on this movie. There are so many characters in this film it is difficult to decide. The director decided to show conflict in race relations in L.A. The lives of each character are enterlaced by events that appear unrelated‚ but are in the end dependent on eachother. The series of events have many tragic results. The story could have ended differently if the people involved actually
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Sixth Sense essay. 1. How does the director M. Night Shyamalan‚ use cinematic techniques to build an atmosphere of suspense in the film The Sixth Sense? The movie The Sixth Sense is directed by M. Night Shyamalan. He uses cinematic techniques to build an atmosphere of suspense in the film. M. Shyamalan uses camera angles‚ sound and colour to enhance suspense in The Sixth Sense. Some scenes where the cinematic techniques enhance the suspense are ‘Kyra’s funeral’‚ ‘I see dead people’ and ‘the hanged
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