Weixin Luo 01/01/13 AP Government‚ P5 Mr Mansfield The Flaw The documentary movie “The Flaw” identified income inequality as the flaw which caused the financial crisis in America. The movie argued that the widening gap between the rich and the poor contributed to the credit boom as wealth was accumulated in the top 1% of the American population. I agreed with the analysis in the movie and the explanation by the famous economists and distressing house owners. As a result of capitalism‚ the unequal
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The documentary Skateistan starts with varying clips of children playing. What makes this memorable is that children are shown climbing tanks and playing cricket surrounded by trash. This introduction visually gives the audience a better understanding of what the environment is like and specifically what it looks like to live as a child in Afghanistan. Recognizing the horrible situations these children face is a good first step towards helping the children‚ who are born into a country ravaged by
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Night and Fog/Hiroshima-Nagasaki 1945 “Humanity Lost” Night and Fog (by Alain Resnais) and Hiroshima-Nagasaki 1945 (by Erik Barnouw) are two very different documentaries with two very similar messages. Though the task of viewing these films was quite difficult‚ both films conveyed a very strong message‚ the aftermath of human destruction. Resnais and Barnouw showed us the horrible capabilities of human beings at their worst and the result when humanity and morality is no longer
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In the Annenberg Learner documentary‚ The Stars‚ movie legends such as Julia Roberts and Joan Crawford‚ as well as film directors like John Waters share those explicit qualities that make a star well – a star. Let’s face it‚ many of us‚ at least those who are not afraid to admit it‚ would leap at the chance of becoming a celebrity. Regrettably‚ only a few has what it takes‚ has that star quality‚ has that certain je ne saie quoi‚ to make it in the entertainment business. And its usually those unknown
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raised in Davison‚ Michigan. His documentary Sicko addresses the issues of America’s health care system and also brings to light the corrupt aspects of the U.S. health care industry. In his film he believes that the system is corrupt because it is outrageous that a country like America who believes in patriotism would allow their citizens to have such poor health care. Moore’s Ethos is established due to the fact that he is the most successful American documentary filmmaker. He is also a screenwriter
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Today in class we watched a video on Gumbo. The Gumbo we saw today was not about the creation of the famous New Orleans dish‚ but the creation of Jazz. The Documentary Gumbo was directed by Ken Burns who interviewed different people from critics to famous musicians. One of the famous musicians he interviewed was Wynton Marsalis a famous trumpet player. In the introduction Marsalis said something that grabbed my attention‚ he said: “music is a language”. New Orleans was the home for many people of
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The documentary Bully‚ brings up the negative sides to bullying‚ but does not mention the positives. You cannot “stop” bullying completely. It is a problem that every individual must go through to become a stronger person later in life. It is sad when kids do take their life or others‚ but that can’t make up for the strength that bullying gives kids. You’ll look back and thank each and every one of those bullies for making them the person that they are now. Bully shows countless and countless occurrences
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That means that approximately‚ 133 people day in a day due to foodborne illnesses. Therefore‚ health and safety standards need to be raised in the food industry to protect consumers from ingesting E. coli and other dangerous bacteria. In the documentary “Food Inc.”‚ mother Barbara Kowalcyk shared her story of when her two year old son Kevin died from a strand of E. coli 0157:H7 in 2001. Kevin died because of a contaminated hamburger from a fast food joint. Had there been more inspections and regulations
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Disconnected is about three college students who choose give up their computer for a documentary. Some key aspects of the documentary are how attached our society is to computers and the internet in general‚ even in 2007. Our culture is heavily reliant on technology to help them get through our daily lives. It is basically a requirement for professional communication‚ school‚ and even to access to other older forms of media such as books and old articles and diagrams. Those ideas were made especially
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webcams‚ phones have multiple cameras‚ there are small video cameras you can attach to your hat‚ and even pocket sized Polaroid cameras. We have the ability to capture anything‚ so how can a print still influence us in today’s culture? The legacy of documentary photography has been evolving for decades. In 1933‚ the Farm Society Administration devised a new plan to raise money for rural America: photograph the
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