...As many know, documentaries state the facts of a historical event, usually not as biased as movies. Movies typically depict a more modernized version of historical events and will make the facts more fun to learn sometimes, softening the blow of a lot of tragic events. Documentaries will usually just give you the straight-up facts, no way of softening the blow. Documentaries may be boring to some. While movies and documentaries are pretty different, the movie and the documentary we watched in class had many similarities as well. One of the main similarities between the movie and the documentary was the way the bodies were disposed of in the end. In both the movie and the documentary, many men of the 54th died tragically, fighting for their...
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...the Asian community. In Youtuber Anna Akana’s video, she states that a man with ‘yellow fever’ will “look at you and … only see school girls or sexual geishas”. But is ‘Yellow Fever’ just the fault of white men? Or do Asian women also help perpetuate this idea to society? By looking into the history of the sexualization of Asian women, we can pinpoint where the fault lies, if there is any, and how it affects the women of the Asian community. So who is to blame for the problem of ‘Yellow Fever’? I believe that the problem lies within the media. Though the media is a huge part of the problem, there is also the issues that lie between the white man and the Asian woman. Firstly, there truly is plenty of exotification of Asian American women by white American men. I believe that most...
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...Bad Sugar This essay will discuss the health factors that I felt influenced the Tohono O’odham and Achimel O’odham (Pima) tribes in the documentary, “ Bad Sugar.” The health factors that I will be discussing are geographic challenges and socioeconomic factors. Geographic factors The Tohono O’odham and Achimel O’odham (Pima) tribes settled in Southwestern Arizona where the Gila River streamed through their land as a primary source of water for the tribe and their farmlands that provided them with natural unprocessed foods. The geographical conditions of the Tohono O’odham and Achimel O’odham (Pima) tribes seemed ideal at the time. They had access to The Gila River, ability to grow natural foods and plenty of land; but their location quickly...
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...The documentary Prison Town USA portrays the socioeconomics of the prison town Susanville, CA. The prison was opened in a rural town with hopes of changing the economy and providing jobs. Prior to High Desert State Prison, there wasn’t much industry in Susanville with good pay and benefits. This in turn convinced the citizens to advocate for the building of High Desert State Prison. The documentary depicts what it was like in the Prison Town after the hype had settled down and a decade had passed. It appears as though, the disadvantages outweighed the benefits. In fact, the course reading “An American Seduction: Portrait of a Prison Town” by Joelle Fraser talks about and this very prison and the impact it left on Susanville, CA. According...
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...JFK documentary and information specials explore JFK anniversary JFK documentary and information specials are among the crop of TV commemorations pegged to this half-century mark of a weekend when, as viewers will be reminded again and again, everything changed. By Frazier Moore, Associated Press / November 8, 2013 Caroline Kennedy gets a piggy-back ride from her father, Sen. John F. Kennedy, in Hyannis Port, Mass, Nov. 1960. It was the first chance in weeks Kennedy has had to relax with his daughter during his presidential campaign. AP/File . Enlarge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Don't let it be forgot," goes the plaintive song from "Camelot." Related stories How much do you know about President John F. Kennedy? Take our quiz. John F. Kennedy assassination: Did the Secret Service agent do it? Caroline Kennedy and Kennedy clan celebrate JFK anniversary with Irish . The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital Edition It won't be, at least not on TV, where the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and the end of an era posthumously christened Camelot, is being remembered this month. More than a dozen new documentary and information specials are among the crop of TV commemorations pegged to this half-century mark of a weekend when, as viewers will be reminded again and again, everything changed. RECOMMENDED: How much do you know about President...
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...Shirene Tabarestani 1895-0581 The Central Park Five Documentary In one of the most well known cities of the United States, New York City was the central focus in the 1980’s. Five minority youths aged 14 to 16 were arrested and convicted of rape, sexual assault, and almost murdering 28-year old white female investment banker, Trisha Meili, as she was jogging through Central Park on the night of April 19th, 1989. These innocent Latino and African American five young men— Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam—were exonerated in 2002 after serving 6-13 years in prison until the condemned murderer, Matias Reyes confessed to the rape of Trisha Meili, where his DNA was discovered to match the evidence from Meili’s rape along with other unsolved rapes that have occurred in or near the park prior to this case. The incident took over the headlines in the news and tabloids for weeks and weeks as the hungry press took the perfect golden opportunity to whip up a frenzy attack against the black middle-working class and their youths. Trisha Meili suffered from memory loss and multiple head traumas that failed to allow her to identify her attackers and therefore could not say much during the investigation. The documentary was made to open the eyes of the public by interviewing the now-adult males who suffered horrendously at a group of a vindictive and unjust legal system along with the media coverage. The general perceptions about crime and crime...
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...establishment of the railroad system during the industrial advancement in the 1860s, the movement west became a representation of civilization, introducing the beginning of a nation becoming one. In, The Transcontinental Railroad (AMAZING AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTARY), the development of the railroad proved to be more complex and costly than had previously expected. However, the promise of an improved commerce brought hope that would motivate the continuation of the tracks, despite the obstacles faced. The potential of railroads was nothing new to the United States since they had already created success for cities in the east. Everyone wanted to be involved with the Pacific Railroad, including Theodore Judah a civil engineer, due to the realization that it would spark profit. With investments from Collis Huntington, a businessman, Mark Hopkins, Huntington’s business partner, Leland Stanford, a wholesale grocer, and the Crocker brothers, a merchant and an attorney, Judah was able to set off to conduct a survey of the land. Armed with maps and profiles Judah was able to obtain a bill from President...
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...church would focus on various Scientologists’ futile attempts to get at that dang ruin” (Collier,1). Now while Collier was able to see past the Scientologists’ attempts many people who are desperate enough to trust anything resembling salvation will follow Scientology. Janet Reitman, a New York TImes Reporter, shows the promise Scientologists offer after the personality tests. “ They suggested Life Repair, a $2,000 package of one-on-one private auditing sessions, which she said would help me handle my everyday problems” (Reitman 1). Some people get into Scientology without even knowing it. Scientology has many sister-companies, such as Narconon, a company supposedly dedicated to helping former drug users get rid of their addiction. Many people...
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...Alexis Ll Ll | 1 Walt Disney As Walt Disney was growing up, his dad fathered many children. Walt’s parents traveled very much because they always seemed to see new and better things. They lived in England, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, etc. Elias, Walt’s dad was a hard man. “He worked hard, lived modestly, and worshiped devoutly. He did neither smoking nor drinking nor cursing nor carousing.” (Gabler 3.) Walt was the age of four when his dad decided to move again. From Chicago to missouri, “That was the big moment when we were going to go away” said Walt. (Pg 9). “Walt Disney would remember Marceline, Missouri. He would remember it more vividly than anything else in his childhood, perhaps more vividly than any place in his entire lifetime.” His wife would say. “He didn’t live there very long. He lived in Chicago and Kansas City much longer. But there was something about the farm that was very important to him.” (Pg 10.) Although Walt did not start school until he was seven due to the fact that his parents didn’t have a way to take him. Walt still managed to stay in school and was most successful throughout High School. When Walt went to live in Chicago as summer was ending, he enrolled to William McKinley High School as a freshman. Walt had only been at McKinley High School about a month when the school magazine pronounced: “Walt Disney, one of the new consumers, has displayed unusual artistic talent and has become the Voice Cartoonist.” (Pg 33.) For most of the...
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...-In this writing assignment I will identify the event location, date attended, the attendees, and your initial reaction upon arriving at the event. I will summarize the event I attended. On September 10 2016, I took my cousins ages eleven and nine to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Where do I start? We had a great time and we learned a lot. First we took the train to Philadelphia. The African American Museum in Philadelphia was founded in 1976. We focused our visit on the section dedicated to the Philadelphia Story. This section focused on the achievements of African Americans from 1776 to 1876. -The first part of our tour as at the interactive timeline which told the stories of African Americans from 1776 to 1876. On this timeline...
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...Cold War Perception is different person to person. If Italy and Greece is drowning in despair Americans may not even think anything is going on. This is what was going on in the beginning of the Cold War just two years after WW2, 1947. Though what do people living during 1960 or even the children of the baby boomers know about the Cold War? I believe that the American Perception of the Cold War is very different from what was going on. The first person I interviewed was my father in law Dan Faris. Dan said “ To know about the Cold War all you have to know about is the Iron Curtain cause they could be synonymous. This is very true the Iron Curtain is defined by the Eastern and Western separation of Europe by Communism. This is what started the Cold War. During the European Financial Collapse people would kling to whatever promises people could make them to get them out of their poverty. Stalin came in and promised a better tomorrow and communism spread. The United States saw this as a threat and they wanted to stop Communism therefore Truman employed Marshall and henceforth Marshall aid was offered to the people in those European countries. Which in turn threatened Stalin. Dan said that this all started in 1957 which is actually not true though since he was born in 1955 may have been what he perceived. All of this actually started in 1945. During these games that the Russians and U.S. was playing with each other soon it turned ugly when bombs were placed in Cuba which...
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...through the Revolutionary war brought a sense of pride, patriotism and unity to the new United States. The British had long dictated the path of the Americas in order to bring about prosperity for Great Britain with little regard for the Americas. The Revolutionary war ended that or so the United States thought. As the new nation forged its own path to recognition as a sovereign nation based freedom and liberty, there were continuous internal conflicts over the balance of governmental powers, military preparedness, westward expansion, economic prosperity, slavery and diplomacy with other nations. The War of 1812, also known as the second war of independence, or rather the end of the war, reignited passion in the hearts and souls of all Americans with a little help from a General Andrew Jackson and forced Great Britain to respect all the rights the United States deserved as a nation. The Napoleonic War was waging in Europe between Great Britain and France. The United States had full intentions of remaining neutral throughout the conflict. The attempts of the United States to carry on normal trade relations with both Great Britain and France were nearly impossible. Great Britain and France continuously interfered in the commercial trade routes in Europe and the world with blockades and seizures. The use of impressments and requirements for trade were Great Britain’s way of ignoring the rights the United States has as a nation and the right to remain neutral in times of war. In Napoleon’s...
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...While having to listen to the CEO, CFO, and COO rationalize their behavior was revolting enough, the other employees — most of whom will remain forever nameless — are as equally deserving of long prison sentences and/or the firing squad. These gullible, sanctimonious men accepted the official cheerleading as gospel and proceeded to ruin thousands of lives in the process. Take the California energy crisis, one of the vilest results of deregulation in U.S. history. To believe Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing liars, the rolling blackouts occurred because “environmentalist wackos” refused to allow more power plants to be built, as they obviously cared more about the spotted owl than everyday people. They even helped tar the Governor with the moniker “Gray-Out Davis,” thereby ensuring his putsch-like removal from office a short time later. In reality, the shortfalls were wholly artificial and cruelly calculated; brought about by manipulations at Enron to create demand and drive up prices. But don’t take my word for it, listen to theaudio tapes of Enron employees who discuss cheating grandmothers out of their money and rooting for wildfires because they were bringing millions of dollars to the company they so slavishly admired. People suffered and the state of California lost billions, and these paid enforcers of Enron doctrine are directly, unavoidably responsible. And yet we still have policy wonks who insist that deregulation works. And sure it...
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...there were some discrepancies with what happened in real life compared to the film. The year is 1962 and American surveillance planes discover that the USSR is in the process of placing nuclear ballistic missiles in Cuba. The missiles have a said capability to reach 80 million Americans striking every major city but Seattle. As well they are capable of reaching the majority of the United States Air Force bomber bases effectively crippling their ability to retaliate. It is a race to find a means of removing the missiles before they become operational. Thus the problem for the President is to decide whether to use force or diplomatic means to keep the missiles un-operational. Initial diplomatic attempts to come to a peaceful conclusion fail and the Secretary of Defence proposes a naval blockade which they call a “quarantine” and if the Soviets ignore the blockade, the Navy will forcibly remove the ships from going to Cuba. This would quickly escalate the situation which is clearly what the Secretary of Defence wanted but the President with help of his Special Assistant; Kenneth O’Donnell, realized that an invasion of Cuba by Americans would lead to the Soviets invading Berlin effectively causing a World War III. In the end through unique communication methods between the US and the Soviets the Soviets agree to remove the missiles from Cuba providing the US promises never to invade Cuba as well as remove missiles from...
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...New Wave Immigrants I find it pretty easy to relate to the immigrants of New York in this time. I am first-generation American, with both of my parents being born in Jamaica as a part of the baby-boomer generation. My grandparents on my father’s side, Gwendolyn and Joshua, moved to Brooklyn, New York in the early 1970s from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. Together they had brought their seven children to the United States, but never made them citizens, just permanent residences. When they became more comfortable in America, they followed the traditional suburban path and moved to Hartford Connecticut. My dad, Hugh, moved to Connecticut with them for a while, but enjoyed the freedom that the city had to offer, and moved back and met my mom shortly...
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