...“Field of Bull” Realism is all about showing the truth. A realist will try to defend the assumptions that their film ideas are not influenced, but are a true mirror of the actual world. We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie; they often aim for a gritty look, with the idea that if it’s too pretty, it’s false. Their films are about everyday people and everyday situations. At the opposite side of realism, we have Formalism. Formalist directors have no desire to show reality. They want to show their personal vision of the world and how they want their audience to view it. They are concerned with mythical and spiritual truths that can best be represented by distorting the image of reality. Classicism to bring in a third theory is all about ideal storytelling, it lies somewhere in between realism and formalism. (Understanding Movies 5) The goal of a classicist is to tell a story in the best way possible. They want you to get caught up in the characters and their problems, to feel what they feel, but not be distracted by the filmmaking techniques. The two films we screened in class Bull Durham directed by Ron Shelton, and Field of Dreams based on the novel Shoeless Joe directed by Phil Alden Robinson both demonstrate these film theories throughout their movies but in a very different matter. Bull Durham is a great realistic example of what the sport of baseball means to the men who play it. It's all about the dreams, the desire to compete, and the ultimate goal to one day...
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...already. Attendance was in decline and rumors of fixing had caused injury before. The Black Sox Scandal seemed destined to ruin baseball as a professional sport entirely. The Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds made it to the 1919 World Series. This World Series is said to be the most well-known outrage in baseball history. The best players in the league were not making much more than the average baseball player and a bribe of money could sway the outcome of any game. What player would pass up additional money? Approximately eighty thousand dollars was paid off by gamblers to players of the White Sox team to affect the outcome of the games. During these games, the White Sox manager,...
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...Black Sox Scandal “Say it ain’t so Joe” a kid said to Joe Jackson as he walked out of the room. “Yes kid, I’m afraid it is.” This was captured by Chicago Herald and Examiner as Joe Jackson was leaving court. (Mitchell, Fred). This occurred between Joe Jackson and a kid after the sandal of the series being thrown away had been released and the players had to go to court to figure out the truth and what would happen after that. The kid in this quoted conversation didn’t want to believe the scandal was true, but Joe Jackson confirmed to him, that indeed it was true. The Black Sox Scandal was the most controversial event in baseball history due to the team being bribed to lose the games, players threw the World Series away and eight of the Black...
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...“Field of Bull” Realism is all about showing the truth. A realist will try to defend the assumptions that their film ideas are not influenced, but are a true mirror of the actual world. We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie; they often aim for a gritty look, with the idea that if it’s too pretty, it’s false. Their films are about everyday people and everyday situations. At the opposite side of realism, we have Formalism. Formalist directors have no desire to show reality. They want to show their personal vision of the world and how they want their audience to view it. They are concerned with mythical and spiritual truths that can best be represented by distorting the image of reality. Classicism to bring in a third theory is all about ideal storytelling, it lies somewhere in between realism and formalism. (Understanding Movies 5) The goal of a classicist is to tell a story in the best way possible. They want you to get caught up in the characters and their problems, to feel what they feel, but not be distracted by the filmmaking techniques. The two films we screened in class Bull Durham directed by Ron Shelton, and Field of Dreams based on the novel Shoeless Joe directed by Phil Alden Robinson both demonstrate these film theories throughout their movies but in a very different matter. Bull Durham is a great realistic example of what the sport of baseball means to the men who play it. It's all about the dreams, the desire to compete, and the ultimate goal to one day...
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...Shlensky v. Wrigley 95 Ill.App. 268, 237 N.E.2d 776 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1968) Facts William Shlensky (plaintiff) was a minority shareholder of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Shlensky brought derivative suit against major shareholders, owner, and corporation for negligence and mismanagement. Major shareholder and president, Phillip Wrigley (defendant), owned about eighty percent of shares. Shlensky called for the installation of lights at Wrigley Field so night games could be scheduled because, his claim, that all other major league teams have already done so. Pursuant to Shlensky, the Cubs have not installed lights due to Wrigley’s claim that baseball should be played during the day as it is a daytime sport. Issue The issue is whether...
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...Q1) The ‘Black Sox’ Baseball scandal happened when the White Sox baseball team lost to the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. There was an air of suspicion surrounding the match; many believed that the game was set-up. Months after the game, it was confirmed that 8 of the White Sox players (Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, George "Buck" Weaver, Charles "Swede" Risberg and Claude "Lefty" Williams) were paid to throw the game. They were later trailed for conspiracy and banned from playing baseball for life. Q2) It was discovered that the 8 ‘Black Sox’ baseball players were bribed to throw the game a couple of months after the World Series. Many spectators and news writers were both intrigued...
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...Field of Dreams Synopsis of reviews/articles written about the film Based on the review written by Roger Ebert (Ebert, 1989) The farmer Ray Kinsella is in the middle of his cornfield when he first begins hearing voices “If you build it, he will come.” Prior to the farmer hearing voices, Field of Dreams is a sensible film about a young couple who want to run a family farm in Iowa. When the voice speaks for the first time the audience is stumped with the thought of this movie turning into a religious based film. The movie develops a fantasy when farmer Ray understands the voice wants him to build a baseball field in the middle of his corn crops so Shoeless Joe Jackson (deceased) can materialize out of the Corfield and come play there. The movie prudently does not try to explain the strange events that happen after the field is built, it depends on a poetic vision to make its point. A specific speech in the movie describes baseball in a simple and true way, which ultimately describes the goal of the players who emerge from the cornfield, which is to simply play they game they love. The believable relationship created by the young couple Ray and Annie develops the theme that love means sharing your loved one’s dreams. Field of Dreams will not appeal to realists, it is made up of fantasies but stays true to what the plot promises, “if you build it, he will come.” Shoeless Joe Jackson does not return from the dead to save the world, but to answer the cry of a baseball legend....
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...Robert Fiorelli Mrs. Neilson FYS 101-143 8 November 2013 The Black Sox Scandal and its Impact on Society Today Baseball as our american pastime has not only served as a viable source of entertainment, but has impacted our society into what it is today. Through the games clean, wholesome attitude, as well as its ability to draw a large community of people together, it has gotten us through historical tragedies and has also shed light on what is reality. One of the most prime examples of baseball being used as a template for the development of society and the game itself is the 1919 world series. In the beginning of the twentieth century, this particular world series turned into the darkest event in baseball history. Gamblers set up deals with the White Sox players to lose the world series on purpose, after being largely targeted as the clear favorites to win. Although this scandal was horrible for the game at the time, it set a standard for baseball and society that is still in effect today, which is why it is important to learn about what happened. It is nearing the end of the 1919 season, and the fans are in a frenzy about how good their White Sox have been playing. The owner of the White Sox, Charles Comiskey, stands tall over everyone, as his team is playing at such an untouchable level. Comiskey is an idol around the Chicago area, since he is running such a successful team. The only person he is not an idol to is his players. Comiskey had a notorious reputation...
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...“I had immense plans.” Explore the changes of direction and desire in the novels Heart of Darkness and the Great Gatsby. Kurtz and Gatsby both have their own hopes and desires in the respective novels. For kurtz he wanted to colonise Africa by bringing the light; for Gatsby, he wanted to winover Daisy to be his true love. However, both novels are similar in portraying how these plans can go horrifically wrong. Today i will explain how greed became the catalyst for their destruction of dreams. In Heart of Darkness, Kurtz left clues to show that he wanted to colonise Africa and make a positive difference to the lives of the Africans. He is known to paint a picture that shows a ‘blindfolded, naked woman’ holding a torch into the darkness. The light can be symbolic for the hope and direction that the europeans want to bring to Africa. In a more simplistic manner, the torch is the element for a fire and a source of energy and Kurtz could be saying that the ‘European energy’ is arriving into Africa to build up the continent. However, this painting also shows a more grave implication that the Europeans efforts will be futile. Although there is a light to guide the woman through the darkness , she is still blindfolded suggesting that they are illequipped to deal with the situation, and they are more inclined to make mistakes and not reach their targets. In conclusion, the danger of the wilderness, and the fact that the europeans are not well prepared for Africa means that...
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...Eight Men Out is a film that explores the alleged throwing off the 1919 World Series. The people involved included eight of the players from the Chicago White Sox organization, including the famous shoeless Joe Jackson. The movie covers this event in detail from the original idea being circulated all the way through the trail against the players. It illustrates the real events and discusses those that were really involved and those that were just dragged along. This film is very close to the truth of the actual events that took place in baseball during the 1919 season. Many baseball fans know that several players were involved in throwing the World Series early in the century, but what many people do not know is the details of this event. Only one player was approached by those who wanted the series thrown for betting purposes. His job was to get as many others on the team involved as was necessary. Each of these men who helped throw the series would receive ten thousand dollars, which at that time was a lot of money. During this time in baseball, players did not receive the enormous salaries they make today so they felt that this was a bonus the needed. The original player involved was the first baseman names Chic. The first person he got involved in the scheme was the shortstop named sweetie. From these two men the plan spread quickly. Soon much of the starting team was involved including the center fielder, right fielder and the third baseman named Bucky. However, most...
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...When it comes to the conception of redemption we frequently view its usage in films and literature. It regularly plays a meaningful role in sports films and literature. Where the hero or in some cases the heroes whether tragic or not come back from difficulty in order to make things right. In the movie, Field of Dreams we can see this idea play out throughout the whole film. The first example of this idea of redemption is for Shoeless Joe Jackson. Joe was a baseball player in the early 20th century for the Chicago White Sox. He was considered a great baseball player whose career was cut short after being implicated in the Black Sox Scandal in 1919. He was associated with other players who had intentionally thrown games for profit. Now over...
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...that the cumulative abnormal return around all legislative events leading to the passage of the Act is significantly negative. The loss in total market value around the most significant rulemaking events amounts to $1.4 trillion. I then examine the private benefits and costs of major provisions of the Act by investigating the cross-sectional variation in market reactions to the rulemaking events. Regression results are consistent with the hypothesis that shareholders consider both the restriction of nonaudit services and the provisions to enhance corporate governance costly to business. The results also show that Section 404 of SOX, which mandates an internal control test, imposes significant costs on firms. 1. Introduction In response to the collapse of a number of high-profile firms since late 2001, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the Act or SOX hereafter) in July 2002 to enhance corporate governance and thereby restore public confidence. The Act has introduced significant changes in both management’s reporting responsibilities and the scope and nature of the responsibilities...
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...Introduction Over the years, the US has seen and recovered from major financial setbacks. With the uncovering of each new company scandal, legislation has been swift to put ordinances and laws into place to prevent the same mistake from happening twice. Although some of the events majorly affected every American, some were swiftly and quickly identified which helped offset some of the major repercussions that could have possible be occurred. Three such laws that were implemented due to financial catastrophe include the Securities Act of 1933 & 1034, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, and the Sarbanes - Oxley Act. I. Securities Act of 1933 & 1934 A. Summary of Regulation * Securities Act of 1933 * First major federal legislation to regulate the offer and sale of securities * Created by Congress during the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929 and during the ensuing Great Depression * Purpose is to make sure that buyers of securities receive complete and accurate information before investing (Graham, Hazarika, & Narasimhan, 2011) * Securities Act of 1934 * Created to provide governance of securities transactions on the secondary market (after issue) and regulate the exchanges and broker-dealers in order to protect public investors B. Analysis of Related Fraud/Scandal * Crash of 1929 * The most devastating Stock Market crash in US history * Signaled the start...
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...The Journey From Deregulation to Regulation - Are We Walking In Circles? Executive Summary This paper attempts to explore the cycle from deregulation to regulation against the backdrop of events from 2001 to 2008, with some reference to later laws such as Dodd-Frank. The context is against the quote from Aristotle that “law is order, and good law is good order”. A Brief history of Deregulation: Regulations have been considered a blessing and a curse since time immemorial. It could be argued, especially with those of a theological mindset, that religions introduced the first forms of regulations. The penalty for deviations were well laid out, and often times had precedent, but exceptions were always sought and loopholes were often explored. Modern economics, regardless of which school of thought is followed, can be compared to a religion1. There are tenets, or commandments. There are different religions, from Keynes, to Marx to Milton. Without extending this analogy, it is relevant to point out that economic theories either rely on governments to participate wholeheartedly in the state of economic affairs by regulating businesses, corporations and industries, or to let the system weed out the weaker in favor of the stronger. In the United States, bitter past experience shaped the regulations surrounding businesses. The Great Depression was the first indicator that the system needed to be made more robust, which in turn led to regulations that formed the base of what our current...
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...corporate greed. Others believe Enron’s collapse can be traced back to questionable accounting practices such as mark-to-market accounting and the utilization of Special Purpose Entities (SPE’s) to hide financial debt. In other instances, people point toward Enron’s mismanagement of risk and overextension of capital resources, coupled with the stark philosophical differences in management that existed between company leaders, as the primary reasons why the company went bankrupt. Yet, despite these various analyses of why things went wrong, the story of Enron’s rise and fall continues to mystify the general public as well as generate continued interest in what actually happened. The broad purpose of this paper is to investigate the Enron scandal from variety perspectives. The paper begins with a narrative of the rise and fall of Enron as the seventh largest company in the United States and the sixth largest energy company in the world. The narrative examines the historical, economic, and political conditions that helped Enron to grow into one of the world’s dominant corporation’s in the natural gas, electricity, paper and pulp, and communications markets. Upon providing the substantive...
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