Bowling for Columbine- Michael Moore (filmmaker) explores the roots of Americans fondness for Gun Violence. “Documentary films have the power to change an audience’s perspective‚ consciously or unconsciously‚ on a range of issues. This is often determined by the filmmaker’s motivation” Effectiveness in communicating ideas‚ thought & feelings. Bias? Reasons why? Use of filmmaking (e.g. Angles‚ lighting‚ sound‚ music‚ editing‚ interviews‚ voice – overs‚ diagrams‚ text…) Any form of ICT (must use
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In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)‚ he reveals that he despises the very idea of imperialism. Orwell shows this by using an extended metaphor throughout the entire essay. The metaphor is shown through the story of him shooting an elephant. He is representing the entire British nation‚ and their imperialistic values. He shows that he does not really want to shoot this elephant if it is not necessary but the Burmese people keep pressuring him to do something and to do it right
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Orlando Shooting Introduction The Orlando shooting was one of the worst mass shootings in US history since September 11. On June 12‚ 2016‚ club pulse‚ a gay night club in Orlando‚ Florida‚ took a turn for the worst when a gunman‚ who was identified as Omar Mateen‚ came in and began to open fire leaving 50 people dead and 53 people wounded. I chose this article because it happened within an hour of my hometown and could have easily been one my friends or family members. I also chose this article
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Adam Smack 7/26/15 ENG 101 Response Analysis The reading‚ "Shooting an Elephant" takes place in Moulmein. He starts of the story in spectacle as to why the locals have so much hatred toward the Europeans when in all reality his main goal was only to help and protect the townspeople from any hurt‚ harm or danger that may come their way. In this story‚ the police officer’s duty was to respond to a report of the death of a man who was killed by a stray elephant. Upon approaching the dead man‚ he finds
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you were when you heard the news? The tragedy shocked the world‚ being that it was the worst school shooting at the time. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve students and a teacher. Injuring more than twenty other people‚ then ending it by turning the guns on themselves. In Columbine by Dave Cullen he gives insight into the lives of the shooters‚ the victims and the police force behind the case. Cullen conducted nine years of research with various interviews‚ 25‚000 pages of police evidence
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Bowling For Columbine Essay In Bowling for Columbine‚ Michael Moore’s documentary film he proposes that the availability of guns is directly influencing the increasing gun related incidents that are taking place in the U.S. Furthermore‚ he points out that the media is manipulating these killings to create a culture of fear. Moore uses narrative elements and film language to persuade us to embrace his proposal while being entertained. The availability of guns in the U.S is causing
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On April 20th‚ 1999 at Columbine High School‚ Colorado‚ Two students: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebald stormed the school grounds with two semi-automatic rifles and home made explosives‚ killing 12 students and a teacher‚ as well as injuring 21 others. The pair then committed suicide. This event was the inspiration for Michael Moore’s documentary Bowling For Columbine. In this film he tackles the issue of gun control in America and why they are so different to other countries around the world. Bowling
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wounded seven others in a school shooting in Pearl‚ Mississippi. In a note‚ Luke declared: “I am not insane. I am angry. I killed because people like me are mistreated every day.”1 He explained that he was tired of being called a “faggot”; he was additionally enraged that his girlfriend—whom he killed in the shooting—had broken up with him. At the start of the Woodham case‚ I began examining school shootings. Two months after the massacre in Mississippi came a shooting in Kentucky‚ then one in Arkansas
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Full-Blown Psychopath The book “Columbine” consists of two teenage boys who murdered twelve and injured twenty-four of their classmates on April 20‚ 1999. Eric Harris‚ who was the mastermind behind the massacre‚ and Dylan Klebold‚ who contributed only because he was searching for a way to end his life‚ had been planning to place bombs in the school and shoot anyone who survived for almost over a year and a half. Before Eric and Dylan entered Columbine on April 20‚ Eric and Dylan had been arrested
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In the story “Shooting and Elephant” by George Orwell‚ the essay is based on the authors experience with the Indian Imperial Police. The narrator had begun to question the presence of the British who were located in the Far East. Orwell was for the Burmese and against their oppressors the British. He described himself as being a “young ill-educated‚” who bitterly hated his job. I think that the narrator was writing this story to inform about how the natives hated the British as any country would
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