recollection‚ and to allow the viewer to understand the nature of anterograde amnesia‚ an ailment that Leonard Shelby suffers from. The ambiguity in the ending of Nolan’s work raises many questions about the reliability of human memory. Throughout the movie‚ the audience is forced to ask repeatedly if the “memory” of the protagonist can be trusted‚ and eventually doubt the fidelity of human memory as a whole. In Memento‚ Leonard’s methods of record keeping assert that human memory can be deceptive‚ and
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The 1989 movie‚ glory‚ was about the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War; also known as the 54th Massachusetts. African-American runaway slaves and free men were not only fighting for their freedom‚ but were also fighting against discrimination. The government and white soldiers refused to view colored soldiers as equals‚ even though they were fighting the same war. Change began to happen by the end of the Civil War. Despite the challenges faced‚ Colonel Robert Shaw‚ John
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wakenings Part 1: In the movie Awakenings‚ a man named Dr. Malcolm Sayer applies for a job at a hospital in The Bronx‚ New York. As he’s being interviewed it’s obvious that he’s nervous and not comfortable around people. His resume shows how in the medical field‚ he’s mostly spent his time doing research and experiments but never working with humans or psychological problems. The manager hires him anyways and he gets right to work. They give him a patient named Lucy who has been in a catatonic
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The documentary 13th‚ was an eye opening experience. It was a film in which it displayed issues of violence‚ crime‚ and race. In particular‚ I found it very interesting how the documentary stigmatized black men as violent individuals. How did they come up with this stigmatization? Was it based off of past historical events such as slavery and segregation? Anyone can be considered violent. Someone’s race doesn’t define whether or not they are violent; it is an individual’s actions that determines
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FOOLS RUSH IN Two relative strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman (Matthew_Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who‚ while enjoying a night on the town‚ meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma_Hayek)‚ a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end
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Selena had to overcome to become successful in Latin America it still makes it seem as if Selena was an automatic sensation‚ particularly in Mexico‚ where it is known she had difficulty winning people over. This is evident through the one scene in the movie where Selena visits Mexico and whilst there speaks Spanglish to reporters without any repercussions as later on a newspaper calls her the “genuine artist of the people.” Yet‚ it is no secret that at the beginning of her career the language barrier
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During class we saw the film “Walkout”‚ it was a film that made me cry not only once but twice. The film showed the stereotypes and the expectations of Chicanos. I found the film being quite interesting because I could relate to it in many ways. For instance‚ I was also not allowed to speak Spanish in school and I was also the first generation to apply to a University. I always thought the walkouts were peaceful‚ I had no idea how brutally students were attacked. It was quite sad seeing students
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as having or not having a playground or having little food or a bunch of food. Through all these differences there is still one equal and same objective‚ to raise the baby so that it can survive in the culture or place it will grow up in. In the movie Babies there are different babies growing up in different cultures and places around the world. It is easiest to compare the two babies with the most differences one being from Africa and the other being from America. Comparing the babies of an African
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A dystopia is a world gone wrong‚ in Chicago it is wrong in many ways. Being dehumanized by your factions‚ being injected with different serums and mind controlling tracking devices. In the movie Divergent‚ there are multiple examples of why and how a dystopia is a world gone wrong. Being raised your parents faction‚ is being forced to grow up a certain way. It is wrong that you do not have the freedom to explore different things and be creative. Beatrice and Caleb were born and raised Abnegations
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ways‚ but one of the most important is the cultural aspects that comes with it. The many different languages patient and providers can‚ and perhaps more importantly‚ cannot speak‚ the beliefs of our elderly patients‚ customs that are unique to them‚ food‚ traditions‚ practices‚ rituals‚ all these must be taken into consideration when providing care to our elderly population. Thus module 4 was the highlight of the course thus far. It is of essence that cultural competence be practiced within the healthcare
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