up 13.9 percent of the U.S. population”. Immigrants come from all over the world they come to get away from poverty‚ horrible living condition‚ civil wars‚ economic‚ political‚ and social issues. As a class‚ we watched documentaries and interviewed an immigrant. The documentaries we watched we Salam neighbor‚ God Grew Tired of Us and Living on One Dollar. My group’s interviewee name was Mrs. Fricke she migrated from Colombia‚ South America. Imperialism may also lead to migration because other countries
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Methamphetamine was originally synthesized in 1887 by a German scientist and later in 1930’s it was discovered that it could increase a person’s blood pressure and was helpful in lung congestion. It has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease‚ and obesity‚ however when used illegally this drug may cause a person to be violent and paranoid. Meth is a very powerful stimulant and very often the desire for it exceeds other interests including the need for sleep‚ food‚ and family. Meth has become one
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Blackfish In the documentary Blackfish‚ the director‚ Gabriela Cowperthwaite‚ uses experiences from trainers that used to work at Sea World‚ examples of the inhumane treatment of the whales that are kept in captivity‚ and the injuries and deaths to convince people to not support Sea World by going there to view the huge attraction. People see Sea World as a happy‚ family environment because of the advertisements they put out to the public. The commercials and ads make it look like the whales are
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Name: Ossama El Garhy ID: 900113710 Section: 19 Date: 1/11/2011 “The Art of Jihad” Documentaries have a huge impact on one’s thoughts and beliefs. The Art of Jihad is one of the most interesting documentaries I have ever seen. It is about three American artists discussing the stereotypes about Islam especially in USA‚ and how they try to reveal the actual meaning of Islam through their works. Non-Muslim people‚ especially non-Arabs‚ do not know the real meaning of Islam. These people always
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Documentary photographs have the ability to both record and make history due to the duality of their purpose. Documentary photography first captures history when photographs are taken of major events. Those photos then have the ability to make history when they call the public to action‚ or bring attention to an issue that they were previously unaware of. Because of their capacity to not only document but also make history‚ documentary photography serves an important purpose within society. Documentation
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When comparing the two documentaries on O.J. Simpson‚ there was not much similarity. Each documentary focused on the basic evidence of the Simpson case‚ and that is where most of the similarity ends. The parts of the ESPN documentary watched‚ were heavily focused on the trial of the Simpson case. ESPN framed the documentary to be about race and whether or not O.J. Simpson was framed of murder. The ESPN documentary was heavily narrated by friends‚ colleagues‚ lawyers or writers‚ during the time that
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RELATED FILM To further strength this study the researchers reviewed some films having relation to the present and these are as follows. “Harana” a documentary film directed by Benito Bautista. Featuring‚ Florante Aguilar‚ Celestino Aniel‚ Romeo Bergunio and Felipe Alonzo. Florante‚ a classically trained guitarist return to the Philippines after 12 years of absence. During his stay he rediscover the music of harana. A long forgotten tradition of Filipino serenading a woman their love. In
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American Story: Tent City USA is a documentary about the homeless in Lakewood New Jersey. The purpose of this documentary is to help make people aware of the conditions some Americans live in due to the unbalanced system. The intended audience is anyone who might not know of how hard it is to survive in the United States. It brought to light that anyone can be affected and forced to be homeless such as artists‚ veterans‚ and ministers. Anyone and everyone is accepted into their community with one
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Documentaries are a powerful way of informing an audience about a particular person‚ place or issue within society. This film style is very popular with filmmakers for when they want to tell a person or place’s story like in The OASIS and the work of Captain Paul Moulds; a volunteer for The Salvation Army and manager of Sydney’s OASIS refuge. The Australian film is a full length documentary filmed over two years that provides a realistic observation of Paul’s efforts and the challenging lives of
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I have recently watched a movie called blackfish. Actually it was a documentary about orca whales written and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. For those of you who don’t know orcas are the black and white whales‚ they have also been referred to as Shamu‚ blackfish‚ and my favorite‚ the killer whale. I’ve always found it kind of fascinating that they are called the “Killer Whales” because they are used at water parks such as SeaWorld. Disney World wouldn’t use anything dangerous in their parks
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