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    It also looks at the history of America and their gun laws and practices and events‚ which have made the nation ‘gun crazy’. Moore creates mise en scene when he uses file footage of Americans fighting‚ invading other countries and dying‚ whilst in the background plays “What A

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    many criteria which includes: major choice‚ closeness to home‚ closeness to other buildings‚ and other important factors. Bowling Green State University and Ohio Northern University are two of the best options for my selected career choice; however‚ Bowling Green seems like the better option because the cost of tuition and I have technically already been accepted. Bowling Green State University is home to the Falcons! The Falcon territory would be an awesome college to attend. First off it’s close

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    Bowling at one time throughout the 1950s and 1960s and for a few more decades following was the most popular participation sport in America. Today it still remains popular among Americans‚ but not nearly at the level it once was. For whatever reason a town’s bowling alley or alleys in some cases close‚ the community loses a little piece of its identity. Individuals within that community lose some of their own sense of belonging to a community. Also in this natural chain reaction people become less

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    The use of satire used by Michael Moore in his docudrama “Bowling for Columbine” helps the audience engage on the concept of tackling serious issues like the Columbine massacre and the influences to enlighten or mirror the feelings of how and what society has on the thoughts of a particular environment. Moore uses a variety of technique‚ ranging from exaggeration‚ irony‚ parody and juxtaposition to reveal various answers to questions raised by the society involving the use of guns and to represent

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    Advanced English Telling The Truth Texts: The Justice Game (book) Bowling for Columbine (film) The Simpsons – Homer Badman (TV episode)?? Trials notes: • Further talk about Robertson’s civil rights agenda • Write in a way appropriate to text type – don’t rely on essay! If it’s a speech‚ address the audience often. General course notes: • All representations are tainted by perspective‚ bias‚ background‚ author’s intention‚ etc. • Truth cannot be represented with

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    Comparison of Bowling for Columbine and Let’s Talk About Sex We all know the infamous author Michael Moore for his dark sense of humor that has shed its light on America in different ways. He is great at the craft of documentaries‚ and in my opinion it is one of the best that I have ever seen. “Bowling for Columbine‚” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. In many ways this film had me uneasy‚ yet I feel it is one of the most compelling documentaries that I have seen. Throughout this documentary

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    named Bowling for Columbine. In this film‚ a filmmaker‚ Michael Moore‚ try to find the reason of butchery in the United States. After I watched this film‚ I had learned that there are numerous reasons why Americans are so violent. The first reason that is mentioned in the movie is that America has violent history. Many people blame history to be the prior reason that makes Americans to be more violent than other people. However‚ one of the wealthiest nations‚ Germany‚ has a bloody history as well

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    Analysis of Bowling for Columbine Robin Bråthen 1st8 What causes the United States of America to have the highest rate of people being shot when other countries also allows guns? Michael Moore is a movie director maker‚ and is making documentaries. He wants to take us through his movie about the rare gun laws in the United States of America. The documentary is named: “Bowling for Columbine”. The documentary “bowling for Columbine” is a documentary about the much needed gun security in United

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    But instead of a dominated obersevative nature that Cunnamulla consumed‚ the more modern Bowling for Columbine draws in the audience with its performative aspects. As in Cunnamulla‚ we see instances that make us know that the camera is there. For example‚ while Moore is tackling the debate head on regarding the sale of ammunition at the k-mart

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    Bowling for Columbine: Oral Commentary Bowling for Columbine is a film by Michael Moore about the shooting at Columbine High School. Moore‚ using his average American persona‚ explores controversial issues such as gun control in American and the role of media in contributing to the culture of fear. He conveys his viewpoints as well as cultural perspectives through a range of different film techniques. Three of these techniques includeinterviews‚ archival footage and intertextuality. Interviews

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