Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Hell and Back Again
I chose this movie over " If A Tree Falls " because it is about a man who was in the army with a lot of ofther things that go on through out the movie. This sounds more interesting because it has more of a story to it and the whole story line grabs my attention over the If a Tree Falls movie would.
To view the trailer for Hell and Back Again click here.
To view the trailer for Hell and Back Again click here.
Hell and back again + Paradise lost 3: Purgatory REVIEWS!
Hell and Back Again :
This movie is about a marine who had to battle his injuries during the war. Also other traumas that he encounters. People say it's a really good movie and recommend it.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory =
This is about 3 guys who supposedly murder several 8 year old [boys]. They served time in jail but somehow they ended up being released last summer because they were innocent. People say it was a good movie but it was kinda disturbing at the same time.
To view the trailer for the Oscar-nominated startling conclusion of the Paradise Lost trilogy click here.
This movie is about a marine who had to battle his injuries during the war. Also other traumas that he encounters. People say it's a really good movie and recommend it.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory =
This is about 3 guys who supposedly murder several 8 year old [boys]. They served time in jail but somehow they ended up being released last summer because they were innocent. People say it was a good movie but it was kinda disturbing at the same time.
To view the trailer for the Oscar-nominated startling conclusion of the Paradise Lost trilogy click here.
Visual Effects Oscars
Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Hugo
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
Real Steel
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.
I personally believe that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be the winner of the Visual Effects Oscar. The team of visual artist[s] who worked on this motion picture had a lot on their plate. They had to design robots to transform from modern day cars and automobiles to larger farm [?]. They also had to scale them to be bigger than humans gradually, but smaller than certain buildings. Outer space was also featured in the movie; they had to show the moon and hundreds of stars. The team of visual artist[s] made everything seem realistic like the Autobots and Decepticons could actually be there.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Hugo
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
Real Steel
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.
I personally believe that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be the winner of the Visual Effects Oscar. The team of visual artist[s] who worked on this motion picture had a lot on their plate. They had to design robots to transform from modern day cars and automobiles to larger farm [?]. They also had to scale them to be bigger than humans gradually, but smaller than certain buildings. Outer space was also featured in the movie; they had to show the moon and hundreds of stars. The team of visual artist[s] made everything seem realistic like the Autobots and Decepticons could actually be there.
UNDEFEATED
A documentary that follows the Manassas Tigers football team, a severely underfunded and underprivileged football [program/team] who were even hired out as a practice team for more successful schools as they reverse[d] their fortunes thanks to coach Bill Courtney.
"An Oscar nominee as best documentary, Undefeated is a sports film that's less about football than it is about a coach, his players and the journey they take together. And it's a terrific trip.The film picks him up as fall practice begins for the 2009 season and prospects aren't great. Manassas hasn't had a winning season in years and has never won a playoff game. They are doormats in their conference, their division and their state."
To view the trailer for Undefeated click here.
"An Oscar nominee as best documentary, Undefeated is a sports film that's less about football than it is about a coach, his players and the journey they take together. And it's a terrific trip.The film picks him up as fall practice begins for the 2009 season and prospects aren't great. Manassas hasn't had a winning season in years and has never won a playoff game. They are doormats in their conference, their division and their state."
To view the trailer for Undefeated click here.
Hell And Back Again & The Black Power Mixtape
What Should we focus on?
I believe that we should focus on Hell and Back Again because it talks about the war and how people act when they come back from war. This can give us a perspective on how the affects of war can ruin your life or how difficult it is to get back into society.
Another documentary I will also focus on is The Black Power Mixtape due to the fact that it is [B]lack [H]istory [M]onth and we can figure a lot about our past and present. We probably will learn about the popular movements that happened in our nation like the Million Man March or the Rosa parks movement.
http://oscar.go.com/nominees/documentary-feature/hell-and-back-again
I believe that we should focus on Hell and Back Again because it talks about the war and how people act when they come back from war. This can give us a perspective on how the affects of war can ruin your life or how difficult it is to get back into society.
Another documentary I will also focus on is The Black Power Mixtape due to the fact that it is [B]lack [H]istory [M]onth and we can figure a lot about our past and present. We probably will learn about the popular movements that happened in our nation like the Million Man March or the Rosa parks movement.
http://oscar.go.com/nominees/documentary-feature/hell-and-back-again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Nominees for Best Documentary Feature:
Because of its enviromental premise, If a Tree Falls interests me the most. Any story about the Earth is one worth watching.
- Hell And Back Again
- If a Tree Falls
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
- Pina
- Undefeated
Because of its enviromental premise, If a Tree Falls interests me the most. Any story about the Earth is one worth watching.
Rooney Mara- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rooney Mara portrays Lisbeth Salander, a troubled young woman who is hired as a research assistant by a journalist investigating a decades-old mystery. Rooney was part of an American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and she was the lead actress. Her acting fit the description of all the books and also Stieg Larsson's literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy. Columbia pictures adapted the film and certainly picked the right actor to be lead actress.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Michael Neal, MBA's Next Guest Speaker
Michael Neal will address our juniors and seniors next Thursday during second period. Follow the link to the New Haven Independent. What questions might you generate ahead of time?
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/firebirds_destefano_team_up/
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/firebirds_destefano_team_up/
Is Silence Golden?
What impression(s) do you think are made on the speaker and the greater community when we remain silent? How does it reflect on us as individuals, as a community of learners and our leaders?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Crystals Responce To News Consumption
1. I dont read the news paper at all I usually get all my global information from my cell phone news app.
2. Sometimes do to there advanced vocabular I sometimes but not often dont understand what the story is about but when this happens ile further more analyze the sentence in my head and began to understand it more.
3.Im more of a verbal reader so when im lacking information or knowledge about a story ile usually go ahead and youtube the topic or find a video based on that topic.
4.If I understand the context of the story then I obviously wont research more information unless I want to further my knowledge about this topic.
5.I believe that more teenagers would be more intrested in reading the news paper if they got to choice some of the topics that were included . I cant speak for all teenagers but I would like to see urban issues as a categorie in the news paper.
2. Sometimes do to there advanced vocabular I sometimes but not often dont understand what the story is about but when this happens ile further more analyze the sentence in my head and began to understand it more.
3.Im more of a verbal reader so when im lacking information or knowledge about a story ile usually go ahead and youtube the topic or find a video based on that topic.
4.If I understand the context of the story then I obviously wont research more information unless I want to further my knowledge about this topic.
5.I believe that more teenagers would be more intrested in reading the news paper if they got to choice some of the topics that were included . I cant speak for all teenagers but I would like to see urban issues as a categorie in the news paper.
Lanecia's News Answers
How often do you read the newspaper (in either print or online) or watch the news?
-I read the news paper on the weekends mainly Sunday because that’s when new haven register delivers it to my house. And if I didn’t read the news paper during the weekend then I’ll go on news channel 8’s website for the latest news.
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
-Anything I hear on the news or read on the computer I’ve heard allot but there can be sometimes where I’ll hear something that I’ve never thought I would hear before in my live.
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
-It depends what the story is about and if I am in interested in the thing I am reading.
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
-I use Google or sometimes news channel 8 website.
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
-If they showed us the news in school then many kids will watch it when they go home.
5 Questions answered
How often do you read the newspaper (in either print or online) or watch the news?
i never read the newspaper, but i sometimes catch the news .
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
Nothing in the news 'hinders' my interest .
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
i don't try to find out more by reading , ever . i would rather watch a video or look it up online .
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
i do not read or watch news stories..ever
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
i never read the newspaper, but i sometimes catch the news .
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
Nothing in the news 'hinders' my interest .
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
i don't try to find out more by reading , ever . i would rather watch a video or look it up online .
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
i do not read or watch news stories..ever
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
Newspaper
How often do you read the newspaper (in either print or online) or watch the news?
I never read the newspaper. I sometimes watch the news.
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
Rarely
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
It depends what the story is about and if I am in interested in the thing I am reading.
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
I use google.
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
None.
I never read the newspaper. I sometimes watch the news.
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
Rarely
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
It depends what the story is about and if I am in interested in the thing I am reading.
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
I use google.
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
None.
Journalism News Consumption Survey
- How often do you read the newspaper (in either print or online) or watch the news?
- How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
- When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
- Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
- What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Mr. Death
Why was Fred A. Leuchter Jr. given this moniker? If the first half hour of the film charts his so-called "rise," what were his accomplishments leading up to his "fall"?
Can journalism act as a catalyst for social change?
Yes I believe so that journalism may act as a catalyst for social change because journalism helps people get more connected with each other and have more of a social life since it does require you to get involved to gain information.
Journalism, Impetus?
Can journalism act as a catalyst for social change? That is the question, and my answer is yes-it depends. If I think journalism is a local newspaper or the Metro Line, then the chances of us making a big change are very thin. However if I think journalism is something like CNN or other big media outlets then yes I do believe they can perpetuate social change.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Electric Chair
I think that the electric chair could be a bad thing or a good thing. Bad because it would hurt really really bad. Especially if they put someone in a electric chair that doesnt deserve it becuase their crime wasn't as bad , then i think it is not nessarcy . but it could be good because if they are needed for it then it is a good thing. Like for the people that did the chesire home invation they deserve it.
Electric Chair
After reading this post about the electric chair I feel that it is a way of torturing someone. It is basically making a person suffer and then killing them. I think that the electric chair was abad way of dealing with the situation. A lethal injection would have been more appropriate for these types of problems.
Big Questions
"What is the risk of empathy? Isn't it possible—here's the question—is it possible to empathize with someone who clearly has done just horrible, horrible, horrible things? And by empathy, I mean is it worth trying to understand them? Is our job just simply to reject them, to moralize about them, or is our job to try to understand what's going on here?" -filmmaker Errol Morris
"Voices on Antisemitism | Transcript." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 16 Aug. 2007. Web. 06 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/?content=20070816>.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Electric Chair
After reading the article I feel that the author of the short story didn't show much feeling towards the victims of the electric chair. They did receive the death penalty, but to be electrocuted to death is making the person suffer before they actually die; some would even say torture.
In Anticipation of Errol Morris's Docmentary Film "Mr. Death"
When considering the title of Errol Morris's 1999 documentary film and looking back over recent content posted to the Metro Line, what do you think this film is about? Additionally, the filmmaker gave it a subtitle The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr., who might Fred Leuchter be, and what is implied by his "Rise and Fall"?
Who Killed Topsy?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Death Penalty
I am totally against the death penalty because to me there's no point. To me it does not make any sense at all to spend money to have people sentenced to death when they could just spend life in prison, no case is that serious even if the person killed someone they shouldn't be killed. They should just be sentenced to life in prison. It's not our place or anyone's to judge whether someone dies or not.
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