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The film The War Room is a documentary about Bill Clinton that has very little to do with Bill Clinton himself. The primary focus of the film is devoted to the team of campaign strategists that got Clinton to the presidency. The two main players the film focuses on are James Carville--the Lead Strategist for the Clinton campaign and George Stephanopoulos the Communications Director. The film follows them and their team of campaign strategists and experts as they try to get Arkansas Governor, Bill Clinton, to the presidency. The documentary highlights many key moments in Clinton’s campaign, for example the Gennifer Flowers scandal. However, the film showcases what was happening behind closed doors in the War Room, where Clinton’s

‘The Patriot’ is a movie which included several differences and similarities to the actual history of the American Revolution, including a bias against the British. Directed by Ronald Emmerich, the movie was a depiction of the American Revolution, with Benjamin Martin as our strong and fierce main character.

The Patriot. A person who is willing to fight for their country against enemies. The Patriot begins in the year 1776 in the colony of South Carolina. Mel Gibson plays a planation farmer who fought in the French-Indian war named Benjamin Martin. A War was about to begin and Benjamin wanted no share partaking in the soon-to-be American Revolutionary War. He was more concerned about his two eldest sons who wanted to fight under General George Washington. The beginning of the movie starts out with Benjamin Martin peacefully living with his kids whom no longer have a living mother. Benjamin’s oldest son, Gabriel, joins the war without permission from his father. As the rest of the family are at home one afternoon, Colonel William Travington burns the Martin Plantation to the ground and his second oldest son was killed immediately for interrupting Travington’s plan. Benjamin finds a way to seek revenge because of the rage he experiences after his family is hurt. He begins to realize that he needs to fight for his children and he will not do it alone. Both Benjamin and his oldest son, Gabriel, decide to join the militia as a way of showing what they are capable of. Throughout the film, Benjamin Martin becomes a soldier whom others respect and admire. He shows the militia what it means to truly care for not only his men, but also for his family. As the film progresses, a turn of events take place that show Benjamin’s continued want of revenge against General Charles Cornwallis. The Continentals and the militia soon commence the battle at Cowpens. This is when Benjamin Martin meets his enemy, Travington, who murdered his two eldest sons. After a drawn-out battle, Benjamin stabs Travington in the neck and kills him for the sake of his children. It is then that General Cornwallis retreats his forces and the rest celebrate. Even though some portions of The Patriot aren’t as accurate as we perceive, it is a film full of war and despair, but also a film that contributes to the importance of dignity and the love for one’s family.

On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress, responding to the growing crisis near Boston, directed that one of its own constituents – George Washington – take command of the newly designated Continental Army. Not only did Washington have the most military experience amongst the Congressional delegates, but as John Adams pointed out there were also great political advantages in having a someone outside of New England take command of a military force that was congregated around Boston and largely made up of New Englanders.

"We could have been brothers, but they never want us to know that" (Mann, 1979). The 1979 television film All Quiet on the Western Front depicts the story of Paul Bauman, a German soldier fresh out of high school who decided to enlist for World War I. Throughout the course of the film, viewers see the general events of World War I from the eyes of the “losers”, the Germans. Through the use of a German perspective, the portrayal of the horrors of war, and showing the difference of opinions back home and on the front, All Quiet on the Western Front advocates for a more realistic approach for the dramatization of war and learning an unbiased history.

A cult, a term widely utilized within popular culture and American society to describe contemporary, arguably, religious groups has garnered an extremely negative stigma. These media portrayed, ‘dangerous’ groups have over time been accumulating and growing amongst other religions. It is definite that though, historically, these ‘cults’ have been victims of marginalization, invalidation of their beliefs and media/government harassment, many of these organizations are minimally nothing of the demonized ameliorated image, that is enveloped by American society. Hence, from this point forward, within the ‘briefing piece’, it is only with a deep understanding/a religious study interpretation to acknowledge these groups as ‘new religious movements’ (NRMs). As a standoff between the FBI and the religious organization is inevitable, considering illegal acts may be occurring within the NRM, it is with a better approach to look at the film ‘Waco-Rules of Engagement”, directed by Amy Sommer, to avoid any unlawful procedures that could possible occur with the group. Additionally, by gaining insight with the help of Catherine L. Wessinger’s article, “How the Millennium Comes Violent” the agency could better handle the situation and avoid the effects of acting too hostile against the organization.

The British had won the Battle of Bunker Hill, and Breed’s Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell firmly under British control. Despite losing their positions, the battle was a morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome British military

Nebraska is a film about the journey of a spiritually broken old man, who receives a letter from a publishing house stating he has won a million dollars. The film chronicles Woody Grant’s quixotic road trip with his son David as his companion. The main character, Woody Grant embarks on his quest to collect what he believes is a winning prize in Lincoln, Nebraska, but his wife Kate believes he is too old and confused to handle anything anymore, including the truth about his prize. Kate is cynical and crude in her way of expressing affection towards Woody. His son Ross, agrees with his mother and believes his father needs to be placed in an assisted living facility due to his disheveled appearance and unpredictable behavior.

We knew only that the crate contained highly classified information and we needed to implement high security during our mission. Drill Sergeant Saunders told us that we could expect an ambush sometime within the next three to four hours and then he left, leaving the troop leader in charge.

The story begins with a tall soldier whose name is Jim Cocklin telling others about the rumor that the regiment will be in battle soon.Some of the soldier believe what he has said while some does not causing debate between the two side. A young soldier, Jim Fleming, went back to his bulk and think about the time he has debate with his mother about enlisting and think about what his mother has said. He afraid he will be a coward running away in battle and so this urge him to ask others how they feel about being in battle. He asked Jim and Wilson, the loud soldier. Their answer disappointed him because they did not fear the battle. He also want to be in the war as soon as he could so he will be able to know that he is a coward or a courageous.

One can only imagine what it is like to be homeless. Homelessness is depicted inaccurately in movies and television shows. As a result, people have negative perceptions of the homeless; they think that they are lazy, uneducated or mentally ill. The film “The Saint of Fort Washington” implicitly depicts homelessness, because it shows the realities of how the homeless survive both socially and economically. In this essay I will disuss how the homeless survice both economically and socially, and if the movie depicts homelessness realtiscly. Also I will analyze the extent to which Dordick’s article “More than a Refuge: The Social World of a Homeless Shelter,” compares to the depictions found in the movie.

“The Patriot”, there is a farmer named Benjamin Martin that had previously fought in the French and Indian War, and he has 7 children, and his wife deceased 3 years ago. His oldest son, Gabriel wants to enlist in the army when South Carolina decided to join the Continental Army. So, Gabriel enlists without his father’s permission. Benjamin had caught his 2nd oldest, Thomas one night with a British uniform on, so he had thoughts about joining the army in 2 years (when he is of age). One night after Gabriel enlists, there is someone that jaunted into Benjamin’s house, and it was his wounded son. South Carolina perceived this as treason, and thought that Gabriel's was deserting his army. They were going to hang him, but as walking away, Thomas

Shiloh is a short story about a middle aged Kentucky Truck Driver named Leroy Moffitt , his wife Norma Jean, and his mother in law Mabel Beasley. Leroy was recently placed on temporary disability due to injuries being sustained when he jackknifed his tractor trailer on the highway. Leroy and Norma were married at 18 and had a son a few months afterward “Randy” who died from sudden infant death just weeks later, but Norma doesn’t like to talk about it. Leroy now 34 years old was constantly on the road being a truck driver, and has found himself lost, not wanting to be back on the road he sits at home making models or plotting to build a log cabin occasionally smoking a joint.

Political photography is a threat, because this genre of photography is seen as a true piece of reality and provides evidence for historical moments. Moments shown in Tank Man and Tereska Draws Her Home both portray two individuals who symbolize people who have suffered from the acts of the government and or the military. The two photographers, Jeff Widener of Tank Man and David Seymour of Tereska Draws Her Home, take different approaches documenting moments in history, from the Tiananmen Square Incident of 1989 in Tank Man to the Holocaust in Tereska Draws Her Home. Their execution in capturing these moments greatly affects the object/subject relationship and reveals their position as both outsiders, in reference to Abigail Solomon-Godeau’s Inside/Out. In addition, Widener and Seymour use their cameras as passports, exploring a part of someone’s or a country’s moment that happens to be in a vulnerable state (Solomon-Godeau). Widener uses his camera as a passport as an American to document Chinese history, a history that is not his own. Seymour uses his camera as a passport to cross over boundaries to capture his subject’s disturbed drawing, a poignant result of the Nazis’ actions (Solomon-Godeau). As a third point, Tereska Draws Her Home and Tank Man both portray crucial and violent histories that, by some individuals, are desperately trying to cover up or deny the history happened at all. Both of these photos share in the act of denials from the Holocaust to the Chinese

A film that I enjoyed and I constantly revisit is an English horror comedy film, Dog Soldiers. The reason why this film is worth watching is because of the realistic visual effects used to portray the werewolves in the movie, effective visual elements, and the unpredictable plot.