Texts and films both are vehicles for narrative delivery. Interpretation of visual media differs from the interpretation of written text on many levels; they have a distinctive impact on the mind of the viewer or reader.
Reading the heart felt story of the Narmanda Valley portrayed by Arundhati Roy in her essay the “Greater Common Good” allows us to fully engage our brain, activating our imagination and forcing our minds to paint vivid pictures of the entire scenario. Whereas in the documentary ‘DAM/AGE’ the circumstances are completely acted out for you, drawing only a small portion of the readers imagination. Films and documentaries tell you what to think, they use visual and sound effects to make the viewer see things and feel things in a certain way,
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In my opinion, the documentary had more of an impact on me compared to the essay. Although the essay was read before, and I was able to create a world out of my imagination, but even in my imagination the circumstances weren’t as brutal as shown in the documentary. Watching the people suffer in the poverty struck regions of India sent shivers down my spine. For instance, in the scenes 7:44s to 8:48s the camera zooms in on the displaced people, sleeping and eating on the dirty roads, specifically a mother washing the child’s face in the river- these people represent the sufferings of the entire, displaced constituents of the Narmada valley. The film made it easier for me to relate to the author, it made me understand the emotional bond she has with the valley. It felt more personal and I felt like I was experiencing the whole scenario first hand.
A documentary is a genre of film that provides a factual report on a particular story, viewpoint, message or experience. In this essay, two documentaries, Bowling for columbine by Michael Moore and Made in Bangladesh by CBC news will be explored to show how persuasive techniques are used to make an audience feel a particular way.
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The more I watch movies and read books, the more I see the two as totally different art forms. They both evoke special types of pleasure and satisfaction. In telling the story from a visual and sound perception, it offers several aspects take on the original work.
The documentary Eyes on the Prize offers beautiful and impactful artistic interpretations to instill emotion and passion onto the viewer. The director carefully and deliberately included different choices in the documentary to evoke emotions through the images and videos they show. Documentaries matter so much (and now more than ever) because they show the world the truth about the past and what is currently happening. As fortunate US citizens living in 2018, we tend to forget the tragedies currently happening in the world, and we often overlook the freedoms we currently have—forgetting that a brave soul fought continuously for our freedom today. Documentaries are especially important because they remind us of such things. educate us on the past, warn to not to repeat the past, and most importantly, to stand up when similar things do happen. Watching documentaries is a keen reminder of what it means to struggle for freedom and justice and will hopefully, in turn, make the viewer more compassionate.
As a student, I have demonstrated many works of service to my community and school. Service opportunities have shaped me into the person I am today and these projects have made me realize how fortunate I am for all that I have. While I've been doing these service projects through the years, it has been a pleasure seeing the joy on the faces of people that aren't as fortunate as I am. Service projects that I have completed include managing the fish booth at the St. Leo's Parish Festival, being an altar server at St. Leo's Parish, helping cook dinner for the Ridgway Fire Department during carnival day setup, participating in the St. Marys Light Up Night by dancing, and Christmas caroling to local residents. I also participated in a zombie/princess
Textual form is an issue which divide many critiques and audiences. Some view texts as a form being superior and more expressive, whereas others may view film as to be losing its credibility of expression. Never the less it is adamant that through a comparative study of two differing forms exploring similar ideas it becomes clear that one form isn’t always superior over another. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) mirror this thesis. Whilst being
At first when I found out I was going to have to do this essay I was not too excited. I had no idea what I could possibly write about because I did not know that things I did on the average day could be considered community service.
The documentary by the Youth for Human Rights and prints that Peace Corps created each have a specific audience, tone and purpose. The images and videos are persuade different things, but both convey that every action has a reaction, either good or bad. Each image and video was informative and expressed feelings, but in different ways.
At the beginning of this course I wasn’t sure what was meant by social responsibility and civic engagement. During this course I realized the meaning of both and the responsibilities that both imply. A definition of social responsibility that I found particularly poignant and concise comes from Entrepreneur Magazine, “Acting with concern and sensitivity, aware of the impact of your actions on others, particularly the disadvantaged” (Entrepreneur Magazine.com). Social responsibility can be as simple as paying your taxes or recycling your glass bottles. Social responsibility can be as complex as finding solutions to global warming or hunger in Africa. You can be personally socially responsible or you can be socially
Living in different countries, we always wonder if everyday life routines are the same. Some of these routines, would include education, social life, and most important of all career perspectives. Rules and procedures vary from the different business you apply to however do the different rules and procedures vary from the countries that business thrive from? The purpose of this essay is to describe the differences and similarities from the National Association of Social Workers and the International Federation of Social Workers.
People who do bad things some of which are illegal and some legal for the purpose of accomplishing good ends are guilty of “Noble-cause corruption.” It usually occurs in circumstances where there is little chance of being held accountable. This happens most often with police work when people think that they can get away or hide these illegal This doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't laws against the action (though sometimes there aren't), but the individual who commits noble cause corruption either can't be held accountable or believes he or she won't be held accountable.
Literature can, at times, have a fascinating connection with film. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature, both are written by someone that wants to leave an impact on an audience. However, movies and books have different roles. They each have different strong points wherein books give better characterization, stronger revelations, and inner conflict, but movies create a better mood with music and visuals, showing much more emotion. It's a totally different kind of experience, of course, and there are a number of differences between the book and the movie. The novel of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, for example, attempts to explain things much more explicitly than the film does, which is inevitable in a verbal medium. The movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, on the other hand, is essentially a visual, nonverbal experience. It avoids intellectual verbalization and reaches the viewer's subconscious in a way that is essentially poetic and philosophic. The film thus becomes a subjective experience, which hits the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does, or painting. Utilizing its verbal medium, Clarke is able to explain his narrative, whereas Kubrick creates a visual and audial experience, through means of ambiguity, in which the viewer sees everything, is told nothing, and in which one cannot detect the presence of the film as one at all.
The book i am currently reading is a action where this big group of people are trying to save the world because so one opened the book that let out all the monsters that were ever created and now are destroying the world so they are truing to stop witch involves a lot of work and only a small group of 4 people i think that other people will join them on the way so they can defeat the
On the other hand another way of thinking about it is - just how bad
The concept of what defines a global citizen varies, for people have their own opinions and say about how they see an ideal one as. Kwame Appiah wrote Cosmopoltianism, and in his opinion, a global citizen is seen as one who sees no division within themselves and “others”; that it is necessary to agree with one another to behave morally. The view of an ideal global citizen has been altered for centuries, and in every culture it is uniquely seen and educated differently. Many Americans may agree when asked, “what is an ideal global citizen”, their responses would be, following the laws, paying taxes, helping out around the community, having a job or