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These days, our society has become overrun with technology and the media. Everywhere you look, it is easy to spot. At this rate, it is fearful to think about what our future might hold. Similar to this, The Truman Show, is a film that presents a strong message about the negatives of this. Extremely unethical, this movie follows the life of Truman Burbank who, since his birth, has been the star of his very own reality television show. However, Truman is not privy to this information and believes that he is just living a normal life. Through watching, viewers watch as this hero struggles to discover the truth and gain his freedom.

The video was a series of one-act plays where the characters were an appellate court judge, her clerk, and her niece who is a journalist. The conversations between the three discussed the issues of confidentiality, privilege, reporting, and duty to warn in a legal context. The scenes centered on the judge and her clerk trying to resolve the legal ramifications of potentially ethical violations relating to confidentiality. To bring a real-world perspective, the judge’s niece who is a journalist stops by and engages in the conversation from a layperson mentality.

The movie Quiz Show is about the scandal of the 19?? TV show “Twenty-One.” The scandal and the effects of it discusses the sociological topics including social structure, privacy, and human nature.

Firstly, Bowling for Columbine Moore’s addresses the issue of gun violence in America following a school shooting. On the other hand, Made in Bangladesh by CBC news focuses on the issue of sweatshops and maltreatment of workers in Bangladesh after the collapsing of an uncertified sweatshop. These two documentaries effectively and successfully use persuasive techniques to present a confrontational message on social justice. Also, they position the audience to sympathize with the victims and in turn want to do something about the issue. These techniques include the use careful selection of material, the use of cinematography, music and sound effects, sequencing and editing. Although the two documentaries have different content they equally manage to persuade viewers that the content is meaningful. The impact that the documentaries had on me or other audience members was that of sympathy and outrage about the incidents that fell upon innocent people featured in these documentaries.

Each production offered a unique lens with which one can observe the topics of hatred, anger, tolerance and

Society tends to associate propaganda films with issues such as Nazi Germany and their film messages for their country; however, it is also possible for small independent companies, groups of like-minded people and individuals to use the media of film to incorporate messages for our society (The Independent, 2010). These messages are often in relation to changes that individuals should make in order to improve the standards by which they live their lives and changes to everyday habits that will benefit the individual, the individual’s family, a group of individuals or even a single person (Barnhisel and Turner, 2010).

Example, when a guest arrives at your home, they want to be welcomed warmly with love and care and not with hatred. These small actions leave a huge impact on the way people think because at the end of the day people will remember you for who you are (character) than what you did? In the documentary too, Tom discovers that Heart is the primary intelligence and not the brain and human emotion can influence human behavior. Also, contrary to the conventional thinking, cooperation may be nature’s fundamental operating principle and decision making is a norm among many species. Any step a person take is backed up by a valid reason, whether it is choosing a university or a pet dog. And all through this process they seek advice and cooperate with many others who may be guidable to them. In addition to this most of the discovery made by Tom through this documentary is already mentioned in Holy Book, spoken by several cultures and humanitarian. For example, a quote by Mother Teresa – “Kind Words are short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless”, states the mere discoveries of Tom through the documentary. Even religious books

Video. Video is a word that anyone in the 21st century hears almost every day, whether the video comes from a security camera, video camera, or cell phone camera. However, in 1994, modern video cameras were still in boom after emerging in the 1980’s, and this is when Don DeLillo wrote about a video camera use gone wrong, with a much deeper and darker meaning underneath it. Don DeLillo wrote “Videotape” in 1994, and it represents the faults of videotapes used by the current media and how exposure to events like those in the story cause a shift in human emotion.

No matter where we are to go, there will always be a society, expectations, limits, love, and hate. It is never ending, but that is not the only reason people are feeling like they do. The documentary first focuses on the downgrading of women.

Since the introduction of YouTube almost 10 years ago, the site has grow well past a simple website that comes and goes with trends. YouTube has now become a major player in entertainment media. It now attracts thousands of advertisers and business’ in attempt to grab the attention of the growing Internet audience. The difference between television productions and YouTube productions is who is on the other end of the camera. The creator, actor, editor, and marketing person are all in one individual. An array of people are now taking their career’s into their own hands and attracting their own audiences. These people now find themselves in a new era of media in which everyone including their income is coming to them from comfort of their homes. In my paper, I plan to discuss how the internet has created a new form of fame that as well gives those who are famous an income, and career that could last long past their three minute video post.

In the article “Creating Reel Change,” published in Sojourners in November 2006, Donovan Jacobs points out that some filmmakers have been creating films in public which contains social issues in order to influence social behaviors. He mentions that in the past, people in the media usually avoid including political issues into their films; they create the films only for entertainment. Nowadays, viewers have a great chance of assessing social network and watching TV programs and movies easily. The filmmakers tend to promote the importance of social issues to motivate the viewer’s responsibilities and have the real actions. Especially, Jeff Skoll, a former of eBay president, invested $100 million for co-financing

The world is filled with injustices. The unheard are being mistreated and apparently no one wants to fight for their rights. Luckily, there are still good Samaritans who have committed their lives to help those without a voice. We have the example of Black Fish. This documentary was made to raise awareness about what is going on at Sea World and how are they mistreating the poor killing wales. Like this documentary there are several others. Another example is the documentary called “The Overnighters”. This documentary aims to raise awareness of the poor conditions in which some Americans live under. This is a great documentary and it effectively targets is audience and delivers its message across the film.

The application of comical natures and satirical themes are used to represent realistic social issues, redefining film as an outlet of truth. Hence, this creates a platform for both entertainment and education, forming a humourous pedagogy. Throughout the film Peepli Live (2010), the director, Anusha Rizvi, discusses relevant existential, cultural and psychological issues and comedy becomes an effective communicative vehicle in highlighting serious issues such as conformity, gender equality and media corruption.

Iranian film directors, Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, in their documentary, This is Not A Film, portray the injustices that occur under the Iranian government and its various types of censorships. Their purpose is to exhibit the day-to-day life of an Iranian “criminal” while being ruled by an oppressive government. A forlorn tone is adopted in order to appeal to the sympathy of the viewers.

Walking into class the first day of the second semester, I did not expect one thing: that this classroom would soon become a location of in-depth analyses on the human condition. Unlike many English classes I have had in the past, English 20 has given me new perspectives into what it means to be human by looking at how other people (primarily authors and directors) view the human condition. The first baby-step towards discovering my personal definition of the human condition was an assignment wherein we were asked to watch multiple videos. Those videos ranged from music videos to inspirational speeches to excerpts from books (1.1.2). This range of mediums broadened the messages in the videos, as it forced me to respond differently to the information