[I can’t offer a single answer but issue worth considering.]
As known, violence has increased throughout the years. This can be caused by many reason, as my search goes on I realize that humanity can go in many different ways. As much as we can blame the media, we can blame other human beings as well. Although media has a great influence on young adults it can also depends on how the infant was brought up. There household, there experience, whether they been raped/molested, bullied, threaten been in a house full of drugs or parents who didn’t care about them, etc. Many of these reasons can be the cause of violence. Especially for an adolescent grow up.
An infant can carry so much hate within them since the moment they learn to realize the difference between liking and disliking. When children start to use their new developed powers of logical thinking, to see for themselves the things they been told all their lives by adults [especially their parents] begin to make more sense for them. Your personality forms, most of your decision are made, bad influence, what’s bad, what’s good, the difference between, dangerous and non-dangerous, and what you’re exposed to.
Of course it's a negative thing to sit in front of the television all day , and yes it does have a lot of bad influences now , but we cant only blame that.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
blog 14
Today i plan on finshing joyce paper. I havent seen the movie so i have to watch it and begin my rough draft, or maybe even my final draft. I will disscuss how they had different types of effect in the 20 century to let us know the difference between good and evil.
Sunrise . . . =/
Sunrise also known as a song of two humans came out in 1927. This is an American film directed by German film director F.W.Murnau is known as the most beautiful and brilliant movies that came out during the silent era. This movie is really old, and it’s interesting how silent movies can be so understandable. How the director can make us distinguish so many things to things such as special effects. None of the actors speak. The director allows us to see everything, their movements/acting, allowing us to understand what’s happening or letting us feel the impact. Everything the director does is done for a reason. Silent movies aren’t really silent. They have many special affects that provide us with other type of languages besides speaking. Body movement, lighting, acting style, camera movements, set design, and special effects, letting us differ good from evil.
Body movement can mean a lot, how the director places his actors is very important. In the beginning of the movie when he was going to meet up with the woman from the city, the fact that once he got there . . . she kissed him, then laid on the floor she was on top of him which meant so much more then what it may seem. She was in control, or had a lot of control towards him. This wasn’t a positive thing since what she doing or trying to persuade him to do was evil. The parallel effect that they kept showing between him and his wife could let us know what was going on. His wife knew what was going on. Once he got home and he was leaning against the wall, we can imagine what he was thinking. The husband wasn’t excited to be home or to see his wife or his kid. He was already thinking about leaving especially since the woman from the city had already signaled him to. His face expression and the way he was looking around let us into that. To let us know he also felt guilty. Once his wife enters the scene/sequence and leans where he was leaning by the wall, showing that she knows something. She knows he was there and has left to meet up with the woman from the city. She then sinks into the chair with a gloomy and embittered look. It was obvious that she was disappointed but she knew it was happening, by her gestures and the way she looked.
Just because we aren’t listening to them talk doesn’t mean it’s silent or non-understandable. We have many other things that we are listening to, well paying attention to. The music for example, it allows us to understand the moods. What the character is feeling. It also allows us to differ good from bad. With sound we can predict many other things. We are aware when something lovely/good is about to happen, or when something dangerous/bad is about to happen. The cross cutting from the first sequence: the lady from the city to the wife, the music was letting us know his wife agony. His confusing of not knowing what he wants and showing us his sexual attraction and his guilt. The suggestion the woman from the city had made of killing her, and moving to the city. The flash card that came up with the words “couldn’t she drown?” F.W Murnau puts a special effect on the word drown making it fade into view and also different type of music while showing this effect. The director shows a dissolving picture how there life in the city would be, her showing it as everyday enjoyable. After she lets him picture that she tells him to go to the city and His reaction was to choke his mistress. The music the director was playing while the farmer was picturing the murder we knew he wasn’t too happy about what the woman had mentioned which resulted in him choking her then her stealing a kiss.
When it something more intense is about to happen the music lets us know. Since once he was about to kill his wife, the music was more fast and sounded more like mysterious. This is because the director wanted us to feel what’s was about to happen. To make us more eager into knowing what he was going to do. Around 1920’s they didn’t have much effect in movies but the ones they did have spoke for themselves. It described all the cuts and the different feeling from each scene. Another example can be when they “fell in love again” how the music represented their happiness, how he was sorry, the music was slower and lighter. We even got to hear the bells from church ring. Representing marriage, peaceful, happiness.
With a sophisticated use of light, dark and shadows, moods and the contrast between rural 'country' life and urban 'city' life are emphasized through sun-lit and studio-lit exterior and interior shots. Silent movies use light to let us know the difference between days and nights. It can also help us differ dangerous and un-dangerous moments. First example can be how the lighting lets us see how the wife is blonde; she’s faithful, farmer meaning she’s a peasant. We can also see how the city woman, is dressed in heels [more high-class] she has dark hair [more dangerous] and wears a black dress with heals. Another example can be how they meet up in the beginning; the woman from the city getting ready to meet up with him. How she resembles some type of vampire, pale face [lighting] full moon, goes out in the dark [night time] making some lighting by showing the full moon , which would also be consider as dangerous [evil] in some cases. Since monsters usually come out at night, we can also come to the conclusion that what he’s doing isn’t right. Another part where lighting is used to let us know something evil is happening is where the shadow of him is shown, when he was walking back to the house to get his wife. This also represented a lot, the angle the camera was in we couldn’t see him, and we only saw the shadow, meaning he was about to do something that wasn’t really him. The lighting seem a little mysterious, showing us that what was about to happen wasn’t good, but showing a nice lighting in the interior , of how happy his wife was about the trip they were going to take. Thinking they were going to make up. How innocent she was. Using close ups to see her smiling and happy. The director also uses long shot to show us his wife twirling around. Dancing. Perfect lighting used to show happiness and morning time.
In the movie it shows how from being evil he turns into being a good person. His change of character, he was shown as angry, the lighting was more gloomy and grey towards his area. Then the shown how he felt bad about what he was about to do. How she was afraid of him and when she realized what was going to happen to her, she started running. The lighting when he was chasing her shown everything in their surroundings. There wasn’t any more evil in him.
The lighting was also shown once they went back to being good. How the city lights bring them a lot of excitement. How there happiness is shown thru sunlight and even when sundown you can see the reflection of the moon on the lake and how different it looked when he was at the swamp with the woman from the city. You hear a lot of Fun and excitement. It’s getting dark so you know it nighttime, heading back home, another honeymoon by the moonlight. The lighting was different from the night at the swamp. It looked like a happier environment. The lighting let us see how it was going to rain. We see the wind blowing causing the water/rain to move. We see a parallel image of people running and holding their hats. We also see the waves start to move the boat.
We notice that the director shows us that there was going to be a storm, he let us see lightening. We know something dangerous is going to happen because it also gets darker and the peaceful place that was once in the scene disappears. We can see the danger ahead and the worried look on his face, while trying to save both of them. With lighting effect we are able to see the danger, and how being out in the water that late wasn’t a good idea. As he tries to save them the director uses a close up to show how they was going to use the brushes to save themselves. How once again in this century, being out so late wasn’t a good idea.
During this century, when movies starting coming out we are allowed to differ good and evil. The director shows us different effect and different style to let us into coming sense. Many effects that I spoke about in this essay. The angles are very important, just as the lighting and the music. When a actor places us in a specific angle, it allows us to see everything he wants us to. Like them laying on a lake, letting us see the full moon, or him walking in his house letting us just see his shadow. Letting them experience the thrill and having the audience guess what’s about to happen.
Body movement can mean a lot, how the director places his actors is very important. In the beginning of the movie when he was going to meet up with the woman from the city, the fact that once he got there . . . she kissed him, then laid on the floor she was on top of him which meant so much more then what it may seem. She was in control, or had a lot of control towards him. This wasn’t a positive thing since what she doing or trying to persuade him to do was evil. The parallel effect that they kept showing between him and his wife could let us know what was going on. His wife knew what was going on. Once he got home and he was leaning against the wall, we can imagine what he was thinking. The husband wasn’t excited to be home or to see his wife or his kid. He was already thinking about leaving especially since the woman from the city had already signaled him to. His face expression and the way he was looking around let us into that. To let us know he also felt guilty. Once his wife enters the scene/sequence and leans where he was leaning by the wall, showing that she knows something. She knows he was there and has left to meet up with the woman from the city. She then sinks into the chair with a gloomy and embittered look. It was obvious that she was disappointed but she knew it was happening, by her gestures and the way she looked.
Just because we aren’t listening to them talk doesn’t mean it’s silent or non-understandable. We have many other things that we are listening to, well paying attention to. The music for example, it allows us to understand the moods. What the character is feeling. It also allows us to differ good from bad. With sound we can predict many other things. We are aware when something lovely/good is about to happen, or when something dangerous/bad is about to happen. The cross cutting from the first sequence: the lady from the city to the wife, the music was letting us know his wife agony. His confusing of not knowing what he wants and showing us his sexual attraction and his guilt. The suggestion the woman from the city had made of killing her, and moving to the city. The flash card that came up with the words “couldn’t she drown?” F.W Murnau puts a special effect on the word drown making it fade into view and also different type of music while showing this effect. The director shows a dissolving picture how there life in the city would be, her showing it as everyday enjoyable. After she lets him picture that she tells him to go to the city and His reaction was to choke his mistress. The music the director was playing while the farmer was picturing the murder we knew he wasn’t too happy about what the woman had mentioned which resulted in him choking her then her stealing a kiss.
When it something more intense is about to happen the music lets us know. Since once he was about to kill his wife, the music was more fast and sounded more like mysterious. This is because the director wanted us to feel what’s was about to happen. To make us more eager into knowing what he was going to do. Around 1920’s they didn’t have much effect in movies but the ones they did have spoke for themselves. It described all the cuts and the different feeling from each scene. Another example can be when they “fell in love again” how the music represented their happiness, how he was sorry, the music was slower and lighter. We even got to hear the bells from church ring. Representing marriage, peaceful, happiness.
With a sophisticated use of light, dark and shadows, moods and the contrast between rural 'country' life and urban 'city' life are emphasized through sun-lit and studio-lit exterior and interior shots. Silent movies use light to let us know the difference between days and nights. It can also help us differ dangerous and un-dangerous moments. First example can be how the lighting lets us see how the wife is blonde; she’s faithful, farmer meaning she’s a peasant. We can also see how the city woman, is dressed in heels [more high-class] she has dark hair [more dangerous] and wears a black dress with heals. Another example can be how they meet up in the beginning; the woman from the city getting ready to meet up with him. How she resembles some type of vampire, pale face [lighting] full moon, goes out in the dark [night time] making some lighting by showing the full moon , which would also be consider as dangerous [evil] in some cases. Since monsters usually come out at night, we can also come to the conclusion that what he’s doing isn’t right. Another part where lighting is used to let us know something evil is happening is where the shadow of him is shown, when he was walking back to the house to get his wife. This also represented a lot, the angle the camera was in we couldn’t see him, and we only saw the shadow, meaning he was about to do something that wasn’t really him. The lighting seem a little mysterious, showing us that what was about to happen wasn’t good, but showing a nice lighting in the interior , of how happy his wife was about the trip they were going to take. Thinking they were going to make up. How innocent she was. Using close ups to see her smiling and happy. The director also uses long shot to show us his wife twirling around. Dancing. Perfect lighting used to show happiness and morning time.
In the movie it shows how from being evil he turns into being a good person. His change of character, he was shown as angry, the lighting was more gloomy and grey towards his area. Then the shown how he felt bad about what he was about to do. How she was afraid of him and when she realized what was going to happen to her, she started running. The lighting when he was chasing her shown everything in their surroundings. There wasn’t any more evil in him.
The lighting was also shown once they went back to being good. How the city lights bring them a lot of excitement. How there happiness is shown thru sunlight and even when sundown you can see the reflection of the moon on the lake and how different it looked when he was at the swamp with the woman from the city. You hear a lot of Fun and excitement. It’s getting dark so you know it nighttime, heading back home, another honeymoon by the moonlight. The lighting was different from the night at the swamp. It looked like a happier environment. The lighting let us see how it was going to rain. We see the wind blowing causing the water/rain to move. We see a parallel image of people running and holding their hats. We also see the waves start to move the boat.
We notice that the director shows us that there was going to be a storm, he let us see lightening. We know something dangerous is going to happen because it also gets darker and the peaceful place that was once in the scene disappears. We can see the danger ahead and the worried look on his face, while trying to save both of them. With lighting effect we are able to see the danger, and how being out in the water that late wasn’t a good idea. As he tries to save them the director uses a close up to show how they was going to use the brushes to save themselves. How once again in this century, being out so late wasn’t a good idea.
During this century, when movies starting coming out we are allowed to differ good and evil. The director shows us different effect and different style to let us into coming sense. Many effects that I spoke about in this essay. The angles are very important, just as the lighting and the music. When a actor places us in a specific angle, it allows us to see everything he wants us to. Like them laying on a lake, letting us see the full moon, or him walking in his house letting us just see his shadow. Letting them experience the thrill and having the audience guess what’s about to happen.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Blog 12
i would say that the only problem im having is the introduction. So far it's seem that i found all my research although im still looking for more to prove my point , but i just dont know how to start it. My claim would be that televison isnt the cause of vilonce, but i dont know how to start my paper.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
blog 11
What I said I was going to do . . .
I need to decide what my claim will be, although I had already thought it out I’m not sure if that is going to be it. I had decide to do more research on both sides of the argument. Pick up facts and evidence for my claim.
What I actually did . . . . .
I researched both sides of the story, although I’m still not sure what my claim is, my mind is pretty clear that there is a difference between kids that watch a lot of television and kids who don’t. It does have influence on them since television now a day has a lot of violence on, rather than non-violence. But it can also be the way the adolescent life has been. Other humans can be the cause of the increase in violence.
For next class . . . .
Gather all evidence and I should have my draft started , and picked my claim by the end of today.
I need to decide what my claim will be, although I had already thought it out I’m not sure if that is going to be it. I had decide to do more research on both sides of the argument. Pick up facts and evidence for my claim.
What I actually did . . . . .
I researched both sides of the story, although I’m still not sure what my claim is, my mind is pretty clear that there is a difference between kids that watch a lot of television and kids who don’t. It does have influence on them since television now a day has a lot of violence on, rather than non-violence. But it can also be the way the adolescent life has been. Other humans can be the cause of the increase in violence.
For next class . . . .
Gather all evidence and I should have my draft started , and picked my claim by the end of today.
blog 10
Eduardo’s post: The ad he picked was very interesting. What he pointed out made a lot of sense. Which the creator of the game used the female to attract the buyer. Most video games buyer are guys. I agreed with Santiago, which I didn’t mention on my reply was that he could of mention how a game like that was rated E.
Dafney’s post: It seems like she picked the ad because she knew more about it, which I don’t blame her. I couldn’t criticize it much in my opinion I didn’t find much wrong with it beside that she could of got into more detail with what the ad was saying or what was happening instead of what she knows. If she would of examine the photo maybe there was more to say.
Dafney’s post: It seems like she picked the ad because she knew more about it, which I don’t blame her. I couldn’t criticize it much in my opinion I didn’t find much wrong with it beside that she could of got into more detail with what the ad was saying or what was happening instead of what she knows. If she would of examine the photo maybe there was more to say.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
blog 9
Thesis Statement is the sentence in your introduction that pretty much describes what your essay going to be about. Your opinion, hypothesis if there is one. This is usually described in less than two sentences. subject, since that’s why the reader is going to keep reading. Without this or enough research done for your statement your essay can be confusing.
Research. Research is usually done during the start of a project/essay. It can be define as an investigation in some way. Data you gather or a study on a particular subject. Research is done in order to support your It would most likely be in the beginning or at the end of your intro. You wouldn’t want to go to deep in the thesis statement. To have back up information to what you stated and why you stated it. Using all types of resources, ,books, internet, etc.
Argument. In order to have an argument you have to have enough information on what you studying or what you are arguing about. You would have to find a way to persuade the reader to agree with you or the people.
Claim.What the writer believes to be true. What the writer claims in his statement.
Reason. A reason is an explanation of why you think what you’re thinking. What you’re describing and why. It fits into studying/researching and giving an explanation.
Evidence. Evidence is proof of what you’re doing, showing the reason why you think what you think and giving examples. Proof of what you believe in and why.
MLA citation style. This is the reference to where you got your information. Either if it’s published or unpublished. Title, author, website, etc. Mentioning where the information came from.
The mid-term basically asks to do all the words I just defined, research, claim, evidence, and argument. The subject were studying is whether people that grew up watching TV makes them more dangerous/violent than people who rarely watch TV. I can agree that TV does make people more violent than people who don’t watch TV. I’m actually not sure how I’m going to prove this statement yet, but I can use the internet, the book freakonomics , and people in my surrounding I guess.
Research. Research is usually done during the start of a project/essay. It can be define as an investigation in some way. Data you gather or a study on a particular subject. Research is done in order to support your It would most likely be in the beginning or at the end of your intro. You wouldn’t want to go to deep in the thesis statement. To have back up information to what you stated and why you stated it. Using all types of resources, ,books, internet, etc.
Argument. In order to have an argument you have to have enough information on what you studying or what you are arguing about. You would have to find a way to persuade the reader to agree with you or the people.
Claim.What the writer believes to be true. What the writer claims in his statement.
Reason. A reason is an explanation of why you think what you’re thinking. What you’re describing and why. It fits into studying/researching and giving an explanation.
Evidence. Evidence is proof of what you’re doing, showing the reason why you think what you think and giving examples. Proof of what you believe in and why.
MLA citation style. This is the reference to where you got your information. Either if it’s published or unpublished. Title, author, website, etc. Mentioning where the information came from.
The mid-term basically asks to do all the words I just defined, research, claim, evidence, and argument. The subject were studying is whether people that grew up watching TV makes them more dangerous/violent than people who rarely watch TV. I can agree that TV does make people more violent than people who don’t watch TV. I’m actually not sure how I’m going to prove this statement yet, but I can use the internet, the book freakonomics , and people in my surrounding I guess.
moving images.
Going to the museum of moving images was really fun. It was a group of five although we kept separating we all ended up together, since the stuff inside were really interesting. One of the things I found interesting were how old music videos were actually made, and how they look now. The background could be changed and you can be put any where, an example inside a driving a car, inside a house or even in the sky. How they made movies with cameras so big and some didn’t even have wheels. The experience was really nice an one think I loved was actually playing my favorite game ever: Mario =] . Knowing that the kids from this generation, that’s were on school trips in the museum didn’t even know the games that were in there. I don’t think they would even have fun playing sonic or Mario or street fighter when it first came out. But it was interesting to see how it all began.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
blog 7
A lot of things discussed in class[not just English] are very interesting. Such as the first subject of us becoming or being cyborgs, to reality T.V, or the movie the matrix, media.How all of this has an affected in our future. I really like this class, and the blogs we have had to do because I can actually read and see where people see thing different then I do , where I can be wrong, or maybe I can be right. Although I don’t know if my blogs are correct or wrong I don’t mind using this blogger or doing the assignments online. It’s better than handing in paper every daywe do see each other. Everything in this cluster is basically on computer or physical which I enjoy a lot. The advisor had recommended this cluster , I don’t regret taking her advice.
The matrix
The matrix was a movie that came out 1998 , a movie based on how the future might be ,or how we might be living now. It was discussed in class mentioning how we wouldn’t know if were living it now. We wouldn’t know at least not fully since the world were in now can seem so real , and its all we know. Neo is the main character and he knows that the world he was in wasn’t real since his dreams were telling him otherwise. When he had to make a choice of the red pill or blue ,he knew there was something wrong so might as well just go "down the rabbit hole" , and face reality.
In the matrix, sexuality or gender doesn’t really matter. They all are technically machines which aren’t so far from what humanity is now. The difference is that we don’t become them just use them. In the movie they get plugged into this cyber world, that anyone can be anyone. So when it comes to gender or sexuality I don’t think it matters. You can learn anything instead of getting trained physically. A memory is plugged in your head of everything in that subject/action. Trinity like neo or Morpheus participated in every one of their action and fought just like them. Either female or male can be part of this group so gender didn’t matter. Neo is presented as a white male but just like he can be white, he can be any other race, as the chosen one. I don’t think race would have mattered either. Spanish,black.asian, etc. Morpheus was black and he was the leader of the group, he was the one in charge and basically in power, the one who made neo realize he was the one. If neo was in charge he could of did the same think to Morpheus and train him or guide him threw the steps.
Being put in the position neo was put in and picking between the life I live or facing what’s becoming of the world, I think I would prefer the matrix. Sooner or later reality will come to you and you would realize something’s wrong. Just like Platos cave, one of them realized that there’s more to life than just the cave/wall. Living an illusion wouldn’t be an option beside in the matrix you have options of being who you want to be. I wouldn’t say were living it now, but it’s not far from what humanity becoming. All humans are becoming cyborgs, technology is becoming a part of life. Cell phones, alarms clocks, computers, everything at the touch of our hands. Humans are becoming so addictive to technology/machines, we basically depend on it. To wake up, for the weather, for the news, the cell phones we carry can basically do anything we want on them. The relationships that humans have with tools and machines it’s very dependent. Without any machines like I’ve said a few times it makes life easier so we use them, for a human to stop now it’ll be hard. So the matrix can be an example of how the world will be. Or better yet becoming.
In the matrix, sexuality or gender doesn’t really matter. They all are technically machines which aren’t so far from what humanity is now. The difference is that we don’t become them just use them. In the movie they get plugged into this cyber world, that anyone can be anyone. So when it comes to gender or sexuality I don’t think it matters. You can learn anything instead of getting trained physically. A memory is plugged in your head of everything in that subject/action. Trinity like neo or Morpheus participated in every one of their action and fought just like them. Either female or male can be part of this group so gender didn’t matter. Neo is presented as a white male but just like he can be white, he can be any other race, as the chosen one. I don’t think race would have mattered either. Spanish,black.asian, etc. Morpheus was black and he was the leader of the group, he was the one in charge and basically in power, the one who made neo realize he was the one. If neo was in charge he could of did the same think to Morpheus and train him or guide him threw the steps.
Being put in the position neo was put in and picking between the life I live or facing what’s becoming of the world, I think I would prefer the matrix. Sooner or later reality will come to you and you would realize something’s wrong. Just like Platos cave, one of them realized that there’s more to life than just the cave/wall. Living an illusion wouldn’t be an option beside in the matrix you have options of being who you want to be. I wouldn’t say were living it now, but it’s not far from what humanity becoming. All humans are becoming cyborgs, technology is becoming a part of life. Cell phones, alarms clocks, computers, everything at the touch of our hands. Humans are becoming so addictive to technology/machines, we basically depend on it. To wake up, for the weather, for the news, the cell phones we carry can basically do anything we want on them. The relationships that humans have with tools and machines it’s very dependent. Without any machines like I’ve said a few times it makes life easier so we use them, for a human to stop now it’ll be hard. So the matrix can be an example of how the world will be. Or better yet becoming.
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