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“Bowling for Columbine” is the Academy award winning documentary film; written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore. Through the tragic Columbine High School shooting, Moore’s film explores the highly debated question; why does America have such an extraordinarily high rate of gun violence compared to the rest of the world? The film question’s the…

Directors filming news reports on crime or dangerous events would need to continuously film to capture every detail. However, it is not always possible for news reports to capture all the information and some parts are missed. Therefore, they recreate the situation, resulting in altered or undisclosed information, which can mislead the audience. This raises…

Instructional Design (also called Instructional Systems Design (ISD) is the practice of maximizing the effectiveness, efficiency and appeal of instruction and other learning experiences. The process consists broadly of determining the current state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and creating some “intervention” to assist in the transition. Instructional design…

Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is “Zeitgeist.” It literally means “spirit of the times.” John Philip Sousa and his works can be classified under…

The term contemporary art refers to those works produced after World War II up until the current time. It is often used to distinguish works from other time periods, but does not indicate a certain genre or movement. In fact there are several genres under what can be considered as contemporary art, and as such,…

The documentary “JAZZ” directed by Ken Burns in 2001 explores the origin and progression of jazz, which is widely regarded as America’s greatest cultural achievement. The first segments, titled “Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924),” focus on the early development of jazz. These episodes trace its roots from New Orleans and its subsequent…

This minimalist story is written by the famous author, Raymond Carver. Carver was born in 1938 in the small town of Clandestine, Oregon, to an alcoholic father who worked at a sawmill and his mother who worked as a waitress. After graduating from high school, Carver and his family moved to California, where he did…

The beginning of Chapter 5 in Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud asks a question regarding comics and the images. He asks the readers, “Can emotions be made visible?” (McCloud, 118). That question is answered in Persepolis, the graphic autobiography about a young woman growing up in the revolutionary Iran. The text uses visuals to evoke certain…

Cells are the smallest building units of living organisms that can carry out all processes required for life. Almost all cells are too small to see without the aid of a microscope. Although glass lenses have been used to magnify images for hundreds of years, they were not enough to reveal individual cells. The compound…

Movie: Never Back Down The movie Never Back Down is an action/drama sports movie directed by Jeff Wadlow starring Sean Faris as Jake Tyler a rebellious teenager that often gets in fights especially after his fathers death. Then there is Amber Heard as Baja Miller that are the beautiful girl Jake Tyler falls in love…