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- 911: Hollywood Vs. The World
- ... to strictest cause and effect. Hollywood films are often viewed as dulling the mind. In this country people generally view films for mere entertainment. Many recent films support this stereotype of American culture. Special effects, violence, and actors’ names (despite level of talent) are often major themes that bring Americans to the movies. While most Hollywood films are made purely for entertainment value, many foreign films are entertaining as well as ... multiple topics. They range from politics to love. This is something that is not often seen in Hollywood films. In general, the American public is more interested in fast-pace scenes often containing sex and violence. The interviews in Godard’s movie are not the only thing that makes the viewer think. Much of the movie is based on political discontent and the future of the next generation, which Madeline at ...
- 912: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... was a time of decline. There was “rampant commercialism and artistic decline” as portrayed on the following: In the 1960s, the foreign films that were raking in a lot of income were action pictures sensationalizing violence and soft core sex films hitherto banned from Philippine theater screens, Italian “spaghetti” Westerns, American James Bond-type thrillers, Chinese/Japanese martial arts films and European sex melodramas. To…get an audience to watch their ... The government tried to control the film industry while keeping it in “good humor” – necessary so that the government could continue using film as propagandistic vehicles. So despite the censors, the exploitation of sex and violence onscreen continued to assert itself. Under martial law, action films depicting shoot outs and sadistic fistfights ( which were as violent as ever) usually append to the ending an epilogue claiming that the social realities depicted ...
- 913: Richard Joseph Daley
- ... for Kennedy in his narrow victory over Richard M. Nixon. Daley hosted the 1968 Democratic National Convention at President Lyndon B. Johnson's request. Daley's national reputation was seriously tarnished as the result of violence between anti-Vietnam War demonstrators and Chicago police. Ironically, Daley had been a private critic of the Victnam War and had urged Johnson to withdraw U.S. forces. In 1972, Daley was dealt another blow ... Mayor Daley gives police "shoot to kill" orders to put down the rioting, 46 deaths result across the country, 55,000 federal troops and National Guardsmen are called out, 21,270 arrests made. The ensuing violence by police led to several days of rioting. Even The Boss, Mayor Richard J. Daley, wasn't exempt from the FBI's suspicion of being a communist sympathizer, a tool of the mob or an ...
- 914: The Many Aspects of Streets
- ... poverty, many people call the street home. It is very depressing for me to walk through the city and often have people beg for spare change. Another characteristic one associates with the word "street" is violence. I think of how young people often join gangs and the violence they bring to the streets. Yet streets can also symbolize new beginnings, as one can drive down them to just drive and think. Streets also symbolize togetherness as a community, for they are usually associated ...
- 915: Gandhi and His Views
- ... British colonialism. Gandhi was outrage d with inferiority for the British. He wanted to fight for the rights of the Indians. With patience and a positive attitude, Gandhi used his mind and peacefulness rather than violence to achieve his goals. Satyragraha to many Indian nationalists was regarded as the weak weapon for the weak man, yet Gandhi knew that nonviolence was the strong mans weapon, choosing it rather than to fight ... to solve a countries problem on a larger scale if the country is willing to endure great pain and suffering. In most cases however nonviolence cannot work. Dealing with human nature, it is obvious that violence will indeed get a point across.
- 916: Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold
- ... was reduced. The FBN's own director, Harry J. Anslinger, then became a leading advocate of Marijuana Prohibition. In 1937 Anslinger testified before Congress in favor of Marijuana Prohibition by saying: "Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankind. Most marijuana smokers are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations ... and other services is being strained. Reducing drug abuse is a desirable goal, but law enforcement methods used to obtain that goal are counterproductive. Prohibition costs billions to enforce, creates a black market that generates violence and corruption, and makes criminals out of millions of productive and harmless adults. Adult use of alcohol and tobacco is accepted, but adult use of marijuana is considered criminal behavior. Why? The main rationalization for ...
- 917: Freedom of Speech?
- ... You are! All of us are responsible for our actions. It is understood that we have to bear the consequences of our actions. In many cases, a simple word can lead to disastrous catastrophes. Domestic violence, a serious problem in today’s society, is often initiated by “fighting words” - words that are so insulting which would cause immediate violence. The Bible says, “Do not accuse a man for no reason-when he has done you no harm” for “God hates slanderers.” False statements that are made to accuse another person cannot be tolerated. A ...
- 918: Justifying Natural Born Killers
- ... the movie. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the imaginary from reality and this movie is one of those instances. In some parts of the movie, the director is also trying to show us that violence breeds violence. Mallory was abused sexually as a child, and we could see that she uses this rage on certain victims. For example there is a guy from a gas station that she kills by first taunting ...
- 919: Teenage Love
- ... I’ll calm down) - your ex doesn’t believe these, you don’t believe these, so don’ t say them. - and finally, by threatening revenge like, showing up with another girl at a party, physical violence, etc. A personal example of this is a friend who we’ll call Christine. When school started, Christine was dating Tom who eventually left her to date their mutual friend, Megan. Christine was extremely upset ... the help they need. People who are abusing are urged to seek help and break off all contact with the person they’re abusing. Extreme depression cases due to heartbreak may also lead to physical violence towards oneself. The teenage suicide rate is up nearly 200% in the past twenty years. Teens seem to jump into their relationship too fast, and often mistake infatuation for love. When a breakup occurs, some ...
- 920: American Drug Laws- Do They He
- ... not have their civil rights taken away just because they like to take drugs which we have arbitrarily made illegal. Drugs are very expensive because they are illegal. Their procurement and use fuel crime and violence, which could be largely eliminated if organized crime did not have a monopoly and the free enterprise system could control the market. Potency regulated by licensed drug companies would prevent unusually pure substances from causing ... created to protect the user from himself. Instead, we punish the "victim" with incarceration and without effective rehabilitation. If drug offenders were treated by a social or medical governing body, property crimes and crimes of violence would decrease enormously; and the benefit to society would be incalculable. Because of a close resemblance of all of the key components in recreational drugs people use to cerebral endorphins, satiation is always temporary and ...
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