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Salt of the Earth was a theatrical drama directed by Herbert J. Biberman. The film was based on the actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico. Its genre is a social realism and it was based on actual events. The movie has great ties to Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath, Underdogs, Misfits, and the art of battling giants. For instance just like Martin Luther King Jr. and his friends they had to overcome a giant in Sheriff Connor (Gladwell). The setting of the plot takes…

The short story Harrison Bergeron Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is about a dystopian society in America were inequality has been diminished. The short emphasizes the idea of everyone is created equal. The setting in the story and the film 2081 by Chandler Tuttle is vague since its, George and Hazel Bergeron 's living room where they are watching TV. The year is 2081 the golden age of equality, possibly in the evening. The setting is impactful in the story because it represents the result of the equality…

seems to take an interest in Susannah, Little Bat McLean. Rising Action According to Stanislavski, the rising action is set in motion by the “exciting force” and continues through the progressive stages of conflict. With that being…

The film Salt on the Earth is a great example of a message driven film. It’s story plots and dramatic tensions throughout the film tribute to the success of the messages and themes seen in the United States back then and still today. Struggles that Mexicans had to deal with in the film industry and in their lives. The film starts out with Esperanza, the main character talking about how the town she lives in was once called Laredo and is now called Zinc town. She then goes on to saying that her…

personality and talent differs from one another. Now, one might wonder what it would be like if every single person were truly equal. This theme is developed in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, and also in the film 2081 directed by Chandler Tuttle. Tuttle’s film is based on Vonnegut’s short story, however, through the portrayal of individualism, humanity, and a corrupt government, 2081 depicts a more realistic society than the short story “Harrison Bergeron.” Individualism…

personality and talent differs from one another. Now one might wonder what it would be like if every single person were truly equal. This theme is developed in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, and also in the film 2081 directed by Chandler Tuttle. Tuttle’s film is based off of Vonnegut’s short story, however, through the portrayal of individualism, humanity, and a corrupt government, 2081 depicts a more realistic society than the short story “Harrison Bergeron.”…

by the shopkeeper, who calls him discriminatory words such as “Osama” referencing a terrorist. Anthony, a black criminal is shown to take the bus towards the end of the film, and realizes that everyone on the public transport is an ethnic minority and no Caucasian person is seen to be riding the bus. At the beginning of the film, Anthony and Peter are seen walking out of the restaurant and Anthony complains that the waitress in the restaurant, who was also black, ignored the two of them. Anthony…

Question of Fairness: The Affirmative Action Debate The establishment and implementation of Affirmative Action over 40 years ago, continues to be an American’s debate of fairness. In this informative video, “A Question of Fairness: The Affirmative Action Debate,” posted by Films on Demands, presents an aggressive point of view of affirmative action fairness. Undoubtedly, through this video, it is feasible to suggest that some may think that affirmative action is not the answer for equality. …

rug” because there is not much attention given to certain issues related to the discrimination of Black people in the United States. For example, the brutality of police against Black people is still the common problem; there is not really a serious action taken in this. The government and our society see this problem as normal and they do not do much to stop it. As we are told that every American has civil liberties but those who…

The two films I watched for this film journal were Harlan County, USA and Salt of the Earth. The two films were both about miners fighting for their rights. Harlan County, USA is a documentary about the Harlan strike in Kentucky. The miners wanted to get better safety measures and pay. The Duke Power Company would not take the necessary precautions to protect the miners from unsafe conditions in the mines. Salt of the Earth focused on the Mexican miners in New Mexico who went on strike…