Betty Ford

One of the unique aspects of cinema is its ability to recreate moments of history while demonstrating politics and social attitudes of the time. Regardless of the content being utterly accurate in recounting true events or displaying fictionalized stories, cinema unveils social concerns in relation to the politics of the time. Aside from that, changes in cinematic techniques and filmmaking styles is synthesized with the content of the time that shapes a profound understanding of socio-political…

Francisco Madero’s rise: As time was going on, Porfirio Diaz still was in presidency, and people were not comfortable of the constants reelections of the same president. One day, Porfirio called for an interview to James Creelman, in which he said that the democracy in Mexico was not affected by his long term stance in the power, and that he was not consumed by power. He stated that the democracy was the only fair principle in the government, which contradicted his actions because he reelected…

INTRODUCTION Ocean’s Eleven, a blockbuster movie released in 2001, is one of the three comedy heist films directed by Steven Soderbergh. The movie talk about Daniel Ocean, with his eleven accomplices, plan to rob three casinos simultaneously in Las Vegas. In the sequence analyzed, that represents the beginning of the film, appears Daniel “Danny” Ocean, performed by George Clooney, who is being interrogated by the parole board at the East Jersey State Prison. Less than 24 hours, after being…

In 1975, big events have unfolded, from Microsoft, surrendering of Saigon, to the Watergate scandal. Each event had really big significance during that time. Which still has a strong impact in our society. The most important event during this 1975 is the creation of Microsoft. Which has a huge impact it had on the world.. The Watergate scandal was a robbery, but not an ordinary. The robbery took place in Washington D.C. in a building called Watergate. Watergate was the headquarters for the…

Donald Trump, who is the candidate for the 2016 president election of the United States, is an active twitter user. He is well-known for his extreme political opinions such as building a wall between Mexico and the United States, banning foreign Muslims from entering the United States etc. Although his words are always very controversial or maybe even hated by some people, he gains a lot of support throughout his 15-month election campaign. Starting from the day he announced to be the nominee of…

Screening: The Third Man (1949): Directed by Carol Reed, this black and white film had exceptionally articulate visuals of landscapes throughout the city of Vienna in 1948. In spite of being for the most part shot around evening time and in the sewers, the director does an incredible job capturing the overall character of the city. The music was fairly interesting, and added a feeling of peculiarity to the film. Although all the actors played their roles, respectively, Orson Welles was my…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves two unknown male Hispanic’s gaining enter into the MailBox Planet building located at 530 S. Lake Ave. Once inside the business, one of the suspects cut the lock that was on the inner gate (separates main office from mailbox area). The suspect entered the main office area and stole approximately 12-15 packages. The suspect left the scene, traveling in an unknown direction. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The incident occurred at 530 S. Lake Ave. (MailBox Planet). MailBox…

When You Gotta Go, Go! “Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.”
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States *** Many years ago, I decided to get out of Bangkok for a couple of days of rest and relaxation in Kanchanaburi. The city is the home of the Bridge Over the River Kwai, made famous in the movie and novel of the same name. The bridge is the start of the Death Railway that leads to Burma (formerly Myanmar). Constructed during World War II by POWs and slave laborers, thousands lost…

The Checkers speech was created by Richard Nixon during his run for vice president in response to allegations that he misused funds meant to reimburse his political expenses. The media accused Nixon of accepting bribes from supporters in exchange for favors should he become vice president. In this speech, Nixon defends himself and attacks his opponents through the use of rhetorical skills and devices. Throughout the speech, Nixon seeks to improve his own credibility to viewers, while…

Government scandals have plagued our nation for many years. The Reagan Administration lead the way of one of the major scandals in our history, and the impacts of this scandal were treacherous. The trust of the people of the United States of America were what was destroyed. Reagan was believed to have been the key figure in these exchanges with Nicaraguan Contra, but he claimed to have known nothing about it. In total, 11 people were found guilty on the White House staff for many different…