Citizen Kane

borders allow illegal immigrants to sneak their way into America’s borders. “On one hand, the presence of so many aliens is a powerful testament to the attractiveness of America. On the other hand, it is a sign of how dangerously open our borders are”(Kane). If other countries see that their borders are vulnerable, then they may send more illegals or even terrorists. Putting America in danger like this is a sure way to harm the American…

1) The photography effect had a great impact on the way art was viewed in the 19th century. Photography caused a shift to Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It searched for a direct connection to nature rather than subject itself to scientific, industrial rules and regulation. It created an alternate world, one that appreciated the beauty and simplicity of nature, in response to the materialism of the industrialization. This is evident when…

Vertigo is a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height. This feeling translates to the 1958 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock titled Vertigo, which is based on the novel “D’entre Les Morts” by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The film is a romantic story of obsession, manipulation, and fear. In the film, a detective is forced to retire after his acrophobia, fear of heights, and accompanying vertigo causes the death of a fellow…

decisions. In addition, any company can apply for the program, as long as it operates at least seventy-five percent of its time in the six eligible counties. Even more importantly, this program is equitable because it has a positive impact on all the citizens of the Chicago area. It will lead to higher air quality and less pollution, which will have positive effects on public health of current and future…

is the greatest accomplishment, thus, deserving the recognition as his film. Reeds use of Low angle wide shots also added to the uniqueness of his style. While there is a similarity in this shooting style in the low angle shots in Welles’ film, Citizen Kane, there is still a different feeling as Welles’ angles were closer and more intimate and Reeds’ were pulled back showing an entire beautiful outdoor cobblestone walkway and castle like buildings along with views from inside a home where we not…

understand Islam and Islamophobia, they start to reinforce their community’ values and educate those around them (Kane, 2013; Pashman, 2016). In New York, a group of hijabis in raised awareness to anti-Muslim sentiments and its impacts on the daily lives of Muslims (Kane, 2013). One of the girls spoke about being repeatedly stopped by a police officer to be inspected on her way to school (Kane, 2013). Another group of Muslims in Chicago banded together and expanded their own faith in Islam…

The shots rang out and that’s when Andrew Johnson’s life was about to change. Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president of the United States of America. During Lincoln’s second term, his vice president was Johnson. Once Lincoln was assassinated Johnson became president. During the night Lincoln got shot, the shooter was also going to shoot Johnson. The three shooters conspired to attack the president, vice president and secretary of state. They disliked Lincoln’s plan to emancipate slavery…

It is common practice for a film to have underlying themes that tie to current cultural situations or social tensions. Audiences are drawn to stories that they can relate to and filmmakers capitalize on this by providing an alternative learning source for what the world is like outside the viewer’s personal space. With the use of subtle hints or obvious nods, the film makers can educate, inform, or even push a personal agenda. Even with films that seem pure fantasy or purely intended for…

fighter, where accountability is of the essence. Yet, despite their “noble cause”, police officers have to often endure a momentous amount of public accusations and criticism over the issues of corruption, injustice, lack of effectiveness, and the citizen-favorite “excessive use of force” also known as, police brutality. Police brutality is not a new phenomenon and yet it remains an existent complex, multilayered concern…

There is not much information as opposed to how much shillings the country loses each year from the illicit capital flight. However, the Wickstead & Hickson (2010) report from Global Financial Integrity shows that in the past 40 years, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lost 624 billion dollars in illegal “capital flight.” In each single dollar released for SSA in foreign support between 2000 and 2008, $2.24 billion left SSA illegally (p. 27). Illicit similar to other developing nations, affects the…