Errol Morris

In his 1997 documentary film Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, Errol Morris directs the fascination of a man’s action that profoundly emanates his relationship with the world around him. The four men: Dave Hoover, a Wild Animal Tamer; Ray Mendez, the Hairless Mole-Rat Specialist; George Mendonca, a Topiary Gardener; and Rodney Brooks, a Robotic Scientist, each obsessed to create unconventional worlds of their aspirations. The film has a disrupted narrative format, interweaving interviews with…

To infinity, and beyond!: Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking is an individual who provided some insight on the questions of the universe. At the time of Hawking’s adolescence, space and anything beyond our solar system baffled scientists, they had no idea or if they thought they had an idea, it was more sci-fi than actual science. Without Hawking’s findings, we most likely wouldn’t have the space technology we do today. Stephen Hawking impacted the way people see theoretical physics, black holes,…

In Munro’s essay “Traveling through the Photograph”, Munro writes “ Your perception and belief originates from your experience in the world.” (1) In Traveling through the Photograph Munro talks about author Errol Morris’s idea that our knowledge of something is based on how it is encountered. This idea is quite similar to Schulz’s idea of inductive reasoning. Munro writes “ If you perceive that it is raining outside, then it must be true that it is raining…

one vote as insignificant. Compared to the overall number of votes, people don’t see their one vote as important because it doesn’t change any numbers. It doesn’t change the outcome or overturn an entire decision so they feel that it’s invalid. In Morris’ video about how to defend non voting, one man said, “Let’s say it does matter. Where my one vote swings the whole state” (Reasons). If the one vote doesn’t make a difference in the overall election, then there’s no point in voting anyways.…

I believe I have eared a solid B in the development of this semester of Law and Society. My attendance recorded is clean with no missed lectures, I turned in all the work that was requested of me by introducing it either to the professor or the class, I did most of the reading, and I was actively involved in Dr. Timmons’ lectures. I like to be competitive in every area of my life, and I do believe this class brought out a competitive hunger for knowledge in myself. Furthermore, I believe this is…

Final Essay: Cloverfield and The Thin Blue Line Movies such as Cloverfield and The Thin Blue Line try to convey realism within their movies. They both use similar tactics while some being different. They want to convery realism using different aesthetics. They do this so that people watching the film will become more immersed into the movie, and people will be able to connect and feel with the characters. Cloverfield and The Thin Blue Line use multiple realist aesthetics of to convey truth such…

Trust in the justice system revolves around the idea that courts uphold our laws, convict the guilty, and protect the innocent. When the people running the court, are more corrupt than the people being tried, what becomes of the court? This question comes to mind while viewing the documentary The Thin Blue Line. This film successfully argues that a man was wrongly convicted for killing a police officer by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas. It presents the evidence the police used,…

Henry Chelfant, one of the authors of the book Subway Art, notes that style concept is very specific (Chelfant 29). First of all, it is determined by letters form and how they are connected. According on site “Graffiti: art through vandalism”, there are several different styles of graffiti that are popular today. Pieces is the most common style at the moment. “Pieces are the most elaborate graffiti works, with a more artistic composition. Considered to be an artist 's best work, these are…

The Games of Slander in Presidential Elections The 2004 Presidential Elections in the United States was a clash between Senator John Kerry (Democrat) and the then President George W. Bush (Republican). Like all other competitive presidential elections, the campaigns saw the use of advertisements that attempted to sway the opinions of the voters. The main issues that drove the campaign were majorly foreign as they focused on the war in Iraq and terrorism especially fuelled by the then recent 9/11…