Henry Morton Stanley

In the movie Chariots of the Gods, based on the novel by Erich von Däniken, it brings up multiple pseudoarchaeological claims. A pseudoarchaeology claim “-involves the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of archaeological data to concoct a past that some feel is more satisfying” (Fader). One of the most interesting claims I heard about was the idea that the Egyptians could not have built the pyramids in Giza by themselves with the technology available at the time. Von Däniken creates this…

The film being chosen is Inglourious Basterds (2009), a film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie was nominated for Best Achievement in Cinematography for Robert Richardson’s work as the photography director. Unfortunately, it did not win. (Inglourious Basterds (2009) Awards) The movie follows a French theatre owner and a special group of US soldiers in World War II who plot to assassinate Nazi officials. Besides Inglourious Basterds (2009), Quentin Tarantino is known for his other fast…

In 1963, a psychologist at Yale, Stanley Milgram, performed a study on the obedience of humans. The purpose of the study was to research “how easily ordinary people can be influenced into committing atrocities” (McLeod). The main research question was “for how long will someone continue to give shocks to another person if they are told to do so, even if they thought they could be seriously hurt” (“Milgram Experiment”). To study this, “40 males, aged between 20 and 50, whose jobs ranged from…

connection with her wish of eternal beauty comes the important symbol of the bath which appears several times during the play, to help not only Blanche to rest and find shelter from the surrounding circumstances and hide in her world of illusions but also Stanley to open up his wife’s eyes about the truth concerning Blanche’s unforeseen presence. Right at the beginning of the play the motif of the bath appears. Following…

The Perils of Obedience presented by Stanley Milgram is an experiment which tests the willingness of a subject to induce pain on another human being. In the background, the experimenter attempts to coerce the subject into shocking the other human by using authoritative powers. Despite scholars predicting that many would disobey, a majority of the subjects were obedient to the experimenter and carried out the shock. In certain instances, subjects showed signs of individuation and dividuation.…

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 film that portrays the experiences of a prisoner who refuses to adhere to the orders given to him in jail. This inmate Luke’s rebellious behaviour is in opposition with the general sense of conformity illustrated by the other prisoners. An individual can choose to conform and be obedient to authority, or to be non-compliant which can result in severe punishment. This paper will examine how conformity and obedience are strictly enforced and how non-conformity is punished…

Building Tension in The Shining by Tyler Johnson Chesapeake College The Shining (1980) is a horror-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, The Shining is about a family who takes residence in a secluded hotel for the winter during its off season. The hotel is home to evil spirits that manipulate the father, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), into a violent state. His psychic son (Danny Lloyd)…

Stanely Milgram was a social phycologist who conducted an experiment in 1963 about nonviolent people being capable of hurting others due to obeying the authority under pressure despite their feeling of remorse. The way the experiment received progression was by having people play the role of a teacher and a learner.The teacher obeys the authority and the learner had to memorize a certain amount of words.If the learner failed to the duty, he would received a punishment of a dose of high voltage…

The goal of this paper is to review and analyze the article written by Stanley Milgram in 1963. This experiment was considered to be one of the most acknowledged research in the history of social psychology that revealed the unpredicted side of human nature. The author described the tendencies of obedience as inevitable part of our lives, particularly since we live in the complex systems of society where human interaction is unavoidable. He illustrated that this specific tendencies of human…

ANALYSIS OF THE PRISON SEQUENCE AND THE ENDING OF THE FILM The Narration of This Sequence Unintentionally killing Cat Lady, Alex is betrayed by his companions who hate him for a long time and is put into a state prison. There he is deprived of personal items and recorded in detail, which seems as respecting his private property. But the prison instantly turns a lively person to ‘number 665321’, and not only take away but also trample the unique dignity of criminals, which is nothing but a…