Sidney Nolan

The Dark Knight is considered to be Christopher Nolan’s “magnum opus” of sorts. Boasting a thrilling plotline, intense action, and one of the most sinister antagonists of recent times, it has become a classic in film history. On the surface, we may see it as a popcorn flick, a blockbuster designed to entertain the masses, but at its core it is much more. Nolan’s work contains ethical questions that each and every one of us grapples with in our daily lives. The characterization of these people…

Memento is a movie about a man named Leonard Shelby who suffers from short-term memory impairment and the inability to retain new memories. He is caught in a continuous loop, in which he embarks on a mission to hunt down his wife’s murderer, but forgets his claimed vengeance due to his amnesia, so his investigation continues; leading to more pointless deaths. Leonard uses techniques from the mnemonics process to aid his handicap. For instance, Leonard demonstrates the peg-type method by…

of someone who suffers from the rare conditions of not being able to make memories. Memento is a mind-bending experience that requires the audience to keep a tight focus. “You will want to stay focus and remember,” as Leonard would say. Christopher Nolan succeeds once again this film is one blockbuster…

fellow artist Albert Tucker who is also a very famous artist from the same period of time. From 1938 until 1947 Joy Hester was part of a colloquial group known as the ‘Angry Penguins’. She was the only women artist in the group of 4 others named, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, John Perceval and Albert Tucker. Hester would use mostly brush and…

Elizabeth Loftus is a well recognized psychologist. Elizabeth is known for her eyewitness memory, and the different ways it can change (Hockenbury, Nolan, Hockenbury, 2016). Loftus collaborated with several other colleagues on many studies dealing with memory and memory distortion. Loftus then continued on in her research to find that source confusion on memories, lead to false memories. False memories are the distorted or fabricated recollection of something that did not actually happen…

1. Modernism: Comparison Europe/Australia Europe was the frontier for Modernism in the art world, with the movement emerging mid nineteenth century from artists like 19th century painter Gustave Courbet . Modernism began during the Industrial Revolution, a period of rapid change in technology which profoundly affected social, economic and cultural life in Europe. Impressionism was most prominent around this time. Impressionism in Europe often depicted the beautiful architecture and used…

Organizational Factors Organizational culture is centered on (cultural) values, usually the values of the original founder(s) of the organization, depending on the history of the organization (Mitchell, 2016). Sidney Gilbreath, who was the first president of ETSU, had espoused values ranging from the Support goal of regional service, Scholarship and the study of education as a science, practice of teaching. However, none centers on educating the employees and students on racism. There is a…