Stanley Hauerwas

The Milgram study of obedience placed volunteers in a simple, yet difficult situation. The participates believed their involvement was for the scientific research for human memory. The subjects had to inflict an electric shock towards the receiver for any wrong answer in a series of questions. The electric shock would grow in intensity until the high and most dangerous voltage potentially injuring or killing the receiver. However, the experiment was a ruse with actors and fake equipment. In…

to understand how millions of people could blindly follow problematic leaders such as Adolf Hitler. There were several experiments that were mentioned, I chose to focus on the two that really resonated with me. The first experiment was created by Stanley Milgram. He wanted to see how far people would go to obey those in authority. His…

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional hockey team that has 30 different teams within it. Of those 30 different teams, 16 are in the Eastern Conference, and 14 are in the Western conference. The statistics recorded in the NHL are used for anything from teams drafting players, to fans betting on games. Teams want to draft players who’s induvial statistics can help their overall winning percentage. On the other hand, Fans like to bet on whether a team will win or lose a game. The…

Further on in the film Kubrick shows Jack being sent into the forbidden Room 237 to inspect the room to see if there was anyone in there, after Danny comes back extremely disheveled with bruises around his neck claiming that a strange woman had strangled him in Room 237. Kubrick uses a variety of camera shots, sound techniques and symbolism to show Jack being triumphed by an evil and unstable mind. In the scene Jack is shown to be confronted by a young, beautiful, naked woman stepping out of the…

characters around them; Stanley, Mitch, and Allan. Stanley is the most masculine of all of them and Mitch is more of a gentleman while Allan the most submissive of them all has been portrayed as weak and is also hinted as a homosexual. Throughout the play Stanley has been depicted as a macho man, someone that is on the top compared to the other male characters, but is also seen to have passive, and almost homoerotic tendencies. Both in the play and movie have made Stanley as this man of power.…

specifying to Stella staying with Stanley no matter how badly he treats her. Stella’s desire for Stanley pulls her away from Belle Reve and her past. Stella is drawn to Stanley’s brute, animal sexuality, and he is drawn to her traditional, domestic, feminine sexuality. Stella is pregnant: her sexuality is deeply tied to both womanliness and motherhood. Even though Stanley is violent to Stella, their sexual dynamic keeps them together. When Blanche is horrified that Stanley beats Stella, Stella…

obedient human being reaction is when he or she is responsible for causing someone pain, that he or she did not know. Also, there was a more in-depth reason for the experiment. What govern the experiment to begin with is the desire for knowledge from Stanley Milgram passionate interest in why the Germens followed Hitler’s every command. Doctor Milgram was seeking information about how could numerous individuals follow such a corrupt leader and be kosher with the ethical sense of no compassion…

Despite what people would like to believe, not much has changed since the Holocaust people obedience to authority still persist. ABC News, in 2007, replicated Milgram’s obedience experiment with the help of experts ranging from university professor to psychologist like Philip Zimabardo. With their help they recreated Milgram’s famous experiment in a modern setting, and, again for lack of a better word, shocking results showed that 70% of the subjects reached the maximum shock potential very…

of Film Prof. Kim Kneuendorf Paper A First Draft 10-15-15 Max Ophul?s Influence on Stanley Kubrick?s Filmmaking Paper Outline Introduction Ophuls Influence on Kubrick?s technical filmmaking and storytelling Liebelei and Lolita: Comparing the early works of Ophuls and Stanley Kubrick Eyes Wide Shut and La Ronde Interpretations of the work of Arthur Schnitzler Conclusion Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. Because…

Ever since he was a child, Milo Thatch believed in Atlantis. He dedicates his life to the study and discovery of it, no matter who tells him it’s just a legend. When presented the Shepard’s Journal: a book of Atlantean history, language, and culture, Milo is ecstatic. The man who gives it to him, Preston Whitmore, says the book is gibberish and is most likely worthless. Milo responds with, “I've spent my whole life studying dead languages. It's not gibberish to me. If this were a fake, I…