Steven Weinberg

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the producers of the well-known Comedy Central show "South Park", which first aired in 1997 and is the most popular show on Comedy Central ever since. The show is quite successful, given that it is one of the highest rated shows on Comedy Central for 18 seasons and will continue to air until at least 2016. One of the main characters, Kyle, is inspired by the co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle has an auburn Jewfro resembling Stone’s, which Kyle prefers to hide. Stone…

Fate: Sealed yet Alterable It is human nature to crave knowledge. People cannot help it, and oftentimes it is a favorable quality. Awareness should be desirable, right? Sometimes. But when dealing with fate, awareness can only hurt individuals, as shown in both Oedipus Rex and Minority Report. Both movie and play clearly illustrate that when a person tries to change their own destiny, they only end up bringing themselves closer to it. They also show how attempting to alter another’s destiny…

In chapter 3 of Freakonomics, “Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?,” Levitt and Dubner discuss the idea of conventional wisdom. Galbraith, an economist, believes that “conventional wisdom must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting--though not necessarily true” (Levitt & Dubner, 2009, p. 86). For example, an advocate for the homeless was quoted saying that over 3 million Americans were homeless, which would be 1 of every 100 people. This advocate later admitted that this…

In saving Private Ryan created by Ryan Rodat, directed by Steven Steinberg was produced in 1998. In the movie Saving Private Ryan, the story wraps around a young man named James Ryan who is one of the many soldiers who participated in D-day during World War Two. Ryan is the youngest of four brother however, his three older brothers have died in the war so, one day in the mailing office, a woman takes notice when she starts writing the 4th notification letter about the disappearance of James Ryan…

While Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner deal with highly controversial topics in Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, their structured approach reveals the pair’s awareness of the sensitivity of their material. After introducing a data set, the authors offer possible causes before disproving them and then verifying that the final, contentious explanation numerically supports the data. Levitt and Dubner’s carefully organized build-up to a conclusion allows…

was the show's star who was clumsy and awkward and somewhat homely but extremely lovable. George O'Malley was the even more awkward intern who was dubbed 007 early in the first season due to his inability to properly perform an appendectomy. Izzie Stevens was the sexy model turned medical intern who was fun-loving, outgoing, and ultimately everyone's favorite cast member. Alex Karev was the jerky intern who everyone hated but then everyone loved when he finally decided to show sensitivity at…

Jurassic Park Analysis The Jurassic Park film was released in 1993 when dinosaurs were brought back from extinction, in which turned into an amusement park. In the movie, John Hammond is fanatic about dinosaurs so much that he spends lots of his time trying to figure out how to clone them. Even though he loves dinosaurs, he wants to make a profit off of making a dinosaur park. Eventually Hammond, the owner of InGen, finds a scientist who knows how to clone dinosaurs. This ends up forming a park…

Indiana Jones had stated “I’m goin’ after that truck.” Sallah had responded with, “How?” Bravely, Indiana Jones replies by saying, “I don’t know, I’m makin’ this up as I go.” According to filmsite, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1981. This movie is also an example of a modern epic. There are five traits are characterized in an epic. The five traits of an epic are that the protagonist is a hero with the virtues of bravery and wisdom; the setting is on a…

Back in 1974 Tobe Hooper brought us a tale of pure terror, unlike alot of horror films I've seen The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the most horrific movies to this day and this is why. The murder scenes given in this film were brillant, brutal torture sequences that involved cutting up living people. Plus Marilyn Burns giving a terrific performance, making me feel sick to my stomach, with the fear of her character. This movie has some of the best chasing sequences from any horror movie. Our…

What do you get when you combine Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and the Cold War? Obviously, the answer is the new film, Bridge of Spies – but these three elements come together to be so much more than your simple, run of the mill drama. And, if you’ve had the pleasure of witnessing the cinematic brilliance of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List or Saving Private Ryan, you might have an inkling of what you’re in for… In Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks stars as James B. Donovan, an insurance lawyer with a…