The Nolans

Our 11th year is getting off to an exciting start with four new BOD members. We are incredibly excited about the new energy and talent joining the Board. Our community meetings last Fall were tremendously helpful along with the support we received from Floricane. New C3 Board Chair Jennifer Tompkins says, “This year is really about setting up for the next 10 years and we are looking forward to expanding the reach of C3 more broadly across RVA.” After nine years on the C3 Board and the last two…

Momento is a movie about a man, Leonard Shelby, with anterograde amnesia, severe loss of the ability to form new episodic and semantic memories. These memories are formed and retained in the hippocampus and when there is an injury to this part of your brain it can cause short-term memory loss. Leonard sustained short-term memory loss when he was hit over the head and knocked out after witnessing the rape and murder of his wife. Throughout the remainder of the movie we see snippets of actual…

If we are told a series of events in a different way than they actually happened repeatedly day after day, we will actually begin to vividly remember it that way. A great example of this occurs in the film “Memento” directed by Christopher Nolan. Leonard, the main character, has short term memory loss and can only remember the events that led up to his wife getting raped. He wholeheartedly believes his wife died at the hands of her rapist and throughout the whole movie, he tells a story about…

Report – Performance Meeting Notes, Trevor Kitt Claas Harvest Centre (CHC) - Warragul Meeting Notes: Trevor Kitt Informal Meeting – 15 September, 2015 8:15 AM Meeting was called to discuss Trevor’s management of the spare parts department and the effective delivery of spare parts to the workshop and customers. During our meeting, Trevor reacted negatively towards my requests for him to improve his management of the Spare Parts department. We also discussed the need for continuous improvement in…

Essay 1 First Draft Marijuana has been a schedule 1 drug and strictly regulated since the seventies. However, a change is happening and twenty-nine states have legalized it for either medical or recreational use. In a result to legalization of marijuana much controversy has been involved. One of the main issues why marijuana is not legal is the belief it has an effect on IQ. For years the public has been informed about how marijuana has a negative effect on your IQ. As a teenager you are…

“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” ― Abraham Lincoln, Complete Works - Volume XII A lot of things go across your cerebral mass between your ears, when watching an Indian movie. Usually the thing that crosses my mind when I see an Indian movie is confusion. This is since I only understand a very small part of it. Although when I was watching one particular movie, called Mardaani, which happened to be on the day that we were supposed to find a topic for this…

The Cinematography of Citizen Kane and Blade Runner Though Blade Runner and Citizen Kane were made many years apart from each other and set on completely different timelines with completely different story lines, there is a lot that a viewer can appreciate from both of them and how these films give a reflection on our society. Both movies have earned its fair share of rewards throughout the years for its cinematography and visual effects and has left an impact on how movies are created today.…

With his tenth film, the bittersweet and poignant comedy/drama A Man Called Ove, Swedish writer/director Hannes Holm has the chance to finally reach North American audiences for the first time. Not only has his work landed distribution with Music Box Films after winning three 2015 Guldbagge Awards (Sweden's top film award), but the film earned Sweden's selection to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards, and some believe the film could land the country's…

General Information: Emma is 5 year old girl currently attending Mrs. Engel’s early childhood afternoon classroom. A re-evaluation was requested in order to gather additional information in preparation for her transition into Kindergarten. Emma currently received direct occupational therapy services. Per chart review Emma received early intervention services through the Indiana First Step program prior to attending the Early Childhood program. Summary of Procedures: Emma was evaluated…

"The Matrix" is one of the most commonly known blockbuster films released in the year 1999. Viewers commonly identify it by its fascinating video effects as well as the unreal (yet real in the movie) acts performed in its scenes. The idea which I aim to explore in this essay dwells on the usage of cinematographic elements, the theme of fate and the stylistic use of literary elements within the film as well as in the scene where Neo meets Morpheus. The movie is well known for the advanced…