Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Race changes the story almost completely. Peoples opinions and biases come through in their work. This happens all the time in the news, on TV and even with clothing brands. If someone is a republican and they work for the news their opinions on the democratic party are going to come through as they don't like them. On TV there is a show called Squidbillies. It is the most racist ,insensitive TV show towards minorities. If you couldn't guess it its made by white southerners with funny voices. Lets imagine that the show is being made by people in Mexico. The show would change because they aren't going to slander their own race. That's how it is, people aren't going to support things they don't like, don't believe in, or things that make fun of them. The same can be applied to the movies we watched. In Schindler's List  Steven Spielberg makes people go through the camps with the Jews. He really found a way to make you understand what they were going through. The reason he was able to? because he believed in it, these were his people. If that movie was being made by a former Nazi the story and our opinions would be way different. The Nazi would make it look like the Jews were the problems and insects. The Nazi wouldn't make it look like the Jews were suffering because he would believe they deserved it. The ethnicity and personal believes definitely has a huge affect on Hollywood productions and as I talked about even the way we think and talk.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Good Samaritans are people who is willing to put others above themselves. not just open a door for someone and let them in first. They are willing to jump into a freezing river to save someone or run into that house that's on fire. They have the mindset that they would rather die then walk away with the memory that they could have done something and didn't. They have the burning inside of them to do the right thing even if it might seem stupid to others. Some of these people are secret supermen that don't even know that they would risk their life for someone until an event occurs. Unfortunately these people are becoming more and more rare. Good Samaritans absolutely exist today lets look at one of the most traumatic events of the twentieth century. "The man in the red bandana." is an article about an amazing hero that faced one of the scariest moments in U.S. history with a unfathomable bravery.  During 9-11 There was a good Samaritan who kept going back to the towers and helping people find there way back down. He carried a red bandana and passed away in the towers when they collapsed that day. There is a organization that goes around and tells his courageous act with and gives out red bandana to keep his memory alive. He is what I think about when someone says good Samaritan Because of his bravery and selflessness. Everyone will remember his actions and maybe become a good Samaritan themselves.

Monday, November 17, 2014

There is a universal theme for ''Catch The Moon." and "The Bass." The General theme for those two story's is you never know if you never try. In the moon he said he would never find the Vw hub cap in the pile of hubcaps. By in the end of the story when he's lip talking to the girl through the window she gives him the motivation to go look for it. he finds it later that night after searching for it for hours but he accomplished it. In "The Bass." he keeps staring at this girl that suns herself. His parents have a cabin next to Luis which is the girl that he keeps looking at. He's so intimidated that he watches her from afar to the point were he knows all her emotions without even talking to her. He wants to go on a date with her but he thinks he's out of her league. One day he finally works up enough courage to ask her to the  concert that was that night. She says yes and he cant believe it. When it was time to pick her up he left early and went the long way to her house because he was so excited to get her. When they went to the concert she ditched him for another guy. If he hadn't have tried asking her he never would have even gotten that far. This is why You never know without trying.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

       The only reason people think sports helped solve racism is because it makes them work as a team. Like in the movie 42,  Jacky Robison becomes part of the professional baseball team. At first they don't like him because they don't understand that he was a good player and he was just as good as them. Then as the film progresses they get to know him better and they get to like him. Yes the teams brought them together and made them work with each other and showed them that there really isn't a difference between whites and blacks. People were going to be racist weather or not sports had black people in them. The reason is racism is a learned trait. No one is born hating anyone they are incapable of even knowing what that emotion is.  The thing is it could have been done with a survival situation as well. A similar situation of social realization could occur in the armed forces too. Which brings me to another point. If we thought it was ok for black people to die for our freedom why couldn't at least let them play ball. Next thing I'm saying is Sports could have helped people get to know Black people quicker. The thing is it would have happened eventually anyway. Things like this have happened all the time throughout history because people fear what they do not understand. Most gentleman back in the day didn't have the best education as far as ethnicity's. They though black people were faster because of a bone in their foot. In conclusion I believe education over sports helped segregation to end.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Brave Heart is an excellent movie for this bog topic. Brave Heart is a movie about an Scottish's man who is fighting against the English in order to gain their freedom. The English were controlling almost everything about the Scott,s life's. They would do anything from beat them to burn their house down for fun. Eventually as everyone does someone finally got pushed far enough to do something grate, like a revolution. It is started by a man named William Wallace. He was married at night to prevent the English from finding out. They didn't want the English knowing because the lords rape the newly married women. Wallace's girl was different she wasn't the type to just deal with it. She fought back and was killed for it. She had her throat slit and this angered Wallace into fighting the English back. He couldn't take the oppression of his people anymore. He started the Scottish revolution, and fought in it fearlessly. He wasn't afraid to be the first one to strike or to face the enemy alone. He went to see his "friend" alone which turned out to be a mistake. The lords of Scotland ended up betraying him. Wallace died a horrible death because he held his values above bodily harm. This would take incredible mental and physical strength to endure. He would have rather died than allow this to keep happening to good people. This is clearly in the hero archetype because of his willingness to sacrifice life and limb in order to help others. His sword was his hero symbol and his wife was the woman he was trying to protect with it.