...Born into Brothels is a documentary focusing on the lives of a group of children who were born and live in the “red light” district of India, specifically the children of prostitutes. The documentary was well received by critics and won multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. With such positive reception, it is important to examine what made this documentary so successful; its success can be broken down into two main components, method of delivery and subject matter. The film is shot almost entirely by a single camera, with no additional cameramen or microphone equipment. Much of the footage from the early part of the film was not intended to be included in the documentary, but was a side note of the Zana Briski’s original intent filming her experience in the red light district of India. However, as she got to know the children she began focusing the filming more on them and their situation. This leads the camera work related to the children in the early part of the file to be very rough, as Briski is often holding the camera while trying to interact with the children. When Briski is not holding the camera it is in a stationary position filming her, so it cannot capture the children’s part of the scene easily, only their voices. This is one of the film’s strengths, as it gives a first person feel to the storytelling, placing the viewer with the children and in the city just as Briski experienced it rather than just observing it in travel log...
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...Kaavya Viswanathan was offered a two book deal with Alloy and a one movie deal with DreamWorks worth $500,000 and in 2006 Kaavya Viswanathan wrote and released a book titled “How Opal Mehta Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life”. A few weeks after it was released by Alloy it was discovered that she plagiarized several different authors. A few of the authors that she took portions of her work from and the books that they were from are Megan F. McCafferty “Sloppy First”, “Second Helpings”, Toni Morrison “The Bluest Eye” and Tanuja Desai Hidier “Born Confused” (Zhou, 2006) (Dave, 2006). After the plagiarism was discovered her books were taken off the shelves and she lost the contract for the movie. At the time this took place Kaavya Viswanathan was a student at Harvard University, the academic board met to go over the case and they determined that because it was not academic plagiarism that she would not be punished by the school, however she did take a leave of absence from school until all aspects of the case was settled (Dave, 2006). Plagiarism is when someone copies another’s work verbatim and puts their name on it taking full ownership of the work (iParadigms, LLC, 2013). Paraphrasing is also considered to be plagiarism if it is not cited giving credit to the original author of the work. There are a couple ways that someone could mistakenly plagiarize their work. The first is if the person does not know when or how to cite the source from where they got the words from whether it...
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...Max Blanck was just an ordinary man that came from a traditional family. His great- grandfather and grandmother were theology proffessors, and his father was a law professor. During his young school years he became a student of Hermann Muller, a mathematician that taught him astronomy and mechanics along with mathematics. This is when Planck first got an interest in physics and learned the principle of conservation of energy. He began the studies in 1874 at the University of Munich and studied theoretical physics. After he graduated, he taught math and physics briefly. Planck completed his habilitation thesis and began lecturing in Munich without getting paid becuase he was waiting to be offered a new postion. He also furthered his work on the field of heat theory. Planck then became a professor at Berlin University and joined the Physical Society. As far as Plancks home life goes, he married and had four children. He was friends with theologian Adolf con Harnack and his home soon because a social center. Famous scientists like Albert Einstein and Otto Hahn all frequently visited. His wife died and he remaired and had his third son. Planck's two sons and two daughters all died. By the end of the 1920s, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Pauli had worked out the interpretation of quantum mechanics, but Planck rejected it. He expected that wave mechanics would render the quantum theory, even though this can not be the case. Further work only cemented quantum theory, even against...
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...Harry Hess was born in New York on May 27, 1906. He died on August 26, 1969. Harry Hess made many contributions to science such as he discovered features on the floor of the ocean that appeared to be mountains with the tops flattened. Harry Hess used sounding equipment. The sounding equipment takes measurements of the sea floor. Harry Hess is a geologist who studies plate tectonics theory. The theory of plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth’s surface in the present and the past. Harry Hess received a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale in 1931 and a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1932. In 1934, He became a professor at Princeton University, where he became the head of the Geology department. He became the head of the geology department in 1950. Also in 1964 the sixth Blair Professor of Geology. Harry Hess died of a heart attack on August 26, 1969 in Massachusetts. Dr. Hess’ most significant contribution to plate tectonic theory began in 1945 when he was the commander of the U.S.S. Cape Johnson. While traveling from one place to another, Hess left the sounding equipment on that takes measurements of the sea floor. It was at the time the time that Dr. Hess discovered features on the floor of the ocean that seemed to be mountains with flattened tops. He called these features on the floor of...
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...Educators and parents have legitimate concerns about the effects of the Digital Age on learning. Digital media has changed dramatically since the development of the Internet and improvement of wireless technology. John Palfrey, Professor of Law and Urs Gasser, Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, both employed by the prestigious Harvard Law School, have written about how the world has been reshaped because of this new digital world in Born Digital. They found that this period “is the most rapid period of technological transformation ever, at least, when it comes to information” (3). This transformation of digital media over the last twenty-five years and the introduction of tools like the iPad create a clutter of information that threaten the ability to think deeply and concentrate, which has made the current educational system obsolete and ineffective. This same technology can be utilized to create the school of the future, by improving learning in the Digital Age. Digital natives, ”born after 1980,” do not know the world without the Internet, cell phones, computers, tablets and everything else that networked digital technology has provided (Palfrey 1). They “study, work, write and interact with each other in ways that are very different from the ways” their parents and grandparents grew up. (Palfrey 2). Palfrey and Gasser found that digital natives are comfortable with this new technology and experts at multitasking by surfing, gaming, texting...
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...I come from Quang Ninh, where is known as a name is land mines and tourist city. Do you know that, QN is a province that has the biggest source of coal in Viet Nam? We account for 90% of of Viet Nam’s coal. Beside, my hometown is also well-known because of having many places like Ha Long Bay, Cua Ong Temple, Yen Tu Pagoda, Bai Tho mountain and so on.They are famous tourist destination. Ha Long Bay has been twice recognized as a world natural heritage by UNESCO, is one of seven natural wonders of the world. If you come here, you should visit Thien Cung cave, Dau Go cave, Titop island,… They are somewhere that cann’t be missed when you go to visit HL Bay. The beaches are long and so beautiful, especially the beach is in Tuan Chau. The views are so wonderful if you see from a top of a mountain, or from a ship running on the sea. In addition, Mong Cai International border gate is also well-known. It’s not only a tourist destination but also a major and important commercial center. Because of being a coastal province, sea food is specialty of Quang Ninh. You can try some dishes are made from shrimps, crabs, abalones,… They are very delicious. And we have some other specialties such as nem chua, cakes nodded,… The people in my home town are very friendly and generous. If you go to Quang Ninh, I will introduce to you more and more about my...
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...Wilco’s band recorded their record Yankee for Hotel Foxtrot in unique ways. One thing that stands out the most is the fact that the band produced, engineered and completely put the record together on their own. They considered the record to be an experiment and spent a lot of time changing things up with the music until they got their desired results. After waking the movie “I am Trying to Break Your Heart”,if I were to be the band manager, I would maybe consider handling some things in a different way. When it comes to the record label and the changing relationship, I would advice the band to stay true to themselves. The record label wanted the band to change the record and I would have to agree with the band when they said no. It is their record and they are the artists, why should they change something that is a reflection of who they are? I think it was fine for the band to pull away from the record label because as a result, they ended up with more freedom to release the album the way they wanted to. The record label basically paid for the band to make the record, then turned around and gave it right back to the band which in my opinion was not smart on their part. As far as the conflicts between Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett, I do not know if there was much to be done that could have helped the situation. The conflicts that they had would have more than likely ended up causing problems at some point in time. Jay and Jeff both had ideas that they wanted and both were not...
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...Individual Paper Topic: Explain the need for understanding different intergenerational attitudes of people towards technology and the implications it has for facilitating communicating between digital natives and digital immigrations. HO Nancy Hiu Kwan Introduction With the growth of time, the role of technology is getting more and more significant where technological products are commonly found in today‟s society and everyone generally equips with more than 2 gadgets to deal with their daily business. It is observed that majority of people flips on their smartphone during the ride or in meal are teenagers and young adults, they do with no reason but treat it as a habit. Since those digital natives can hardly live without the electronic devices, feel uncomfortable without them in hands and play with it (smartphone) regardless of the location and time can therefore said as an addiction. And now, it raises a question of whether the rapid advancement of technology betters our life or we are determined by technology? The above controversial topic often comes with diverse respondents amongst different generations, where teenagers may usually agree with technology improves their life in overall despite of some drawbacks brought by those digital technologies as they get used to the online space and possible to handle all the matters by their own; whereas the elder generation may have a different comments and believe technology undoubtedly better off our lives, yet more drawbacks...
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...The following musical piece called Born in the U.S.A. is a musical piece written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. It illustrates both the aftermath and the previous life of an American soldier that has been fighting during the war in Vietnam. The narrator is somewhat described as a sort of outlaw in the American community, before he is sent to Vietnam that is. The following quotation from the first verse characterizes this pretty well. “End up like a dog that's been beat too much, till you spend half your life just covering up“ It is the rarest amount of people that strives to be illustrated as a dog that has been beaten up, spending it is entire life, trying to cover up its past. I therefore think it is fair enough to conclude that we are dealing with a to some extent goon of America. It is definitely not a person from the upper classes of the American families. The text actually shows that the reason of his voyage was some hometown jam (maybe a brawl). “Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand” A goon that suddenly would have his identity changed from low-life to national patriot and hero, by joining sides with the anti-communist forces, led by the U.S.A. That is what he probably thought he would become, but Springsteen exposes the reality quite differently. The soldier did not really receive a welcome of a hero, neither of a patriot when he returned home. The reality was a fear of the shadow of the penitentiary. ¨ In addition, whilst...
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...Documentary Film “Born Into Brothels” Response Essay Academy award winner “Born Into Brothels” (2004) directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kaufmann takes place in Calcutta’s Sonagachi Red Light District in India. The film starts with a close up shot of a young girl’s face. All throughout the beginning, lots of transitions are used by the editor. The scenes switch back and fourth of the busy street where women line up to sell themselves for money, then the focus is on the children’s face again. The innocence shows in their eyes, but they already know what happens behind closed doors, and they know soon it’s their turn to “join the line”. The scenes are filled with still images of the residents of the Red Light District. The film depicts a hard life for these women and their children. It saddens me deeply that this is the fate of many girls in impoverished countries. Without help many of these precious children will be prostituting themselves soon, because they are forced by their ignorant parents and their poverty. What a clever way to make this film! To live with them and form a friendship during the filming process, and to help these children to not end up like their mothers did. A lot of b-roll footage and the children’s photos are shown throughout the film. The camera follows the children around in a Cinema verite fashion to capture the action. The footage is shaky but the content of the film is so powerful it doesn’t matter. The film has the feel of a home video...
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...Zana Briski’s Born into Brothels is a documentary that portrays the lives of multiple children of prostitutes in India who face extreme verbal, emotional, and physical abuse on a daily basis. They face it so often it makes you wonder what is to gain for their so-called, “superiors”. There is a very similar situation in the book sold where a young girl named Lakshmi faces similar abuse, but hers also entails the desecration of her pride and emotional stability. The author of the book Patricia McCormick helps shed some insight on how people may profit from their wrongdoing on others. To begin, almost directly after Lakshmi is being traded off into slavery, she gets taken advantage of and is not only being used but also being abused physically...
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...[pic] Intro___________________________________________ Born into Brothels; a documentary directed, produced and written by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman which revealed one of the darkest sights of rising INDIA. It is based on eight children of prostitutes in Calcutta’s red light area. This American documentary film was released in 2004 won the academy award in the Best Documentary Feature category. The film was also honored into various prestigious film festivals such as- Bermuda International Film Festival (2004), Cleveland International Film Festival (2004), National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary (2004). The Happenings_____________________________________ Basically the documentary started when Briski, a documentary photographer, went to Calcutta and made friendship with eight little kids (Kochi, Avijit, Shanti Das, Manik, Puja Mukerjee, Gou,r Suchitra and Tapasi Mamuni). Briski taught those kids basic photography and the children quickly adopted the lesson. In the movie the children talked about their fear, dream and sorrows. As an example- Suchitra tells about her fear that she could be forced to join as a prostitute worker, Avijit tells about his dream and his family. Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman tried to bring out the picture of the life of those children who dare to see dreams. Briski also showed her effort to send the children’s to the school and to help them create their new identity. Technical Insights________________________________ ...
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...principles are involved? and, 5) What are the implications for the characters? Lastly, the case will be examined through the lens of an HR practitioner; specifically, how to best resolve the given situation will be discussed. 1) Who is affected? Ed Harrison, his staff—specifically John Blank, the Jewish employees and the Christian employees particularly, and the HR person or department. As the owner of the agency, Ed Harrison is affected. Due to the small size of the firm, he will ultimately be involved in the incident between Blank and the born-again Christian. If the company had been bigger, Harrison may not have heard about this issue if it was resolved through HR or another party. John Blank is clearly affected as he is offended by the religious screen saver of another employee. He claims that the other Jewish employees are also offended—though a first hand account from them is not provided. Consequently, Blank has spoken with the born-again Christian—and has not yet resolved the matter. Thus, this employee is now too affected. This can potentially lead to a clash between the religions 2) What are the likely consequences? Though a discussion of how HR should handle this scenario will be followed shortly, consequences that I can talk about now are any of those actions that will lead to resolvment. Not all people can always be happy. In this scenario, the best thing to do is whatever causes the least bit of disruption to the workflow. Again due to the small nature, and...
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...Patrick Cain Craft of Language: Poetry Professor Lewis THUNDER ROAD by Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever written. The song is a ballad that tells the story of the main character, Mary, her boyfriend, and their one shot to get out of their “town for losers.” Springsteen’s use of rhyme scheme, imagery, and personification, and simile among other elements add to the song’s theme of youths in love, restlessness, and willing to get to where they want to be. The song incorporates a very simple rhyme scheme of AA BB CC DD. Springsteen used this simple rhyme scheme to make the song sound young and simple. The simple rhyme scheme makes it as if the song is written by a young person who is not trying to be too complex and is just trying to get convey his point to Mary, the girl he is singing to. There is obvious meter to the song as well, as it follows a simple rhythm, which also accentuates the simplicity of the song as if it were written by a kid. Throughout the song, Springsteen repeats the phrase, “Oh thunder road, oh thunder road, oh thunder road.” The phrase could be used in a literal sense to describe where Mary and her boyfriend are driving, or even the road that they are using to escape from all of their problems. Thunder road is the place that they want to get. Springsteen writes, “Riding out tonight to case the promise land.” It is almost as if thunder road is their promise land, and if they don’t...
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...The Day I Will Never Forget by filmmaker Kim Longinotto and Born in the USA by filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider both attempt to address controversial issues in women’s health. The Day I Will Never Forget examines the continued practice of female genital mutilation in Kenya. Born in the USA focuses on birthing practices in the United States. Each filmmaker attempts to present a balanced view on the issues, however, both end up presenting a stronger opinion leaning one way or the other: Longinotto’s film advocates for the eradication of female genital mutilation, and Jarmel and Schneider’s film argue for more use of midwives. Female genital mutilation is a procedure that involves the partial or complete removal of the external female...
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