self or society. Physical abuse to one’s self or another person is dangerous‚ period. What is even more frightening is when someone hurts themselves or others due to an authority figure’s direct influence on them. In the infamous psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram’s‚ experiment‚ people were told to administer shock to a peer for not answering a question correctly. This experiment shows the dangers of obeying authority. Though the “peers” were acting‚ the subjects fully believed they were truly administering
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Why does jack say “ I feel like I’ve been here before.” “The Shining” written by novelist Stephen King‚ was directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1980. This was a mysterious film about a hotel called the Overlook Hotel‚ Which Jack Torence and his family stay at for the winter. Jack is the caretaker. He has to watch the hotel for all of winter. Dick Holleren‚ the chef of the hotel‚ tells Jack it gets a little isolated and that’s when thing start to happen. Although the Shining is a horror film
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learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)‚ the first time we see a female‚ she is acting as a receptionist for her male partner whom she is sleeping with. The woman is then seen talking on the phone while wearing very provocative lingerie. Stanley Kubrick places the female in the rule of thirds against a mirror. This mirror adds an extra dimension as we see more than one side to her. This mise-en-scene exaggerates her minimal clothing
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The classic Southern belle was a woman who was expected to be frail‚ flirtatious and a guardian of youth. Their poise and purity attracted men and their virginity took away men’s sin. These women were always eager for attention. They let their beauty shine‚ and always made sure it was known by everyone around her. Southern belles‚ at times‚ could stir up a bit of drama. One could compare Southern Belles to a porcelain doll. Beautiful‚ but if handled the wrong way‚ will break. In the play‚ A Streetcar
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The origins of violence in individuals seem to remain a mystery for psychologists‚ biologists‚ and society as a while; and the question “are people hardwired to kill/be violent” arises. The BBC Documentary‚ ‘5 Steps to Tyranny’‚ shows us how human nature allows us to descend into a domineering society when we are provoked to act according to certain circumstances. The tyrannical acts are analyzed in 5 simple steps: ‘Us’ and ‘Them’‚ ‘Obey Orders’‚ ‘Do Them Harm’‚ ‘Stand Up or Stand By’‚ and ‘Exterminate’
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How I Learned To Quit Worrying And Love The Bomb‚ I found the film to be unamusing and almost painful to watch. However it became more and more barable with each of my 3 screenings. While I can acknowledge the cleverness and audacity of director Stanley Kubrick for the films political satire and the memorable character performances‚ all in all I found the film to be tepid‚ muddled‚ and lacking both cohesion and climax. The combination of the films eclectic characters felt out of place‚ but none
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How do you define a hero? No not Superman or Wonder woman‚ but an actual hero in the real world. My hero would be Carey Price. He is my hero because he has shown me many life lessons even though‚ I didn’t even meet the guy. I believe he would be a great hero for all the inspiring goalies looking to make the leap into the NHL. My reasoning is that he shows class and leadership with all the pressure he has on him with being a Montreal Canadiens goaltender‚ because usually in that organization there
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Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining (1980) depicts a family man‚ Jack Torrance‚ driven to a murderous rampage by a nefarious haunted hotel. But is the hotel truly responsible for his actions? However haunted or evil the hotel is‚ Jack’s own predisposition towards hypermasculine traits and his susceptibility to misogynistic ideas engenders his murderous rampage and subsequent demise. The Shining‚ in addition to being completely terrifying‚ exemplifies and hyperbolizes the effect patriarchal
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Film Analysis Within every man resides good and evil; which quality manifests itself is determined by how one is raised and views the world. Stanley Kubrick’s film Full Metal Jacket takes the concept of good or evil in man and shows how war‚ the marines‚ and government blur soldiers’ ideas of right or wrong. By injection of propaganda from these sources a misidentity is created within the solider. Once this misidentity has taken place it is the soldiers’ job to figure out what he is: a killing machine
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Authority If a person in a position of authority ordered you to deliver a 400-volt electrical shock to another person‚ would you follow orders? Most people‚ I think‚ would answer this question with an absolute No. However‚ Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of the obedience experiments during the 1960s demonstrated surprising results. These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look into the power of authority and obedience. Milgram started his experiments in 1961
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