I love the great old movies, I've been revisiting my love this semester as I've been introducing my roommate to them. My roommate had never heard of Carey Grant, and so I had to fix this. There's so many great old movies, in many ways they don't make movies like they used to. I'm not saying that they don't make good movies today but I think they make a lot fewer movies that are truly great.
In going through to find movies my roomie should see, I've been trying to remember all the really great ones that everybody ought to see, along with that I've been finding even more that I need to see.
I thought I'd make a list of movies
Spellbound: Peck, Bergman, Directed by Hitchcock. It's a really awesome movie
To Kill A Mockingbird: Peck This is both a movie and a book and both are just wonderful.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Stewart, Aurther, Rains. A very good and moving movie.
Only Angels Have Wings: Grant, Aurther. A little known movie, it's a romance, quite good.
We're No Angels: Bogart I was very surprised at this movie, I wasn't expecting very much but it was very funny and quite sweet. Incidentally it's a Christmas movie.
Roman Holiday: Hepburn(A), Peck One of Audrey Hepburn's first movies, Rome, Hepburn, Peck, what more could you ask for?
Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, Rains. Probably one of, if not the best, movies of all time.
Sabrina: Hepburn(A), Bogart, Holden. I love this movie, I prefer this version to the one with Harrison Ford, but they're both good.
Philadelphia Story: Stewart, Grant, Hepburn(K). A good classic movie
Bringing Up Baby: Grant, Hepburn(K). Kookie, crazy and very funny.
North by North West: Grant, directed by Hitchcock. A great Hitchcock thriller.
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Hepburn(A), Peppard. Not to everyone's taste but I've always liked it.
Operation Petticoat: Grant, Curtis. A submarine that takes on women and then gets painted pink. It's quite funny.
How To Steal A Million: Hepburn(A), O'Toole They break into a museum and steal something. Funny, good pace.
Paris - When it Sizzles: Hepburn(A), Holden. Hilarious, that's all I have to say
There's a lot more but that's all I'm gonna do for now.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
random
So my blog is boring and unexciting, so I'm going to put up some pictures. The one above is one of the books I made winter semester, above that is blue pancakes from homecoming weekend, above that is a geometric design I did and above that is a dog I saw when I was in New York, it was pretty cool.
Speech
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechtokillamockingbird.html
Atticus' speech from To Kill A Mockingbird
If first link is not complete then go to http://www.americanrhetoric.com and look for To Kill A Mockingbird under the Movie Speeches.
Audience: A jury of farmers from the South, Alabama or Mississippi if I remember right, during the 1940's or 50's. Simple less educated men. A further audience is those that read the book or see the movie, those who perhaps are more educated, faced with the ongoing issue of race in the United States.
WATCO: the racial roles/stereotypes of that time/any time on those who enact/live with them and the caliber of people they are or become.
Enthymeme: There is a very negative effect of racial roles/stereotypes both on those who suffer from them and those that live by them/enact them because it reflects poorly on them as human beings and their intelligence.
E/L/P: Logos: the logic of this argument is undeniable, or at least is should be, Atticus sets forth fact after fact that prove that Tom is innocent and that the blame lies with the Ewll's. Pathos: this is also a very emotional argument, for the jury it would have been a natural thing for them to doubt Tom over the Ewll's despite Tom's good character and the Ewll's shady character because they had been told all their lives that black/negro people were bad, lying and cheating. To believe the plain logic they have to accept that part of their life has been a lie, Atticus knew this and so begged his audience to try and put these emotions aside and listen to what their hearts might be telling them was true.
STAR: Sufficient: The argument is more than sufficient for a more modern audience, one more removed from the incident and who may have been raised in an environment with less racial discrimination, who are perhaps more willing to face the facts presented. I find it hard to say whether the argument should have been sufficient to the primary audience because I belong to the second, I would like to think that the argument and persuasion would be sufficient but I also know the result of the book and so I admit my bias.
Goal/Effective: The goal for the courtroom audience is to make them see that their prejudices were not sound, if not to acknowledge it right away then to at least to start thinking about it, and that Tom was innocent. The goal is really pretty much the same for the viewing audience. I think the goal was semi effective in the courtroom and probably much more effective in the viewing audience, at least I hope so.
Atticus' speech from To Kill A Mockingbird
If first link is not complete then go to http://www.americanrhetoric.com and look for To Kill A Mockingbird under the Movie Speeches.
Audience: A jury of farmers from the South, Alabama or Mississippi if I remember right, during the 1940's or 50's. Simple less educated men. A further audience is those that read the book or see the movie, those who perhaps are more educated, faced with the ongoing issue of race in the United States.
WATCO: the racial roles/stereotypes of that time/any time on those who enact/live with them and the caliber of people they are or become.
Enthymeme: There is a very negative effect of racial roles/stereotypes both on those who suffer from them and those that live by them/enact them because it reflects poorly on them as human beings and their intelligence.
E/L/P: Logos: the logic of this argument is undeniable, or at least is should be, Atticus sets forth fact after fact that prove that Tom is innocent and that the blame lies with the Ewll's. Pathos: this is also a very emotional argument, for the jury it would have been a natural thing for them to doubt Tom over the Ewll's despite Tom's good character and the Ewll's shady character because they had been told all their lives that black/negro people were bad, lying and cheating. To believe the plain logic they have to accept that part of their life has been a lie, Atticus knew this and so begged his audience to try and put these emotions aside and listen to what their hearts might be telling them was true.
STAR: Sufficient: The argument is more than sufficient for a more modern audience, one more removed from the incident and who may have been raised in an environment with less racial discrimination, who are perhaps more willing to face the facts presented. I find it hard to say whether the argument should have been sufficient to the primary audience because I belong to the second, I would like to think that the argument and persuasion would be sufficient but I also know the result of the book and so I admit my bias.
Goal/Effective: The goal for the courtroom audience is to make them see that their prejudices were not sound, if not to acknowledge it right away then to at least to start thinking about it, and that Tom was innocent. The goal is really pretty much the same for the viewing audience. I think the goal was semi effective in the courtroom and probably much more effective in the viewing audience, at least I hope so.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKu2QaytmrM
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel
Audience: America, specifically the baby boomers generation and their children.
WATCO: the the actions of Americans on their own happiness and the world around them
Enthymeme: The actions of Americans are having a negative effect on their own happiness and the world around them because with each new fad, or have to have item they become more withdrawn, they become more arrogant and take their arrogance to the world.
E/P/L: Logos: There is a definite appeal to logos in this video, the families portrayed are familiar to the audience, similar to those they might have known or seen on a sit com, I Love Lucy, for instance; but in this portrayal the rose colored glasses of a sit com have been taken off. It combines the two the fantasy and reality that people know making them face what may have really been there. Ethos: The familiarity of the family scenes portrayed as discussed above lends credibility to the argument. Pathos: There is also an appeal to pathos in that this is the lifetime of the audience, these are all things they lived through or were a part of, it makes it personal to them.
STAR Typical: The events mentioned in the song are nothing new to these people, they're a part of history and a part that they would have lived through. Sufficient: In just the song it's less clear what Joel is after but the portrayed families, those who might have been on TV or lived next door, cement the message by expanding and adding a visual.
Goal/Effective?: I believe the goal is to maybe take off the rose colored glasses that are often in place when people look back, to show events that have taken place in the recent past in connection with how they impacted the people of America and to be a warning to the future, to show that they will be responsible for more than just the happy memories. I thing it's very effective.
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel
Audience: America, specifically the baby boomers generation and their children.
WATCO: the the actions of Americans on their own happiness and the world around them
Enthymeme: The actions of Americans are having a negative effect on their own happiness and the world around them because with each new fad, or have to have item they become more withdrawn, they become more arrogant and take their arrogance to the world.
E/P/L: Logos: There is a definite appeal to logos in this video, the families portrayed are familiar to the audience, similar to those they might have known or seen on a sit com, I Love Lucy, for instance; but in this portrayal the rose colored glasses of a sit com have been taken off. It combines the two the fantasy and reality that people know making them face what may have really been there. Ethos: The familiarity of the family scenes portrayed as discussed above lends credibility to the argument. Pathos: There is also an appeal to pathos in that this is the lifetime of the audience, these are all things they lived through or were a part of, it makes it personal to them.
STAR Typical: The events mentioned in the song are nothing new to these people, they're a part of history and a part that they would have lived through. Sufficient: In just the song it's less clear what Joel is after but the portrayed families, those who might have been on TV or lived next door, cement the message by expanding and adding a visual.
Goal/Effective?: I believe the goal is to maybe take off the rose colored glasses that are often in place when people look back, to show events that have taken place in the recent past in connection with how they impacted the people of America and to be a warning to the future, to show that they will be responsible for more than just the happy memories. I thing it's very effective.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
song
Wah-wah by George Harrison
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/wahwah_20059075.html
Audience: Those that listen to George Harrison's music, people who might be interested in being a star, possibly whoever made him a star.
WATCO:being a star on your happiness?
Enthymeme: Being a star can have a negative effect on your happiness because it may not really be the life you want to live.
E/L/P: Ethos: There is a bit of an apeal to ethos, the credibility is lent to the argument by the fact that Harrison was a star, as such he would have a lot more knowledge of what it's like than most people. Pathos: There is a huge appeal to emotion in this song, using the onomotopia- like words "wah-wah" these words can express much more emotion depending on how they are sung. There is also appeal to pathos in that the very point of the song is that the singer is not happy, and that their audience has been ignoring that, it's something that causes others to have sympathy and identify with them.
STAR: Sufficient: It is sufficient, there is enough there to catch the interest of the listener and make them currious and want to find out more, thus listening to the song and listening to the message.
Goal/Effective: I believe the goal of this song is to make them rethink life and their goals and to see that everything is not as it's cracked up to be. I believe that if one actually pays attention to the lyrics then it's effective, otherwise it's just a cool song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7QsGlTfro
This is a link to a live performance of the song.
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/wahwah_20059075.html
Audience: Those that listen to George Harrison's music, people who might be interested in being a star, possibly whoever made him a star.
WATCO:being a star on your happiness?
Enthymeme: Being a star can have a negative effect on your happiness because it may not really be the life you want to live.
E/L/P: Ethos: There is a bit of an apeal to ethos, the credibility is lent to the argument by the fact that Harrison was a star, as such he would have a lot more knowledge of what it's like than most people. Pathos: There is a huge appeal to emotion in this song, using the onomotopia- like words "wah-wah" these words can express much more emotion depending on how they are sung. There is also appeal to pathos in that the very point of the song is that the singer is not happy, and that their audience has been ignoring that, it's something that causes others to have sympathy and identify with them.
STAR: Sufficient: It is sufficient, there is enough there to catch the interest of the listener and make them currious and want to find out more, thus listening to the song and listening to the message.
Goal/Effective: I believe the goal of this song is to make them rethink life and their goals and to see that everything is not as it's cracked up to be. I believe that if one actually pays attention to the lyrics then it's effective, otherwise it's just a cool song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab7QsGlTfro
This is a link to a live performance of the song.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
paper
you will have the paper Monday so you can compare it then
WATCO: lacking a single definition of art on the art world and the work that it produces?
Audience: Art students, specifically those at Brigham Young University.
Enthymeme: Whenever artists/art students are unable to have a concise definition of their study/work it is detrimental to society because no one can be in agreement and anything goes
Whatever is not clearly defined results in chaos
E/L/P:Logos: The appeals made are mostly aimed at logos, by showing similar case examples, and bringing to focus how the rest of the world views the art world and how they have viewed it in the past. Ethos: I am an art student, so that lends some credibility, and the sources I site are big names in
STAR: Relevant: The sources brought up and the arguments made are relevant both from the art perspective and from the student perspective at BYU.
Goal/Effective: The goal is to show that there is a single definition to art and that people would get a lot further by learning it and matching their work to it. I think the paper is fairly effective at this.
WATCO: lacking a single definition of art on the art world and the work that it produces?
Audience: Art students, specifically those at Brigham Young University.
Enthymeme: Whenever artists/art students are unable to have a concise definition of their study/work it is detrimental to society because no one can be in agreement and anything goes
Whatever is not clearly defined results in chaos
E/L/P:Logos: The appeals made are mostly aimed at logos, by showing similar case examples, and bringing to focus how the rest of the world views the art world and how they have viewed it in the past. Ethos: I am an art student, so that lends some credibility, and the sources I site are big names in
STAR: Relevant: The sources brought up and the arguments made are relevant both from the art perspective and from the student perspective at BYU.
Goal/Effective: The goal is to show that there is a single definition to art and that people would get a lot further by learning it and matching their work to it. I think the paper is fairly effective at this.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
source for paper
http://www.homeschoolutah.org/pages/Ben%20Crowder.htm
Audience: Parents interested in homeschooling their children, specifically LDS parents in the Utah area.
WATCO: homeschooling your child on their learning and accomplishments?
Enthymeme: Homeschooling has a positive effect on your child's learning and accomplishments because it allows them to learn what they are interested in and become self motivated in their pursuits.
E/L/P: Ethos: The appeal to ethos in this article is that this is written by a mother who home school's her children and who's children have done very well by this method of education. Logos: It seems natural if it has worked so well for one such family that there is such potential for others.
STAR: Relevant: Often there are concerns about the academia of homeschooling, the qualifications of parents and the socialization of the child(ren), yet here is a family who have well rounded children with high achievements. The children are able to excel in things that the parents know nothing about. This is completely relevant.
Goal/Effective: I think the goal is to show what is possible through homeschooling, things that people might not even imagine. I think this is very effective, it addresses many of the things that concern people about homeschooling and how they have been overcome.
Audience: Parents interested in homeschooling their children, specifically LDS parents in the Utah area.
WATCO: homeschooling your child on their learning and accomplishments?
Enthymeme: Homeschooling has a positive effect on your child's learning and accomplishments because it allows them to learn what they are interested in and become self motivated in their pursuits.
E/L/P: Ethos: The appeal to ethos in this article is that this is written by a mother who home school's her children and who's children have done very well by this method of education. Logos: It seems natural if it has worked so well for one such family that there is such potential for others.
STAR: Relevant: Often there are concerns about the academia of homeschooling, the qualifications of parents and the socialization of the child(ren), yet here is a family who have well rounded children with high achievements. The children are able to excel in things that the parents know nothing about. This is completely relevant.
Goal/Effective: I think the goal is to show what is possible through homeschooling, things that people might not even imagine. I think this is very effective, it addresses many of the things that concern people about homeschooling and how they have been overcome.
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