(2989,64,'2012-11-26 12:47:23','2012-11-26 18:47:23','Howard Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-21','','','2012-11-26 12:47:23','2012-11-26 18:47:23','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2989',0,'revision','',0),(2990,64,'2012-11-26 12:47:27','2012-11-26 18:47:27','Howard Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-22','','','2012-11-26 12:47:27','2012-11-26 18:47:27','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2990',0,'revision','',0),(2991,1,'2012-11-26 12:00:50','2012-11-26 18:00:50','[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4[/youtube]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4</p>','Testing YouTube','','publish','open','open','','testing-youtube','','','2012-11-26 13:49:40','2012-11-26 19:49:40','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2991',0,'post','',1),(2992,64,'2012-11-26 12:47:27','2012-11-26 18:47:27','Howard Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-23','','','2012-11-26 12:47:27','2012-11-26 18:47:27','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2992',0,'revision','',0),(2993,64,'2012-11-26 12:48:14','2012-11-26 18:48:14','&lt;iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/l8wmyCcbnX0?rel=0\">http://www.youtube.com/embed/l8wmyCcbnX0?rel=0</a>\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. 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On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-24','','','2012-11-26 12:48:14','2012-11-26 18:48:14','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2993',0,'revision','',0),(2995,64,'2012-11-26 12:48:17','2012-11-26 18:48:17','&lt;iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/l8wmyCcbnX0?rel=0\">http://www.youtube.com/embed/l8wmyCcbnX0?rel=0</a>\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. 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On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. 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On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-26','','','2012-11-26 12:51:26','2012-11-26 18:51:26','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2998',0,'revision','',0),(2999,1,'2012-11-26 12:55:39','2012-11-26 18:55:39','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-27','','','2012-11-26 12:55:39','2012-11-26 18:55:39','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=2999',0,'revision','',0),(3000,1,'2012-11-26 12:56:10','2012-11-26 18:56:10','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-28','','','2012-11-26 12:56:10','2012-11-26 18:56:10','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3000',0,'revision','',0),(3001,64,'2012-11-26 12:56:15','2012-11-26 18:56:15','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-29','','','2012-11-26 12:56:15','2012-11-26 18:56:15','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3001',0,'revision','',0),(3002,1,'2012-11-26 12:56:35','2012-11-26 18:56:35','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0[/youtube]\r\n\r\n[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0]\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-30','','','2012-11-26 12:56:35','2012-11-26 18:56:35','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3002',0,'revision','',0),(3003,1,'2012-11-26 12:57:46','2012-11-26 18:57:46','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0[/youtube]\r\n\r\n[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8wmyCcbnX0]\r\n\r\nHoward Hughes revolutionized the movie industry, he elevated and pushed film to new and higher extremes and went beyond the limits of film making. Howard Hughes was a pioneer to the film industry. Martin Scorsese said that “One of the most interesting attributes about Howard Hughes was his courage and innovation and how he was willing to just break all the rules.” Howard Hughes was the quintessential tycoon of the last century. Howard Hughes had many different facades, and revolutionized all fields, whether it was building the biggest airplane ever or being the first man to fly around the world in one single flight or breaking the world record for becoming the fastest man on the planet. Howard excelled at everything he was engaged in. When Howard Hughes dove into film he directed, produced and partially wrote “Hell’s Angels” which became Hollywood’s first million dollar blockbuster movie ever. On his unprecedented work of “Hells Angels” Howard introduced the world to a newer perspective type of action, a type of action that is seen from the cock pit of an airplane that views the aerial battles from all possible angles during the memorable dog fight scenes in the movie. Howard Hughes recreated what war was like in the air from a pilot’s perspective and pushed the pilots to go beyond all levels of safety to recapture the reality of battle on film. Hells Angels had amazing special effects and ground breaking footage that achieved graphic realism from a whole new different perspective, for all these reasons this film should be preserved for future generations.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nTechnology was definitely progressing in many ways during the mid to late 1920’s. Many changes were going on at the time and new inventions and new discoveries were being found. In film, movies were just starting to implement the use of sound and color in films which was a major breakthrough for the industry and created a much bigger interest of audience. The invention of the radio changed many lives in America, which defiantly help expand not just the news but Hollywood and entertainment which lead to a growing interest in entertainment and the movie industry. World War One ended a couple of years earlier; this had also helped the movie industry at the time. American’s could go and watch a movie and for a brief moment and forget about what was going on in the real world for a hour or two and enjoy themselves while lifting their morale or spirits. The movie industry definitely helped American’s get through some tough times. In 1919 a law was passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and possession of alcohol making it illegal, this as well helped the movie industry during the times, bringing more consumers towards the movies. Jazz was the music of popular choice at the time and some of the more popular artists were Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. A popular composer at the time was George Gershwin. These years were considered the roaring twenties, because everything was happening in huge proportions, people were captivated by new ideas and new breakthroughs. Howard Hughes was definitely a man in his time. Everything that Howard Hughes engaged in was a breakthrough for society and everything he did was in a huge way. Howard Hughes was a multi millionaire at a young age. Howard Hughes didn’t just change the film industry he also revolutionized aviation, aerospace and technology. Howard created his own airline company at a young age, broke speed records to become the fastest man in the world in an airplane, and was the first man ever to fly around the world in one single flight. Howard Hughes was the reason when we fly today we fly above the stratosphere. Howard had many contributions to electronics as well. Hughes aircraft became a leader in avionics developing radar, guided missiles and missile and weapon guidance systems and also the synchronous orbit communications satellite. In a book Howard Hughes the untold story Brown writes “ His legacy in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen, To Hughes the skies were there to conquer, and the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland, and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ”(Brown)Howard was always fascinated by aviation as a child and he wanted to bring that fascination to the big screen. In Hells Angels Howard shows his love for aviation through the film. Howard Hughes invested four million dollars of is own money in the making of Hells Angels and used 137 pilots, 87 airplanes, 35 camera men and 2,000 extra’s which helped him make Hollywood’s first multi million dollar film.\r\nThe movie was originally shot as silent film and was a movie that depicted World War One. The movie is centered on two brothers who are studying at Oxford together during the time of World War One. The two brothers are very different in many ways, they both end up falling for the same girl, played by Jean Harlow. The two brothers end up signing up for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), both for different reasons. While flying a dangerous bombing mission the two brothers end up getting shot down behind enemy lines. The climax and true genius of the film are shown in the dog fight scenes. This is what catapults the film to iconic status. From a technical standpoint the dog fight scenes contained amazing aerial footage. Hells Angles created unpretentious grandeur for its aerial performance. Pilots took the planes past what was known as safe, they zoomed from beyond dangerous levels and perform stunts that cost one pilot and one mechanic their lives while shooting the film. When a pilot refused to due a risky stunt that was two dangerous Howard would get in the plane and perform the stunt himself just to get the realization of the pilots view on film. There is an aerial fight seen that involves a German zeppelin that is shot in a dual Technicolor with a purple backdrop, this complimented certain scenes that involved explosions and captured fire in its real form and changed special effects and made it more visual and real. Every detail in the film with aviation was stellar, from the take off’s to the flying v formation. The realism of the planes tale spinning out of control was epic, and was recreated to perfection and is seen throughout the dog fights. “The monumental dog fight scenes were incorporated in dozens of other films and are still stolen today.”(Historynet)\r\nToday many people are still captivated by Hells Angels and what it did for film. The movie Hells Angels was redubbed for conversion to DVD and the film and story behind the director were brought to life by Martin Scorsese in the “Aviator” which was released in 2004, which the numbers box office movie data projected worldwide total box office growth of over 214 million dollars. During the time of the original release of Hells Angels 500,000 people waited for hours in line to see the movie and were captivated by its concept. Many people were unaware or had never seen such breath taking footage of dynamic realistic action brought to screen; the release of Hells Angles produced America’s first ever million dollar action blockbuster. Hells Angels is still viewed as a prestigious film as it was during its original release, in terms of technicality of the production many people view the film as iconic. People today are still captivated by the idea of flight and from when Howard Hughes brought it to the big screen. The movie Hells Angels gave people a glimpse of a newer standard of the way film can be shot. Hells Angels was typical of its time in terms of innovation and from its original release in 1930 and still is typical of our time today, for these reasons Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\nDuring the release of Hells Angels was a time when sound was first becoming part of a movie. Inventor Lee de Forest successfully demonstrated his sound on film process called the Phonofilm. A popular film at the time was Demile’s “Ten Commandments, which was a great American silent film classic released by Paramount Pictures which also used the Technicolor film process. In 1925 the Great Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in the classic silent comedy “The Gold Rush.” (hollywoodmovies) Hells Angels broke away from the modern classic films of the time, people were just not used to in you’re face action and mind blowing stunts that dazzled audiences. Hells Angels revolutionized film to a new category of action with flight through dog fight scenes. Hells Angles was innovative of its time and took film to a whole new level.\r\nHells Angels shares some similarities with a movie known as Pearl Harbor, both of these two films have very similar story lines. Pearl Harbor also portrays the beginning of World War 2. “Pearl Harbor also had a huge budget that was 145 million making it the biggest budget ever to get a green light.” (about movies) In Hells Angels and in Pearl Harbor there are two pilots who are very close to each other, Hells angels has two brothers and Pearl Harbor has two best friends who are like brothers but both go to war and end up falling for the same girl and get caught in a love triangle. In both movies there is a drastic ending on who actually ends up with the girl or who does not. In the two films both have a climatic ending where it is the two come face to face with who lives or who dies. The two films have a substantial amount of aerial footage as well as great special effects that are in the films, and both films used a lot of money to make and both actually came out at about even at the box office. Surprisingly the main characters in both movies are both pilots in London’s Royal Air Force and both get shot down by the Germans. In contrast, although both of the films are portraying a war, Hells Angels is about World War One and the battle is between London and Germany, and in Pearl Harbor is about World War 2 and is the United States against Japan. In Hells Angels there is an aerial battle that involves a zeppelin and in Pearl Harbor there is not. Pearl Harbor does not have a long aerial battle like Hells Angels which is about 30 minutes of footage of aerial footage. In Hells Angels in the dog fight scene with the zeppelin the film is shot with a dual Technicolor backdrop of purple or blue, which helped the special effects out a lot. Pearl Harbor had aerial dog fight scenes filmed over water and of course Jerry Bruckheimer wasn’t getting in the actual planes himself and performing the stunts in air. In Pearl Harbor there are many explosions with the help of Computer Graphics unlike Hells Angels. Although both films do contain some bad acting, not to blame Hells Angels who had actors who were used to silent acting and Jean Harlow was only 18 years old, I think Pearl Harbor is a little to wishy-washy for me.\r\nI was stunned when I finally saw Hells Angels; the aerial footage was phenomenal and was blown away by the stunts that were actually performed by the pilots of the time. The special effects were before its time and set the bar of what could be done to make a blockbuster film. I was blown away because aviation back in the late 1920’s was still in its early progressive stages there was a lot that pilots were unaware of in terms of aviation. It was the pilots back then that took planes beyond their limits to see what could actually be done while in flight and it is shown in the movie Hells Angels during the aerial scenes. The pilots risked their lives flying into the unknown setting the standard of what a plane can and cannot do during flight, that’s what intrigues me the most about Howard Hughes was the fact that he took huge risks that revolutionized all things that he participated in. He lived to go beyond what was considered normal in every single way which eventually changed the world. Hell’s Angels is proof of that, on film Hells Angels broke through what was considered normal of the time and was considered revolutionary to the film industry. Many of our movies today are filled with action and glamour and a lot of that we owe to Howard Hughes and Hells Angels; this is the reason why I chose the film and why Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n1. Brown, Harry. The Untold Story, Da Capo Press 1996.\r\nA book about Howard Hughes life.\r\n\r\n2. www.historynet.com\r\nI found this website online looking for technical information on Hells Angels\r\n\r\n3. www.hollywoodmovies.com\r\nI found this website online and got information for Charlie Chaplin films and the Ten Commandments','Howard Hughes\'s Hells Angels should be preserved for future generations because it revolutionized the film industry.','','inherit','open','open','','2861-revision-31','','','2012-11-26 12:57:46','2012-11-26 18:57:46','',2861,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3003',0,'revision','',0),(3004,64,'2012-11-26 13:14:20','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','Auto Draft','','auto-draft','open','open','','','','','2012-11-26 13:14:20','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3004',0,'post','',0),(3005,64,'2012-11-26 13:14:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','Auto Draft','','auto-draft','open','open','','','','','2012-11-26 13:14:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3005',0,'post','',0),(3006,1,'2012-11-26 12:53:55','2012-11-26 18:53:55','[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4[/youtube]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4</p>','Testing YouTube','','inherit','open','open','','2991-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 12:53:55','2012-11-26 18:53:55','',2991,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3006',0,'revision','',0),(3007,57,'2012-11-26 15:50:47','2012-11-26 21:50:47','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','publish','open','open','','andy-and-lana-wachowskis-the-matrix','','','2012-11-26 21:52:24','2012-11-27 03:52:24','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3007',0,'post','',9),(3008,57,'2012-11-26 15:49:02','2012-11-26 21:49:02','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\n\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\n\n<!--more-->\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\n\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\nWorks Cited\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\n\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\n\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\n\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\n\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\n\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\n\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision','','','2012-11-26 15:49:02','2012-11-26 21:49:02','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3008',0,'revision','',0),(3009,57,'2012-11-26 15:50:02','2012-11-26 21:50:02','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\n\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\n\n<!--more-->\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\n\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\n\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\nWorks Cited\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\n\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\n\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\n\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\n\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\n\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\n\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-2','','','2012-11-26 15:50:02','2012-11-26 21:50:02','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3009',0,'revision','',0),(3031,1,'2012-11-26 21:47:28','2012-11-27 03:47:28','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-10','','','2012-11-26 21:47:28','2012-11-27 03:47:28','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3031',0,'revision','',0),(3010,57,'2012-11-26 15:50:47','2012-11-26 21:50:47','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 15:50:47','2012-11-26 21:50:47','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3010',0,'revision','',0),(3011,57,'2012-11-26 15:51:57','2012-11-26 21:51:57','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-4','','','2012-11-26 15:51:57','2012-11-26 21:51:57','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3011',0,'revision','',0),(3012,57,'2012-11-26 15:54:20','2012-11-26 21:54:20','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-5','','','2012-11-26 15:54:20','2012-11-26 21:54:20','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3012',0,'revision','',0),(3013,57,'2012-11-26 15:55:00','2012-11-26 21:55:00','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-6','','','2012-11-26 15:55:00','2012-11-26 21:55:00','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3013',0,'revision','',0),(3014,72,'2012-11-26 16:20:59','2012-11-26 22:20:59','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyz.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3037\" title=\"boyz\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyz-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boyz-in-the-hood?before=1349847227</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><em>BOY</em>Z <em>IN THE </em>HOOD</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">JOHN SINGLETON</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">1991</p>\r\n“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or just don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” Words spoken by Ice Cube at the very end of the movie after he viewed the news, the morning after his brother was gunned down. John Singleton’s view on social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a story of three friends growing up together ‘in the hood’. Half - brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other’s personality, approaching the tough lives they face very differently. Ricky is the All-American athlete, pursuing a football scholarship to the University of Southern California, while ‘Dough’ succumbs to the violence, use of alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his neighborhood. Between the two of them is their friend Tre. He was lucky to have a father, Furious Styles, to teach him the difference from right and wrong and to always own up and take responsibility for his actions. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> is more than a time-capsule of American existence. It is a boldly, defiant, and desperate call for peace in a time of anarchy and should be preserved for future generations to come.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nDirector, John Singleton, was born on January 6,1968 a native of south Los Angeles, son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales executive Shelia Ward. Raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, he notes that much of the storyline for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> comes from his own experiences in South Central Los Angeles and credits his parents for keeping him off the streets.(http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211001) He attended Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated in 1990. While attending USC he received three awards, which led to a contract with Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year. Columbia pictures bought his script for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> and budgeted it at seven million dollars. It has been said that Columbia originally wanted someone else to direct the film, but Singleton stood his ground insisting that he was the only one who could do it right, which held true later when the film received academy award nods for ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’. At age twenty-four he was not only the youngest person to ever be nominated for ‘Best Director’, but also the first African-American. Many of his films are based on the implications of inner-city violence, like <em>Boyz in the Hood</em>, <em>Higher Learning</em>, and <em>Baby Boy </em>are also similar works of Singleton. He later would branch out into the mainstream scene with <em>Two Fast, Two Furious</em>, and <em>Four Brothers</em> (one of my personal favorites).\r\n\r\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> opens up with a boldly stated cold hard fact: “One out of every twenty-one black American males will be murdered in their lifetime. Most will die at the hands of another black male”.(<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>film) South Central Los Angeles in 1984 was not a very desired place for a kid to grow up. Election posters for Republican candidates, Regan and Bush, were ripped and torn across the city due to bullet holes. Kids in school were not drawing typical pictures of their family members on a beach or their favorite pet, they were drawing violent images of people being shot and cop cars and helicopters. Fights were always breaking out and people were getting beat up on the way home. They were constantly being exposed to a negative way of life. If violence was not present in their schools, it was present at home. Tre’s first night spent with his father, someone broke into the house in the middle of the night. Furious fired two shots at the suspect but missed. Furious called the police and they patiently waited for over an hour before someone showed. An hour for a breaking and entering call? Really? When the police finally showed, the first one to speak was the African American officer. “It’s too bad you didn’t get him, it’d be one less Nigger out in these streets we’d have to worry about.” Furious stood there with a highly disgusted look on his face. “Something wrong?”, asked the officer. Furious responded the only way he knew how, “Yea, something’s wrong. Just too bad you don’t know what it is…BROTHER<em>.</em>”\r\n\r\nIn the 1984 presidential election, African American participation peaked at 55.8%, reversing a twenty year span of decline, only to drop substantially in 1988 to 51.5%. From 1984-1989, there was a 33% spike in citizen complaints against police brutality. The complaints went nowhere. According to a Los Angeles Times investigative report, the district attorney’s office chose not to prosecute the “vast majority” of complaints. Between 1986-1990, fourteen hundred officers were investigated on suspicion of using excessive force, less than one percent were prosecuted.(http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF)\r\n\r\nOn March 3,1991, Rodney King was beaten brutally with excessive force by Los Angeles police following a high-speed car chase. George Holiday, a nearby resident, caught it on tape. The videotape showed seven officers surrounding King striking him over fifty times, it also increased public sensitivity and anger about police brutality, racism, and other social inequalities throughout the United States. After the officers were acquitted, Los Angeles was not ready for the reaction of the people of South Central, especially the African American community.\r\n\r\nThe 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of race riots that occurred over six days in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The riots started on April 29, 1992 after the results of the Rodney King trial. Looting, assault, arson, and murder were happening all day and all night. Estimates in property damage topped one billion dollars. In total fifty three people were killed and over two thousand injured. Approximately thirty-six hundred fires were set, destroying eleven hundred buildings with fire calls happening once every minute at some points.(http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/) Many of the sports and entertainment events were cancelled. Public transportation was suspended and major freeways were closed. We’re talking total chaos here folks.\r\n\r\nAfter the FBI cracked down on African American political organizations in the late 1960’s, a social vacuum formed among young African Americans living in South Central Los Angeles. Into this vacuum came two new gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. Conflict rose immediately and over the next forty years, fighting between the two gangs took five times as many lives as the long running sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. The cause of the feud is best expressed as “kill or be killed” described by T. Rodgers, co-founder of the Bloods. A 2003 comparison of twin psychological studies by the Lancet and Raud corporations indicates that the average child in South Central Los Angeles is exhibiting greater levels of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) than children of a similar age in Baghdad, the war torn capital of Iraq.\r\n\r\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> really opened up my mind to how bad it really was back then in South Central Los Angeles. It lets us know and reminds us how precious life is and just how quickly it can be taken. This movie has a great message throughout as well. I really enjoyed how Tre’s father Furious, raised his son. He made it clear when he was giving him a life lesson. He did not want Tre to make the same mistakes he made when he was coming up. He steered him in the right direction, and taught him how to focus on the good things and to stay off the streets where it was easy to fall into negative things. It was easy for me to relate to the father/son relationship in this movie. My father always made time for me and my sister growing up, showing us the ways of life and taking every advantage he could to teach us a life lesson. You see, both of his parents were killed at a very young age. By the time he was fourteen, all he had was his older brothers and sisters to shed some positive light on him. He had to figure out a lot of things on his own. So I was genuinely reminded of how lucky I was to have such a positive up-bringing. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> portrayed exactly what was happening from day to day at that time in the hoods of South Central. It acted almost as a premonition as to what was to come. Singleton’s remarkable capsule of life for African American’s and the struggles from day to day was a huge success, receiving numerous Oscar and Academy Award nods. Not only was it well received for it’s time, but people of today still acknowledge it’s importance and view it as an American classic. I do not believe there is a better work of art in existence to do the job that <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> did and continues to still do, in allowing us to see the violence and darkness of everyday life for communities of South Central Los Angeles at that time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n-http://www.imbd.com/title/tt0101507/\r\n\r\nThis site helped me with general knowledge on the film. The title and year it was released.\r\n\r\n-http://www.dramatica.com/story/analysis/boyz.html\r\n\r\nThis site assisted me with the plot and overall story line of the film. It also helped with background info on the characters.\r\n\r\n-http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211051\r\n\r\nThis site gave me all the information I needed on John Singleton the director of the film. The specifics on his childhood and education were here as well.\r\n\r\n-http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/\r\n\r\nThis site had statistics and solid info on the beginnings of the riots and the total damage done throughout.\r\n\r\n-http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/PDF/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF\r\n\r\nThis site gave me info on the Rodney King beating and the trial, as well as percentages on corrupt police during the time.\r\n\r\n-<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>John Singleton_1991\r\n\r\nThis film assisted in all areas.','Boyz in the Hood','','publish','open','open','','boyz-in-the-hood','','','2012-11-26 21:56:24','2012-11-27 03:56:24','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3014',0,'post','',7),(3015,72,'2012-11-26 16:20:14','2012-11-26 22:20:14','','Boyz in the Hood','','inherit','open','open','','3014-revision','','','2012-11-26 16:20:14','2012-11-26 22:20:14','',3014,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3015',0,'revision','',0),(3016,72,'2012-11-26 16:20:55','2012-11-26 22:20:55','<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-admin/Image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" /></p>\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\n<p align=\"center\">http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boyz-in-the-hood?before=1349847227</p>\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\n<p align=\"center\">BOYZ <em>IN THE </em>HOOD</p>\n<p align=\"center\">JOHN SINGLETON</p>\n<p align=\"center\">1991</p>\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\n“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or just don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” Words spoken by Ice Cube at the very end of the movie after he viewed the news, the morning after his brother was gunned down. John Singleton’s view on social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a story of three friends growing up together ‘in the hood’. Half - brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other’s personality, approaching the tough lives they face very differently. Ricky is the All-American athlete, pursuing a football scholarship to the University of Southern California, while ‘Dough’ succumbs to the violence, use of alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his neighborhood. Between the two of them is their friend Tre. He was lucky to have a father, Furious Styles, to teach him the difference from right and wrong and to always own up and take responsibility for his actions. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> is more than a time-capsule of American existence. It is a boldly, defiant, and desperate call for peace in a time of anarchy and should be preserved for future generations to come.\n\nDirector, John Singleton, was born on January 6,1968 a native of south Los Angeles, son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales executive Shelia Ward. Raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, he notes that much of the storyline for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> comes from his own experiences in South Central Los Angeles and credits his parents for keeping him off the streets.(http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211001) He attended Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated in 1990. While attending USC he received three awards, which led to a contract with Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year. Columbia pictures bought his script for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> and budgeted it at seven million dollars. It has been said that Columbia originally wanted someone else to direct the film, but Singleton stood his ground insisting that he was the only one who could do it right, which held true later when the film received academy award nods for ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’. At age twenty-four he was not only the youngest person to ever be nominated for ‘Best Director’, but also the first African-American. Many of his films are based on the implications of inner-city violence, like <em>Boyz in the Hood</em>, <em>Higher Learning</em>, and <em>Baby Boy </em>are also similar works of Singleton. He later would branch out into the mainstream scene with <em>Two Fast, Two Furious</em>, and <em>Four Brothers</em> (one of my personal favorites).\n\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> opens up with a boldly stated cold hard fact: “One out of every twenty-one black American males will be murdered in their lifetime. Most will die at the hands of another black male”.(<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>film) South Central Los Angeles in 1984 was not a very desired place for a kid to grow up. Election posters for Republican candidates, Regan and Bush, were ripped and torn across the city due to bullet holes. Kids in school were not drawing typical pictures of their family members on a beach or their favorite pet, they were drawing violent images of people being shot and cop cars and helicopters. Fights were always breaking out and people were getting beat up on the way home. They were constantly being exposed to a negative way of life. If violence was not present in their schools, it was present at home. Tre’s first night spent with his father, someone broke into the house in the middle of the night. Furious fired two shots at the suspect but missed. Furious called the police and they patiently waited for over an hour before someone showed. An hour for a breaking and entering call? Really? When the police finally showed, the first one to speak was the African American officer. “It’s too bad you didn’t get him, it’d be one less Nigger out in these streets we’d have to worry about.” Furious stood there with a highly disgusted look on his face. “Something wrong?”, asked the officer. Furious responded the only way he knew how, “Yea, something’s wrong. Just too bad you don’t know what it is…BROTHER<em>.</em>”\n\nIn the 1984 presidential election, African American participation peaked at 55.8%, reversing a twenty year span of decline, only to drop substantially in 1988 to 51.5%. From 1984-1989, there was a 33% spike in citizen complaints against police brutality. The complaints went nowhere. According to a Los Angeles Times investigative report, the district attorney’s office chose not to prosecute the “vast majority” of complaints. Between 1986-1990, fourteen hundred officers were investigated on suspicion of using excessive force, less than one percent were prosecuted.(http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF)\n\nOn March 3,1991, Rodney King was beaten brutally with excessive force by Los Angeles police following a high-speed car chase. George Holiday, a nearby resident, caught it on tape. The videotape showed seven officers surrounding King striking him over fifty times, it also increased public sensitivity and anger about police brutality, racism, and other social inequalities throughout the United States. After the officers were acquitted, Los Angeles was not ready for the reaction of the people of South Central, especially the African American community.\n\nThe 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of race riots that occurred over six days in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The riots started on April 29, 1992 after the results of the Rodney King trial. Looting, assault, arson, and murder were happening all day and all night. Estimates in property damage topped one billion dollars. In total fifty three people were killed and over two thousand injured. Approximately thirty-six hundred fires were set, destroying eleven hundred buildings with fire calls happening once every minute at some points.(http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/) Many of the sports and entertainment events were cancelled. Public transportation was suspended and major freeways were closed. We’re talking total chaos here folks.\n\nAfter the FBI cracked down on African American political organizations in the late 1960’s, a social vacuum formed among young African Americans living in South Central Los Angeles. Into this vacuum came two new gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. Conflict rose immediately and over the next forty years, fighting between the two gangs took five times as many lives as the long running sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. The cause of the feud is best expressed as “kill or be killed” described by T. Rodgers, co-founder of the Bloods. A 2003 comparison of twin psychological studies by the Lancet and Raud corporations indicates that the average child in South Central Los Angeles is exhibiting greater levels of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) than children of a similar age in Baghdad, the war torn capital of Iraq.\n\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> really opened up my mind to how bad it really was back then in South Central Los Angeles. It lets us know and reminds us how precious life is and just how quickly it can be taken. This movie has a great message throughout as well. I really enjoyed how Tre’s father Furious, raised his son. He made it clear when he was giving him a life lesson. He did not want Tre to make the same mistakes he made when he was coming up. He steered him in the right direction, and taught him how to focus on the good things and to stay off the streets where it was easy to fall into negative things. It was easy for me to relate to the father/son relationship in this movie. My father always made time for me and my sister growing up, showing us the ways of life and taking every advantage he could to teach us a life lesson. You see, both of his parents were killed at a very young age. By the time he was fourteen, all he had was his older brothers and sisters to shed some positive light on him. He had to figure out a lot of things on his own. So I was genuinely reminded of how lucky I was to have such a positive up-bringing. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> portrayed exactly what was happening from day to day at that time in the hoods of South Central. It acted almost as a premonition as to what was to come. Singleton’s remarkable capsule of life for African American’s and the struggles from day to day was a huge success, receiving numerous Oscar and Academy Award nods. Not only was it well received for it’s time, but people of today still acknowledge it’s importance and view it as an American classic. I do not believe there is a better work of art in existence to do the job that <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> did and continues to still do, in allowing us to see the violence and darkness of everyday life for communities of South Central Los Angeles at that time.\n\n　\n\n　\n\n　\n\nWorks Cited\n\n-http://www.imbd.com/title/tt0101507/\n\nThis site helped me with general knowledge on the film. The title and year it was released.\n\n-http://www.dramatica.com/story/analysis/boyz.html\n\nThis site assisted me with the plot and overall story line of the film. It also helped with background info on the characters.\n\n-http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211051\n\nThis site gave me all the information I needed on John Singleton the director of the film. The specifics on his childhood and education were here as well.\n\n-http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/\n\nThis site had statistics and solid info on the beginnings of the riots and the total damage done throughout.\n\n-http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/PDF/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF\n\nThis site gave me info on the Rodney King beating and the trial, as well as percentages on corrupt police during the time.\n\n-<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>John Singleton_1991\n\nThis film assisted in all areas.','Boyz in the Hood','','inherit','open','open','','3014-revision-2','','','2012-11-26 16:20:55','2012-11-26 22:20:55','',3014,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3016',0,'revision','',0),(3039,1,'2012-11-26 19:27:30','2012-11-27 01:27:30','[caption id=\"attachment_3020\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"289\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3020\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" /></a> A mass grave found at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne of the most disturbing acts in the world’s history is the racial genocide against Jewish people in Europe during WWII.  The discriminatory policy and extermination of more than six million Jews, has been the most inhumane, barbaric, and uncivilized action taken by an individual.  Adolf Hitler is the most famous yet mentally sick and twisted individual I have known.  I have always been disturbed and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\r\n\r\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\r\n\r\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\r\n\r\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\r\n\r\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\r\n\r\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\n\r\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','inherit','open','open','','3018-revision-4','','','2012-11-26 19:27:30','2012-11-27 01:27:30','',3018,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3039',0,'revision','',0),(3017,1,'2012-11-26 21:56:05','2012-11-27 03:56:05','<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyz.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3037\" title=\"boyz\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyz-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a></p>\n<p align=\"center\">http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boyz-in-the-hood?before=1349847227</p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>BOY</em>Z <em>IN THE </em>HOOD</p>\n<p align=\"center\">JOHN SINGLETON</p>\n<p align=\"center\">1991</p>\n“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or just don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” Words spoken by Ice Cube at the very end of the movie after he viewed the news, the morning after his brother was gunned down. John Singleton’s view on social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a story of three friends growing up together ‘in the hood’. Half - brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other’s personality, approaching the tough lives they face very differently. Ricky is the All-American athlete, pursuing a football scholarship to the University of Southern California, while ‘Dough’ succumbs to the violence, use of alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his neighborhood. Between the two of them is their friend Tre. He was lucky to have a father, Furious Styles, to teach him the difference from right and wrong and to always own up and take responsibility for his actions. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> is more than a time-capsule of American existence. It is a boldly, defiant, and desperate call for peace in a time of anarchy and should be preserved for future generations to come.\n\nDirector, John Singleton, was born on January 6,1968 a native of south Los Angeles, son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales executive Shelia Ward. Raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, he notes that much of the storyline for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> comes from his own experiences in South Central Los Angeles and credits his parents for keeping him off the streets.(http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211001) He attended Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated in 1990. While attending USC he received three awards, which led to a contract with Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year. Columbia pictures bought his script for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> and budgeted it at seven million dollars. It has been said that Columbia originally wanted someone else to direct the film, but Singleton stood his ground insisting that he was the only one who could do it right, which held true later when the film received academy award nods for ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’. At age twenty-four he was not only the youngest person to ever be nominated for ‘Best Director’, but also the first African-American. Many of his films are based on the implications of inner-city violence, like <em>Boyz in the Hood</em>, <em>Higher Learning</em>, and <em>Baby Boy </em>are also similar works of Singleton. He later would branch out into the mainstream scene with <em>Two Fast, Two Furious</em>, and <em>Four Brothers</em> (one of my personal favorites).\n\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> opens up with a boldly stated cold hard fact: “One out of every twenty-one black American males will be murdered in their lifetime. Most will die at the hands of another black male”.(<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>film) South Central Los Angeles in 1984 was not a very desired place for a kid to grow up. Election posters for Republican candidates, Regan and Bush, were ripped and torn across the city due to bullet holes. Kids in school were not drawing typical pictures of their family members on a beach or their favorite pet, they were drawing violent images of people being shot and cop cars and helicopters. Fights were always breaking out and people were getting beat up on the way home. They were constantly being exposed to a negative way of life. If violence was not present in their schools, it was present at home. Tre’s first night spent with his father, someone broke into the house in the middle of the night. Furious fired two shots at the suspect but missed. Furious called the police and they patiently waited for over an hour before someone showed. An hour for a breaking and entering call? Really? When the police finally showed, the first one to speak was the African American officer. “It’s too bad you didn’t get him, it’d be one less Nigger out in these streets we’d have to worry about.” Furious stood there with a highly disgusted look on his face. “Something wrong?”, asked the officer. Furious responded the only way he knew how, “Yea, something’s wrong. Just too bad you don’t know what it is…BROTHER<em>.</em>”\n\nIn the 1984 presidential election, African American participation peaked at 55.8%, reversing a twenty year span of decline, only to drop substantially in 1988 to 51.5%. From 1984-1989, there was a 33% spike in citizen complaints against police brutality. The complaints went nowhere. According to a Los Angeles Times investigative report, the district attorney’s office chose not to prosecute the “vast majority” of complaints. Between 1986-1990, fourteen hundred officers were investigated on suspicion of using excessive force, less than one percent were prosecuted.(http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF)\n\nOn March 3,1991, Rodney King was beaten brutally with excessive force by Los Angeles police following a high-speed car chase. George Holiday, a nearby resident, caught it on tape. The videotape showed seven officers surrounding King striking him over fifty times, it also increased public sensitivity and anger about police brutality, racism, and other social inequalities throughout the United States. After the officers were acquitted, Los Angeles was not ready for the reaction of the people of South Central, especially the African American community.\n\nThe 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of race riots that occurred over six days in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The riots started on April 29, 1992 after the results of the Rodney King trial. Looting, assault, arson, and murder were happening all day and all night. Estimates in property damage topped one billion dollars. In total fifty three people were killed and over two thousand injured. Approximately thirty-six hundred fires were set, destroying eleven hundred buildings with fire calls happening once every minute at some points.(http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/) Many of the sports and entertainment events were cancelled. Public transportation was suspended and major freeways were closed. We’re talking total chaos here folks.\n\nAfter the FBI cracked down on African American political organizations in the late 1960’s, a social vacuum formed among young African Americans living in South Central Los Angeles. Into this vacuum came two new gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. Conflict rose immediately and over the next forty years, fighting between the two gangs took five times as many lives as the long running sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. The cause of the feud is best expressed as “kill or be killed” described by T. Rodgers, co-founder of the Bloods. A 2003 comparison of twin psychological studies by the Lancet and Raud corporations indicates that the average child in South Central Los Angeles is exhibiting greater levels of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) than children of a similar age in Baghdad, the war torn capital of Iraq.\n\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> really opened up my mind to how bad it really was back then in South Central Los Angeles. It lets us know and reminds us how precious life is and just how quickly it can be taken. This movie has a great message throughout as well. I really enjoyed how Tre’s father Furious, raised his son. He made it clear when he was giving him a life lesson. He did not want Tre to make the same mistakes he made when he was coming up. He steered him in the right direction, and taught him how to focus on the good things and to stay off the streets where it was easy to fall into negative things. It was easy for me to relate to the father/son relationship in this movie. My father always made time for me and my sister growing up, showing us the ways of life and taking every advantage he could to teach us a life lesson. You see, both of his parents were killed at a very young age. By the time he was fourteen, all he had was his older brothers and sisters to shed some positive light on him. He had to figure out a lot of things on his own. So I was genuinely reminded of how lucky I was to have such a positive up-bringing. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> portrayed exactly what was happening from day to day at that time in the hoods of South Central. It acted almost as a premonition as to what was to come. Singleton’s remarkable capsule of life for African American’s and the struggles from day to day was a huge success, receiving numerous Oscar and Academy Award nods. Not only was it well received for it’s time, but people of today still acknowledge it’s importance and view it as an American classic. I do not believe there is a better work of art in existence to do the job that <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> did and continues to still do, in allowing us to see the violence and darkness of everyday life for communities of South Central Los Angeles at that time.\n\nWorks Cited\n\n-http://www.imbd.com/title/tt0101507/\n\nThis site helped me with general knowledge on the film. The title and year it was released.\n\n-http://www.dramatica.com/story/analysis/boyz.html\n\nThis site assisted me with the plot and overall story line of the film. It also helped with background info on the characters.\n\n-http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211051\n\nThis site gave me all the information I needed on John Singleton the director of the film. The specifics on his childhood and education were here as well.\n\n-http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/\n\nThis site had statistics and solid info on the beginnings of the riots and the total damage done throughout.\n\n-http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/PDF/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF\n\nThis site gave me info on the Rodney King beating and the trial, as well as percentages on corrupt police during the time.\n\n-<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>John Singleton_1991\n\nThis film assisted in all areas.','Boyz in the Hood','','inherit','open','open','','3014-autosave','','','2012-11-26 21:56:05','2012-11-27 03:56:05','',3014,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3017',0,'revision','',0),(3038,1,'2012-11-26 16:20:59','2012-11-26 22:20:59','<p align=\"center\"><img src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-admin/Image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" /></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boyz-in-the-hood?before=1349847227</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">BOYZ <em>IN THE </em>HOOD</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">JOHN SINGLETON</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">1991</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> </p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">　</p>\r\n“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or just don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” Words spoken by Ice Cube at the very end of the movie after he viewed the news, the morning after his brother was gunned down. John Singleton’s view on social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a story of three friends growing up together ‘in the hood’. Half - brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other’s personality, approaching the tough lives they face very differently. Ricky is the All-American athlete, pursuing a football scholarship to the University of Southern California, while ‘Dough’ succumbs to the violence, use of alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his neighborhood. Between the two of them is their friend Tre. He was lucky to have a father, Furious Styles, to teach him the difference from right and wrong and to always own up and take responsibility for his actions. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> is more than a time-capsule of American existence. It is a boldly, defiant, and desperate call for peace in a time of anarchy and should be preserved for future generations to come.\r\n\r\nDirector, John Singleton, was born on January 6,1968 a native of south Los Angeles, son of mortgage broker Danny Singleton and pharmaceutical company sales executive Shelia Ward. Raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, he notes that much of the storyline for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> comes from his own experiences in South Central Los Angeles and credits his parents for keeping him off the streets.(http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211001) He attended Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated in 1990. While attending USC he received three awards, which led to a contract with Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year. Columbia pictures bought his script for <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> and budgeted it at seven million dollars. It has been said that Columbia originally wanted someone else to direct the film, but Singleton stood his ground insisting that he was the only one who could do it right, which held true later when the film received academy award nods for ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’. At age twenty-four he was not only the youngest person to ever be nominated for ‘Best Director’, but also the first African-American. Many of his films are based on the implications of inner-city violence, like <em>Boyz in the Hood</em>, <em>Higher Learning</em>, and <em>Baby Boy </em>are also similar works of Singleton. He later would branch out into the mainstream scene with <em>Two Fast, Two Furious</em>, and <em>Four Brothers</em> (one of my personal favorites).\r\n\r\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> opens up with a boldly stated cold hard fact: “One out of every twenty-one black American males will be murdered in their lifetime. Most will die at the hands of another black male”.(<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>film) South Central Los Angeles in 1984 was not a very desired place for a kid to grow up. Election posters for Republican candidates, Regan and Bush, were ripped and torn across the city due to bullet holes. Kids in school were not drawing typical pictures of their family members on a beach or their favorite pet, they were drawing violent images of people being shot and cop cars and helicopters. Fights were always breaking out and people were getting beat up on the way home. They were constantly being exposed to a negative way of life. If violence was not present in their schools, it was present at home. Tre’s first night spent with his father, someone broke into the house in the middle of the night. Furious fired two shots at the suspect but missed. Furious called the police and they patiently waited for over an hour before someone showed. An hour for a breaking and entering call? Really? When the police finally showed, the first one to speak was the African American officer. “It’s too bad you didn’t get him, it’d be one less Nigger out in these streets we’d have to worry about.” Furious stood there with a highly disgusted look on his face. “Something wrong?”, asked the officer. Furious responded the only way he knew how, “Yea, something’s wrong. Just too bad you don’t know what it is…BROTHER<em>.</em>”\r\n\r\nIn the 1984 presidential election, African American participation peaked at 55.8%, reversing a twenty year span of decline, only to drop substantially in 1988 to 51.5%. From 1984-1989, there was a 33% spike in citizen complaints against police brutality. The complaints went nowhere. According to a Los Angeles Times investigative report, the district attorney’s office chose not to prosecute the “vast majority” of complaints. Between 1986-1990, fourteen hundred officers were investigated on suspicion of using excessive force, less than one percent were prosecuted.(http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF)\r\n\r\nOn March 3,1991, Rodney King was beaten brutally with excessive force by Los Angeles police following a high-speed car chase. George Holiday, a nearby resident, caught it on tape. The videotape showed seven officers surrounding King striking him over fifty times, it also increased public sensitivity and anger about police brutality, racism, and other social inequalities throughout the United States. After the officers were acquitted, Los Angeles was not ready for the reaction of the people of South Central, especially the African American community.\r\n\r\nThe 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of race riots that occurred over six days in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The riots started on April 29, 1992 after the results of the Rodney King trial. Looting, assault, arson, and murder were happening all day and all night. Estimates in property damage topped one billion dollars. In total fifty three people were killed and over two thousand injured. Approximately thirty-six hundred fires were set, destroying eleven hundred buildings with fire calls happening once every minute at some points.(http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/) Many of the sports and entertainment events were cancelled. Public transportation was suspended and major freeways were closed. We’re talking total chaos here folks.\r\n\r\nAfter the FBI cracked down on African American political organizations in the late 1960’s, a social vacuum formed among young African Americans living in South Central Los Angeles. Into this vacuum came two new gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. Conflict rose immediately and over the next forty years, fighting between the two gangs took five times as many lives as the long running sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. The cause of the feud is best expressed as “kill or be killed” described by T. Rodgers, co-founder of the Bloods. A 2003 comparison of twin psychological studies by the Lancet and Raud corporations indicates that the average child in South Central Los Angeles is exhibiting greater levels of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) than children of a similar age in Baghdad, the war torn capital of Iraq.\r\n\r\n<em>Boyz in the Hood</em> really opened up my mind to how bad it really was back then in South Central Los Angeles. It lets us know and reminds us how precious life is and just how quickly it can be taken. This movie has a great message throughout as well. I really enjoyed how Tre’s father Furious, raised his son. He made it clear when he was giving him a life lesson. He did not want Tre to make the same mistakes he made when he was coming up. He steered him in the right direction, and taught him how to focus on the good things and to stay off the streets where it was easy to fall into negative things. It was easy for me to relate to the father/son relationship in this movie. My father always made time for me and my sister growing up, showing us the ways of life and taking every advantage he could to teach us a life lesson. You see, both of his parents were killed at a very young age. By the time he was fourteen, all he had was his older brothers and sisters to shed some positive light on him. He had to figure out a lot of things on his own. So I was genuinely reminded of how lucky I was to have such a positive up-bringing. <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> portrayed exactly what was happening from day to day at that time in the hoods of South Central. It acted almost as a premonition as to what was to come. Singleton’s remarkable capsule of life for African American’s and the struggles from day to day was a huge success, receiving numerous Oscar and Academy Award nods. Not only was it well received for it’s time, but people of today still acknowledge it’s importance and view it as an American classic. I do not believe there is a better work of art in existence to do the job that <em>Boyz in the Hood</em> did and continues to still do, in allowing us to see the violence and darkness of everyday life for communities of South Central Los Angeles at that time.\r\n\r\n　\r\n\r\n　\r\n\r\n　\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n-http://www.imbd.com/title/tt0101507/\r\n\r\nThis site helped me with general knowledge on the film. The title and year it was released.\r\n\r\n-http://www.dramatica.com/story/analysis/boyz.html\r\n\r\nThis site assisted me with the plot and overall story line of the film. It also helped with background info on the characters.\r\n\r\n-http://www.biography.com/people/john-singleton-211051\r\n\r\nThis site gave me all the information I needed on John Singleton the director of the film. The specifics on his childhood and education were here as well.\r\n\r\n-http://laweekly.com/micro sites/la-riots/\r\n\r\nThis site had statistics and solid info on the beginnings of the riots and the total damage done throughout.\r\n\r\n-http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/PDF/violent_crimes_in_la.PDF\r\n\r\nThis site gave me info on the Rodney King beating and the trial, as well as percentages on corrupt police during the time.\r\n\r\n-<em>Boyz in the Hood-</em>John Singleton_1991\r\n\r\nThis film assisted in all areas.','Boyz in the Hood','','inherit','open','open','','3014-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 16:20:59','2012-11-26 22:20:59','',3014,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3038',0,'revision','',0),(3029,1,'2012-11-26 21:46:02','2012-11-27 03:46:02','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-8','','','2012-11-26 21:46:02','2012-11-27 03:46:02','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3029',0,'revision','',0),(3018,59,'2012-11-26 19:27:30','2012-11-27 01:27:30','[caption id=\"attachment_3020\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"289\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3020\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" /></a> A mass grave found at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne of the most disturbing acts in the world’s history is the racial genocide against Jewish people in Europe during WWII.  The discriminatory policy and extermination of more than six million Jews, has been the most inhumane, barbaric, and uncivilized action taken by an individual.  Adolf Hitler is the most famous yet mentally sick and twisted individual I have known.  I have always been disturbed and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\r\n\r\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\r\n\r\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\r\n\r\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\r\n\r\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\r\n\r\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\n\r\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','publish','open','open','','george-rodgers-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp-photos-2','','','2012-11-26 21:57:38','2012-11-27 03:57:38','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3018',0,'post','',9),(3019,59,'2012-11-26 19:24:26','2012-11-27 01:24:26','','george_rodger_bergen-belsen_1945','','inherit','open','open','','george_rodger_bergen-belsen_1945','','','2012-11-26 19:24:26','2012-11-27 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and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\n\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\n\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\n\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\n\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\n\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWorks Cited\n\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\n\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\n\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\n\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\n\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\n\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\n\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','inherit','open','open','','3018-revision','','','2012-11-26 19:22:58','2012-11-27 01:22:58','',3018,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3021',0,'revision','',0),(3022,59,'2012-11-26 19:26:20','2012-11-27 01:26:20','[caption id=\"attachment_3020\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"289\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3020\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" /></a> A mass grave found at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne of the most disturbing acts in the world’s history is the racial genocide against Jewish people in Europe during WWII.  The discriminatory policy and extermination of more than six million Jews, has been the most inhumane, barbaric, and uncivilized action taken by an individual.  Adolf Hitler is the most famous yet mentally sick and twisted individual I have known.  I have always been disturbed and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\r\n\r\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\r\n\r\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\r\n\r\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\r\n\r\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\r\n\r\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\n\r\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','inherit','open','open','','3018-revision-2','','','2012-11-26 19:26:20','2012-11-27 01:26:20','',3018,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3022',0,'revision','',0),(3023,59,'2012-11-26 19:26:41','2012-11-27 01:26:41','[caption id=\"attachment_3020\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"289\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3020\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" /></a> A mass grave found at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne of the most disturbing acts in the world’s history is the racial genocide against Jewish people in Europe during WWII.  The discriminatory policy and extermination of more than six million Jews, has been the most inhumane, barbaric, and uncivilized action taken by an individual.  Adolf Hitler is the most famous yet mentally sick and twisted individual I have known.  I have always been disturbed and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\r\n\r\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\r\n\r\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\r\n\r\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\r\n\r\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\r\n\r\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\n\r\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\r\n\r\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','inherit','open','open','','3018-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 19:26:41','2012-11-27 01:26:41','',3018,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3023',0,'revision','',0),(3024,59,'2012-11-26 19:27:43','2012-11-27 01:27:43','[caption id=\"attachment_3020\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"289\"]<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3020\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/george_rodger_bergen-belsen_19451-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" /></a> A mass grave found at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen[/caption]\n\nOne of the most disturbing acts in the world’s history is the racial genocide against Jewish people in Europe during WWII.  The discriminatory policy and extermination of more than six million Jews, has been the most inhumane, barbaric, and uncivilized action taken by an individual.  Adolf Hitler is the most famous yet mentally sick and twisted individual I have known.  I have always been disturbed and amazed by the amount of power this tyrant held.   The Nazi’s set up a network of concentration camps and death camps to hold the communists, intellectuals, gypsies, and most of all Jews.  Some concentration camps worked people to death and some like Auschwitz killed more than one million people in gas chambers.  The gruesome scenes Allied forces came upon while liberating these camps words can’t describe.  George Rodger was first on the scene at the liberation of the camp Bergen-Belsen in 1945.  People in America and other places that were far away from Europe only heard about the tyranny of the Nazis.  George Rodger photographed the devastation and allowed the world to see the biggest racial genocide in our history.  The photos make any person feel uncomfortable and sick.  George Rodger’s photos of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen should be preserved because it shows the dangers of war, evidence to prevent genocide, marks the beginnings of photography, and to remember all who were brutally murdered. <!--more-->\n\nThe twentieth century has been the bloodiest century ever recorded by humans.  One way of recording things was by the camera.  Artists like George Rodgers, began producing photographs to show people what was occurring.  This century marks the beginning of mass communication between civilizations all around the world and the birth of photo journalism.  Photo journalism is the presentation of images to tell a story.  Fiero recalls, “Photography and film—media that appealed directly to the masses—became important wartime vehicles, functioning both as propaganda and as documentary evidence of brutality and despair.”  While World War II was at its height in Europe, the Americans were paralyzed by The Great Depression.  The stock market crash and over production of materials left the American economy in shambles.  Dorthea Lange documented the conditions with many photos like “The Migrant Mother.”  Lange shows the anguish and despair of a mother who sells her last possessions for food.  Americans were experiencing their own war with starvation and lack of jobs.  Not only photography but poetry was also a tool to show the dehumanizing and degrading effects of war.  Randall Jarrells “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is about a WWII air force gunner’s fatal experience.  Jarrell showed a soldier becoming an instrument for the rampage of war across the world.  The war and the depression became reoccurring themes throughout this century.  Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize with his novel “Night” in 1986.  It was his own autobiography of the terrors of Nazi Germany.  With technological advances such as the television and mass communication of this century, people were able to witness the cruelty of WWII and the despair of the Great Depression on many different levels.  Everyone became aware of the problems other people were experiencing.  They could see it in photo journalism, feel it in poetry, and hear it in a novel.\n\nThere are many photos that were taken at Bergen-Belsen and they most closely relate to Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant Mother.”  George Rodgers told the story of what happened at concentration camps and Dorthea Lange told what happened to the American People during the Great Depression.  One group of photos shows the effects of war and the genocide of people.  “Migrant Mother” shows the struggle of American people to feed their young.  Both photos hold weight and depth emotionally.  They both provoke the need for change in society and government.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen and “Migrant Mother” are a story of their own.  They mark the beginning of photo journalism and the no need for words.  A new style of art is created with the technologically advancing media.  The photo is taken on the camera and is quick and easy.  Painting and writing would of taken hours.  The photos of Bergen-Belsen are for much more mature audiences and contain violence.  “Migrant Mother” shows poverty and a mother’s will to save the younger generation.  Bergen-Belsen shows death and starvation of the victims of the holocaust.  The photos have the same element of form allowing the picture to tell the story.  They were both used to bring news to cultures and societies around the world about what was going on.  Both of the photos are equally important to represent major events in our world’s history.\n\nThe photographs at Bergen-Belsen are innovative and unusual for its time because it marked the beginning of photo journalism and were the first to show the devastation of the Nazi Germany concentration camps.  LIFE Magazine hired Rodgers as a WWII correspondent to bring news to the American people.  No one really thought it was that bad.  When the British liberated the camp they didn’t even have enough supplies for all the survivors on the brink of death.  The pictures of Bergen-Belsen are unique because the sheer devastation and brutality they depict.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the photo’s sum up the Holocaust and lack of effort by other governments to stop what was occurring.  You don’t overlook a picture of a pile of corpses.  You don’t overlook a picture of a person whose pelvis is protruding because of lack of nutrition.  These photographs make you stop and wonder, what happened? What can we do to stop this? That was the effect photo journalism had on people.  George Rodgers photos of Bergen-Belsen stand out specifically because you see the brutality the victims suffered in the hands of a tyrant at war.  These photos showed a very dark time and place in this world.  Photo journalism became important in anti-war Semitism, political propaganda, and showing reality that the government may not want people to see.\n\nPeople were in awe when the photos reached newsstands.  America had entered WWII and along with the help of Allied powers, put a stop to the Nazi Regime.  Was it too late?  Did our hesitation to join the war cause the genocide to go on longer than it should?   Before the United States had entered the war the rumor of the Holocaust pushed the government to act.  People were upset and outraged that this was occurring.  The Bergen-Belsen photos put the attention on the inadequate American response to WWII.  It still raises great debate today.  Our history books and websites only offer a small portion of information into the Holocaust.  Hitler has been framed a tyrant and the Holocaust has been proven inhumane.  What about the response of the American government?  The only answer I can find is we feared war and were paralyzed by the Great Depression.  Most will agree that it wasn’t a good enough reason and debate will continue.\n\nWriting about these photos has been hard.  I have found that respect for the people that died during the Holocaust has interfered with my ability to stay on task at writing about the photos specifically.  My reaction has been like the reaction of the American people when LIFE Magazine first produced the photos.  I am utterly disgusted and sad that this occurred.  George Rodgers said “When I discovered that I could look at the horror of Belsen – 4,000 dead and starving lying around- and think only of a nice photographic composition, I knew something had happened to me and I had to stop.”  I agree with Rodgers, and when I look at these photos and try to find meaning I feel guilty and angry.  These photos offer insight to the devastation of war and the effects of totalitarianism.  Unfortunately, we can learn from these photos and prevent things like this from ever happening again.  Governments can know when to intervene and what restrictive measures to take.  Lastly, I think it is extremely important to remember those that were killed during this time period.  It is important that we educate future generations to prevent genocide from reoccurring and producing an opinion that it is unacceptable.  These photos show victims of murder and what isn’t right with our history.  They mark an important time of civil rights and that all should be treated as equal.  These photos offer an extensive lesson on the effects of war.  Future generations need to be aware of the photos and the message they send.  It is important we prevent this from reoccurring and learn how to properly respond to war and tyranny.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWorks Cited\n\n“American Response to the Holocaust.” 2012. <em>The History Channel website</em>. Nov 26 2012, 4:25 <a href=\"http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust\">http://www.history.com/topics/american-response-to-the-holocaust</a>.\n\nThis is the history channel website which provides information on world history.  I used this source to find a general response to the Holocaust.  It was hard to find information on the specific response generated by the photographs at Bergen-Belsen so I used a general response to the holocaust.  I also used it for background and historical information.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBergen - Belsen.\" <em>Www.HolocaustResearchProject.org</em>. Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team, 2007. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/bbelsen.html&gt;.\n\nThis website provides information on the Holocaust and different concentration camps. I used this source for background information about the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. I received information about the camps occupants, what it was used for, and how many people were there.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nClark, David. \"George Rodger 1908-1995 - Iconic Photographer.\" <em>Amateur Photographer Magazine</em>. IPC Media Technology Network, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/how-to/icons-of-photography/534652/george-rodger-1908-1995-iconic-photographer&gt;.\n\nThis is a photography magazine’s website that has a lot of information regarding photographers and the history of photography.  I used this source for background information about George Rodger. It provides information about his life including being the first to photograph Bergen-Belsen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCollins, Ross. \"History of Photography and Photojournalism.\" <em>History of Photography and Photojournalism.</em> North Dakota State University, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~rcollins/242photojournalism/historyofphotography.html&gt;.\n\nThis website is for a photography class at North Dakota State University.  I used this resource for background and historical information on photojournalism.  It gave me information about the beginning of photojournalism, the way it was used to show news, and the way governments used it.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6<sup>th</sup> ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\n\nThis textbook provides information on the history of human culture, art, religion, and philosophy.  I used it for information about WWII and what was going on around the world during that time.  I also used it for information about “Migrant Mother.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\"Genocide.\" <em>World War 2 on History</em>. History Channel, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide.html&gt;.\n\nThis website is about history in general and a vast array of it.  I used this source for background information on genocide specifically.  It gave me information about policies against Jews, gypsies, intellectuals, and communists.  It also gave me information about concentration camps and death camps.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','George Rodger\'s Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Photos','','inherit','open','open','','3018-autosave','','','2012-11-26 19:27:43','2012-11-27 01:27:43','',3018,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3024',0,'revision','',0),(3025,68,'2012-11-26 19:59:42','2012-11-27 01:59:42','<p align=\"center\"><em>\r\nArtifact</em></p>\r\nThe album I chose to analyze is <em>Artifact </em>by Sound Tribe Sector 9. It was released on February 8, 2005. <em>Artifact </em>is a multi-genre electronic album. It was recorded without using a professional studio despite it; the album has excellent sound quality. Most of the recording took place in 2001 to 2004, the same time America entered war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Also during this time, Sound Tribe was recording the documentary <em>Regeneration</em> with Ryan Gosling. The band played a major role in the film talking about the current young generation’s responsibility to change our cultures direction. I believe STS9’s Album artifact should be preserved because the album created a new style and manner of production which hadn’t been implemented successfully by any preceding bands and has an everlasting listening appeal.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nTry listening to songs from the album while reading this paper.  look for songs on youtube <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrETc4XXNqN_w6t3nti9IcN5xDeA9ydq3\">http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrETc4XXNqN_w6t3nti9IcN5xDeA9ydq3</a>\r\n\r\nWith the advent of electronics, and subsequently computers, musicians and engineers alike have been teaming up to combine music and technology. From the first Moog Synthesizers to the home based PC, musicians have been continuously adding more electronic elements into their live performances and productions. The band Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) has continued with this idea to create an album, <em>Artifact,</em> which combines their ability to perform live jam styled music with synthesizers, samplers and sonic anomalies. This fusion captivates listeners with intricate melodies and rhythms that will surely please anyone from any musical taste or background.\r\n\r\nMusic from the 2000’s can most of the time be easily categorized since many artists and bands of this era played in their own respective genre. Some popular genres of this time include rap/post golden era hip-hop or “club” music, such as Ludacris, Kayne West, and Three 6 Mafia. Pop-rocks bands, such as Green Day, Simple Plan, and Blink-182 and various other permutations of rock music. And the endless subgenre’s of electronic dance music such as house, techno, trance, and down tempo. Most of these artists use cliché topics in their music like lost love and romance, getting money and living the hood life, or dealing with teenage angst.\r\n\r\nMost artists during 2000’s began releasing their music online since most of their audiences would download music through iTunes to use with their iPods. This era had a rapid growth of technology and music fusing together to benefit from one another. Small time artists were able to develop fan bases from around the world through the World Wide Web without touring, something new to music history and that has changed popular music as well. Also, many pop bands began implementing a production technique known as Auto-tune or melodyne. This technology allows a singer to sing out of pitch but then later reconfigured to fit within the key and scale of a song so that it sounds in tune. This is used in most of the top songs throughout the era. STS9 mostly strayed from many of the practices and genres of the mainstream. However, they did begin releasing their music online through iTunes and their online label 1320 Records, which allowed digital downloads.\r\n\r\nWhen compared to other records coming out in the 2000s, <em>Artifact </em>has many distinguishing features making it an innovative album. According to Billboards Top 100 Songs, <em>Artifact </em>is categorized as electronic music (allmusic), However, Chris Clark says in regards to STS9’s music that  “there is no one genre, or five at that, that can accurately define who they are, how they sound, or what they’re about;” so any attempts at classifying this album are futile (Clark). The band decided to tell a musical story with their album <em>Artifact</em> as noted by their first track, which is aptly titled “Music Story, Yes”. The first concept album was Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, but mainstream music emphasizes singles so concept albums have not been as common. The albums song’s seemingly melt and flow into one another, which makes it heard to pinpoint one single song that stands out. This is also how their live sets are played, one song fading into the next with no definitive beginning or end. In my opinion having a piece of music listen to as one single work of art, instead of many, is a much more artistic approach then the commercial albums that were meant to make record companies money.\r\n\r\nSTS9 also decided to start their own recording company so they could produce music they wanted instead of being slaves to the industry’s big wigs. This meant\r\nthey had to go without the help of sound engineers and big studio equipment. They ended up making the album over the course of 4 years in “bedrooms, hotels, moving vehicles, parking garages”, which required them to take any opportunity they had while on tour to make the album (Ross). STS9 also pioneered “livetronica,” which is said to be a “style or real time playing and electronic manipulation” and is very apparent throughout <em>Artifact</em> (Ross). <em>Artifact</em> also has many “found sounds,” which are when an artist records sounds in their day to day activities and incorporates into their music. The album is followed up by remix album <em>Artifact: Perspectives</em>, where the band asked their favorite musicians to do remix of songs from the original album. The remix provides a very interesting reinterpretation of many of the songs.\r\n\r\nThe album came out in February of 2005 and ended up hitting the #12 on billboard’s top electronic albums of 2005 which shows the popularity extended beyond its former fan base (billboard).\r\n\r\nToday Artifact remains an integral part of their live material. It is common for STS9 to play at least a few songs from it at each show. On a popular music site the 3 top most downloaded STS9 Live recordings, that collectively have over 250,000 downloads, all contain at least 2 songs from <em>artifact</em> (archive.org). The most recent live recording on the site is from a set played on October 30, 2012 and it contains “Tokyo” and “Somesing” from artifact. From the recording, one can hear the moment the intro melody of both songs are played the crowd goes wild showing that STS9’s dedicated fans are most familiar with <em>Artifact </em>(archive.org).\r\n\r\nI find that this album constantly entertains me even though I have listened to it repeatedly many times. Even after all the times I have listened to it, I still notice subtle elements that I didn’t notice previously. I find that whatever the occasion may be one song, if not the whole album, can be appropriately played and perfectly accompany the given situation. I have seen STS9 play live 5 times in Austin and look forward to increasing that number and to see them in venues such as the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. When I see them live I always look forward to hearing songs from <em>Artifact</em> since they extend certain themes from songs to fit their live play style(Greenhaus).I find that songs from the album are my top played songs, such as “Reemergence,” “Trinocular,” “Natives End”, “Vibyl,” “Today,” and “GLOgli.” The positions of all the sonic elements in the stereo field are what impress me most about this album. The sounds come in and out of awareness from different positions making it very aurally and pleasing to listen to with headphones on.\r\n\r\nThe music from <em>Artifact</em> also accompanies the incredible documentary <em>Regeneration</em> that STS9 helped produce and created the music score for (About/Trailer). For those who haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it since it talks about the current young generation and how the effects of the over exposure to the media. STS9’s social work goes far beyond this documentary. They often team up with the Conscious Alliance to offer one of the kind show posters for the exchange of canned food items that are donated to local food banks (Organization Overview). Also in 2009 after hurricane Katrina, The band released an album that 100% of the proceeds went to the Make It Right Foundation, which helped rebuild the lower 9<sup>th</sup> ward of New Orleans (STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES). I believe musical activism is something that more artists should pursue, because it allows a message to carry over a greater network by incorporating the fans of the artist. Musical activism will also be accelerated by the increasing globalization of our society, and hopefully more people from other countries will begin to take notice of their deeds and music.\r\n\r\nIn February of 2005 when <em>Artifact</em> came out, the song “Let Me Love You” by the R&amp;B artist Mario was number 1 on the charts (Billboard top 200). The song is in a minor key and written in 4/4 time. This is similar to the song “Tokyo” on <em>Artifact</em> since it too is written in 4/4 time and goes through several key changes, one of them being a minor key during a portion of the song. Both songs incorporate synthesizers throughout the compositions and are based around a break beat for the kick/snare drum beat. However, Mario’s song contains lyrics about a woman and her love situation, which is stylistic of the R&amp;B genre. The song “Tokyo” contains no lyrics and is a completely instrumental piece. “Tokyo” contains samples of live instruments, including one that sounds like an ethnic string instrument originating from Asia. “Let Me Love You” has no live sampled instruments.\r\n\r\nThis album exemplifies a huge shift in music style, production, and distribution that goes against everything mainstream during the 2005 music era. Future generations can learn from STS9’s desire to keep their music original and breaking current music trends. They can also learn that if you have a musical idea, with enough focus and determination you can circumvent major record labels and self release your music. Also, the way STS9 fuses music genres will inspire future generation to follow in this technique to create new interesting musical idea’s and styles. And the acts of social activism is one that will be needed in a post apocalyptic world, since there would be lots of rebuilding to do, music could be a way of communicating what needs to be focused on.  One quote that sums up this album for future generations would be “<em>Artifact</em> is a worthwhile relic for future reference.”(Beres).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n\"About / Trailer.\" <em>#regeneration</em>. Engine 7 Films, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER\">http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER</a>\r\n\r\n<em>This is the Documentary STS9 helped make and wrote the musical score for. The opening song and the song from the trailer are both from Artifact</em>\r\n\r\nAllmusic. \"Charts and Awards for Sound Tribe Sector 9 on AllMusic.\" <em>AllMusic</em>. N.p., n.d. Web.\r\n\r\n25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sound-tribe-sector-9-\r\n\r\nmn0000668431/awards&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This chart was quoted to show the position on the billboard charts.</em>\r\n\r\nBeres, Derek. \"Artifact.\" <em>XLR8R</em>. XLR8R Magazine, 1 Mar. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sound-tribe-sector-9/artifact&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This citation is a brief review from a very prominent electronic music magazine based out of San Francisco. I’ve been a reader of it for a while and found a quote that resonated with me.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Billboard Top 200.\" <em>Billboard</em>. Rovi Corporation, 28 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is where I found out that “Let Me Love You” was the top song in Feb. 2005</em>\r\n\r\nClark, Chris. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: Modern Artifact.\" <em>Glide Magazine</em>. Glide Publishing LLC,\r\n\r\n22 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.&lt;http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/47732/sound-\r\n\r\ntribe-sector-9-modern-artifact.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is another interview I used which I quoted when talking about the genres. </em>\r\n\r\nGreenhaus, Mike. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: From Crystals to Computers.\" <em>Jambands.com</em>. Relix\r\n\r\nMedia Group, LLC, 4 May 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.jambands.com/features/2005/04/05/sound-tribe-sector-9-from-crystals-to-computers&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the interview that Michael Ross was citing, I read through it but found nothing that specifically helped me in writing the paper, but it gave me a better picture of the process of making the album and transitioning into a live production.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Let Me Love You (Official Video)</em>. Dir. Juannelizabeth. Perf. Mario. <em>YouTube</em>. YouTube, 17 Dec.\r\n\r\n2008. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NARjr3fMMvY&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the song I was comparing Tokyo to.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Organization Overview.\" <em>Conscious Alliance</em>. Conscious Alliance, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;https://www.consciousalliance.org/about/overview/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the organization that STS9 teams up with. This is where I found out where the canned food goes.</em>\r\n\r\nRoss, Michael. \"Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9).\" <em>Pure Music</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.puremusic.com/48sts9.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This was an interview that I found that had a quote about how they recorded this album. He was summarizing many interview found on jambands.com</em>\r\n\r\nSTS9. <em>Listen to Audio</em>. Rec. 30 Oct. 2012. Todd Titotito@gmail.com, 2012. <em>Archive.org</em>. The\r\n\r\nInternet Archive, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://archive.org/details/sts92012-\r\n\r\n10-30.mk41.flac16&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This provided a recent recording from a live show. The crowd’s reaction to the two songs from Artifact is apparent and shows that the album is still a favorite to many of their fans.</em>\r\n\r\n\"STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES.\" <em>STS9 Make </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It Right</em>. 1320 Records, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://sts9.com/makeitright/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the website for there album that helped out with hurricane Katrina. The website had background info as well clips of the songs on it.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','ARTiFACT For The Ages','','publish','open','open','','artifact-for-the-ages','','','2012-11-26 21:58:39','2012-11-27 03:58:39','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3025',0,'post','',8),(3026,68,'2012-11-26 19:49:42','2012-11-27 01:49:42','<p align=\"center\"><em>\nArtifact</em></p>\nThe album I chose to analyze is <em>Artifact </em>by Sound Tribe Sector 9. It was realized on February 8, 2005. <em>Artifact </em>is a multi-genre electronic album. It was recorded without using a professional studio despite it; the album has excellent sound quality. Most of the recording took place in 2001 to 2004, the same time America entered war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Also during this time, Sound Tribe was recording the documentary <em>Regeneration</em> with Ryan Gosling. The band played a major role in the film talking about the current young generation’s responsibility to change our cultures direction. I believe STS9’s Album artifact should be preserved because the album created a new style and manner of production which hadn’t been implemented successfully by and preceding bands and has an everlasting listening appeal.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nTry listening to songs from the album while reading this paper.  look for songs on youtube\n\nWith the advent of electronics, and subsequently computers, musicians and engineers alike have been teaming up to combine music and technology. From the first Moog Synthesizers to the home based PC, musicians have been continuously adding more electronic elements into their live performances and productions. The band Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) has continued with this idea to create an album, <em>Artifact,</em> which combines their ability to perform live jam styled music with synthesizers, samplers and sonic anomalies. This fusion captivates listeners with intricate melodies and rhythms that will surely please anyone from any musical taste or background.\n\nMusic from the 2000’s can most of the time be easily categorized since many artists and bands of this era played in their own respective genre. Some popular genres of this time include rap/post golden era hip-hop or “club” music, such as Ludacris, Kayne West, and Three 6 Mafia. Pop-rocks bands, such as Green Day, Simple Plan, and Blink-182 and various other permutations of rock music. And the endless subgenre’s of electronic dance music such as house, techno, trance, and down tempo. Most of these artists use cliché topics in their music like lost love and romance, getting money and living the hood life, or dealing with teenage angst.\n\nMost artists during 2000’s began releasing their music online since most of their audiences would download music through iTunes to use with their iPods. This era had a rapid growth of technology and music fusing together to benefit from one another. Small time artists were able to develop fan bases from around the world through the World Wide Web without touring, something new to music history and that has changed popular music as well. Also, many pop bands began implementing a production technique known as Auto-tune or melodyne. This technology allows a singer to sing out of pitch but then later reconfigured to fit within the key and scale of a song so that it sounds in tune. This is used in most of the top songs throughout the era. STS9 mostly strayed from many of the practices and genres of the mainstream. However, they did begin releasing their music online through iTunes and their online label 1320 Records, which allowed digital downloads.\n\nWhen compared to other records coming out in the 2000s, <em>Artifact </em>has many distinguishing features making it an innovative album. According to Billboards Top 100 Songs, <em>Artifact </em>is categorized as electronic music (allmusic), However, Chris Clark says in regards to STS9’s music that  “there is no one genre, or five at that, that can accurately define who they are, how they sound, or what they’re about;” so any attempts at classifying this album are futile (Clark). The band decided to tell a musical story with their album <em>Artifact</em> as noted by their first track, which is aptly titled “Music Story, Yes”. The first concept album was Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, but mainstream music emphasizes singles so concept albums have not been as common. The albums song’s seemingly melt and flow into one another, which makes it heard to pinpoint one single song that stands out. This is also how their live sets are played, one song fading into the next with no definitive beginning or end. In my opinion having a piece of music listen to as one single work of art, instead of many, is a much more artistic approach then the commercial albums that were meant to make record companies money.\n\nSTS9 also decided to start their own recording company so they could produce music they wanted instead of being slaves to the industry’s big wigs. This meant\nthey had to go without the help of sound engineers and big studio equipment. They ended up making the album over the course of 4 years in “bedrooms, hotels, moving vehicles, parking garages”, which required them to take any opportunity they had while on tour to make the album (Ross). STS9 also pioneered “livetronica,” which is said to be a “style or real time playing and electronic manipulation” and is very apparent throughout <em>Artifact</em> (Ross). <em>Artifact</em> also has many “found sounds,” which are when an artist records sounds in their day to day activities and incorporates into their music. The album is followed up by remix album <em>Artifact: Perspectives</em>, where the band asked their favorite musicians to do remix of songs from the original album. The remix provides a very interesting reinterpretation of many of the songs.\n\nThe album came out in February of 2005 and ended up hitting the #12 on billboard’s top electronic albums of 2005 which shows the popularity extended beyond its former fan base (billboard).\n\nToday Artifact remains an integral part of their live material. It is common for STS9 to play at least a few songs from it at each show. On a popular music site the 3 top most downloaded STS9 Live recordings, that collectively have over 250,000 downloads, all contain at least 2 songs from <em>artifact</em> (archive.org). The most recent live recording on the site is from a set played on October 30, 2012 and it contains “Tokyo” and “Somesing” from artifact. From the recording, one can hear the moment the intro melody of both songs are played the crowd goes wild showing that STS9’s dedicated fans are most familiar with <em>Artifact </em>(archive.org).\n\nI find that this album constantly entertains me even though I have listened to it repeatedly many times. Even after all the times I have listened to it, I still notice subtle elements that I didn’t notice previously. I find that whatever the occasion may be one song, if not the whole album, can be appropriately played and perfectly accompany the given situation. I have seen STS9 play live 5 times in Austin and look forward to increasing that number and to see them in venues such as the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. When I see them live I always look forward to hearing songs from <em>Artifact</em> since they extend certain themes from songs to fit their live play style(Greenhaus).I find that songs from the album are my top played songs, such as “Reemergence,” “Trinocular,” “Natives End”, “Vibyl,” “Today,” and “GLOgli.” The positions of all the sonic elements in the stereo field are what impress me most about this album. The sounds come in and out of awareness from different positions making it very aurally and pleasing to listen to with headphones on.\n\nThe music from <em>Artifact</em> also accompanies the incredible documentary <em>Regeneration</em> that STS9 helped produce and created the music score for (About/Trailer). For those who haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it since it talks about the current young generation and how the effects of the over exposure to the media. STS9’s social work goes far beyond this documentary. They often team up with the Conscious Alliance to offer one of the kind show posters for the exchange of canned food items that are donated to local food banks (Organization Overview). Also in 2009 after hurricane Katrina, The band released an album that 100% of the proceeds went to the Make It Right Foundation, which helped rebuild the lower 9<sup>th</sup> ward of New Orleans (STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES). I believe musical activism is something that more artists should pursue, because it allows a message to carry over a greater network by incorporating the fans of the artist. Musical activism will also be accelerated by the increasing globalization of our society, and hopefully more people from other countries will begin to take notice of their deeds and music.\n\nIn February of 2005 when <em>Artifact</em> came out, the song “Let Me Love You” by the R&amp;B artist Mario was number 1 on the charts (Billboard top 200). The song is in a minor key and written in 4/4 time. This is similar to the song “Tokyo” on <em>Artifact</em> since it too is written in 4/4 time and goes through several key changes, one of them being a minor key during a portion of the song. Both songs incorporate synthesizers throughout the compositions and are based around a break beat for the kick/snare drum beat. However, Mario’s song contains lyrics about a woman and her love situation, which is stylistic of the R&amp;B genre. The song “Tokyo” contains no lyrics and is a completely instrumental piece. “Tokyo” contains samples of live instruments, including one that sounds like an ethnic string instrument originating from Asia. “Let Me Love You” has no live sampled instruments.\n\nThis album exemplifies a huge shift in music style, production, and distribution that goes against everything mainstream during the 2005 music era. Future generations can learn from STS9’s desire to keep their music original and breaking current music trends. They can also learn that if you have a musical idea, with enough focus and determination you can circumvent major record labels and self release your music. Also, the way STS9 fuses music genres will inspire future generation to follow in this technique to create new interesting musical idea’s and styles. And the acts of social activism is one that will be needed in a post apocalyptic world, since there would be lots of rebuilding to do, music could be a way of communicating what needs to be focused on.  One quote that sums up this album for future generations would be “<em>Artifact</em> is a worthwhile relic for future reference.”(Beres).\n\n&nbsp;\n<p align=\"center\">Work Cited</p>\n\"About / Trailer.\" <em>#regeneration</em>. Engine 7 Films, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER\">http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER</a>\n\n<em>This is the Documentary STS9 helped make and wrote the musical score for. The opening song and the song from the trailer are both from Artifact</em>\n\nAllmusic. \"Charts and Awards for Sound Tribe Sector 9 on AllMusic.\" <em>AllMusic</em>. N.p., n.d. Web.\n\n25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sound-tribe-sector-9-\n\nmn0000668431/awards&gt;.\n\n<em>This chart was quoted to show the position on the billboard charts.</em>\n\nBeres, Derek. \"Artifact.\" <em>XLR8R</em>. XLR8R Magazine, 1 Mar. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\n\n&lt;http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sound-tribe-sector-9/artifact&gt;.\n\n<em>This citation is a brief review from a very prominent electronic music magazine based out of San Francisco. I’ve been a reader of it for a while and found a quote that resonated with me.</em>\n\n\"Billboard Top 200.\" <em>Billboard</em>. Rovi Corporation, 28 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\n\n&lt;http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200&gt;.\n\n<em>This is where I found out that “Let Me Love You” was the top song in Feb. 2005</em>\n\nClark, Chris. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: Modern Artifact.\" <em>Glide Magazine</em>. Glide Publishing LLC,\n\n22 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.&lt;http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/47732/sound-\n\ntribe-sector-9-modern-artifact.html&gt;.\n\n<em>This is another interview I used which I quoted when talking about the genres. </em>\n\nGreenhaus, Mike. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: From Crystals to Computers.\" <em>Jambands.com</em>. Relix\n\nMedia Group, LLC, 4 May 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.jambands.com/features/2005/04/05/sound-tribe-sector-9-from-crystals-to-computers&gt;.\n\n<em>This is the interview that Michael Ross was citing, I read through it but found nothing that specifically helped me in writing the paper, but it gave me a better picture of the process of making the album and transitioning into a live production.</em>\n\n<em>Let Me Love You (Official Video)</em>. Dir. Juannelizabeth. Perf. Mario. <em>YouTube</em>. YouTube, 17 Dec.\n\n2008. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NARjr3fMMvY&gt;.\n\n<em>This is the song I was comparing Tokyo to.</em>\n\n\"Organization Overview.\" <em>Conscious Alliance</em>. Conscious Alliance, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\n\n&lt;https://www.consciousalliance.org/about/overview/&gt;.\n\n<em>This is the organization that STS9 teams up with. This is where I found out where the canned food goes.</em>\n\nRoss, Michael. \"Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9).\" <em>Pure Music</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\n\n&lt;http://www.puremusic.com/48sts9.html&gt;.\n\n<em>This was an interview that I found that had a quote about how they recorded this album. He was summarizing many interview found on jambands.com</em>\n\nSTS9. <em>Listen to Audio</em>. Rec. 30 Oct. 2012. Todd Titotito@gmail.com, 2012. <em>Archive.org</em>. The\n\nInternet Archive, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://archive.org/details/sts92012-\n\n10-30.mk41.flac16&gt;.\n\n<em>This provided a recent recording from a live show. The crowd’s reaction to the two songs from Artifact is apparent and shows that the album is still a favorite to many of their fans.</em>\n\n\"STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES.\" <em>STS9 Make </em>\n\n<em>It Right</em>. 1320 Records, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://sts9.com/makeitright/&gt;.\n\n<em>This is the website for there album that helped out with hurricane Katrina. The website had background info as well clips of the songs on it.</em>\n\n&nbsp;','ARTiFACT For The Ages','','inherit','open','open','','3025-revision','','','2012-11-26 19:49:42','2012-11-27 01:49:42','',3025,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3026',0,'revision','',0),(3027,68,'2012-11-26 19:59:42','2012-11-27 01:59:42','<p align=\"center\"><em>\r\nArtifact</em></p>\r\nThe album I chose to analyze is <em>Artifact </em>by Sound Tribe Sector 9. It was realized on February 8, 2005. <em>Artifact </em>is a multi-genre electronic album. It was recorded without using a professional studio despite it; the album has excellent sound quality. Most of the recording took place in 2001 to 2004, the same time America entered war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Also during this time, Sound Tribe was recording the documentary <em>Regeneration</em> with Ryan Gosling. The band played a major role in the film talking about the current young generation’s responsibility to change our cultures direction. I believe STS9’s Album artifact should be preserved because the album created a new style and manner of production which hadn’t been implemented successfully by and preceding bands and has an everlasting listening appeal.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nTry listening to songs from the album while reading this paper.  look for songs on youtube http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrETc4XXNqN_w6t3nti9IcN5xDeA9ydq3\r\n\r\nWith the advent of electronics, and subsequently computers, musicians and engineers alike have been teaming up to combine music and technology. From the first Moog Synthesizers to the home based PC, musicians have been continuously adding more electronic elements into their live performances and productions. The band Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) has continued with this idea to create an album, <em>Artifact,</em> which combines their ability to perform live jam styled music with synthesizers, samplers and sonic anomalies. This fusion captivates listeners with intricate melodies and rhythms that will surely please anyone from any musical taste or background.\r\n\r\nMusic from the 2000’s can most of the time be easily categorized since many artists and bands of this era played in their own respective genre. Some popular genres of this time include rap/post golden era hip-hop or “club” music, such as Ludacris, Kayne West, and Three 6 Mafia. Pop-rocks bands, such as Green Day, Simple Plan, and Blink-182 and various other permutations of rock music. And the endless subgenre’s of electronic dance music such as house, techno, trance, and down tempo. Most of these artists use cliché topics in their music like lost love and romance, getting money and living the hood life, or dealing with teenage angst.\r\n\r\nMost artists during 2000’s began releasing their music online since most of their audiences would download music through iTunes to use with their iPods. This era had a rapid growth of technology and music fusing together to benefit from one another. Small time artists were able to develop fan bases from around the world through the World Wide Web without touring, something new to music history and that has changed popular music as well. Also, many pop bands began implementing a production technique known as Auto-tune or melodyne. This technology allows a singer to sing out of pitch but then later reconfigured to fit within the key and scale of a song so that it sounds in tune. This is used in most of the top songs throughout the era. STS9 mostly strayed from many of the practices and genres of the mainstream. However, they did begin releasing their music online through iTunes and their online label 1320 Records, which allowed digital downloads.\r\n\r\nWhen compared to other records coming out in the 2000s, <em>Artifact </em>has many distinguishing features making it an innovative album. According to Billboards Top 100 Songs, <em>Artifact </em>is categorized as electronic music (allmusic), However, Chris Clark says in regards to STS9’s music that  “there is no one genre, or five at that, that can accurately define who they are, how they sound, or what they’re about;” so any attempts at classifying this album are futile (Clark). The band decided to tell a musical story with their album <em>Artifact</em> as noted by their first track, which is aptly titled “Music Story, Yes”. The first concept album was Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, but mainstream music emphasizes singles so concept albums have not been as common. The albums song’s seemingly melt and flow into one another, which makes it heard to pinpoint one single song that stands out. This is also how their live sets are played, one song fading into the next with no definitive beginning or end. In my opinion having a piece of music listen to as one single work of art, instead of many, is a much more artistic approach then the commercial albums that were meant to make record companies money.\r\n\r\nSTS9 also decided to start their own recording company so they could produce music they wanted instead of being slaves to the industry’s big wigs. This meant\r\nthey had to go without the help of sound engineers and big studio equipment. They ended up making the album over the course of 4 years in “bedrooms, hotels, moving vehicles, parking garages”, which required them to take any opportunity they had while on tour to make the album (Ross). STS9 also pioneered “livetronica,” which is said to be a “style or real time playing and electronic manipulation” and is very apparent throughout <em>Artifact</em> (Ross). <em>Artifact</em> also has many “found sounds,” which are when an artist records sounds in their day to day activities and incorporates into their music. The album is followed up by remix album <em>Artifact: Perspectives</em>, where the band asked their favorite musicians to do remix of songs from the original album. The remix provides a very interesting reinterpretation of many of the songs.\r\n\r\nThe album came out in February of 2005 and ended up hitting the #12 on billboard’s top electronic albums of 2005 which shows the popularity extended beyond its former fan base (billboard).\r\n\r\nToday Artifact remains an integral part of their live material. It is common for STS9 to play at least a few songs from it at each show. On a popular music site the 3 top most downloaded STS9 Live recordings, that collectively have over 250,000 downloads, all contain at least 2 songs from <em>artifact</em> (archive.org). The most recent live recording on the site is from a set played on October 30, 2012 and it contains “Tokyo” and “Somesing” from artifact. From the recording, one can hear the moment the intro melody of both songs are played the crowd goes wild showing that STS9’s dedicated fans are most familiar with <em>Artifact </em>(archive.org).\r\n\r\nI find that this album constantly entertains me even though I have listened to it repeatedly many times. Even after all the times I have listened to it, I still notice subtle elements that I didn’t notice previously. I find that whatever the occasion may be one song, if not the whole album, can be appropriately played and perfectly accompany the given situation. I have seen STS9 play live 5 times in Austin and look forward to increasing that number and to see them in venues such as the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. When I see them live I always look forward to hearing songs from <em>Artifact</em> since they extend certain themes from songs to fit their live play style(Greenhaus).I find that songs from the album are my top played songs, such as “Reemergence,” “Trinocular,” “Natives End”, “Vibyl,” “Today,” and “GLOgli.” The positions of all the sonic elements in the stereo field are what impress me most about this album. The sounds come in and out of awareness from different positions making it very aurally and pleasing to listen to with headphones on.\r\n\r\nThe music from <em>Artifact</em> also accompanies the incredible documentary <em>Regeneration</em> that STS9 helped produce and created the music score for (About/Trailer). For those who haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it since it talks about the current young generation and how the effects of the over exposure to the media. STS9’s social work goes far beyond this documentary. They often team up with the Conscious Alliance to offer one of the kind show posters for the exchange of canned food items that are donated to local food banks (Organization Overview). Also in 2009 after hurricane Katrina, The band released an album that 100% of the proceeds went to the Make It Right Foundation, which helped rebuild the lower 9<sup>th</sup> ward of New Orleans (STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES). I believe musical activism is something that more artists should pursue, because it allows a message to carry over a greater network by incorporating the fans of the artist. Musical activism will also be accelerated by the increasing globalization of our society, and hopefully more people from other countries will begin to take notice of their deeds and music.\r\n\r\nIn February of 2005 when <em>Artifact</em> came out, the song “Let Me Love You” by the R&amp;B artist Mario was number 1 on the charts (Billboard top 200). The song is in a minor key and written in 4/4 time. This is similar to the song “Tokyo” on <em>Artifact</em> since it too is written in 4/4 time and goes through several key changes, one of them being a minor key during a portion of the song. Both songs incorporate synthesizers throughout the compositions and are based around a break beat for the kick/snare drum beat. However, Mario’s song contains lyrics about a woman and her love situation, which is stylistic of the R&amp;B genre. The song “Tokyo” contains no lyrics and is a completely instrumental piece. “Tokyo” contains samples of live instruments, including one that sounds like an ethnic string instrument originating from Asia. “Let Me Love You” has no live sampled instruments.\r\n\r\nThis album exemplifies a huge shift in music style, production, and distribution that goes against everything mainstream during the 2005 music era. Future generations can learn from STS9’s desire to keep their music original and breaking current music trends. They can also learn that if you have a musical idea, with enough focus and determination you can circumvent major record labels and self release your music. Also, the way STS9 fuses music genres will inspire future generation to follow in this technique to create new interesting musical idea’s and styles. And the acts of social activism is one that will be needed in a post apocalyptic world, since there would be lots of rebuilding to do, music could be a way of communicating what needs to be focused on.  One quote that sums up this album for future generations would be “<em>Artifact</em> is a worthwhile relic for future reference.”(Beres).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n\"About / Trailer.\" <em>#regeneration</em>. Engine 7 Films, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER\">http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER</a>\r\n\r\n<em>This is the Documentary STS9 helped make and wrote the musical score for. The opening song and the song from the trailer are both from Artifact</em>\r\n\r\nAllmusic. \"Charts and Awards for Sound Tribe Sector 9 on AllMusic.\" <em>AllMusic</em>. N.p., n.d. Web.\r\n\r\n25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sound-tribe-sector-9-\r\n\r\nmn0000668431/awards&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This chart was quoted to show the position on the billboard charts.</em>\r\n\r\nBeres, Derek. \"Artifact.\" <em>XLR8R</em>. XLR8R Magazine, 1 Mar. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sound-tribe-sector-9/artifact&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This citation is a brief review from a very prominent electronic music magazine based out of San Francisco. I’ve been a reader of it for a while and found a quote that resonated with me.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Billboard Top 200.\" <em>Billboard</em>. Rovi Corporation, 28 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is where I found out that “Let Me Love You” was the top song in Feb. 2005</em>\r\n\r\nClark, Chris. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: Modern Artifact.\" <em>Glide Magazine</em>. Glide Publishing LLC,\r\n\r\n22 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.&lt;http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/47732/sound-\r\n\r\ntribe-sector-9-modern-artifact.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is another interview I used which I quoted when talking about the genres. </em>\r\n\r\nGreenhaus, Mike. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: From Crystals to Computers.\" <em>Jambands.com</em>. Relix\r\n\r\nMedia Group, LLC, 4 May 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.jambands.com/features/2005/04/05/sound-tribe-sector-9-from-crystals-to-computers&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the interview that Michael Ross was citing, I read through it but found nothing that specifically helped me in writing the paper, but it gave me a better picture of the process of making the album and transitioning into a live production.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Let Me Love You (Official Video)</em>. Dir. Juannelizabeth. Perf. Mario. <em>YouTube</em>. YouTube, 17 Dec.\r\n\r\n2008. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NARjr3fMMvY&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the song I was comparing Tokyo to.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Organization Overview.\" <em>Conscious Alliance</em>. Conscious Alliance, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;https://www.consciousalliance.org/about/overview/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the organization that STS9 teams up with. This is where I found out where the canned food goes.</em>\r\n\r\nRoss, Michael. \"Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9).\" <em>Pure Music</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.puremusic.com/48sts9.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This was an interview that I found that had a quote about how they recorded this album. He was summarizing many interview found on jambands.com</em>\r\n\r\nSTS9. <em>Listen to Audio</em>. Rec. 30 Oct. 2012. Todd Titotito@gmail.com, 2012. <em>Archive.org</em>. The\r\n\r\nInternet Archive, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://archive.org/details/sts92012-\r\n\r\n10-30.mk41.flac16&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This provided a recent recording from a live show. The crowd’s reaction to the two songs from Artifact is apparent and shows that the album is still a favorite to many of their fans.</em>\r\n\r\n\"STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES.\" <em>STS9 Make </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It Right</em>. 1320 Records, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://sts9.com/makeitright/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the website for there album that helped out with hurricane Katrina. The website had background info as well clips of the songs on it.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','ARTiFACT For The Ages','','inherit','open','open','','3025-revision-2','','','2012-11-26 19:59:42','2012-11-27 01:59:42','',3025,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3027',0,'revision','',0),(3028,1,'2012-11-26 15:56:20','2012-11-26 21:56:20','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n    The movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;<a href=\"http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobin\">http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin</a>\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-7','','','2012-11-26 15:56:20','2012-11-26 21:56:20','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3028',0,'revision','',0),(3030,1,'2012-11-26 21:46:49','2012-11-27 03:46:49','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\n<a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.10227513299287372\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</a>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-9','','','2012-11-26 21:46:49','2012-11-27 03:46:49','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3030',0,'revision','',0),(3032,1,'2012-11-26 21:48:29','2012-11-27 03:48:29','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-11','','','2012-11-26 21:48:29','2012-11-27 03:48:29','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3032',0,'revision','',0),(3033,1,'2012-11-26 21:49:26','2012-11-27 03:49:26','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-12','','','2012-11-26 21:49:26','2012-11-27 03:49:26','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3033',0,'revision','',0),(3034,1,'2012-11-26 21:50:21','2012-11-27 03:50:21','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-13','','','2012-11-26 21:50:21','2012-11-27 03:50:21','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3034',0,'revision','',0),(3035,1,'2012-11-26 21:51:15','2012-11-27 03:51:15','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-14','','','2012-11-26 21:51:15','2012-11-27 03:51:15','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3035',0,'revision','',0),(3037,1,'2012-11-26 21:55:28','2012-11-27 03:55:28','','boyz','','inherit','open','open','','boyz','','','2012-11-26 21:55:28','2012-11-27 03:55:28','',3014,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/boyz.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3036,1,'2012-11-26 21:51:57','2012-11-27 03:51:57','[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /> http://twa2r.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/morpheus-red-or-blue-pill-the-matrix-430x370.jpg[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What is ‘real’? How do you define ‘real’? (The Matrix)” Andy and Lana Wachowski wrote and directed a mind-boggling science fiction story with a strong psychological theme. “The Matrix” was released March 31, 1999 in the United States and was instantly a hit. “The Matrix” is currently number 18 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list; behind the likes of “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, and “The Lord of the Rings”. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\nLana Wachowski was born in June 1965, and her brother Andy was born in December 1967. They starting writing science fiction movies, and co-wrote their first movie “Assassins” that came out in 1995. They shared a directorial debut with the movie “Bound” in 2006, then in 1999 “The Matrix” franchise began.  Most recently they wrote “Cloud Atlas” which was released this last year. They have shared 5 movie awards during their career of co-writing and co-directing. “The Matrix” is the only franchise under their belt, with people still wanting more (IMDB).\r\n\r\nThis movie directly correlates to the “Information Age” movement which is normally shown as the 1960s to present. The “information age” summarized is the movement of rapid technology growth and an increase in available information. During this time computers were invented, and in 1990 the internet was launched. Once the internet was launched, technology increased incredibly fast, leading to the world becoming connected. You can send an email to someone on the other side of the world, and they can respond instantly (Fiero).\r\n\r\nIn the 1990’s America was fascinated by the growing technologies of the age; the internet was launched and AOL began their historic trek. We as humans became exceedingly more dependent on machines for everything from communication to work. Computers now allow us to instant message someone across the world, making writing letters obsolete. A commonly used storyline in science-fiction movies was technology taking over. The leader of the rebel group in “The Matrix” named Morpheus says, “Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony (The Matrix).” This psychological fear of technology goes back to around Einstein. Albert Einstein is regularly quoted saying , “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity (Einstein).”\r\n\r\n[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4[/youtube]\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"></p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">“The Matrix” storyline begins in the future, where a hacker by the codename Neo has come across the term Matrix and he is trying to find out what it is. Morpheus, the rebel leader, is told a prophecy about the one who will beat the Matrix, and believing Neo is that one reaches out to him. Neo is given the decision to take the blue pill and go on with life as he wishes, or take the red pill and “...stay in Wonderland... (The Matrix).” Morpheus shows Neo the Matrix, and informs him that the life he knows is nothing but a computer program. Neo is basically reborn and at first can’t even move, they use computer programs to teach him basic instincts as well as fighting techniques. After Neo gets reprogrammed and introduced to the actual real world, the ‘battle’ with the machines begins.</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs[/youtube]</p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLn1XgNWnDs</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movie references Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” several times in the beginning to highlight the culture shock Neo goes through, as Alice did in the book. After Neo has taken the red pill, Morpheus says “I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole (The Matrix).” Alice in Wonderland has become a quintessential example of a crazy realization, and is often referred to in movies like “The Matrix” (IMDB).\r\n\r\nIf you look at it science-fictionally you won’t see much difference from the other movies being released in the 1990’s. This theme of life being a lie shows up a few times, like the Total Recall franchise. Total Recall is about a man who goes to a place to receive memories of a vacation to Mars, but when things go wrong he remembers being a secret agent on Mars. He realizes that what he thought was his life is a lie, just like in the Matrix when Neo realizes that life as he knew it was a lie. Total Recall went on to become a franchise, like the Matrix, and one just came out this last year (IMDB).\r\n\r\nWhen the Matrix was released on March 31, 1999, it made almost $30,000,000 opening weekend and ended up making $204,000,000 while in theatres. It won 28 movie related awards, 4 of them being Oscars. A concern when the movie first came out was the deceiving factor in the movie of reality really being a simulation. As with other movies, most recently shown in “The Dark Night Rises”, people take the movie literally. Robin Turner wrote an essay called “‘Guns...Lots of Guns’: The Role of violence in The Matrix”, which discusses the violence in the movie and the confusion it has caused. Turner says that around the country people killed their family and friends, because they claimed they are living in the Matrix. While the producers of the movie started referring to the Matrix as a ‘fantasy’, the psychological aspect of this false reality has some people convinced the Matrix is a real thing (Turner). It has only been 13 years since the movie was released, and since then the Matrix franchise has released 2 sequels (“The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”), a movie called the “Anti-Matrix”, and a TV animated series.\r\n\r\nPersonally, this is one of my favorite movies. I love that it makes you think, but is still very entertaining. It’s a movie that can have a different meaning every time you watch it; you could watch it for entertainment and be entertained, you could watch it for science fiction and be entertained with the idea of the machines battling the humans, and my favorite is when you watch it for a deeper meaning and get a question on life in general.\r\n\r\nThere is alot future generations can take from “The Matrix”. One thing is the portrayal of the “Information Age”, the dangers of technology. Another thing is that things aren’t always how they appear. “The Matrix” by the Wachowski siblings should be preserved because is successfully depicts the still prevalent philosophical fear of technology rising up over humans.\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\n\"Albert Einstein Technology Quotes.\" &lt;http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Albert_Einstein_Technology/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get a quote on technology from Einstein.\r\n\r\n\"Andy Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Andy himself.\r\n\r\nFiero, Gloria K. The Humanistic Tradition. Vol 2. Books 3-6. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. eBook. McGraw-Hill’s Connect. 2011. Web. Fall 2012.\r\nI used Fiero to talk about the Information Age.\r\n\r\n\"Lana Wachowski.\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/bio&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on Lana herself.\r\n\r\n\"The Matrix (1999).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get the specifics on the movie; the awards, the gross income, a storyline summary, and other things.\r\n\r\n\"Total Recall (1990).\" &lt;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/&gt;.\r\nI used this to get specifics on “Total Recall” for the needs of the paper.\r\n\r\nTurner, Robin. \"“Guns . . . Lots of Guns”: The role of violence in The Matrix.\" www.bilkent.edu. N.p., 09 2003. Web. 26 Nov 2012. &lt;http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin&gt;\r\nI used this to show reactions after the movie came out.','Andy and Lana Wachowski\'s \"The Matrix\"','','inherit','open','open','','3007-revision-15','','','2012-11-26 21:51:57','2012-11-27 03:51:57','',3007,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3036',0,'revision','',0),(3040,1,'2012-11-26 20:03:20','2012-11-27 02:03:20','<p align=\"center\"><em>\r\nArtifact</em></p>\r\nThe album I chose to analyze is <em>Artifact </em>by Sound Tribe Sector 9. It was released on February 8, 2005. <em>Artifact </em>is a multi-genre electronic album. It was recorded without using a professional studio despite it; the album has excellent sound quality. Most of the recording took place in 2001 to 2004, the same time America entered war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Also during this time, Sound Tribe was recording the documentary <em>Regeneration</em> with Ryan Gosling. The band played a major role in the film talking about the current young generation’s responsibility to change our cultures direction. I believe STS9’s Album artifact should be preserved because the album created a new style and manner of production which hadn’t been implemented successfully by any preceding bands and has an everlasting listening appeal.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nTry listening to songs from the album while reading this paper.  look for songs on youtube http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrETc4XXNqN_w6t3nti9IcN5xDeA9ydq3\r\n\r\nWith the advent of electronics, and subsequently computers, musicians and engineers alike have been teaming up to combine music and technology. From the first Moog Synthesizers to the home based PC, musicians have been continuously adding more electronic elements into their live performances and productions. The band Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) has continued with this idea to create an album, <em>Artifact,</em> which combines their ability to perform live jam styled music with synthesizers, samplers and sonic anomalies. This fusion captivates listeners with intricate melodies and rhythms that will surely please anyone from any musical taste or background.\r\n\r\nMusic from the 2000’s can most of the time be easily categorized since many artists and bands of this era played in their own respective genre. Some popular genres of this time include rap/post golden era hip-hop or “club” music, such as Ludacris, Kayne West, and Three 6 Mafia. Pop-rocks bands, such as Green Day, Simple Plan, and Blink-182 and various other permutations of rock music. And the endless subgenre’s of electronic dance music such as house, techno, trance, and down tempo. Most of these artists use cliché topics in their music like lost love and romance, getting money and living the hood life, or dealing with teenage angst.\r\n\r\nMost artists during 2000’s began releasing their music online since most of their audiences would download music through iTunes to use with their iPods. This era had a rapid growth of technology and music fusing together to benefit from one another. Small time artists were able to develop fan bases from around the world through the World Wide Web without touring, something new to music history and that has changed popular music as well. Also, many pop bands began implementing a production technique known as Auto-tune or melodyne. This technology allows a singer to sing out of pitch but then later reconfigured to fit within the key and scale of a song so that it sounds in tune. This is used in most of the top songs throughout the era. STS9 mostly strayed from many of the practices and genres of the mainstream. However, they did begin releasing their music online through iTunes and their online label 1320 Records, which allowed digital downloads.\r\n\r\nWhen compared to other records coming out in the 2000s, <em>Artifact </em>has many distinguishing features making it an innovative album. According to Billboards Top 100 Songs, <em>Artifact </em>is categorized as electronic music (allmusic), However, Chris Clark says in regards to STS9’s music that  “there is no one genre, or five at that, that can accurately define who they are, how they sound, or what they’re about;” so any attempts at classifying this album are futile (Clark). The band decided to tell a musical story with their album <em>Artifact</em> as noted by their first track, which is aptly titled “Music Story, Yes”. The first concept album was Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, but mainstream music emphasizes singles so concept albums have not been as common. The albums song’s seemingly melt and flow into one another, which makes it heard to pinpoint one single song that stands out. This is also how their live sets are played, one song fading into the next with no definitive beginning or end. In my opinion having a piece of music listen to as one single work of art, instead of many, is a much more artistic approach then the commercial albums that were meant to make record companies money.\r\n\r\nSTS9 also decided to start their own recording company so they could produce music they wanted instead of being slaves to the industry’s big wigs. This meant\r\nthey had to go without the help of sound engineers and big studio equipment. They ended up making the album over the course of 4 years in “bedrooms, hotels, moving vehicles, parking garages”, which required them to take any opportunity they had while on tour to make the album (Ross). STS9 also pioneered “livetronica,” which is said to be a “style or real time playing and electronic manipulation” and is very apparent throughout <em>Artifact</em> (Ross). <em>Artifact</em> also has many “found sounds,” which are when an artist records sounds in their day to day activities and incorporates into their music. The album is followed up by remix album <em>Artifact: Perspectives</em>, where the band asked their favorite musicians to do remix of songs from the original album. The remix provides a very interesting reinterpretation of many of the songs.\r\n\r\nThe album came out in February of 2005 and ended up hitting the #12 on billboard’s top electronic albums of 2005 which shows the popularity extended beyond its former fan base (billboard).\r\n\r\nToday Artifact remains an integral part of their live material. It is common for STS9 to play at least a few songs from it at each show. On a popular music site the 3 top most downloaded STS9 Live recordings, that collectively have over 250,000 downloads, all contain at least 2 songs from <em>artifact</em> (archive.org). The most recent live recording on the site is from a set played on October 30, 2012 and it contains “Tokyo” and “Somesing” from artifact. From the recording, one can hear the moment the intro melody of both songs are played the crowd goes wild showing that STS9’s dedicated fans are most familiar with <em>Artifact </em>(archive.org).\r\n\r\nI find that this album constantly entertains me even though I have listened to it repeatedly many times. Even after all the times I have listened to it, I still notice subtle elements that I didn’t notice previously. I find that whatever the occasion may be one song, if not the whole album, can be appropriately played and perfectly accompany the given situation. I have seen STS9 play live 5 times in Austin and look forward to increasing that number and to see them in venues such as the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. When I see them live I always look forward to hearing songs from <em>Artifact</em> since they extend certain themes from songs to fit their live play style(Greenhaus).I find that songs from the album are my top played songs, such as “Reemergence,” “Trinocular,” “Natives End”, “Vibyl,” “Today,” and “GLOgli.” The positions of all the sonic elements in the stereo field are what impress me most about this album. The sounds come in and out of awareness from different positions making it very aurally and pleasing to listen to with headphones on.\r\n\r\nThe music from <em>Artifact</em> also accompanies the incredible documentary <em>Regeneration</em> that STS9 helped produce and created the music score for (About/Trailer). For those who haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it since it talks about the current young generation and how the effects of the over exposure to the media. STS9’s social work goes far beyond this documentary. They often team up with the Conscious Alliance to offer one of the kind show posters for the exchange of canned food items that are donated to local food banks (Organization Overview). Also in 2009 after hurricane Katrina, The band released an album that 100% of the proceeds went to the Make It Right Foundation, which helped rebuild the lower 9<sup>th</sup> ward of New Orleans (STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES). I believe musical activism is something that more artists should pursue, because it allows a message to carry over a greater network by incorporating the fans of the artist. Musical activism will also be accelerated by the increasing globalization of our society, and hopefully more people from other countries will begin to take notice of their deeds and music.\r\n\r\nIn February of 2005 when <em>Artifact</em> came out, the song “Let Me Love You” by the R&amp;B artist Mario was number 1 on the charts (Billboard top 200). The song is in a minor key and written in 4/4 time. This is similar to the song “Tokyo” on <em>Artifact</em> since it too is written in 4/4 time and goes through several key changes, one of them being a minor key during a portion of the song. Both songs incorporate synthesizers throughout the compositions and are based around a break beat for the kick/snare drum beat. However, Mario’s song contains lyrics about a woman and her love situation, which is stylistic of the R&amp;B genre. The song “Tokyo” contains no lyrics and is a completely instrumental piece. “Tokyo” contains samples of live instruments, including one that sounds like an ethnic string instrument originating from Asia. “Let Me Love You” has no live sampled instruments.\r\n\r\nThis album exemplifies a huge shift in music style, production, and distribution that goes against everything mainstream during the 2005 music era. Future generations can learn from STS9’s desire to keep their music original and breaking current music trends. They can also learn that if you have a musical idea, with enough focus and determination you can circumvent major record labels and self release your music. Also, the way STS9 fuses music genres will inspire future generation to follow in this technique to create new interesting musical idea’s and styles. And the acts of social activism is one that will be needed in a post apocalyptic world, since there would be lots of rebuilding to do, music could be a way of communicating what needs to be focused on.  One quote that sums up this album for future generations would be “<em>Artifact</em> is a worthwhile relic for future reference.”(Beres).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\">Work Cited</p>\r\n\"About / Trailer.\" <em>#regeneration</em>. Engine 7 Films, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER\">http://www.regeneration-themovie.com/ABOUT-TRAILER</a>\r\n\r\n<em>This is the Documentary STS9 helped make and wrote the musical score for. The opening song and the song from the trailer are both from Artifact</em>\r\n\r\nAllmusic. \"Charts and Awards for Sound Tribe Sector 9 on AllMusic.\" <em>AllMusic</em>. N.p., n.d. Web.\r\n\r\n25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sound-tribe-sector-9-\r\n\r\nmn0000668431/awards&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This chart was quoted to show the position on the billboard charts.</em>\r\n\r\nBeres, Derek. \"Artifact.\" <em>XLR8R</em>. XLR8R Magazine, 1 Mar. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sound-tribe-sector-9/artifact&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This citation is a brief review from a very prominent electronic music magazine based out of San Francisco. I’ve been a reader of it for a while and found a quote that resonated with me.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Billboard Top 200.\" <em>Billboard</em>. Rovi Corporation, 28 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is where I found out that “Let Me Love You” was the top song in Feb. 2005</em>\r\n\r\nClark, Chris. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: Modern Artifact.\" <em>Glide Magazine</em>. Glide Publishing LLC,\r\n\r\n22 Feb. 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.&lt;http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/47732/sound-\r\n\r\ntribe-sector-9-modern-artifact.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is another interview I used which I quoted when talking about the genres. </em>\r\n\r\nGreenhaus, Mike. \"Sound Tribe Sector 9: From Crystals to Computers.\" <em>Jambands.com</em>. Relix\r\n\r\nMedia Group, LLC, 4 May 2005. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.jambands.com/features/2005/04/05/sound-tribe-sector-9-from-crystals-to-computers&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the interview that Michael Ross was citing, I read through it but found nothing that specifically helped me in writing the paper, but it gave me a better picture of the process of making the album and transitioning into a live production.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Let Me Love You (Official Video)</em>. Dir. Juannelizabeth. Perf. Mario. <em>YouTube</em>. YouTube, 17 Dec.\r\n\r\n2008. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NARjr3fMMvY&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the song I was comparing Tokyo to.</em>\r\n\r\n\"Organization Overview.\" <em>Conscious Alliance</em>. Conscious Alliance, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;https://www.consciousalliance.org/about/overview/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the organization that STS9 teams up with. This is where I found out where the canned food goes.</em>\r\n\r\nRoss, Michael. \"Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9).\" <em>Pure Music</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\n&lt;http://www.puremusic.com/48sts9.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This was an interview that I found that had a quote about how they recorded this album. He was summarizing many interview found on jambands.com</em>\r\n\r\nSTS9. <em>Listen to Audio</em>. Rec. 30 Oct. 2012. Todd Titotito@gmail.com, 2012. <em>Archive.org</em>. The\r\n\r\nInternet Archive, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://archive.org/details/sts92012-\r\n\r\n10-30.mk41.flac16&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This provided a recent recording from a live show. The crowd’s reaction to the two songs from Artifact is apparent and shows that the album is still a favorite to many of their fans.</em>\r\n\r\n\"STS9 : PEACEBLASTER : THE NEW ORLEANS MAKE IT RIGHT REMIXES.\" <em>STS9 Make </em>\r\n\r\n<em>It Right</em>. 1320 Records, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://sts9.com/makeitright/&gt;.\r\n\r\n<em>This is the website for there album that helped out with hurricane Katrina. The website had background info as well clips of the songs on it.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','ARTiFACT For The Ages','','inherit','open','open','','3025-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 20:03:20','2012-11-27 02:03:20','',3025,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3040',0,'revision','',0),(3041,66,'2012-11-26 23:02:48','2012-11-27 05:02:48','<div>\r\n\r\nTheory of relativity\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nAlbert Einstein\r\n\r\nBetween 1907 and 1915<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_12801.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3044\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_12801-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>It is uncommon knowledge  to know why we orbit our sun in a vacuum, or how light cannot escape a black hole, but the concepts given to us by Einstein\'s Theory(s) of Relativity gives us be best insight on explaining these amazing powers of this universe. Special relativity states that laws of physics are the equal  for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light is constant. General relativity states that The larger the object is, the larger its distortion in space time which is what we call as gravity. His theories of special and general relativities correlate in that it explains the effects and differences between stationary bodies and bodies in motion. It also explains how light is affected by gravity via gravitational lensing, which gravity\'s ability to bend light. Without such an incredible idea we would be forever ignorant about such things, and would be severely detrimental to our growth as a species. My proposal to preserve this concept, apart from it allowing us to travel in space, is because it is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest human achievements of all time. It is the foundation by which all explanations in physics and cosmology are based on, and thus, allows us to further our knowledge of the vast universe around us. I believe that we must preserve this because it is everything in our universe operates upon given a few known exceptions, and gives a foothold into our continued progress towards discovery. Ultimately, however, we don\'t need to preserve it, because it will always exist.</div>\r\n<div><!--more--></div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIn the age of curiosity and trying to understand the cosmos, a singular individual spearheaded physics and cosmology, and every major science of the time, and would forever change the way we view the universe. This individual was named Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist. His ideas revolutionized the way we explain how things work, and helped answer some of the big questions. His ideas  and theories went along with many others such as Robert Oppenheimer and Niels Bohr. Many were driven, given the rapid evolution of technology, to find out and discover everything they could, as quickly as they could because they were finally able to.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nFor it\'s time, it\'s significance is beyond it. It was theoretical physics that accounted for many unknowns in the universe that wouldn\'t be discovered until after Einstein\'s death. It had predicted a great many concepts such as black holes and dark matter, the things that make up most of the gravity in our universe. He was ahead of his time, and this theory leap-frogged us into proving it. We looked for the black holes and the dark matter, and there they are. Theoretical physics, cosmology, astrophysics, the sciences most people have a hard time understanding, and all the others as well, operate upon this foundation, so it\'s importance is beyond understanding. Allaboutscience.org best summarizes it\'s importance after many occurrences where the general theory could be applied, \"Einstein’s theories of both special and general relativity have been confirmed to be accurate to a very high degree over recent years, and the data has been shown to corroborate many key predictions...general relativity proved itself accurate to better than a trillionth of a percent precision, thus making it one of the best confirmed principles in all of physics.\"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nUpon it\'s birth, the theory was met with varied beliefs. Many thought it was in correct because it conflicted with other theories at the time, but the majority grew to accept it very quickly. The more study that was done with it as the basis, the more it made sense to the rest of the scientific community. And though Einstein is the accepted creator of this theory, many others are credited to its culmination, such as <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Michelson\">Albert Michelson</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Lorentz\">Hendrik Lorentz</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9\">Henri Poincaré</a>. This was a huge undertaking, to explain the fundamental laws of the universe, and to say with almost certainty that this what the basic laws of the universe operate on would be a bold statement. So of course many disbelieved at first, but as we know now it is very widely accepted. It best explained space-time in relation to gravity, a Space.com put it, \" [he] worked out the equations for his general theory of relativity, Einstein realized that massive objects caused a distortion in space-time. Imagine setting a large body in the center of a trampoline. The body would press down into the fabric, causing it to dimple. A marble rolled around the edge would spiral inward toward the body, pulled in much the same way that the gravity of a planet pulls at rocks in space\"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIt is so widely accepted, in fact, that you will not find a single educated adult who does not know E = mc2, Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared, as it\'s and explanation to special relativity. In fact, most young people today could even recognize it and who it\'s accredited to, it is that relevant and important to our culture. And though it was met with mixed acceptances upon its creation, it is almost universally accepted today. This, however, does not mean that everyone understands it. Typically it\'s explanation is left to advanced high school physics and higher level learning.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nTo me it is a grand idea to be in wonder of. No one ever thinks about how even though we\'re floating on a huge rock in the vacuum of space, we\'re affected by an invisible, immeasurable force, thousands of miles away, and that we\'re also being affected by the rock we\'re standing on itself. We call this gravity, and we know it exists because we know the difference between it\'s pull, and no gravity at all. Or that light takes eight minutes to travel from the sun to us, and yet that speed at which it travels is incomprehendable. I\'ve always had a huge wonder of astrophysics and what lies beyond this planet, beyond what we know and are comfortable with. When we discovered the Higgs-Boson, aka the God Particle, earlier this year no one could care less about it\'s importance and it\'s relevance to even the basic laws of physics. But for those reading I\'ll summarize. It is the particle, or set of particles, that give everything mass and essentially, existence. Thus, giving something mass essentially gives it gravity and a foot-hold in our dimension/reality. The science behind it is very in-depth and complicated. Interestingly, Einstein stated that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light, but when we smashed the atoms at the The Hadron Collider and Detector at Fermilab to find the Higgs Boson, we found it to be traveling a bit faster than light. We don\'t know how to classify this in the known laws of physics, but I believe we\'re stepping into a whole new universe of science, almost literally.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nJ<a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=maxwell%27s%20electromagnetic%20theory&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDwQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJames_Clerk_Maxwell&amp;ei=1byzUOLGOc-s0AGj7YHICA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhnZ2Hy0Jkra3niTYhOS2kL8bc2w\">ames Clerk Maxwell</a> was working in parallel to Einstein in trying to explain the framework of such laws, but only came as far as showing a relation between energy and mass.  Thebigview.com gives a good synopsis on Einstein\'s E=MC2 versus Maxwell\'s E/c2, \"Einstein derived this relation in an attempt to reconcile Maxwell\'s electromagnetic theory with the conservation of energy and momentum. Maxwell said that light carries a momentum, which is to say that a wave carries an amount of energy. Due to the principle of conservation of momentum, if a body emits energy in the form of radiation, the body loses an equivalent amount of mass that is given by E/c². This describes the relation between energy and mass. \"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe most significant thing future generations should be aware of is that first is that it is almost the law on how our universe operates, and secondly, that there are things in our universe that this law/theory does not apply to. Future generations must work off what we discover by using this theory.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThis work has become one of the greatest testaments to human knowledge and curiosity. It has given us great insight into what exists and more importantly, how it exists. It the fundamental basis for the guidelines the universe and relative physics operate by. There is still so much to learn, but Einstein gave us a way to help point us in the right direction. And it\'s because of these things that we must preserve it, for our culture at least.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe things that helped me most was just having a curious mind and an openness to the things I didn\'t know. There is a multitude of information out there on any given subject, so when you find something of interest, pursue it and learn all you can about it, learn all its aspects and what have been taken from it.\r\n\r\nImage: http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/763130_o.gif\r\n\r\nWorks Cited\r\n\r\nRedd, Nola T. \"Einstein\'s Theory of General Relativity.\" <em>Space.com</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\nKnierim, Thomas. \"Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein).\" <em>Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein)</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/relativity.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n\"Theory Of Relativity.\" <em>AllAboutScience.org</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allaboutscience.org/theory-of-relativity.htm&gt;.\r\n\r\n</div>','Albert Einstein\'s Theory of relativity','','publish','open','open','','albert-einsteins-theory-of-relativity','','','2012-12-16 13:24:08','2012-12-16 19:24:08','',0,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3041',0,'post','',10),(3042,66,'2012-11-26 22:56:44','2012-11-27 04:56:44','<div>\n\nTheory of relativity\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nAlbert Einstein\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nBetween 1907 and 1915\n\n</div>\n<div>It is uncommon knowledge  to know why we orbit our sun in a vacuum, or how light cannot escape a black hole, but the concepts given to us by Einstein\'s Theory(s) of Relativity gives us be best insight on explaining these amazing powers of this universe. Special relativity states that laws of physics are the equal  for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light is constant. General relativity states that The larger the object is, the larger its distortion in space time which is what we call as gravity. His theories of special and general relativities correlate in that it explains the effects and differences between stationary bodies and bodies in motion. It also explains how light is affected by gravity via gravitational lensing, which gravity\'s ability to bend light. Without such an incredible idea we would be forever ignorant about such things, and would be severely detrimental to our growth as a species. My proposal to preserve this concept, apart from it allowing us to travel in space, is because it is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest human achievements of all time. It is the foundation by which all explanations in physics and cosmology are based on, and thus, allows us to further our knowledge of the vast universe around us. I believe that we must preserve this because it is everything in our universe operates upon given a few known exceptions, and gives a foothold into our continued progress towards discovery. Ultimately, however, we don\'t need to preserve it, because it will always exist.</div>\n<div><!--more--></div>\n<div>\n\nIn the age of curiosity and trying to understand the cosmos, a singular individual spearheaded physics and cosmology, and every major science of the time, and would forever change the way we view the universe. This individual was named Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist. His ideas revolutionized the way we explain how things work, and helped answer some of the big questions. His ideas  and theories went along with many others such as Robert Oppenheimer and Niels Bohr. Many were driven, given the rapid evolution of technology, to find out and discover everything they could, as quickly as they could because they were finally able to.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nFor it\'s time, it\'s significance is beyond it. It was theoretical physics that accounted for many unknowns in the universe that wouldn\'t be discovered until after Einstein\'s death. It had predicted a great many concepts such as black holes and dark matter, the things that make up most of the gravity in our universe. He was ahead of his time, and this theory leap-frogged us into proving it. We looked for the black holes and the dark matter, and there they are. Theoretical physics, cosmology, astrophysics, the sciences most people have a hard time understanding, and all the others as well, operate upon this foundation, so it\'s importance is beyond understanding. Allaboutscience.org best summarizes it\'s importance after many occurrences where the general theory could be applied, \"Einstein’s theories of both special and general relativity have been confirmed to be accurate to a very high degree over recent years, and the data has been shown to corroborate many key predictions...general relativity proved itself accurate to better than a trillionth of a percent precision, thus making it one of the best confirmed principles in all of physics.\"\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nUpon it\'s birth, the theory was met with varied beliefs. Many thought it was in correct because it conflicted with other theories at the time, but the majority grew to accept it very quickly. The more study that was done with it as the basis, the more it made sense to the rest of the scientific community. And though Einstein is the accepted creator of this theory, many others are credited to its culmination, such as <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Michelson\">Albert Michelson</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Lorentz\">Hendrik Lorentz</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9\">Henri Poincaré</a>. This was a huge undertaking, to explain the fundamental laws of the universe, and to say with almost certainty that this what the basic laws of the universe operate on would be a bold statement. So of course many disbelieved at first, but as we know now it is very widely accepted. It best explained space-time in relation to gravity, a Space.com put it, \" [he] worked out the equations for his general theory of relativity, Einstein realized that massive objects caused a distortion in space-time. Imagine setting a large body in the center of a trampoline. The body would press down into the fabric, causing it to dimple. A marble rolled around the edge would spiral inward toward the body, pulled in much the same way that the gravity of a planet pulls at rocks in space\"\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nIt is so widely accepted, in fact, that you will not find a single educated adult who does not know E = mc2, Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared, as it\'s and explanation to special relativity. In fact, most young people today could even recognize it and who it\'s accredited to, it is that relevant and important to our culture. And though it was met with mixed acceptances upon its creation, it is almost universally accepted today. This, however, does not mean that everyone understands it. Typically it\'s explanation is left to advanced high school physics and higher level learning.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nTo me it is a grand idea to be in wonder of. No one ever thinks about how even though we\'re floating on a huge rock in the vacuum of space, we\'re affected by an invisible, immeasurable force, thousands of miles away, and that we\'re also being affected by the rock we\'re standing on itself. We call this gravity, and we know it exists because we know the difference between it\'s pull, and no gravity at all. Or that light takes eight minutes to travel from the sun to us, and yet that speed at which it travels is incomprehendable. I\'ve always had a huge wonder of astrophysics and what lies beyond this planet, beyond what we know and are comfortable with. When we discovered the Higgs-Boson, aka the God Particle, earlier this year no one could care less about it\'s importance and it\'s relevance to even the basic laws of physics. But for those reading I\'ll summarize. It is the particle, or set of particles, that give everything mass and essentially, existence. Thus, giving something mass essentially gives it gravity and a foot-hold in our dimension/reality. The science behind it is very in-depth and complicated. Interestingly, Einstein stated that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light, but when we smashed the atoms at the The Hadron Collider and Detector at Fermilab to find the Higgs Boson, we found it to be traveling a bit faster than light. We don\'t know how to classify this in the known laws of physics, but I believe we\'re stepping into a whole new universe of science, almost literally.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>J<a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=maxwell%27s%20electromagnetic%20theory&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDwQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJames_Clerk_Maxwell&amp;ei=1byzUOLGOc-s0AGj7YHICA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhnZ2Hy0Jkra3niTYhOS2kL8bc2w\">ames Clerk Maxwell</a> was working in parallel to Einstein in trying to explain the framework of such laws, but only came as far as showing a relation between energy and mass.  Thebigview.com gives a good synopsis on Einstein\'s E=MC2 versus Maxwell\'s E/c2, \"Einstein derived this relation in an attempt to reconcile Maxwell\'s electromagnetic theory with the conservation of energy and momentum. Maxwell said that light carries a momentum, which is to say that a wave carries an amount of energy. Due to the principle of conservation of momentum, if a body emits energy in the form of radiation, the body loses an equivalent amount of mass that is given by E/c². This describes the relation between energy and mass. \"</p>\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nThe most significant thing future generations should be aware of is that first is that it is almost the law on how our universe operates, and secondly, that there are things in our universe that this law/theory does not apply to. Future generations must work off what we discover by using this theory.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nThis work has become one of the greatest testaments to human knowledge and curiosity. It has given us great insight into what exists and more importantly, how it exists. It the fundamental basis for the guidelines the universe and relative physics operate by. There is still so much to learn, but Einstein gave us a way to help point us in the right direction. And it\'s because of these things that we must preserve it, for our culture at least.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>The things that helped me most was just having a curious mind and an openness to the things I didn\'t know. There is a multitude of information out there on any given subject, so when you find something of interest, pursue it and learn all you can about it, learn all its aspects and what have been taken from it.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Redd, Nola T. \"Einstein\'s Theory of General Relativity.\" <em>Space.com</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.</p>\n<p>Knierim, Thomas. \"Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein).\" <em>Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein)</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/relativity.html&gt;.</p>\n<p>\"Theory Of Relativity.\" <em>AllAboutScience.org</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allaboutscience.org/theory-of-relativity.htm&gt;.</p>\n\n</div>','Albert Einstein\'s Theory of relativity','','inherit','open','open','','3041-revision','','','2012-11-26 22:56:44','2012-11-27 04:56:44','',3041,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3042',0,'revision','',0),(3043,66,'2012-11-26 23:01:55','2012-11-27 05:01:55','','tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_1280','','inherit','open','open','','tumblr_m3phbxkhar1r3si8so1_r1_1280','','','2012-11-26 23:01:55','2012-11-27 05:01:55','',3041,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_1280.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3044,66,'2012-11-26 23:02:33','2012-11-27 05:02:33','','tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_1280','','inherit','open','open','','tumblr_m3phbxkhar1r3si8so1_r1_1280-2','','','2012-11-26 23:02:33','2012-11-27 05:02:33','',3041,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_12801.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3045,66,'2012-11-26 23:01:08','2012-11-27 05:01:08','<div>\n\nTheory of relativity\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nAlbert Einstein\n\nBetween 1907 and 1915\n\n</div>\n<div>It is uncommon knowledge  to know why we orbit our sun in a vacuum, or how light cannot escape a black hole, but the concepts given to us by Einstein\'s Theory(s) of Relativity gives us be best insight on explaining these amazing powers of this universe. Special relativity states that laws of physics are the equal  for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light is constant. General relativity states that The larger the object is, the larger its distortion in space time which is what we call as gravity. His theories of special and general relativities correlate in that it explains the effects and differences between stationary bodies and bodies in motion. It also explains how light is affected by gravity via gravitational lensing, which gravity\'s ability to bend light. Without such an incredible idea we would be forever ignorant about such things, and would be severely detrimental to our growth as a species. My proposal to preserve this concept, apart from it allowing us to travel in space, is because it is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest human achievements of all time. It is the foundation by which all explanations in physics and cosmology are based on, and thus, allows us to further our knowledge of the vast universe around us. I believe that we must preserve this because it is everything in our universe operates upon given a few known exceptions, and gives a foothold into our continued progress towards discovery. Ultimately, however, we don\'t need to preserve it, because it will always exist.</div>\n<div><!--more--></div>\n<div>\n\nIn the age of curiosity and trying to understand the cosmos, a singular individual spearheaded physics and cosmology, and every major science of the time, and would forever change the way we view the universe. This individual was named Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist. His ideas revolutionized the way we explain how things work, and helped answer some of the big questions. His ideas  and theories went along with many others such as Robert Oppenheimer and Niels Bohr. Many were driven, given the rapid evolution of technology, to find out and discover everything they could, as quickly as they could because they were finally able to.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nFor it\'s time, it\'s significance is beyond it. It was theoretical physics that accounted for many unknowns in the universe that wouldn\'t be discovered until after Einstein\'s death. It had predicted a great many concepts such as black holes and dark matter, the things that make up most of the gravity in our universe. He was ahead of his time, and this theory leap-frogged us into proving it. We looked for the black holes and the dark matter, and there they are. Theoretical physics, cosmology, astrophysics, the sciences most people have a hard time understanding, and all the others as well, operate upon this foundation, so it\'s importance is beyond understanding. Allaboutscience.org best summarizes it\'s importance after many occurrences where the general theory could be applied, \"Einstein’s theories of both special and general relativity have been confirmed to be accurate to a very high degree over recent years, and the data has been shown to corroborate many key predictions...general relativity proved itself accurate to better than a trillionth of a percent precision, thus making it one of the best confirmed principles in all of physics.\"\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nUpon it\'s birth, the theory was met with varied beliefs. Many thought it was in correct because it conflicted with other theories at the time, but the majority grew to accept it very quickly. The more study that was done with it as the basis, the more it made sense to the rest of the scientific community. And though Einstein is the accepted creator of this theory, many others are credited to its culmination, such as <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Michelson\">Albert Michelson</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Lorentz\">Hendrik Lorentz</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9\">Henri Poincaré</a>. This was a huge undertaking, to explain the fundamental laws of the universe, and to say with almost certainty that this what the basic laws of the universe operate on would be a bold statement. So of course many disbelieved at first, but as we know now it is very widely accepted. It best explained space-time in relation to gravity, a Space.com put it, \" [he] worked out the equations for his general theory of relativity, Einstein realized that massive objects caused a distortion in space-time. Imagine setting a large body in the center of a trampoline. The body would press down into the fabric, causing it to dimple. A marble rolled around the edge would spiral inward toward the body, pulled in much the same way that the gravity of a planet pulls at rocks in space\"\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nIt is so widely accepted, in fact, that you will not find a single educated adult who does not know E = mc2, Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared, as it\'s and explanation to special relativity. In fact, most young people today could even recognize it and who it\'s accredited to, it is that relevant and important to our culture. And though it was met with mixed acceptances upon its creation, it is almost universally accepted today. This, however, does not mean that everyone understands it. Typically it\'s explanation is left to advanced high school physics and higher level learning.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nTo me it is a grand idea to be in wonder of. No one ever thinks about how even though we\'re floating on a huge rock in the vacuum of space, we\'re affected by an invisible, immeasurable force, thousands of miles away, and that we\'re also being affected by the rock we\'re standing on itself. We call this gravity, and we know it exists because we know the difference between it\'s pull, and no gravity at all. Or that light takes eight minutes to travel from the sun to us, and yet that speed at which it travels is incomprehendable. I\'ve always had a huge wonder of astrophysics and what lies beyond this planet, beyond what we know and are comfortable with. When we discovered the Higgs-Boson, aka the God Particle, earlier this year no one could care less about it\'s importance and it\'s relevance to even the basic laws of physics. But for those reading I\'ll summarize. It is the particle, or set of particles, that give everything mass and essentially, existence. Thus, giving something mass essentially gives it gravity and a foot-hold in our dimension/reality. The science behind it is very in-depth and complicated. Interestingly, Einstein stated that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light, but when we smashed the atoms at the The Hadron Collider and Detector at Fermilab to find the Higgs Boson, we found it to be traveling a bit faster than light. We don\'t know how to classify this in the known laws of physics, but I believe we\'re stepping into a whole new universe of science, almost literally.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nJ<a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=maxwell%27s%20electromagnetic%20theory&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDwQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJames_Clerk_Maxwell&amp;ei=1byzUOLGOc-s0AGj7YHICA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhnZ2Hy0Jkra3niTYhOS2kL8bc2w\">ames Clerk Maxwell</a> was working in parallel to Einstein in trying to explain the framework of such laws, but only came as far as showing a relation between energy and mass.  Thebigview.com gives a good synopsis on Einstein\'s E=MC2 versus Maxwell\'s E/c2, \"Einstein derived this relation in an attempt to reconcile Maxwell\'s electromagnetic theory with the conservation of energy and momentum. Maxwell said that light carries a momentum, which is to say that a wave carries an amount of energy. Due to the principle of conservation of momentum, if a body emits energy in the form of radiation, the body loses an equivalent amount of mass that is given by E/c². This describes the relation between energy and mass. \"\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nThe most significant thing future generations should be aware of is that first is that it is almost the law on how our universe operates, and secondly, that there are things in our universe that this law/theory does not apply to. Future generations must work off what we discover by using this theory.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nThis work has become one of the greatest testaments to human knowledge and curiosity. It has given us great insight into what exists and more importantly, how it exists. It the fundamental basis for the guidelines the universe and relative physics operate by. There is still so much to learn, but Einstein gave us a way to help point us in the right direction. And it\'s because of these things that we must preserve it, for our culture at least.\n\n</div>\n<div>\n\nThe things that helped me most was just having a curious mind and an openness to the things I didn\'t know. There is a multitude of information out there on any given subject, so when you find something of interest, pursue it and learn all you can about it, learn all its aspects and what have been taken from it.\n\nhttp://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/763130_o.gif\n\nRedd, Nola T. \"Einstein\'s Theory of General Relativity.\" <em>Space.com</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.\n\nKnierim, Thomas. \"Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein).\" <em>Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein)</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/relativity.html&gt;.\n\n\"Theory Of Relativity.\" <em>AllAboutScience.org</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allaboutscience.org/theory-of-relativity.htm&gt;.\n\n</div>','Albert Einstein\'s Theory of relativity','','inherit','open','open','','3041-revision-2','','','2012-11-26 23:01:08','2012-11-27 05:01:08','',3041,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3045',0,'revision','',0),(3046,66,'2012-11-26 23:02:45','2012-11-27 05:02:45','<div>\r\n\r\nTheory of relativity\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nAlbert Einstein\r\n\r\nBetween 1907 and 1915<a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_12801.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3044\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_m3phbxkhaR1r3si8so1_r1_12801-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>It is uncommon knowledge  to know why we orbit our sun in a vacuum, or how light cannot escape a black hole, but the concepts given to us by Einstein\'s Theory(s) of Relativity gives us be best insight on explaining these amazing powers of this universe. Special relativity states that laws of physics are the equal  for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light is constant. General relativity states that The larger the object is, the larger its distortion in space time which is what we call as gravity. His theories of special and general relativities correlate in that it explains the effects and differences between stationary bodies and bodies in motion. It also explains how light is affected by gravity via gravitational lensing, which gravity\'s ability to bend light. Without such an incredible idea we would be forever ignorant about such things, and would be severely detrimental to our growth as a species. My proposal to preserve this concept, apart from it allowing us to travel in space, is because it is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest human achievements of all time. It is the foundation by which all explanations in physics and cosmology are based on, and thus, allows us to further our knowledge of the vast universe around us. I believe that we must preserve this because it is everything in our universe operates upon given a few known exceptions, and gives a foothold into our continued progress towards discovery. Ultimately, however, we don\'t need to preserve it, because it will always exist.</div>\r\n<div><!--more--></div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIn the age of curiosity and trying to understand the cosmos, a singular individual spearheaded physics and cosmology, and every major science of the time, and would forever change the way we view the universe. This individual was named Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist. His ideas revolutionized the way we explain how things work, and helped answer some of the big questions. His ideas  and theories went along with many others such as Robert Oppenheimer and Niels Bohr. Many were driven, given the rapid evolution of technology, to find out and discover everything they could, as quickly as they could because they were finally able to.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nFor it\'s time, it\'s significance is beyond it. It was theoretical physics that accounted for many unknowns in the universe that wouldn\'t be discovered until after Einstein\'s death. It had predicted a great many concepts such as black holes and dark matter, the things that make up most of the gravity in our universe. He was ahead of his time, and this theory leap-frogged us into proving it. We looked for the black holes and the dark matter, and there they are. Theoretical physics, cosmology, astrophysics, the sciences most people have a hard time understanding, and all the others as well, operate upon this foundation, so it\'s importance is beyond understanding. Allaboutscience.org best summarizes it\'s importance after many occurrences where the general theory could be applied, \"Einstein’s theories of both special and general relativity have been confirmed to be accurate to a very high degree over recent years, and the data has been shown to corroborate many key predictions...general relativity proved itself accurate to better than a trillionth of a percent precision, thus making it one of the best confirmed principles in all of physics.\"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nUpon it\'s birth, the theory was met with varied beliefs. Many thought it was in correct because it conflicted with other theories at the time, but the majority grew to accept it very quickly. The more study that was done with it as the basis, the more it made sense to the rest of the scientific community. And though Einstein is the accepted creator of this theory, many others are credited to its culmination, such as <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Michelson\">Albert Michelson</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Lorentz\">Hendrik Lorentz</a>, <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9\">Henri Poincaré</a>. This was a huge undertaking, to explain the fundamental laws of the universe, and to say with almost certainty that this what the basic laws of the universe operate on would be a bold statement. So of course many disbelieved at first, but as we know now it is very widely accepted. It best explained space-time in relation to gravity, a Space.com put it, \" [he] worked out the equations for his general theory of relativity, Einstein realized that massive objects caused a distortion in space-time. Imagine setting a large body in the center of a trampoline. The body would press down into the fabric, causing it to dimple. A marble rolled around the edge would spiral inward toward the body, pulled in much the same way that the gravity of a planet pulls at rocks in space\"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIt is so widely accepted, in fact, that you will not find a single educated adult who does not know E = mc2, Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared, as it\'s and explanation to special relativity. In fact, most young people today could even recognize it and who it\'s accredited to, it is that relevant and important to our culture. And though it was met with mixed acceptances upon its creation, it is almost universally accepted today. This, however, does not mean that everyone understands it. Typically it\'s explanation is left to advanced high school physics and higher level learning.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nTo me it is a grand idea to be in wonder of. No one ever thinks about how even though we\'re floating on a huge rock in the vacuum of space, we\'re affected by an invisible, immeasurable force, thousands of miles away, and that we\'re also being affected by the rock we\'re standing on itself. We call this gravity, and we know it exists because we know the difference between it\'s pull, and no gravity at all. Or that light takes eight minutes to travel from the sun to us, and yet that speed at which it travels is incomprehendable. I\'ve always had a huge wonder of astrophysics and what lies beyond this planet, beyond what we know and are comfortable with. When we discovered the Higgs-Boson, aka the God Particle, earlier this year no one could care less about it\'s importance and it\'s relevance to even the basic laws of physics. But for those reading I\'ll summarize. It is the particle, or set of particles, that give everything mass and essentially, existence. Thus, giving something mass essentially gives it gravity and a foot-hold in our dimension/reality. The science behind it is very in-depth and complicated. Interestingly, Einstein stated that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light, but when we smashed the atoms at the The Hadron Collider and Detector at Fermilab to find the Higgs Boson, we found it to be traveling a bit faster than light. We don\'t know how to classify this in the known laws of physics, but I believe we\'re stepping into a whole new universe of science, almost literally.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nJ<a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=maxwell%27s%20electromagnetic%20theory&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDwQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJames_Clerk_Maxwell&amp;ei=1byzUOLGOc-s0AGj7YHICA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhnZ2Hy0Jkra3niTYhOS2kL8bc2w\">ames Clerk Maxwell</a> was working in parallel to Einstein in trying to explain the framework of such laws, but only came as far as showing a relation between energy and mass.  Thebigview.com gives a good synopsis on Einstein\'s E=MC2 versus Maxwell\'s E/c2, \"Einstein derived this relation in an attempt to reconcile Maxwell\'s electromagnetic theory with the conservation of energy and momentum. Maxwell said that light carries a momentum, which is to say that a wave carries an amount of energy. Due to the principle of conservation of momentum, if a body emits energy in the form of radiation, the body loses an equivalent amount of mass that is given by E/c². This describes the relation between energy and mass. \"\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe most significant thing future generations should be aware of is that first is that it is almost the law on how our universe operates, and secondly, that there are things in our universe that this law/theory does not apply to. Future generations must work off what we discover by using this theory.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThis work has become one of the greatest testaments to human knowledge and curiosity. It has given us great insight into what exists and more importantly, how it exists. It the fundamental basis for the guidelines the universe and relative physics operate by. There is still so much to learn, but Einstein gave us a way to help point us in the right direction. And it\'s because of these things that we must preserve it, for our culture at least.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe things that helped me most was just having a curious mind and an openness to the things I didn\'t know. There is a multitude of information out there on any given subject, so when you find something of interest, pursue it and learn all you can about it, learn all its aspects and what have been taken from it.\r\n\r\nhttp://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/763130_o.gif\r\n\r\nRedd, Nola T. \"Einstein\'s Theory of General Relativity.\" <em>Space.com</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.\r\n\r\nKnierim, Thomas. \"Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein).\" <em>Special and General Relativity Theory (Albert Einstein)</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.thebigview.com/spacetime/relativity.html&gt;.\r\n\r\n\"Theory Of Relativity.\" <em>AllAboutScience.org</em>. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.allaboutscience.org/theory-of-relativity.htm&gt;.\r\n\r\n</div>','Albert Einstein\'s Theory of relativity','','inherit','open','open','','3041-revision-3','','','2012-11-26 23:02:45','2012-11-27 05:02:45','',3041,'http://jeanatacc.com/2011/?p=3046',0,'revision','',0),(3047,71,'2012-11-26 23:42:27','2012-11-27 05:42:27','&nbsp;\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sgtpepperscover2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3054\" src=\"http://jeanatacc.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sgtpepperscover2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a><br clear=\"ALL\" /> http://www.beatlesagain.com/btsgtppr.html</p>\r\nI submit for inclusion in our time capsule, Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in June of 1967. This album is one of the most important works of its time because of its sonic brilliance, the lyrics and the messages within, as well as the band\'s immaculate crafting of a concept album.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nSgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles is an album comprised of 13 tracks for a combined 40 minutes. The sound of the album compared to the band previous releases is a decidedly more experimental sound and more mature take on some of the same topics that the group had already explored, along with a few new questions to ponder thrown in as well. The album was in line with its contemporaries in a time of psychedelic sentiments and sounds that reflected the culture of the 60\'s and the 1967 \'Summer of Love\' in particular. The thing that set this work apart from the others of its time were the brilliant  musicality that the band displayed as well as the compelling songwriting, mostly by band members John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Tony Hicks, in an article for the Contra Costa Times, wrote, “The music inside mixed in classical psychedelia sounds, electronic effects, was full of offbeat instrumentation and arrangements, and somehow heightened the band’s personality and songwriting genius while sill being easy to follow. The record connected the listener to a perceived continuous performance, powerfully sequenced for one great moment to set up the next.” The result was apart from a musical masterpiece, a quintessential concept album. The Beatles were huge stars in the eyes of the world, and their popularity along with the quality of the music and the mood of the time made for a cultural phenomenon in the form of what is widely considered the greatest rock and roll album of all time.\r\n\r\nThe 1967 \'Summer of Love\' revolved around the expanding of the hippie counter culture, experimental drug use, and the general abandonment of the straight laced attitude of the 1950\'s. Bands like The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas, and Jimi Hendrix along with The Beatles sang songs that provided the background for this shift in attitudes and documented the growth of new ideas and the questioning of authority of this era. In the July issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Mikal Gilmore recalled that \"Sixties rock, along with the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements and a mass willingness to experiment with marijuana and LSD, had given young people a new sense of empowerment.\" The possibilities of how one could go about living life were expanding as boundaries of resisting established forms of authority were pushed. Gilmore goes on to state, \"The Beatles had been introduced to marijuana by Bob Dylan in 1964 and had used the drug steadily since. But psychedelics -- which they were now taking -- proposed chancier, more intense possibilities. [...] Lennon felt his songwriting initially benefited from psychedelic experience.\" Former psychologist turned 1960s counterculture icon, Timothy Leary coined the catchphrase \"Turn on, tune in, drop out\" (Collis, Brunner, Halperin, Johnson, and McCaffery 1). He was a fixture in the culture that now was what the adolescent, teenybopper audience that The Beatles had begun to distance themselves from, has evolved into. The young people of this era had begun to grow up and experiment with new ideas which is part of what made the Sgt. Pepper\'s album such a huge phenomenon. The Beatles, the largest mainstream rock and roll act of the time, put out a classic album, expertly navigating the most pressing social issues of the time, at the exact time that their audience was ready to hear it.\r\n\r\nThe era of the 1960\'s revolved around the hippie counter culture and the ideas of free love. Along with these events came experimental drug use, an almost childish rebelliousness, and a spacey, hypnotic aesthetic related to the music of some of the most popular artists of the era. The band grasp of music and their ability and willingness to step outside of the normal boundaries of expression helped set them apart from their peers. In the studio, the band employed many innovative forms of technology into their creative process to expand the pallet of sounds that they used to create the Sgt. Pepper\'s album. They employed the idea of a concept to build the albums sound around that gave them even more room to experiment. In their book, The Beatles Anthology, Paul McCartney says, “We would be Sgt. Pepper’s band, and for the whole of the album we’d pretend to be someone else. So, when John walked up to the microphone to sing, it wouldn’t be the new John Lennon vocal, it would be whoever he was in this new group, his fantasy character. It liberated you - you could do anything when you got to the mike or on your guitar, because it wasn’t you.”\r\n\r\nThe work was received with wide acclaim, with many in the music media deeming it an instant classic. Sgt. Pepper\'s was a true studio album, as the band had stopped performing live, and dedicated themselves to making a meaningful work of art, and separate themselves from the Beatlemania that had dominated their careers from the inception. That\'s where the complexity of sounds in the album stem from. Today the album is widely believed to be the best rock and roll album of all time and is generally considered the band\'s seminal work. Today most of the novelty of Beatlemania has worn off, and their work is appreciated a little more than it was then. The albums detractors usually attributed the praise of the album to the hype surrounding the band, but the albums legacy has persevered through the years and still stands as one of the most popular musical works of all time.\r\n\r\nI bought this album about a year ago because I had stumbled upon Rolling Stone\'s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. I wanted to start my way down the list and experience all of these acclaimed albums over time. Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the number one album on the list and I had always meant to get into The Beatles, so I decided to start there. On the first listen I loved a few songs, but as a person that favors listening to albums in their entirety, I wasn\'t impressed. Eventually, after acquiring a higher quality set of headphones, I went back to it, and it pulled me in quickly. Lately I\'ve been listening to it at least a couple times a week, and while its still not my favorite album, I have begun to understand how this album as well as The Beatles as a band influenced the culture of their time, as well as many of the other artist that I enjoy from that era. This album inspired an era of musical artists that were only then being introduced to the recording technology that is standard today.\r\n\r\nIn 1967, as The Beatles were arguably at the top of their success, The Doors made their debut. Both bands were successful at crafting music that both centered around and centered on the biggest societal issues of the time. Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s lyrical artistry was rivaled by Jim Morrison’s psychedelic intellectualism. In a May 2003 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Parke Puterbaugh writes an article about The Doors’ debut album in which he states, “The Doors arrived in 1967, the same year as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band; both were psychedelic touchstones and among the first major rock discs that truly stood as albums, rather than collections of songs. But whereas The Beatles took a basically sunny view of humanity, the Door’s debut offered the dark side of the moon.” In my opinion, The Doors debut was just as important as far as the impact of the album itself. I strongly considered submitting The Doors’ album for consideration to be included in our time capsule. The thing that put The Beatles over the top for me was the mainstream success that they were at the time and the accessibility that their notoriety had given them. In a TIME Magazine article titled “The Messengers”, the an unnamed author writes, “All the successes of the past two years were a foreshadowing of Sgt. Pepper, which more than anything dramatizes, note for note, word for word, the brilliance of the new Beatles.” Their popularity gave them access to as wide of a channel of listeners as any band had ever garnered. This made their album that much more impactful. They brought their new sounds and ideas to the large audience that they already had, as well as pulling in a more mature and enlightened audience that had dismissed them before.\r\n\r\nFuture generations should look back on this work and primarily view it as a seminal example of a complete musical work of art. The musicality of the band as well as the lyricism and the messages that they convey show how an album should ultimately be approached. Not matter how different the music might be, the ambition to express thoughts in a unique and sonically beautiful way should be held by all musical artists. Future generations should also note how successful Sgt. Pepper’s was as a concept album. Personally, I have heard and enjoyed many concept albums, Sgt. Pepper’s stands out, because of the musicality it possesses as well as the stylistic variance of the songs therein. The songs stand well on there own, and possess their own unique sounds that go together well as an album. That is a balance that is hard to achieve for any artist or band that is trying to convey a message or tell a story though a collection of songs, especially in an industry that even in 1967 was driven by singles. In an article titled <em>Rereading: Sgt. Pepper’s Words</em>, David Michaelis stated, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band revolutionized pop music as the airplane revolutionized warfare. Until Sgt. Pepper, the pop single dominated the recording industry.” There were many cases of radio stations playing the album in its entirety after its release. Every song on the album received radio play either by itself or in succession with other tracks from the album. This signifies how Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band contains some of the most important music of one of the most important musical eras, and deserves to be preserved for future generations to enjoy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Works Cited</p>\r\nBeatles, The. <em>The Beatles Anthology</em>. San Francisco: Chronicle Books Llc, 2002. Print.\r\n\r\nMichaelis, David. \"Rereading: Sgt. Pepper\'s Words.\" <em>American Scholar</em>. 2002: 130. Print.\r\n\r\nHicks, Tony. \"\'Sgt. Pepper\'s\' Still Turns Us On: Beatles Album Forever Changed Way Music Made, Played.\" <em>Contra Costa Times</em> [Walnut Creek] 28 05 2007, n. pag. Print.\r\n\r\nGilmore, Mikal. \"Making Sgt. Pepper.\" <em>Rolling Stone</em>. 12 2007: n. page. Print.\r\n\r\nCollis, Clark, Rob Brunner, Shirey Halperin, Beth Johnson, and Damien McCaffery. \"Summer of Love Revisited.\" <em>Entertainment Weekly</em>. 06 2007: n. page. Print.\r\n\r\n\"The Messengers.\" <em>Time</em>. 22 1967: n. page. Print.','Sgt. 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