"When persuasion regarding a particular issue is the goal, reason is a very important tool. Reason or logic carries a discussion from premises through well-reasoned arguments to a conclusion. However, often there is a no clear-cut solution to a real life problem, and logic alone cannot persuade."
what is our interpretation of this statement?
As I read that quote I thought it was pretty clear what the writer was trying to get across to the reader. When you are trying to persuade someone you must use reason otherwise it is next to impossible to get them to believe you. If you have a well- reasoned argument you will come to a conclusion just as it says. But in real world issues there isn't a true answer to solve them and I find that very true. You can look at so many different things that people struggle with in the real world and find that everyone has different views on why those things are the way they are, and how to fix them. This is simply because no two people are the same. Logic cannot persuade because logic has no roof, everyone has a different opinion of what logic really is.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Blog #2
1.) After reading the introduction chapter to Engaging Cinema, what are your initial thoughts as to studying the subject of film?
After reading this it made me realize that there is a lot more to learn about film then one would think. I like being able to read and learn about how much actually goes into a movie, because when you first think about it your initial thought is "it wouldn't be that hard to do this" but then you look into it and there is so much detail and so many little things that make such a big difference. Just think about it every time they switch the camera view from one character to the next and when they go back to the first character the scenery, the actors outfit, their hair and so on have to be exactly the same. I think my favorite part about studying the history through film so far is coming across things you see in almost every movie, and its things you don't really think about until you read about it and then you can make that connection and I think that is awesome.
2.) Are movies a social danger or a social benefit?
I honestly believe you could look at this question both ways. You can look at it from the bad side and say that they are a social danger because, many young kids see things that happen in movies and they think they can do the same things as those people or that they can be just like those people. Another reason it could be bad is think about how many people are basically addicted to movies and binge watch movies or TV series on a daily basis, that is definitely not good for their health. You can also look at it from the benefit side and I lean more toward this side, you can look at it as a social benefit because think about all the times you had nothing better to do on a Friday or Saturday night and instead of going out and getting in trouble you decide to call up a couple of your buddies to go to a movie. Movies can also teach people life lessons or have a positive impact on someone's life.
After reading this it made me realize that there is a lot more to learn about film then one would think. I like being able to read and learn about how much actually goes into a movie, because when you first think about it your initial thought is "it wouldn't be that hard to do this" but then you look into it and there is so much detail and so many little things that make such a big difference. Just think about it every time they switch the camera view from one character to the next and when they go back to the first character the scenery, the actors outfit, their hair and so on have to be exactly the same. I think my favorite part about studying the history through film so far is coming across things you see in almost every movie, and its things you don't really think about until you read about it and then you can make that connection and I think that is awesome.
2.) Are movies a social danger or a social benefit?
I honestly believe you could look at this question both ways. You can look at it from the bad side and say that they are a social danger because, many young kids see things that happen in movies and they think they can do the same things as those people or that they can be just like those people. Another reason it could be bad is think about how many people are basically addicted to movies and binge watch movies or TV series on a daily basis, that is definitely not good for their health. You can also look at it from the benefit side and I lean more toward this side, you can look at it as a social benefit because think about all the times you had nothing better to do on a Friday or Saturday night and instead of going out and getting in trouble you decide to call up a couple of your buddies to go to a movie. Movies can also teach people life lessons or have a positive impact on someone's life.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Blog #1
What are your thoughts about taking the class History Through Film?
I think this class will be a fun class that will really give me the opportunity to see the difference between reality and what Hollywood adds to the movie to make it more catchy.
What do you hope to get out of the class?
I took this class because like most others I like watching movies and I think it will be cool to get a better understanding on how film started and how it's evolved. I also think it will be cool to see the difference between actual history and how Hollywood changes what actually happened in history.
I think this class will be a fun class that will really give me the opportunity to see the difference between reality and what Hollywood adds to the movie to make it more catchy.
What do you hope to get out of the class?
I took this class because like most others I like watching movies and I think it will be cool to get a better understanding on how film started and how it's evolved. I also think it will be cool to see the difference between actual history and how Hollywood changes what actually happened in history.
What strength do you bring to the class that will help us all progress forward as we learn?
I feel like history is one of my strong suits in school, so I feel like I will be capable to figure out what is reality and what is just put in there as a catch to get people to watch the movie.
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