Documentary Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Summary

The filmmaker, Lee Fulkerson, explores the possibility of reversing diseases that he refers to as a “diseases of affluence.” In the documentary, he claims that there is a possibility of reversing the occurrence of the diseases through the adjustment of diets to constitute animal-based foods and less processed foods. Through observation, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn realized that certain diseases were less prevalent on people who fed entirely on plant foods. A study carried out in China by Dr. Campbell revealed that an entire plant-based diet could reverse and prevent degenerative conditions such as heart conditions, some ...

‘Sicko’ is a documentary film directed by Michael Moore. It is a document on the national system of health in U.S. The thematic core of the documentary is the health system in the United States and the way it is provided by the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) which are described and seen to be functioning clearly oriented by their non-stop need to keep increasing their profits. The documentary describes the established health system in the United Systems and compares it to the corresponding health system of Canada and other European countries, trying to arise questions regarding the ethical aspects of this ...

Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006)
The documentary narrates the journey of the crew of Nisshin Maru, a Japanese whaling ship, on a whaling expedition that takes months in the open sea. Barney and Bjork are dressed in traditional Japanese attire while riding in the shipping expedition. Barney is an alumnus of Yale University where he was recruited as an athlete to play football. Initially, is intentions were towards a career in medicine. Nonetheless, he graduated with a degree in arts. While Barney was an artist by profession, he did not necessarily earn his living from his artistic pieces. He had a day job ...

The documentary Dear Pyongyang and Crossing the line were both filmed during the mid 2000s in North Korea and both were a reflection of what really transpired between two families who had their sons being citizens of the North Korea both willingly and unwillingly. This film takes us through the journey that these brothers had to endure in the foreign country showing us what really transpired in North Korea between the year 1960 to present times.
The documentaries Dear Pyongyang and Crossing the line can be seen to both have an aspect of the present times in relation to ...

The documentary focuses on several medical crises that resulting from environmental problems. In the documentary the nightmare in question is the rapidly mutating bacteria that are hard to defeat once they get into an individuals body system. The antibiotic resistant bugs are evident in many places and that have become critical threat anywhere they are found. According to the documentary, doctors can not find any antibiotic protocols that can handle the rapidly evolving bacteria that c an kill people if no rapid diagnosis it done.
The documentary uses basic strategies of introducing people to the problem by focusing ...

Introduction

Symbolic interactionism is in essence a sociological approach and more critically one considered highly in social psychology. It focuses on the assemblage, negotiations and variations of connotations via social interactions. Symbolic interaction is defined according to Prus (10) as the studying of means with which individuals attempt to comprehend life situations and by extension, how such individuals opt to perform personal activities in concurrence with other individuals in society. Also referred to as interactionism, symbolic interactionism is a core theoretical perspective studied in sociology and relates to the subjective comprehension of the social process, human behaviour and rationality or ...

Abstract

‘A new generation of photographer has directed the documentary approach towards a more personal end. Their aim has not been to reform life, but to now it. Their work betrays sympathy- almost affection- for the imperfections and frailties of society. They like the real world, in spite of it terrors……’ [‘(Re) Defining Documentary Photography- Then and Now,’], these are the words of John Szarkowski, which he spoke in 1967 during an art gallery in New York about documentary photography, and its meaning to the world of art. Documentary photography has indeed earned its title as art despite numerous challenges from ...

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The population of the United States has reached the point where the Baby Boomers are becoming elderly. With advanced age comes the problem of maintenance. At the end of World War II in 1945 there was an explosion of births leading to the Baby Boomers. As the population of the United States ages the number of individuals who will be considered elderly will increase tremendously from this initial wave of the Baby Boomers. The documentary presented by Frontline titled “Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities” addresses the problems faced by this expanding population group. In a series of interviews ...

The drug that is highlighted in this paper is opiates. Opiates come in many forms are usually prescribed as pain medication. Opiates include most prescription pain medications such as: heroin, morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, et al. These drugs, while good for a short time after a serious accident, surgery, or other medical condition, to control pain, are highly addictive and can become an addictive substance in an individual who is prone to addictive habits. (The Abuse of Prescription Drugs, 2009)
Although opiates are one of the most addictive substances and cause thousands of deaths from self-medicating, there are not ...

Biological evolution is termed as any genetic change in a population that is passed on over successive generations. These genetic variations are not consistent as they may be large or small, prominent or not noticeable at all. To sum it up, biological evolution highlights how life has changed over time. Arguments of this theory have been advanced by Charles Darwin. His premise was of a scientific nature where he postulated biological evolution by means of Natural Selection. Charles Darwin’s Natural Selection is based on three assumptions about organisms namely: survival, adaptation and reproduction. This theory, however, has received criticism from ...

This documentary consists of three episodes in which Professor Diamond from UCLA is trying to find answers to some of the most interesting questions of today’s civilization, its causes and roots. The suggested answer is a simple one and as we go through the documentary we realize its truthiness. He gives obvious answers, but simple at the same time. I strongly recommend everyone to watch this movie so that he/she could go into an epic and historic journey and acquire better understanding of the past and series of events that lead to where we are today.
The name ...

A Promotion Plan

Habitat for Humanity ReStores: A Promotion Plan
Background
ReStores of Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1991 as donations in kind to help building homes accumulated. People organized themselves to get donations of previously-owned home furnishings and other materials that would support Habitat for Humanity’s activities. ReStores has served as Habitat’s drop-center and selling outlet for donated materials. Through the sales of the products, it has served as one of Habitat’s fundraising channel. The donated materials themselves were used in building homes for qualified people. The store also served as a volunteer recruitment center for Habitat, ...

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The film, 300, which was based on a graphic novel written by Miller and Lynn tells the story of the legendary King Leonidas of Sparta and how his 300 men courageously defended the pass of Thermopylae from the invading Persian army (Miller & Lynn). The film, however, was highly sensationalized. Miller, himself, admitted that ‘300’ was deliberately made exaggerated and historically inaccurate in some of its scenes for the purpose of making it more interesting and exciting. One of the many historical inaccuracies of the film 300 was the depiction of Sparta’s rite of passage. In the ...

What do we think about when we hear the word “museum”? Actually, I cannot tell about all the people, but the first thing I think about is history. There are hundreds, thousands, millions of museums all over the world! I consider them to be places, that accumulate examples of some non-material conceptions like art, ethnology, history or science, and many other conceptions.
All of them are really important for humanity. And most of them are very spiritual. Do you remember your school studying, when all the group was taken to a museum and told about its history, meaning ...

"Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple" is a documentary film of 2006 that makes clear everything about the incidents in the Peoples Temple, which had been headed by Jim Jones, the patron of over 900 members of the cult. In 1978 he arrived to a settlement in Guyana (Jonestown), where he caused a mass suicide. The film contains many interviews with Jonestown survivors, former Temple members, and people who accompanied Jim Jones at various stages of his life.
1. What are some of the characteristics of the followers in this organization?
The original purpose of this organization ...

The Leramie project is a documentary theatre film, based on a real life event; the murder of Mathew Shepard in Leramie, a small town in Wyoming. The film attempts to assess the attitude of the town people and their reaction to Mathew’s death as well as their opinion on gays and hate crimes. The film focuses on the question, Is Leramie an intolerant town? Through interviews of the locals and a look at the court process, The Tectonic Theatre Project reveals that just like any other American town, Leramie people hold different opinions on gay rights but definitely ...

The Inside Job is a documentary narrated by Charles Ferguson that gives an analysis of the main events that led to the collapse of Wall Street economy (Riley 3). This documentary focuses on the roles played by both the government and private sector in accelerating the financial meltdown that cost millions of people their jobs, homes, and savings (Marshall 13).

The banking institution forms one of the major private sectors that bear the blame of the financial crisis in the film “The Inside Job”. The film provided a wide range of view on how corrupt the US banking institutions are ...

After years under the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, civil unrest at all levels of Mexican society culminated into a revolution in the beginning decades of the twentieth century. The Mexican Revolution broke out due to dissatisfaction at both the upper and lower classes with Diaz’s rule. A sham election in 1910 only exasperated this unrest. When it became apparent that Francisco Madero was poised to win the 1910 election, Diaz fixed the results and arrested Madero. Revolutionary groups that made up the competing factions of the Mexican Revolution answered Madero’s call for an armed reaction to Diaz. The ...

Book Review

Lane, William L. Hebrews: A Call to Commitment. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Pub, 2004.

Introduction

Summary
The commentary by Lane is an exegetical and technical works that is based on the original text of the Hebrew. The author interacts with latest literature to make commentaries about the book of Hebrews. This makes the book fit for seminary students, scholars and people with an understanding of the original text. It has been argued that Hebrews is a difficult book. Hebrews is considered as a very difficult book, many people perceive it to be very difficult and this is what motivated Lane to ...

The artist

Christian Paul Kunsch was born in Hagen in the North German state of Westphalia. He is primarily a husband and father but is also a photographer and Taoist for good measure, also describing himself as ‘European’ on his website. His work which is chiefly in black and white is basically inspired by the work of Bernard Plossu, Francoise Nunez, Henri Cartier Bresson and Lucien Herve. However he claims other influences such as the music of Radiohead, Thom Yorke and Max Richter. Another source of inspiration is Wim Wenders, the film director whose movie, ‘Wings of Desire’ is an important part of ...

Globalization has made the world a global village; people interact in various fronts such as business, trade, culture, and other forms of interactions. The documentary film Darwin’s Theory and Tuna are important in putting into perspective the merits and demerits of globalization. Globalizations enhance the relationship between countries, which in turn leads to economic prosperity of the countries which benefits from the bilateral relationship. Despite these apparent benefits of globalization, there are adverse impacts that should be mitigated. In most cases the developed countries usually takes advantage of developing countries in fronts such as trade or neocolonialism. It is ...

Two Videos Analysis

This paper provides a critical and comprehensive analysis of the two videos to be mentioned below. The fundamental aim of this paper will be to unfold some of the ways through which the paper helps the author to understand better the role of women and men in the society. In addition, the paper will also examine some of the strengths and weaknesses of the two videos which shall be analyzed.

What’s the Devil’s Playground all about?

The Devil’s Playground can be described as being a documentary film which was produced by Lucy Walker. The documentary film explores the rite of passage of the Amish adolescent known ...

The story of Bob Dylan and his journey from small-town boy to folk and rock legend in many ways fits Campbell’s pattern of the hero’s journey. Director Martin Scorsese’s documentary, No Direction Home, minutely details the journey Dylan took to reach fame as a musician. However, the 60s were also an era of chaotic social change. Young people were seeing themselves, the political events of the decade, their sexuality, and their rights in new and unprecedented ways. Music, protest songs in particular, was one way that young people found a voice for themselves. Dylan may have followed a hero’ ...