Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Freedomlamd (civil right)

This story was happened at Armstrong Houses, Jersey. Brenda, white women who lives in Gannon told the police that a black guy stolen her car at Armstrong Houses and inside a car has her son(Cody). Detective Council Lorenzo, a well-known detective in Armstrong area, is a person who in charge of this case. Brenda tell Lorenzo that her son is sleeping in a car while it was stolen. In deep, Lorenzo are not 100% believe in what Brenda said. Brenda works in Rainbow Club.Brenda has a brother, he is a police in Gannon. Felicia and Billy are husband and wife. Felicia work in the same place with Brenda. When Brenda's brother know about this case, he ordered his team to detain people in Armstrong for finding a outlaw. People in Armstrong are not happy with this because they didn't anything wrong. By the helping of Friend of Kent, group of people who looking for missing children. Thay want to help Lorenzo to find Cody. They suggest to looking for Cody in Freeland, , the desert foster home.Brenda surrender to tell the spot where Cody was buried. She tell Lorenzo everything about Cody. She let Cody drink a little of cough syrup everynight to put him to sleep so can go to see Billy. But one night, she really wanna talk to Billy, Cody don't want her to go and tell that she will be sorry if she goes. Then, she came back and find out that Cody died b'coz he drink all bottle of cough syrup.

The main character is Brenda and Lorenzo, Brenda act like the psycho. Lorenzo is like psychologist. Brenda didn't have intention to let Cody died. Brenda is reflect the single life very well that full of stress from the society.

From the movie, the black people are like 2nd class people in US. As in the movie, one black guy said,"The circumstances were, they were a bunch of mud-flat animals on welfare that didn't deserve the consideration or respect you give a dog." People seem to care more about white people and if black people did or didn't do smth wrong they already be a suspect. But I think one of the reason is how do black people in movie talk, they talk no so nice but maybe they are so angry.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

MASH (Cold War)

MASH is came from the name Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. MASH is a story about the group of doctor who we in the Korea. The scene begin helicoptor printed MASH carry patients to the camp. The two doctor named Duke and Hawkeye came to the camp with a jeep. MASH is curing many patients not noly American but also Korean. Mostly movie is show lives of doctors and nurses in camp and scenes of surgery, not have scene of battle. Captain Hawkeye is likely to be a planner for everything. Captain Duke is like to drink alcohol. They like to tease Magaret "Hot Lip" but finally Cpt. Duke like Hot Lip. So I don't have much to explain about the movie. But at the last scene Cpt. Duke and Hawkeye was went back with the same jeep that they arrived.

There are many main characters but most memorable are Cpt. Duke and Hawkeye. Eventhough, they are behave like children but they are doing a good job. Personally, I like Radar because he is so funny, he know everything that his boss going to say.

This movie showed me the otherside of war. In the MASH camp there are lots of fun. They're played golf, singing, drinking almost everyday.I like the scene that they played a football with 256 army force. MASH team use many plans in order to win. They are so cheerful eventhough they are in a front line of battle. People gone crazy in this movie. Also, I see the black people in this movie. And I like the soundtrack at the beginning of this movie.

Flying Leathernecks (WW II)

The Lathernecks' action scenes are from the real situation. It is an aviation.The story about the hard-pressed group troops were holdings the airstrip only be affort beyond maximum. On the 16th August, the battle for Guadalcanal was still very much in doubt. Major Kirby is take charge in the battle with Japanese. His code is Jigsaw. His team was fought with Japanese marine. Finally, the US Marine won because Jigsaws bombed the Japanese marines.

The main character is Major Kirby but actually they are many. Major Kirby is a straight forward person. He is really response for his duty. He is skillful in driving a plane.

I can see that in the period of World War II, people looked so serious and scary. US Marine and planes are so high technology compared to a period of time. The planed can fold their wings. It's so amazing to see that. Many people die during the war. Also I can see the fearless of the soldiers both US Army and Japanese Army. But I still don't know the jargon like MPs or PFC.????

Pride of Yankees (Great Depression)

The movie is based on the true story of Lou Gehrig, a famous baseball player. Lou Gehirg is born in middle class family. His mother was a cooker in Columbia University. He like to play baseball since he was young but his mother wanted him to be an engineer like his uncle. Lou very loved his mother so he joined Columbia University. Also, as the same time he joined university baseball club. One day his mother was sick and he need money so he had to go town of Harvard for money. His mother think that he going to Harvard University. So he had to lie his mother. He succeed with the team and later come back to join New York Yankee. He was called "Tanglefoot" because he fall over the bats, person who called hime was Eleanor,later became Mrs Gehrig. He was famous with the Yankees. He promised one sickness boy that he going to strike 2 ball for him in the game. He did it. He married with Eleanor. He won many award. Unfortunately, he was sick and cannot play baseball.After playing a baseball for 2130 games in 16 years. In the last scene, they were a farewell for Lou at the Stadium.

Lou Gehrig is g genius baseball player. He not give up and relly love baseball. Eventhough, he was a sportman but he's really romantic person. He's famous but still take care of the society. He teach children how to play baseball.

From the movie, I can see that people in that period crazy about the sport and educational. Also, they are many immigration as I can see from the accent of Lou's mother. There is an evelator in the doctor office. At the last part the movie is very sad when Lou know that he was sick and going to die especially when his wife tied the necktie for him.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Hello Dolly (Industrial)

Dolly Levi (Barbra Streisand), widow, is a famous matchmaker. Everybody khows her. If you what something you just tell Dolly she can do everything for you. This is her phylosophy. She try to match Mr.Vandergelder, a single rich man in Yonker however Mr.Vandergelder is a tough guy, he think other is fool. He's going to NY to meet Mollou his future wife. But Dolly don't want that so she ask Vandergelder's clerks, Mr. Tucker and Mr.Cornelius to go to NY for meeting with Mollou. Tucker and Cornelius pretend that they are richmen from Yonker. Mollou believe that and go out for a date with him. Dolly fell in love to Mr. Vandergelder and finally he asks her to marry with him.

The main character is Dolly Levi. She is a cheerful and good human relation. Everybody loves Dolly while she walks she greet everybody. Also when she goes to restaurant, everybody is so happy to see her. She's very clever and intelligent woman.

From the movie, I can see the evolution of technologies such as tram, train, streetcar, buildings, electricity post, etc. Also, people live with luxury lives. They dressed up with expensive and elegant styles. Women dressed up like a evening dress all the times. Men dressed up in tuxedo or suit. Having meal in luxurious restaurants. Women roles seem to change because they can live on their owns. It's difficult to find a housewife. But I fell that the movie talk very fast especially Barbra, she speak so fast. And it's mostly like the musical music which makea me a little bit confuse.

Monday, February 5, 2007

The Gold Standard (Research Topic)

Gold Standard is monetary system, which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of Gold. It's meaning to say they use gold to be a main part in trading. There wil be a grarantee for gold. The system in no longer use in the world because we use the flat money.

In the 1870,The first adoptation of gold standard is German, continued with Latin Monetary Union ( Belguim, Italy, France, Switzerland) and United States. But hitorian claimed that it began in England since 1717.

The starting crisis of Gold Standard was incresing in living standard. The central banking and the financial system was proven largely be example as the 1890 bail out of Baring Band by Bank of England. Bearing had been almost bankrupcy. Only the US. still lacked a central banking system. Only the United States still lacked a central banking system. Since the end of the depressions of the 1880, the increase rate of industrail and imperial colonization. Also served to push living standard higher.
Another reason is tho free the standard to fund the war.

The depression and Second World War (1933-1945)
In 1933, during the Great Depression, the London conference marked the death of the international gold standard as it had developed. The main problem was what value the gold standard should take. The US. adviced that reflection of prices occur before returning to the Gold Standard. The UK would use favorable trading arrangements to aviods tax discipline. Another disagreement is role of tariffs in defeat of the gold standard.

Friday, February 2, 2007

Tom Horn ( Industrail)

The movie is from the true story of Tom Horn (1901), is a cowboy. He was hired by John Cotler, member of the Association to protect the cows. He is good at rifle. He killed the cow theives. He fall in love with a your school teacher. Unfortunately, he was accused that he was killed young boy. But the real reason that he was teased by association member which unsatisfied him. But John believe that Tom is innocent. However he was sentenced to hang.

The main character is Tom Horn,a cowboy, honest and faith person. He like the hill. He keep his word. He such a great horse rider and gunshooter. He love to have the freedom.

From the movie, I realize that when people get into the industrail age, people mostly wearing suits. Not much of the people wearing cowboy clothes, however, they still riding horses and carring guns. Also, the way of hanging people is different, they developed to use the water system. The music in this movie is kind of folk and country music I saw they guitar and violin. Importantly, in the industrial age the cowboy seem to be in the second class people, they have to do work and become drunken. I wonder why Tom was sentenced to death because in reality he's not wrong, there should be some way to help him. (^0*!)