Film Introduction Essay

What is the purpose of film?
What does Sullivan’s Travels suggest? What do you believe?
Your essay should be a minimum of 400 words.
Use at least one quote from the film. (Script)
(Movie overview with quotes)
Use at least two of the quotes below in your essay.
"Imitation, then, is one instinct of our nature. Next, there is the instinct for 'harmony' and rhythm, meters being manifestly sections of rhythm. Persons, therefore, starting with this natural gift developed by degrees their special aptitudes, till their rude improvisations gave birth to Poetry." –Aristotle
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." -Albert Einstein
"Jupiter's eagle [as an example of art] is not, like logical (aesthetic) attributes of an object, the concept of the sublimity and majesty of creation, but rather something else - something that gives the imagination an incentive to spread its flight over a whole host of kindred representations that provoke more thought than admits of expression in a concept determined by words. They furnish an aesthetic idea, which serves the above rational idea as a substitute for logical presentation, but with the proper function, however, of animating the mind by opening out for it a prospect into a field of kindred representations stretching beyond its ken." -Immanuel Kant
"Most scholars who deal with rock paintings or objects recovered from prehistoric contexts that cannot be explained in utilitarian terms and are thus categorized as decorative, ritual or symbolic, are aware of the trap posed by the term 'art'." -Silva Tomaskova
"By contrast, the realistic attitude, inspired by positivism, from Saint Thomas Aquinas to Anatole France, clearly seems to me to be hostile to any intellectual or moral advancement. I loathe it, for it is made up of mediocrity, hate, and dull conceit. It is this attitude which today gives birth to these ridiculous books, these insulting plays. It constantly feeds on and derives strength from the newspapers and stultifies both science and art by assiduously flattering the lowest of tastes; clarity bordering on stupidity, a dog's life." -André Breton
“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” - Hedy Lamarr
“All art is but imitation of nature.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton
DUE: Tuesday, September 28th (End of period)

Film Reflection

150 words about your thoughts regarding the early ages of film. You learned about the culture and technology during the emergence of the film genre. You also watched several films from that era.

Novel Reading

Read to page 79 for Friday.

Google News

Google News is not a newspaper. It is a collection of articles from news sources from around the world. Google takes articles from all newspapers and lets the reader read any of the articles for free.
Consider the following questions:
Is Google News a good service in a democracy? Is Google News helping the journalism industry or harming it?
Think about this before you answer because it’s more complex than it first appears. Talk it out with a partner if necessary.

Questions for Jay Rosen

Link to interview with journalism expert.

Journalism course

I am currently looking at revising the journalism course due to scheduling difficulties. I will be looking in to the matter.

Novel Reading

Read the first nine progress reports. That's page 1-42.

Quick response

Consider the first progress report in _Flowers for Algernon_. Write a response about the codes and conventions Daniel Keyes used (as identified in class). Remember to consider the author's purpose and the reader's response. min 150words

Multiple Intelligence

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm