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Film
Class Assignment:
Film Studies scholarly research paper: In this assignment, you will write a persuasive argument interpreting three different film texts and using 3-5 scholarly resources you have researched. Your argument should take a stance on the common link you see in your group of films and why they are significant to the field of Film Studies.
Student’s Paper:
This student has decided to interpret these three films:
- Blade Runner
- Alien
- Avatar
Arguing that the common link is Corporate Greed in Sci-Fi.
YOUR Group Assignment: The aforementioned student has begun the research process and has found 5 sources. Using the CRAAP test & SHIFT method, evaluate if the sources gathered are appropriate for this assignment and meet the professor requirements.
For each source evaluate if:
- Yes, this source acceptable because…
- No this source not acceptable because…..
- This source is helpful but does not meet the assignment’s requirements.
Be prepared to explain WHY the source is or is not acceptable.
Provide a few (2-3) examples of sources your student still needs to find in order to complete the assignment.
Avatar and Philosophy by
James Cameron's critically acclaimed movie Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received countless accolades for its breath-taking visuals and use of 3D technology. But beyond its cinematic splendour, can Avatar also offer us insights into business ethics, empathy, disability, and the relationship between mind and body? Can getting to know the Na'vi, an alien species, enlarge our vision and help us to "see" both our world and ourselves in new ways? Avatar and Philosophy is a revealing journey through the world of Pandora and the huge range ofnbsp; philosophical themes raised by James Cameron's groundbreaking film Explores philosophical issues such as religion, morality, aesthetics, empathy, identity, the relationship of mind and body, environmental and business ethics, technology, and just war theory Examines a wide range of topics from the blockbuster movie, including attitudes toward nature, our responsibilities to nonhuman species, colonialism, disability, and communitarian ethics Written by an esteemed group of philosophers who are avid fans of Avatar themselves Explains philosophical concepts in an enjoyable and accessible manner that will appeal to all levels of readers With a new trilogy of sequels now announced, this is the ideal entry point for understanding the world of Pandora for fans and newcomers alike
ISBN: 9781118886762
Avatar and Nature Spirituality by
Avatar and Nature Spirituality explores the cultural and religious significance of James Cameron's film Avatar (2010), one of the most commercially successful motion pictures of all time. Its success was due in no small measure to the beauty of the Pandora landscape and the dramatic, heart-wrenching plight of its nature-venerating inhabitants. To some audience members, the film was inspirational, leading them to express affinity with the film's message of ecological interdependence and animistic spirituality. Some were moved to support the efforts of indigenous peoples, who were metaphorically and sympathetically depicted in the film, to protect their cultures and environments. To others, the film was politically, ethically, or spiritually dangerous. Indeed, the global reception to the film was intense, contested, and often confusing. To illuminate the film and its reception, this book draws on an interdisciplinary team of scholars, experts in indigenous traditions, religious studies, anthropology, literature and film, and post-colonial studies. Readers will learn about the cultural and religious trends that gave rise to the film and the reasons these trends are feared, resisted, and criticized, enabling them to wrestle with their own views, not only about the film but about the controversy surrounding it. Like the film itself, Avatar and Nature Spirituality provides an opportunity for considering afresh the ongoing struggle to determine how we should live on our home planet, and what sorts of political, economic, and spiritual values and practices would best guide us.
ISBN: 9781554588435Publication Date: 2013-08-14
Retrofitting Blade Runner by
This book of essays looks at the multitude of texts and influences which converge in Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner, especially the film’s relationship to its source novel, Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Essays consider political, moral and technological issues raised by the film, as well as literary, filmic, technical and aesthetic questions. Contributors discuss the film’s psychological and mythic patterns, importance political issues and the roots of the film in Paradise Lost, Frankenstein, detective fiction, and previous science fiction cinema.
ISBN: 0879725109Publication Date: 1997-06-01
The Blade Runner Experience by
Since its release in 1982, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, has remained a cult classic through its depiction of a futuristic Los Angeles; its complex, enigmatic plot; and its underlying questions about the nature of human identity. The Blade Runner Experience: The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic examines the film in a broad context, examining its relationship to the original novel, the PC game, the series of sequels, and the many films influenced by its style and themes. It investigates Blade Runner online fandom and asks how the film's future city compares to the present-day Los Angeles, and it revisits the film to pose surprising new questions about its characters and their world.
ISBN: 9780231501798
- Alien-laden 'District 9' is sci-fi at its finest.by Claudia Puig
Alien and Philosophy by
Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of Alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thought-provoking sci-fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned. The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most successful and influential sci-fi franchises of modern times Features contributions from an acclaimed team of scholars of philosophy and pop culture, led by highly experienced volume editors Explores a huge range of topics that include the philosophy of fear, Just Wars, bio-weaponry, feminism and matriarchs, perfect killers, contagion, violation, employee rights and Artificial Intelligence Includes coverage of H.R. Giger's aesthetics, the literary influences of H.P. Lovecraft, sci-fi and the legacy of Vietnam, and much more!
ISBN: 9781119280842Publication Date: 2017-03-27
- A CURIOUS CASE OF INFLUENCE: "NOSTROMO AND ALIEN(S)"https://www.jstor.org/stable/24634674
- The Struggle for Space James Cameron's Avatar and the documentary The Potentiality of Storming Heaven both address imperialism and alter-globalization, militarized corporate advance, and counter-struggle. Avatar is “three-dimensional” in inverse proportion to the extent that it deals with the disposition of space, and its world and situation can be realized precisely because it bears no relation to the possible. By contrast, the resolute two-dimensionality of Storming Heaven, about the insurgencies in Greece following the police murder of a teenager in Athens at the end of 2008, indexes an actual struggle over space. Terrifying and seductive, the documentary, unlike Avatar, ends in neither victory nor defeat and does not imply that one true-hearted renegade can make a difference.
- Cyberpunk’s masculinist legacy The article explores cyberpunk's masculinism, puppetry, labor and ménage a trois as legacies of the film "Blade Runner," directed by Ridley Scott. Topics discussed are heteronormative gender and sexual notions, male dominance, misogyny and brutal treatment of women in the movie, conservative retrofuturism in "Blade Runner 2049," capitalism as a business model, corporate exploitation of enslaved replicant labor force, and women as puppets or victims to patriarchal and capitalist interests.
History
Class Assignment:
Your project must engage a military history-related question that falls within the time period that we will cover this semester. The question should also have relevance to contemporary culture. The final project will be a thoroughly researched assignment in the form of a traditional paper.
*You may include textbook citations or popular website citations if they are helpful to your paper, but they won’t count as one of your 6 sources (1 primary, 5 Scholarly).
Student’s Paper: How did Washington’s Spies change modern war fair?
The student hypothesis is that by inventing spycraft, Washington helps America win the war against the British thus establishing America as a country and eventually leading to spycraft become one of the most important aspects of modern warfare.
- The student will show hypothesis by establishing Washington as the one who legitimized spying as a military tool
- Provide an example that Washington used spying to help win decisive military victories
- Provide sources showing spying as a main/important military tool
Cloak and Dollar by
A history of American secret intelligence from the founding of the nation to the present day. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones chronicles the extraordinary expansion of American secret intelligence from the 1790s, when George Washington set aside a discretionary fund for covert operations, to the beginning of the 21st century, when United States intelligence expenditure exceeds Russia's total defense budget.
Call Number: MAIN STACKS - CALABASAS FACILITY JK468.I6 J4543 2002
George Washington's Secret Six (Young Readers Adaptation) by
The American Revolution is well under way in 1776, but things are looking bleak for General George Washington and his Continental Army. With Washington's hasty retreat from New York City in August, many think the war might soon be over. After all- how on earth is this ragtag group going to defeat its enemy, the well-trained and well-funded military of the largest empire in history? But Washington soon realizes he can't win with military might. Instead, he must outsmart the British, so he creates a sophisticated intelligence network- the top-secret Culper Spy Ring. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger tell the fascinating stories of these long unrecognized spies- a reserved merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman. This vivid and accessible young readers adaptation of the New York Timesbestseller features an exclusive new introduction, extensive back matter, and eye-catching art throughout. Chronicling a crucial moment in American history, this historical thriller will excite and inspire the next generation of patriots.
ISBN: 9780425289013
Physical Therapy
Class Assignment:
Choose a common injury for a specific sport and evaluate the current prevention and recovery techniques for that injury in order to recommend techniques to a university athletic program. 6 scholarly sources (at least 1 source must be original and all articles need to be published within the last 5 years).
Student’s Paper:
Physical therapy techniques for knee ligament injuries in volleyball players. The student will begin by providing information about the injury and how the sport causes or increases the changes of the injury followed by source on recovery techniques.
YOUR Group Assignment: The aforementioned student has begun the research process and has found 5 sources. Using the CRAAP test, evaluate if the sources gathered are appropriate for this assignment and meet the professor requirements.
For each source evaluate if:
- Yes, this source acceptable because…
- No this source not acceptable because…..
- This source is helpful but does not meet the assignment’s requirements.
Be prepared to explain WHY the source is or is not acceptable.
Provide a few (2-3) examples of sources your student still needs to find in order to complete the assignment.