basis of what Hitler and his nation stood for, as Olympia represented the Nazi regime. The source is useful to the investigation because it highlights how significant Olympia was in creating a dominant view of the 1936 Olympics and of the Nazi regime. Most of the world saw the Olympics through Riefenstahl’s eyes because of this film, and so she had the power to position them how she saw fit. This extract offers an alternate view of the topic, one which claims Riefenstahl cannot be included in the Nazi’s
In Things That Matter, Charles Krauthammer compiles a collection of written works spanning the course of his career. Each essay addresses some of Krauthammer’s core principles, from politics and history to religion and personal life. In a more recent essay titled “Decline is a Choice” (2009), Krauthammer discusses the decline of the United States as an influential nation and the results of such a decline. He claims that the nation’s loss of hegemony in the world is voluntary and can be linked to
events. Spielberg based his cinematic approach from a great deal of cinematography, lighting, and sound, which evidently made these two films distinct and memorable. Therefore, this essay argues that Spielberg is indeed regarded as a prolific auteur in the films of Schindler’s List and Munich. Specifically, this essay argues that through his use of cinematography, lighting, and sound in making these films, Spielberg successfully recreated two of the most tragic periods in human history, depicted
Athletes and PEDs Olympic star Armstrong Lance raced professionally from 1993 to 2011 and won seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005. In 2012, those titles were confiscated after the U.S anti-doping agency found he had been using Performance-enhancing drugs(PEDs) in his cycling career. More famous athletes prove to have used banned drugs to enhance their performance from Rashid Ramzi, track and field to Mark McGwire, baseball. Performance enhancing drugs are called “performance-enhancing”
alcohol. I cannot afford to put myself in harms way when it comes to these things, as they will put everything that i want to do throughout my life in jeopardy, just for a moment of fun while I am young. Secondly, I have grown more aware of the effects of marijuana on my brain and motivation levels, I have used the drug less and less throughout my last few years. As I grow a part from these situations I realize more and more that I cannot afford anymore mistakes, as they cost way too much when
1960's and throughout the 70's, a time when many musicians and bands members were trying many different types of drugs and using their drugged mind to write a large part of their songs. The name psychedelic was accepted in 1957 in order to name the effects of LSD. Led Zeppelin are known as one of the biggest psychedelic rock bands, it was was largely due to their music that made psychedelic rock what it is today. One of Led Zeppelins famous tracks “Dazed And Confused” is a psychedelic folk song. Focusing
This essay will look at and analyse the use of doping in sports and whether performance-enhancing drugs should or should not be allowed by looking at cases of doping, the effects of doping and lastly, the human role and element in
Every change in film history implies a change in its address to the spectator, and each period constructs it spectator in a new way. – Tom Gunning Since the time of silent cinema, disasters have been a subject of film-goers fascination which continues to the present date which tends to create “sensual or psychological impact” on their spectator. These catastrophes can be in varied forms likes manmade, natural, alien invasions , planetary related etc. but tends to follow the same clichéd form of
Gender has been related to hockey since the moment hockey became recognized as a sport. This eventually led to start the first women’s hockey team and established female leagues across Canada. “The first recorded game took place in Ottawa in 1891” which impacted many Canadian females nationwide. Furthermore, hockey’s controversy between women and men concerning recognition as well as support for their respective teams has also arisen throughout the history of hockey. This topic explores how women
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin