http://www.iousathemovie.com/
IOUSA does and excellent job of "breaking down" the complex economic issues that plague the US to simplistic concepts that the average person can easily understand. However, I feel as though it does not focus enough on solutions to our economic problems. The movie features the best graphics I have ever seen.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
I Got an "A" in not wasting the American tax payer's money (Audio Documentary)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2008/02/080225_iraq_war_shaped_two.shtml
The BBC's documentary How Iraq’s War Shaped our World, takes a different approach. Rather than examining what President George W. Bush did wrong, it examines how the Iraq War good or bad has changed our world. Particularly rather the Arab world is closer or more distant from a democratic form a government. I sincerely hate dwelling on what one has done, and prefer to focus on the effects of one's actions and what is the next step to take. This documentary does an excellent job posing those questions.
The BBC's documentary How Iraq’s War Shaped our World, takes a different approach. Rather than examining what President George W. Bush did wrong, it examines how the Iraq War good or bad has changed our world. Particularly rather the Arab world is closer or more distant from a democratic form a government. I sincerely hate dwelling on what one has done, and prefer to focus on the effects of one's actions and what is the next step to take. This documentary does an excellent job posing those questions.
A Trip to the Store (Photo Documentary)
http://www.jpsviewfinder.com/documentary/maya/maya1.htm
Jean-Philippe Soule's pictures of Myan wives and children reminded me how ritualistic all human habits are, and that they always reflect something about one's culture. As Americans, we are taught to think of our culture and habits as netural, people assimilate into us, we don't assimilate into others. Yet, if we take a step back and remove ourselves from our own arrogance we will see that our culture is like most others in respect to rituals. Going to market is time for Myan mothers not to just arbitarily purchase and trade things, but to bond with their daughters and teach them what is expected of them in their society. I remember going through the same ritual with my mother.
Jean-Philippe Soule's pictures of Myan wives and children reminded me how ritualistic all human habits are, and that they always reflect something about one's culture. As Americans, we are taught to think of our culture and habits as netural, people assimilate into us, we don't assimilate into others. Yet, if we take a step back and remove ourselves from our own arrogance we will see that our culture is like most others in respect to rituals. Going to market is time for Myan mothers not to just arbitarily purchase and trade things, but to bond with their daughters and teach them what is expected of them in their society. I remember going through the same ritual with my mother.
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