Comments by Student Michelle Gontar Most recent public comments by Student Michelle Gontar https://nowcomment.com/users/10881 it is important he doesnt editorialize because he wants then the text will be bias and not open to interpretation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339150 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339150 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:05 -0500 Also many McDonald's are closing as people become more aware of the damage fast food brings. And yes especially for someone on a budget it is tempting to splurge on 5 cheeseburgers than one salad for the same price and that mentality is destructive https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339051 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339051 Fri, 08 May 2015 23:42:09 -0400 I thought it was interesting that at one point of the film he claims that he was feeling strangely depressed which is one of the effects of loss of dopamine which is associated with addiction https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339050 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339050 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:05 -0500 I think it was a good idea to pick McDonalds as the phrase goes "hit them where it hurts" by going after one of the most sought out fast food destinations the documentary was able to reach a greater audience then picking a smaller chain. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339049 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339049 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:05 -0500 I dont necessarily agree with this point, I believe as stated earlier, we already know that weight gain is a result, we know the ultimate effects of McDonalds, and this is our verification to actually watch someone make the poor decisions for us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339048 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339048 Fri, 08 May 2015 23:27:35 -0400 I dont think gaining weight was the only concern as well, you can be relatively skinny with the other side effects that were listed such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, liver damage, etc. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339047 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339047 Fri, 08 May 2015 23:24:24 -0400 I agree I believe that there was a good measure of reporting for the reader to understand what was happening in the movie and formulate their own opinion on the matter of McDonalds. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339046 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339046 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:04 -0500 Tartuffe was never open about his trickery however and was very closed off about it entirely, though he did eventually get caught and have to face the consequences of his act as the people in the film did such as Irving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338323 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338323 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:01 -0500 The reviewer is clearly not too enthusiastic about Irving because he doesnt see him as being on the same level of trickery as his main interest in the film, Welles. And Welles finds Irving to be compatible in their sense of being fakers which is a bond. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338322 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338322 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:01 -0500 F is for Fake is a film about famous fakers and scandalous fraudulent stars who are recognized while simultaneously playing out a plot about the movies own discreditably which is openly stated from the opening scene. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338321 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338321 Fri, 01 May 2015 17:19:54 -0400 The reviewer keeps contridicting himself because despite his own personal views on the movie he is professionally torn between recognizing the movie for what it is or playing along into the illusion the movie creates upon its viewers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338320 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338320 Fri, 01 May 2015 17:16:52 -0400 The first four paragraphs suggest that Welle's is a dubious man, one who knows trickery and uses this knowledge to not only play mind games but indulge the viewers in awareness of his tricks almost as a mockery, portraying him as both cunning and sneaky. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338319 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:01 -0500 If Welles was accountable for everything it would mean that everything that he says must be taken in full serious disclosure, however this film gives that idea a twist where with a certain knowledge of the film's fake attributes the viewer can decide what https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338318 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338318 can or cannot be trusted. Fri, 01 May 2015 17:10:46 -0400 This paragraph shows Sontag's antidote to Riefenstahl's method of filmmaking by criticizing how one cant look at war as glorious without thinking of the after effects and dangers of being in war. Sontag is saying that promoting war without showing its https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337280 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337280 downfalls is dangerous to the people who innocently watch without understanding the impending destruction that manifest of such circumstances. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 The Man with the Movie camera focuses more on a light rhythmic music playing to create an energetic atmosphere. The Triumph of the Will had more of a unified sound of crowds and army marches to create a well organized structured feel to video https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337275 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337275 Listen to britain had more of a lighter but subtly serious tone as it was also talking about war but also relying how people still live daily with singing and such. Promise Lands had very warlike sounds, guns and tanks and fires, which promoted a darker serious movie interpretation. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 We were right and they were right refers to everyone seeing themselves as the correct party within their own groups, both Israel and Palestine can prove that it is their right to the land and both vigilantly believe in their credibility to the rights. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337273 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337273 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 A skilled dialectician means someone who can go to either side of the documentary and present themselves in such a way without necessary taking a strong stance on one side or the other as seen in the Israeli and Palestine points, a film https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337272 dialectician allows the viewers to decide what they want to believe in a generally unbiased presentation. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 The images shown in the documentary have such impact that words dont really do them justice, but would rather take away from personal reaction the viewer feels while watching the documentary. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337271 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 Sontag resisted documentary because to her it was more than just depicting life as it was, Sontag wanted to people to look at the film with a more open minded perspective like a painting in a sense rather then believe what is outwardly told https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337270 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337270 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 These three paragraphs establish Sontag for how she was viewed at the time- a central figure and her notion of an artistic value to movie culture above her other workings. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337269 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 The reviewer is once again poking fun at the investigation making it more comical to the reader and showing their distaste in what ought to be a serious case https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335541 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335541 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 Its as if the reviewer is commenting on the shock factor of the rhetoric, almost as shocking as America saw the Watergate case which was topical at the time https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335540 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335540 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 Its focusing in more on how it was an almost unbelievable event based on how ridiculous the reviewer found the scenes to be. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335539 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335539 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 McCarthy was very paranoid of his own country and was very suspicious of the way the United States was acting at the time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335538 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335538 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 The reviewer is trying to set up an analogy to what the film reminded them of and their political views against both McCarthy and Starr by showing them as bizarre and almost comical figures https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335537 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 The connection between the quiet scenes and the manic activity of wartime is that they happen together, as war is a constant struggle between the two playing fields, life goes on despite chaos surrounding it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321925 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321925 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:43 -0500 The focus on women adds to the film because it shows how the times have changed, how the war has given way to more oppurtunity for people- especially women in fields they couldnt explore prior. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321924 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:37 -0500 Jennings was makeing the point that despite the harsh sounds of war, there are also the normal sounds of life that continues to take place simultaneously. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321923 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321923 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:37 -0500 Listen to Britain is a more passive propoganda then Triumph of the Will in the sense that it doesnt push its views on the viewer in such a direct way, it is more "quiet" and ambiguous. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321922 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30603?scroll_to=321922 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:37 -0500 When Riefenstahl means is that she was more interested in presentation and exploring her means of art-film rather then the content of which it was portraying. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319904 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319904 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:32 -0500 Media has the power to persuade and mold different opinions through constant repeating of ideas or providing one sided accounts of events. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319903 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319903 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:31 -0500 It was an interesting perspective to be placed in a different vision of Hitler and how he controlled his rallies. It gave insight as to how people could have found his irrational motives appealing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319902 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319902 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:31 -0500 The geometry of mass rituals support Nazi's race mythologies as they convey order and an ease of perfection where others would normally find chaos. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319901 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319901 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:31 -0500 The background information contributes in the sense that it shows Leni Riefenstahl's perspective on how movies were presented as expressive and artistic and their goal of presenting film and plot in a mysterious manner. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30601?scroll_to=319900 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:31 -0500 The details tell you of the personal nature's of being, which were alot more disorganized without Jill, almost clastraphobic nature of papers and books taking all the vital space in the room. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314112 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314112 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:17 -0500 The biographer is half the story in the way that the view held by the biographer is generally what transposes to his/her writings which can also create favorable or not favorable bias toward the subject for the reader https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314111 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314111 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:17 -0500 A biography is set in a certain tone and contains a certain set of facts whereas a raw record can show more about the person themselves through the writers or persons lense https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30636?scroll_to=314110 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:17 -0500 Ebert's definition of real is a complex statement of realizing that the purpose- the seal hunt- is portrayed despite the way it is depicted is "kosher" in a sense. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312687 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:15 -0500 Ebert's attitude is skeptical toward what was actual shown or rather not shown in the documentary, he is concerned that what the film was trying to portray was glamorized in a sense. That it was a deviation from the actual hunt for the purposes of https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312686 entertaining a specified audience. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:15 -0500 It is started in this sense to show who the Nanook character is, how he is both knowlegable and able to adept his skills to hunting. It pikes interest in the piece through dramatic imagery. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312684 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=312684 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:15 -0500 definition https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302855 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302855 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 The dinition of American was chaotic, disorganized and only working out of self interest which was a setup definition of how Ted's friends have perceived Sylvia. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302850 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302850 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 The author is finding himself stuck in the present and reminiscing about a different time, trying to see if he can mentally relive the subjet of his fascination as he stands where Plath had been in her own sense finding her writings https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302849 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302849 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 A bit of juxtaposition between two different "worlds", insight into the writers own frame of reference in terms of city living https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302848 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302848 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 The tone is brief and a recounting of events, which gives it a feel that it was written as a reflection of the day, in such a way a diary entry would. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302847 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=302847 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 Though it was not certain it suggests to be more powerful of a word than perhaps, really emphasizes the possibility rather than questioning https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287505 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287505 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:02 -0500 It shows that this is purely Sontag's point of view, gives credibility to the dialogue. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287504 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:02 -0500 It describes a part of Sontag's life and gives background but is not the most important piece of information to learn so it is kept short. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287503 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287503 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 To get the reader to think more deeply into her life as it was previously stated that Susan was with her nanny, no mention of parents. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287502 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287502 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 As a four year old it is very hard to have an accurate or complete memory, so what she is remembering is more than likely minimally true and mostly filled in with imagined details. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287501 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287501 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 This shows that Susan even at the early age of 4 was able to question those around her, it prepares the reader to expect many other questions through the progression of her life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287499 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287499 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 Here testimony functions in showing that both parties were affected, as a measure of comparison and insight to Ted ' s reaction of losing productivity and blaming the institute of marriage as oppose to Syliva's destructive path of handling the situation https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284687 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 A narrative needs enough background for the reader to understand the situation but not enough for the reader to get bored with the amount of context, a fine line or wanting more information and having too much https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284685 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284685 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 The characters are discussed as having either an inner perspective on the situation such as Sylvia, and an outward look such as Aurelia who is in a sense doomed to watch the events unfurl. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284607 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284607 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:56 -0500 The chronological order shows what happened in the past the clarify the present. In this case it shows Sylvia having a direct reaction to the past and explains why that is, the suspicion of a relationship. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284217 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284217 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:55 -0500 Mixed https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274114 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274114 The review of the biographer is mixed, whereas Ms. Lambert is well respected for a good job in synthesizing what could have been Eva's character and giving great descriptions she is also criticized for the synthesizing process itself, where Ms. Lambert didnt seem to stay with facts but rather assumed the role of a painter, and depicted what she wanted to believe in the biography, which deviated from the original point of such writings and became more of a fictional work rather than the intended informative piece on Eva's life. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 The writer tends to assume, her langauge seems to suggest that she questions previous assumptions made by other biographers, but clearly this language inclines that Eva was more of a mystery than either of these authors would like to admit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274113 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 The biography faults were only presented in the fourth paragraph because the first three were to entice the reader on the topic of Eva, introduce her and her place in history and then comment on how a particular biography may not be the best portrayal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=274077 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 It was a metaphor for the chaos that brought about the ultimate fame earned by Mailer and his ability to write about the chaos happening in the world. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=270713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=270713 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:46 -0500 It could be said https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269985 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269985 This phrase could have been used because the author didn't necessarily agree with the fact that Mailer was the last Romantic, or simply because there is no exact way to see for sure who was the exact last Romantic and it is all up for personal opinion/discussion. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 Mailer https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269984 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269984 In this context it also suggests that Mailer was rather pro male dominance in a social context as well as his writings which would also explain the phrase macho age Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:08:34 -0400 Ernest Hemigway would fit under the description of the macho age writer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269868 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269868 Ernest Hemigway would fit under the description of the macho age writer. This phrase refers to a masculinity, an age where male writers prevailed. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:47 -0500 Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269866 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269866 This poem is in reference to the dark and comfortless place the world can become when you are put in the battlefield at night, fighting both enemy and friend, pure chaos Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 Thistram Shady was a similar character in a fictional novel who wrote books from his memories of his family history topped with many opinions and little actual detail. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269848 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269848 Thistram Shady was a similar character in a fictional novel who wrote books from his memories of his family history topped with many opinions and little actual detail which was similar to what Mailer was doing by using himself as the subject of his own writing. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:48 -0500 Tried too hard and became overdone and sloppy almost https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269846 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269846 His works becoming elephantine seems to mean clumsy but could also mean sloppy, and mannered would anticipate tense or overcooked for the type of literary writing he was hoping to achieve. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 To pull the reader in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269841 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=269841 This first paragraph lets you know of Mailer's life in the brief description covering the highlights of his career and the ending of his life, intriguing the reader into wanting to know the details in between these two great points of a person's life. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 Triumph https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262017 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262017 Sylvia's version triumphed as there was more support when the Votes for Women became acclaimed as a Socialist cause and Sylvia was more persuasive in her political standings than Emmeline and Christabel were able to achieve Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:40 -0500 Both https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262014 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262014 This description of Pankhurst as autocrat makes her both Conservative and Radical. She is conservative in the sense that she wants her organization to only be composed of women, however this is radical as she makes decisions that others find extreme such as that of finding Pethick-Lawrence problematic while others found him a key part of the movement. This means Pankhurst was seen as stepping back on her own movement to preserve the conservative nature of the group, which may prove to in fact be a radical choice. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:39 -0500 Political dynamics https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262011 Political dynamics are the factors that influence a political outcome. In this case it means that women needed to present their case by more than just speech and actually take action/ stands to influence men to give them what they need. Argument and presentation being the two motivating factors for political change. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:42 -0500 Wife and Revolutionary https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262006 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=262006 West is showing that despite being a feminist, Pankhurst knew how to live within the confines of what was defined as a women's role by choice, showing that women can be both revolutionary, key parts of society and live a decently normal life where they still help men and still continue to support their spouse and children while keeping true to their own beliefs. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:39 -0500 The image is that Emily was a courageous woman who lived in a time where she had to fight for her rights, that she would've quite enjoyed a normal life but in her time she found it necessary to take a stand for her beliefs https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=261841 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=261841 The image is that Emily was a courageous woman who lived in a time where she had to fight for her rights, that she would've quite enjoyed a normal life but in her time she found it necessary to take a stand for her beliefs even if they weren't conventional or convinent Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:39 -0500 Stanley Baldwin was a Prime Minister and was a part of the Conservative Party and was acting to extend the womens right to vote for those aged over 21. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=261840 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=261840 Stanley Baldwin was a Prime Minister and was a part of the Conservative Party and was acting to extend the womens right to vote for those aged over 21, which is particularly relevant as Mrs. Pankhurst was a woman activist who dedicated her life to fighting for the women's right to vote. 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