Ken Burns Essays

In Ken Burn’s documentary, “The Civil War Episode 1: The Cause 1861 Ken Burn’s Documentary” was based on what had caused the Civil War. The difference between the North and the South was what caused the Civil War. Ken Burn demonstrated the differences between them, by explaining the emotions of people from both the North and the South. The North and South were divided because of what they believed in. Their differences about many topics, is what resulted in the Civil War. Slavery was one of the main

The Ken Burns Documentary, The War, is a very interesting portrayal of how World War II affected America and the World. It made very clear to me the call to defend your country. As soon as Pearl Harbor was attacked, the push for war was never more dominant. People from all across the country rushed to recruiting stations in order to serve their country. In towns like Luverne, Minnesota, Sacramento, California, Waterbury, Connecticut, and Mobile, Alabama, there was now a promising a chance to see

An Analysis of Ken Burns’ The Gift: Louis Armstrong & the Birth of Jazz Ken Burns’ The Gift: Louis Armstrong & the Birth of Jazz (2001) provides a glimpse into the vibrant and colorful world of diverse cultural influences, social movements, and individual expressions of creativity. Transporting the audience into the early to mid 1900’s, the documentary delves into the multifaceted nature of jazz, drawing on its dynamic and transformative impact on music, society, and culture in American history.

it would end quickly, but this war between the North and the South continued for years. The Civil War left a major impact on American history and horrible memories in the minds of the people who fought in it. In the documentary “The Civil War” by Ken burns episode one “The Cause,” the main reason that sparked the American Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a huge part of the Southern economy. When the cotton gin was created, the production of cotton increased and this also caused the demand for slaves

Ken Burns is a historical documentary filmmaker. He made a documentary about the civil war that was criticized and seen my many. Many Americans viewed the war in a different way based on the information or lack of information provided by Burns. Rose and Corley share the dangers that come with filmmakers shaping the way people view historical events. In this essay, we will view the weaknesses of Burns films. In "Not For Ourselves Alone," Vivien Ellen Rose and Julie Corley critique Burns

citizens. In 1989, police proved to the people of New York City that they are not the ones who can always solve our problems. The Ken Burns documentary, The Central PAs a citizen of America, we call 911 as resolution to protect us all citizens. In 1989, police proved to the people of New York City that they are not the ones who can always solve our problems. The Ken Burns documentary, The Central Park Five, follows the case of five African-American and Hispanic youths who were falsely imprisoned for

Peter de Wit Professor Mullins KINES-248 10 May 2024 Documentary Analysis - Ken Burns: Jackie Robinson The 2016 Ken Burns documentary 'Jackie Robinson' explores the life and legacy of the legendary Major League Baseball star who broke down racial barriers in America. The documentary vividly captures Robinson's bravery, tenacity, and influence on American society through historical film, interviews, and narration. Although the main focus of the movie is Robinson and his baseball career, the documentary

character. As one of the most prominent figures in American history, Jefferson represents more than himself; he represents an ideal. Despite what he has said, his actions are irregular enough to raise questions. In the Thomas Jefferson documentary by Ken Burns, the main controversy was his silence on slavery. In the beginning, he was one of the first individuals to advocate measures to restrict and eventually eliminate slavery. As one of the Founding Fathers, his word has a lot of political power in this

“Ken Burns History of Jazz 1, Gumbo” is a movie about how Jazz came to be. Jazz was born in New Orleans in the early 1800s. New Orleans was home to many people like Germans, French, Spanish, African, Asians, etc. They all live together, and because of this, New Orleans was considered to be very integrated. There were also the Creoles. The Creoles were a community of freed people. Many of them were light skinned because they were a mix between Europeans and Blacks. Minstrel was a form of music written

although it made people feel good or relaxed, they really just didn’t know to handle how much they drank. Further, prohibition turned many law abiding citizens to law breakers. In the first episode “ A Nation of Drunkards” of “Prohibition” a film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, they stated that “ human freedom was being limited”. Many citizens did not

documentary, I think of a film whose main objective is to be informative and spread knowledge on a topic or a problem many people may not already know about. Ken Burns does a great job with spreading knowledge in his films, especially in one the first documentary films we watched in class which was National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009). Burns is one of the most famous and influential documentary makers in the world so obviously, he’s good at what he does. I learned a lot from this documentary on

Part 1: Response to Learning Materials. Jazz in America: Concise History by Ken Burns has the first chapter discussing the very beginnings and the development of jazz in America, focusing mainly on jazz's African American-based ancestry. It surveys the intricate web of origins that entwined to materialize jazz, for instance African cadences, musical forms from Europe, and the blues. The film introduces such pioneers as Buddy Bolden, who is typically credited with being the first "King" of jazz,

During the nineteenth century, a number of historical events led up to the American Civil War. As mentioned in Ken Burns “Civil War” Part 1, some of those events included the death of Elijah P. Lovely (1837), the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher was published (1852), the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Representative Preston Brooks’ attack on Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the House (1856), the Dred Scott Decision (1857), John Brown’s attack on Harper’s Ferry (1859), Abraham Lincoln

Princess Sparkle Heart gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider, is a book that reflects both traditional and nontraditional norms because it’s about a girl, Amelia, and her doll that becomes damaged and then replaced with different body parts that don’t fit cultural expectations that normally portray a girl doll and Amelia still views her as beautiful. From looking at the book cover, you would expect this book to only reflect traditional norms. The title is pink, sparkly, and the font is flowy but at

Kassem Mohmmad AL Annan Comm200 Tahani nassar   Feminism Abstract The Disney princess effects on young girls What are the effects of exposure to Disney princess- related media on gender stereotyping, body image, pro-social behavior and aggression in early childhood? Throughout the last few years there has been a philosophical discussion on how Disney princesses has a negative impact on classifies a voice to achieve women’s liberation by elimination the oppression of women in society, when it comes

Today the Barbie doll is still a popular toy but the Ken doll is just as popular. Thus, resulting in societies idea of the perfect bodies for males and females. Plastic. People are supposed to be plastic and only look a certain way no matter how they feel or how they choose to look. If a transgendered male

Introduction In my assignment I have been asked to analyse and reflect on learning a clinical skill that I gained experience in, in the clinical skills laboratory. As a student of the BSc. Nursing (General) programme I have completed a module on, The Art and Science of Nursing. Throughout this module, we explored the historical advancement of nursing and how it has evolved since the time of Florence Nightingale. We also discussed how to be professional in the hospital setting and also how to deliver

purchased a cup of coffee at a McDonald’s drive-in restaurant. She placed the coffee between her legs as she sat on the passenger seat. This occurred in 1992. Upon opening it, the coffee spilled over her lower body where she suffered third-degree burns on parts of her body. It is important to recognize the fact that it is the grandson who was operating the vehicle. By opening the coffee, she intended to put cream in her coffee and that is when all of it spilled. The hot content was absorbed by her

imaging (MRI), tattooing should not be practiced in our modern Canadian society. Tattoos prevent the use of MRI because of the damaging reactions that can occur. Patients with tattoos who have undergone MRI scans have experienced first and second degree burns along with other negative side effects. One patient even had to go through the painful process of removing her tattoo, just so that she

Drinking and Driving It is a hot July afternoon and 7-year-old Chilli just got done getting pampered for her 8th birthday three days away. While she spent her afternoon in the mall getting pretty, Jeremy Solis spent his in a bar getting drunk. Driving a stolen truck the wrong way, Jeremy Solis slams into Chilli’s car head-on. Chilli had massive injuries and wasn’t even expected to live. She spent 105 days in the hospital fighting for her life and fighting for a chance to be able to walk. Jeremy