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    Film Analysis of Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore 'Bowling for Columbine', directed by Michael Moore, deals with the problems of gun crime in America. The main purpose of this film is to persuade American people to change their ideas about guns and gun laws. Moore constantly refers to other countries such as Canada and their gun policies to back up his arguments for increased

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    Bowling for Columbine is an interactive documentary that focuses on the subject of fear in the United States. Directed by Michael Moore, this film centres around the idea that fear plays a big role in America’s current society, and aims to shed light on this negative theme. In this film, Michael Moore focuses on fear, and how American businesses use it to influence the American people. In this societal reading of the documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’, I will first discuss the societal issue of

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    Film Analysis of Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore In the recent film “Bowling for Columbine,” Michael Moore claims that fear drives people to violence; a short animation clip is also used by Michael Moore to depict the history of the United States in the documentary. The animation brought out a number of issues that set people thinking. Issues on race, fear and violence are also discussed in the documentary (as well as the interview of Oprah Winfrey and Michael

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    How Michael Moore Makes His Arguments in Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore in his latest documentary, 'Bowling for Columbine', has aimed his camera directly between the eyes of our American culture. Using the school shootings of 1999 in Columbine and Flint as a starting point, Moore documents the fear and hypocrisy that has come to define this American culture. I'm going to avoid discussion of the specific material presented in this moving film; I feel no need to reinvent

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    Bowling Green is the Place to Broaden Your Education Bowling Green State University was established in 1910 according to the Bowing Green Website. (bgsu.edu) Bowling Green State University was originally started to educate teachers. (bgsu.edu) In the short time that I have been here I have had a positive experience. Bowling Green State University is a University that everyone should consider when applying for college because of their; excellent academic programs, social opportunities, and Study

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    While viewing "Bowling for Columbine" by Michael Moore about gun control he argues that gun violence in America is massive and it can be helped with stricter gun control laws and changes to laws and policies. He builds his argument through the uses of pathos, logos, and explanation of the evidence. Moore used pathos to address his audience directly and appeal to them more emotionally. Throughout the film, he often shows videos, images, or sounds that evoke sympathy from the viewer. Moore conclusively

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    At first glance, Michael Moore’s documentary “Bowling for Columbine” appears to highlight the ubiquitous issue of gun violence in the United States. However, in actuality, the documentary exposes the fear mongering that exacerbates Americans’ affinity for violence through the use of satire in cartoons and interviews. To begin, Moore summarizes the history of America with a satirical cartoon that depicts Americans as cowardly people. It is evident from the cartoon that America has a history of fear

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    Filmmaker Michael Moore takes up the lane and splits the nation with his controversial documentary Bowling for Columbine. The Oscar winning film shows America and it’s gun culture within it. Made in 2002, a bit after the infamous columbine shooting, this movie was made to open up all discussions on media and gun control. By asking the question of why America is so violent compared to other civilized countries, Michael Moore successfully raises awareness of the causes of gun violence. But how does

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    Analysis of Michael Moore’s Treatment of His Subject Matter within the Documentaries Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911 “A documentary may be as a film or television or radio programme that provides factual information about a subject. Typically, a documentary is a journalistic record of events presented on screen.” The main conventions of documentaries tend to be that the documentary has voice-over commentary; the main focus is on the issues rather than relationships

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    Roller skating rinks and bowling alleys are two places that people visit for recreational purposes. Although I have gone bowling a couple of times, I have never gone roller skating at a rink. Some people do go by themselves, while others take along a friend or family member(s). I visited both of these facilities in order to conduct field research and do a micro-level analysis so as to gather primary data from the natural environment about society and patterns of social behavior. While in public,

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