Lacy Massara GOVT2306 1.) What problem is the focal point of this film? I believe this film had several focal points throughout. The link between education and crime‚ such as the example of 68% of all prisoners in Pennsylvania are high school dropouts. The fact that 33‚000 dollars a year is spent on a prisoner versus at max 9‚000 dollars a year on a student. Second would be that America is under educated ranking 25th in Math and 21st in science‚ despite No Child Left Behind. Third is that there
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currently the American educational system is focusing on its high achieving students‚ to try to make them even better. On the contrary‚ the problem holding America back from prevailing as a country is our students who are struggling. In the film‚ “Waiting For Superman”‚ directed by David Guggenheim‚ (2010) the topic of America’s academic standing compared
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In The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚ Sherman Alexie shares with his audience his story of when he learned to read at a young age through a Superman comic book. Through stories and memories of his childhood‚ he explains how Indian children on reservations were expected not to try in school and fail in the non-Indian world. In order to successfully portray his ideas‚ Alexie uses many rhetorical techniques and ideas. By using these techniques the audience is forced to look more into the
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“Got Milk?” When you think of superman what comes to mind? Do you think of his ability to fly? Maybe‚ you think of his attractive face? Or possibly‚ you think of his rocking physique? Superman is a heroic icon known by people of all different types. They see him as a credible character that devotes his life to saving the damsels in distress. At one moment or another in most people’s lifetime‚ they dream to be the hero in some situation. They hope to be recognized for their good deeds and give credit
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Maddy November 11th‚ 2013 Waiting For Superman Rhetorical Analysis Davis Guggenheim is the director of two documentaries examining education in America. His latest one‚ Waiting for Superman‚ was released in 2008 focusing on the idea that the American public school system is failing. Mr. Guggenheim even sent his own two sons to private school because he felt so disappointed and pessimistic of the public school system. Although most parents and teachers of the public school system feel the pressure
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Have you ever wondered if you received the best education growing up? Can you recall a bad teacher that made you hate the class they were teaching? For some of us‚ having good teachers meant getting good marks in school. In "Waiting for Superman"‚ Davis Guggenheim‚ demonstrates throughout his documentary on the importance of good teachers and schools‚ and how they have a tremendous impact on students and their education. We can make our students futures brighter‚ if schools get more involved in the
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The History of a Legend: Superman "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!" (Bridwell 11) These celebrated words have echoed for over six decades in American cultural and social society. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joseph Shuster‚ Superman was intended to fight greed‚ crime‚ injustice and abuse. The impact created by Superman‚ or better known to the average man as Clark Kent‚ extends
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its very foundations. Out of pure creativeness Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman A.K.A. Clark Kent‚ a superhero who was a sole survivor of the planet Krypton. Furthermore Clark Kent grew up with normal parents who found him during a meteor shower. As he grew older‚ his body started to experience superhuman strengths which lead to him defending the world from criminals. As a cultural phenomenon superman influenced the world with his heroism and all American attitude which created a sense
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Superman By: Austin Foster There are many superheroes. The fictional world is full of them. They often undertake many daring adventures; from saving damsels in distress to protecting the world from alien invasions. And for many‚ that is as far as they go. But a rare few manage to go beyond and become something more. That is what makes Superman so significant. More than just a man in tights‚ he has come to mean a host of different things to different people. However‚ there are three areas that
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Superman Superman is a pop culture symbol of strength and hope. Blair‚ Jeppeson‚ and Pucci cite Jencks as making a statement in regard to architecture that is equally appropriate to Superman: “Not only does [it] express the values...of a society‚ but also its ideologies‚ hopes‚ fears‚ religion‚ social structure‚ and metaphysics” (Burgchardt 608). It is the intent of this essay to show that the Superman we have grown up watching is also a postmodern object of rhetorical discourse which embodies
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