In the film the China Syndrome, directed by James Bridges, we follow Kimberly Wells a news reporter played by Jane Fonda, covering fluff stories. Until, she gets the opportunity to go inside a nuclear power plant. In the midst of the tour Kimberly and her camera man Richard Adams, played by Michael Douglas, encounter a mechanical fail, in the hands of the power plant controller Jack Godell, played by Jack Lemon. After realizing, the Richard had gotten the entire incident on tape, Kimberly makes it her priority to reveal the true dangers of the nuclear power plant. In this thriller, we are confronted with the true dangers of a nuclear power plant by these characters going to the extreme to reveal the truth and to what great measures the people in charge of nuclear power plant will go to keep the truth form the public. The main character in the film is Kimberly Wells played by Jane Fonda. The film would have never taken he turn it took, if she would have never taken the tour in the power plant Which, sets up one of if not the most important sequence in the film, while they are up in the viewing room watching inside the control room, the generator begins to overheat. Which, causes a panic, meanwhile Richard is recoding everything going on in the control room, as Jack tries to fix the problem. It’s an important sequence because it sets up the plot of the entire film. If it wasn’t for this emotionally charged sequence we wouldn’t be able to figure out what was the plot of the film. Even though there is no sound, it’s emotionally charged because we get plenty of close ups of the characters with a concerned facial expression with just the sound of the system and the blinking red lights. She is the female heroine who sees an opportunity ... ... middle of paper ... ...thquake hat measured 9.0 on the Richter scale”, a spokesperson for the NRC suggested, “He should just say “Yes, it can.” Worry about being wrong when it doesn’t.” In the film, the phonographs showed an alteration to the original photo of the generator. I the original photo, there is a clear malfunction in the generator, to which was altered in the photo that was used to cover up the problem. Jack was told to stay out of it or else there will be consequences. Works Cited Baker, Brandon. “Leaked Emails Expose NRC’s Cover-Up of Safety Concerns Days After Fukushima Disaster” ECOWATCH RSS N.p., 10 March, 2014. Thurs. 15 May. 2014 http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/10/leaked-emails-nrcs-fukushima/ Harrell, Eben. “Was Fukushima a China Syndrome?” Time Science RSS N.p., 16 May 2011. Thurs. 15 May. 2014 http://science.time.com/2011/05/16/was-fukushima-a-china- syndrome/
The engineers in Visit Sunny Chernobyl created a new frontier past the safety zone because they want to test the limits of the reactor. What the scientists didn’t account for is that fact that the reactors already had the potential of a dangerous chain reaction. (Blackwell 6) Consequently, their boundary destroying led to catastrophic consequences and the total annihilation of a land area because of massive radiation. Blackwell thought Chernobyl was so horrific he expressed that no one should visit without a “working understanding of radiation and how it’s measured” (Blackwell 7). These are some horrific consequences that followed from surpassing the
Brown took her time to interview people and look through archives to get the raw scenery of what happened behind closed doors. The third part was “The Plutonium Disasters.” She brought light to how dangerous it was to work and live there, and most of the people in the camp did not know how it can affect their body. Dr. Herbert Parker, the head of the Health Physics Division, “estimated there were eight hundred million flakes of [plutonium], which, if sucked into workers’ lungs or [ingested], could lodge in soft organs and remain in the body of years, a tiny time bomb that Parker feared would produce cancer” (Brown 166). This radioactive element that workers are producing is not just affecting the environment, but is also affecting the workers and their families. Brown has given an immense amount of evidence to explain to the readers how it affected so many of the workers’ health; she gives a vivid picture of how the radioactivity and particles of plutonium lingers in the air. The affects to the workers and their family ranges from cancerous cells to organ deterioration, when a pregnant woman is exposed to it, the health of her baby is also at risk. The fourth and last part of the book is “Dismantling the Plutonium Curtain,” this curtain is the curtain of secrecy. Brown interviewed people who lived in the camps as children and also people who worked there. Many of the people she
dangers in the nuclear plant because the bosses just ignored it. The bosses and workers are not
[1] Before I begin, I would like to provide some information about where I'm coming from as I look at Silkwood. When I chose this film, I did so in a somewhat desperate attempt to avoid working on a film about war or a biographic film on a male historical figure. Alas, these are the types of films that tend to dominate the historic genre. I turned to Silkwood not as a film about the nuclear industry or a murder mystery, but rather a film about a woman -- not a glamorous woman, but a real woman with flaws. I wouldn't have chosen this film for the nuclear issue alone, as it is before my time and, at least at the onset of the project, I had no real understanding of what the nuclear industry was all about.
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” is filed with unique sound design for it is a film centered on sound. It uses creative ways to help tell the story through sound from sound effects to dialogue. The sound design of the film help to shape the environment of the coal miners and how they live their lives with the noise of machines and the place where Loretta lives. Each sound has a purpose and is not put into the film without a reason to emphasize a specific aspect of the story. The scenes change and the sound helps to transition from one place to another so the viewer can understand that the environment is changing, This film progresses from country to city gradually and with that the sound has to change to match with the times.
China is interested in modernizing itself while at the same time maintaining security' is the only general statement that can be made about China's foreign policy. To achieve these two ends, China is willing to ignore conflicts that do not substantially affect its development or security. Economic organizations are welcomed because they facilitate economic development but security multilateralism is employed only where feasible, resulting in most security concerns solved bilaterally. This case-by-case determination of policy results in China supporting the status quo in some issues while challenging it in others. To better understand China's foreign policy requires an investigation into these three characteristics.
In brief, the audience can see how this 1931 sound film could be shaped by sound in a number of ways. Considering that sound at this time was a new phenomenon it is understood why mostly diegetic sound was used over nondiegetic sound. This director also showed the audience how the story could be affected by sound with examples like the clock becoming a character and storyline of its own and also the murderer being identified with his whistling. With the lack of sound and the collage of images during specific times, the director was able to create a mood without music or sound. Apparently this was a technique that was learned throughout his many years of silent films. These details were what brought the story together and would not have been done so precisely without the technique of sound.
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The film begins with a title card sequence upon a static backdrop of shrubbery, mountains and distant clouds; a lingering sight that doesn’t truthfully establish forthcoming events in Vienna’s saloon. Her saloon may be quiet, but it is always occupied, and whilst the opening sequence, in which we are introduced to Johnny Guitar, is filled with a bravado of horns and orchestral accompaniment, the saloon itself is inversely populated by the sound of wind, tumbleweed, and stark silences - something perhaps more associated with the western expanse in which the story takes place. Yet for this dichotomy in sound, the initial visuals after the credit sequence foreshadow the destruction of locale, and the audience takes the place ...
In our reading for this week, “Asian American: An Interpretative History” by Sucheng Chan and “The New Chinese America: Class, Economy, and Social Hierarchy” by Xianjian Zhao, both collections of information regarding Asian immigrants to the United States of America we are presented with the challenges of these immigrants. Though the two authors used different approaches their intention appears to be documenting, presenting, and recording the history of this migration during the early nineteenth century. As with any large migration of immigrants to any country this caused a significant impact on not only the immigrants life, but that of the residents, the country’s economy, and society.
Throughout, 1900- 1950 there were a number of changes and continuities in China. From the fall of the dynasties to the rise of the Communist Party, these changes shaped China’s government and society. Although, many political changes were made multiple continuities were held constant such as, consistent rebellions and the lack of democracy.
Communism is a system of government, a political ideology that rejects private ownership and promotes a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of all property and the means of production, where by all work is shared and all proceeds are commonly owned. Communism is practised in China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba. However most of the world’s communist governments have been disbanded since the end of World War II. Soon after the Japanese surrendered at the end of World War II, Communist forces began a war against the Kuomintang in China. The Communists gradually gained control of the country and on the 1st October, 1949, Mao Zedong announced the victory of the Communist party and the establishment of the People's Republic of China. China has been ruled by the Communist party ever since.
The Chinese dynastic system was highly admired for its vast structural integrity which allowed it to persevere for more than two millennia. The Xia Dynasty was the first recorded dynasty in Chinese history, founded by a man named Shun who renounced his throne to his trusted official Yu. Rather than pass the power to someone qualified for the position, Yu then entrusted the Dynasty to his son Qi, setting the precedence for the Dynastic rule. 1 This ushered in the Hereditary System which was followed by many dynasties to come. Under the hereditary system the power was passed down through the family members. This system also had an added benefit of ensuring stability and continuity within the nation’s infrastructure.2
China's development is praised by the whole world. Its developments are not only in the economic aspect, but as well in its foreign affairs. Compared with other developed countries, China is a relatively young country. It began constructing itself in 1949. After 30 years of growth, company ownership had experienced unprecedented changes. Entirely, non-state-owned companies can now be more involved in sectors that used to be monopolized by state-owned companies.
With the end of the Cold War emerged two superpowers: The United States and the Soviet Union. The international system then was considered bipolar, a system where power is distributed in which two states have the majority of military, economic, and cultural influence both internationally and regionally. In this case, spheres of influence developed, meaning Western and democratic states fell under the influence of U.S. while most communist states were under the influence of the Soviet Union. Today, the international system is no longer bipolar, since only one superpower can exist, and indisputably that nation is the United States. However China is encroaching on this title with their rapid growth educationally, economically, and militaristically.