Veteran's Week

Last week was very interesting because I found out a lot about the experiences of war veterans. I first saw the movie Platoon, which gave me the impression that most soldiers that served in Vietnam had no mercy and it gave a bad impression of them. When my class and I spoke to Vice President Katopes who was a platoon leader in Vietnam, he said that the movie was a bad representation of the soldiers that served in Vietnam. Oliver Stone was the director of Platoon and he was also a platoon leader in Vietnam, which gave his movie a lot of credibility. I also saw a few short documentaries called digital stories which were directed by Veterans from Vietnam and World War Two.
I found this interesting because I got a first hand look at the experiences of these men and woman. I found that I have more respect for soldiers now because I saw a small glimpse of what they went through. Personally I don’t agree with Oliver Stone’s depiction of a soldier’s life in Vietnam because I am sure that not every soldier was a pot head or a stone cold killer.

Performing Arts Library

I went to the library on Friday along with Dino, Hema, George, Helen and Noel. We picked a bad day to go because it was raining and cold. We decided to go that day because we also had to go to BMCC with professor Reuben for film class. The New York public library for the performing arts has some of the worlds most extensive combination of circulating and non-circulating reference and research materials on music, dance, theater and recorded sounds. It is located in Lincoln Center Plaza and it is between the Metropolitan Opera house and the Vivian Beaumont Theater. I was interested in the library's drama collection which is located on the first and second floor along with dance and music collections. The drama collection contained materials on theater, film, television, vaudeville etc. What I found interesting is that there was a collection of accent tapes which actors used to help them change their accent for the role that they are playing. I think that the library would be a good place to help anyone who is looking for a start in the performing arts.

My Spring Break

The week that just past was the time that I took off for spring break. During my spring break I had to finish my ten page midterm paper and also find time to enjoy the week that I had off, which was hard because of the paper. My paper was on religion and the influence that it has on the media. I researched the liberal and conservative views of religious leaders on the subject. I also researched the views of politicians on the subject.
I found some interesting facts on how most of the American government is fifty five percent catholic. I also celebrated Easter on Sunday with my family. To me Easter is one of the most important holidays of the year because it is a time were the whole family comes together and celebrates the resurrection of Christ. Painting red eggs and roasting lamb is a Greek tradition. I worked on the paper for almost the whole week and I finished on Sunday morning, just in time to enjoy Easter with my family. I really enjoyed having the week off after studying for the past two months.