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One element that was mentioned in Toplin's "Reel History" that was not included in "All the President's Men" was an unnecessary love affair. What a contrast from the sappiness of "Last of the Mohicans"! This exclusion was very much appreciated. --Anna Holman | One element that was mentioned in Toplin's "Reel History" that was not included in "All the President's Men" was an unnecessary love affair. What a contrast from the sappiness of "Last of the Mohicans"! This exclusion was very much appreciated. --Anna Holman | ||
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| + | I found the three educational benefits of motion pictures to be foreshadowing and quite entertaining. (197). In 1915, D. W. Griffith was able to see how we view movies today and how they are used in the classroom as teaching tools, for example Pocahontas in elementary schools or a wide variety of the other films we viewed this semester. I have to argue with his third point, many historical movies do not offer "authentic pictures of history," (197) while many do offer true facts, such as Watergate and the naming/confusion involved in the scandal, the movie made the investigation appear much more quickly than it was. I think it is good for audiences to view an event through a film because it can engage a wider audience than a book could, and sparks a new level of interest in history. -Megan W. | ||
== Questions asked in class == | == Questions asked in class == | ||
Would the government have installed surveillence equipment in the apartments of Woodward and Bernstein? -afrisk | Would the government have installed surveillence equipment in the apartments of Woodward and Bernstein? -afrisk | ||
