Smoke Signals Film Analysis Report

Summary and Analysis

Thomas and Victor were main character of Smoke Signal and they were Native American. Victor’s father was like to drink alcohol and play with friends. He used to like to drink everyday and his wife interrupted him and he got upset and left his home. And then he has not come back. But, there has one more reason why he left his home. When Victor and Thomas were baby, Victor’s father did firework at the midnight while he is drunken. Unfortunately, because of his firework Thomas’s house was burn. And Thomas’s father is died after he throws Thomas out of the window. And Victor’s father got the baby. But, he always thought that Thomas’s father’s dead is his fault. So he has to leave the town.

After Victor and Thomas were growing up, Victor’s mother got a phone call that Victor’s father was die. And Victor and Thomas were trying to go to get the bones. They took the bus and walk several days. Finally, they arrived a house where Victor’s bone is. And they talked with a woman who living in the house. The woman was loved Victor’s father and she told Victor about his anxious and his regret. Victor heard the story of his father and went to back to his hometown. He thought his father was not a only like drinking alcohol. His father was really caring about his family. Victor knew the truth and the love of his father.

Relation to Case Study

In the “Smoke Signal” the main characters are Native American. They felt racism in the bus and somewhere in the movie. Because of they are Indian, the bus’s people’s attention were quite not good. The people’s eyes were looks like looking a stranger or beggar. Also, they have stolen their chair from an American while they went to restroom. In the chapter 10, the attention of students to look the Francine and Tony couple was quite not good. I think, there could have much racism anywhere in the whole world.

Reaction to Film

I was really moving on this movie. This movie was the best movie which I have seen movies since I came to Kutztown University. There speech was very easy to understand. Their speech was very easy to understand, there also has a moral. In my opinion, the moral is feel happy when you with your family together. Victor knew the truth of father and his love. He thought the only reason that his father left is alcohol. But that wasn’t. He was feeling sorry for their family and Thomas’s family. He couldn’t live in the town with his crime even that was an accident. But he couldn’t accept it. I think, the movie was very great. I want to watch a movie something like this in the next time.

Chapter 10 - Racism - Case Study Report

1.Statement of the Problem

A.Definition: Some of students are hate Francine and Tony’s relationship.
B.Analysis: Because the couple is relationship of black and white. So other white students do not like this.

2.Suggestion of Possible Solutions

A.Solution 1: They should be together what other student’s behavior and excitement.
B.Solution 2: They should break up their relationship.
C.Solution 3: They should call to school security or police.

3.Evaluation of Possible Solutions

A.Solution1
(1)Advantages: If they really want to be together, then, they should be together. That is love and happiness.
(2)Disadvantages: It is probably very dangerous. They could get injured by some students. Because, the other students are often yelled to them with informal ways and sometimes, they slashed Francine’s car’s tire.

B.Solution 2

(1)Advantages: They will not get any injure anymore. Both of them will safe. In the security side is good.
(2)Disadvantages: If they really do not want to break up, that is tragedy. They could not keep their love. Because of some of students who has a racism.

C.Solution 3

(1)Advantages: They would not get any injure and stress for other students. They will safe.
(2)Disadvantages: If the students, get punish or arrest by police or school security, then after the period of the punishment, they will get very serious attack by them. It will probably very dangerous.

4.Selection of a Solution

A.Choice: I choose solution 2.

B.Justification: If they break up, then they would not get any injure or stress anymore. If they do not have a deep relationship, then it is good time to consider their relationship to break up. But, if they really love each other, they could date other side of the school or I could break up during the period of the university. Then, they can love after the graduation of the university. The most important thing is their safety.

Chapter 12 Voca

Voca: culture shock
Definition: a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment
Example: I got a culture shock after I came to the United States.

Voca: customs
Definition: Sociology. a group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another
Example: Shaking hands in the meeting is a traditional custom.

Voca: thrilled
Definition: to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement
Example: I thrilled after I watched the movie.

Chapter 9 Voca

Voca: accuse
Definition: to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually fol. by of): He accused him of murder
Example: He accuse a person as a murderer.

Voca: allegation
Definition: an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove
Example: There has no allegation to prove that.

Voca: bucks
Definition: An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck
Example: Just give me 20 bucks.

Chapter 4 Voca

Voca: apologize
Definition: to offer an apology or excuse for some fault,insult,failure,injury
Example: I apologized to the professor about my plagiarism.

Voca: on time
Definition: at the appointed time,punctually
Example: I should come to class on time.


Voca: depressing
Definition: to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits,deject,dispirit.
Example: I'm depressing today because of my mid term grade.

Chapter 3 Voca

Voca: Homesick
Definition: sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
Example: I often feel homesick after I came to the United States.

Voca: Value
Definition: equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.: to give value for value received
Example: Do you know the value of evidence?

Voca: shocked
Definition: a sudden and violent blow or impact collision.
Example: The shocked of an earthquake was very serious.

Chapter 1 Voca

Voca: Effort
Definition: something done by exertion or hard work.
Example: You should make some effort if you do not want to get F.

Voca: midterm
Definition: the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office.
Example: Last midterm was very difficult to me.

Voca: question
Definition: a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
Example: I have a question about that.

Chapter 9 - Plagirism - Case Study Report

1.Statement of the Problem

A.Definition: He plagirised someone’s article.
B.Analysis: It is absolutely illegal and he should apologize to professor.

2.Suggestion of Possible Solutions

A.Solution1: He should apologize to professor to get a opportunity to make this up.
B.Solution2: He have to tell the lie to get the grade.
C.Solution3: Get the punish of professor and take the class in the next semester.

3.Evaluation of Possible Solutions

A.Solution1

(1)Advantages: If he apologize to professor and persuade him, then in the fortunately case, he could get an opportunity.
(2)Disadvantages: I think, there has no disadvantage for this solution.

B.Solution2

(1)Advantages: If the professor trust his lie, then he can get his grade.
(2)Disadvantage: If the professor do not trust what he say, then in the most terrible he could kick out of the school.

C.Solution3

(1)Advantages: He does not have to argue this problem with the professor.
(2)Disadvantages: He probably get F, then he should take the class again in the next semester.

4.Selection of a Solution

A.Choice: I choose solution1.
B.Justification: The solution is the obvious action what he should do. And in the fortunately case, I could get another opportunity to make this up. At least, this solution has no disadvantage. If I was him, I would do as this solution.

Animal House- Summary of Opening Scene

Larry and Kent were became a freshman in a college. They joined a group “Omega”. But the Omega’s members were not thought that they are not fit on Omega. So Omega introduced a strange people like not talkative people and unfamiliar with Omega. Finally Larry and Kent left Omega and they were joined Delta. Delta was more friendly and comfortable for them. Delta liked enjoying freedom and breaking the rules. So Larry and Kent thought that Delta is more fits on them.

Chapter1 - Motivation - Case Study Report

1. Statement of the problem


A. Definition
-She misunderstood about teacher’s talking.
-She has some problem in English class.

B. Analysis.

- Her English is not at a high enough level.
- In general, she can’t understand what teacher saying.
- She has lack of participation and she usually asks any questions to the teacher.
- She really disappointed with her grade.


2. Suggestion of possible solutions.

1. She has to go to the library everyday to improve her English skill.
2. She has to ask to her teacher what she can’t understand.
3. She has to attend class every day. Also she ought to make lots of participation on her class.

3. Evaluation of possible solutions

1. Advantage: she will improve her English skill
Disadvantage: That will make her tired.

1. Advantage: She will have great relationship with her teacher.
Disadvantage: That’s might be make teacher annoying.

3. Advantage: That will make lots of good effects on her grade.
Disadvantage: It’s very hard to change her personality.

4. Selection of a Solution.

A. Choice: She has to ask to her teacher what she can’t understand.

B. Justification: If she often ask question to her teacher. Then, the teacher’s view of Mei will change. Also, she can make good relationship with her teacher.

Chapter 12 - Culture Shock - Case Study Report

Solution.

1. She has to improve her listening skill, because she can’t understand what professor talk about.. Also she needs to pay attention on the class.

Advantage: If she improve her listening skill, she can get a good grade and easy to understand the class.

Disadvantage: If she improves her listening skill that will be no time to take a rest. Then she will feel tired.


2. She should talk with her roommates a lot. Even the talking topic is about sexual activities. She has to listen. That will get more opportunity to talk with roommates than do not talk.

Advantage: If she is going to talk with her roommates a lot. Then she won’t feel lonely.

Disadvantage: That will be waste time to study or take a rest. And then her grade will get down.


3. If she can’t bear these problems, the best way is go back to her country.

Advantage: she will not feel lonely.

Disadvantage: She will lose opportunity of study in the United States.

I choose solution number 1.

Because of her main problem is listening. That means if her American friends talk fast, then she couldn’t understand what they saying. So if she improves her listening skill that she can understand the classes and can make lots of American friends. Then she will not feel lonely. Finally everything is going to be fine.

Case Study report of chapter 3

1. Statement of the problem

A.Definition

Maria's roommate is making a noise.

B.Analysis

Maria feels annoying and angry about her roommate's noisying.

2. Suggestion of Possible Solutions

A. Solution 1

She have to make a conversation with her roommate and tell her what she feels and request of her roommate.

B. Solution 2

She should tell the police or social security or school security about her situation. Then they will make this up.

C. Solution 3

She have to keep patience until end of the semester and go to the housing office and make an order to change dorm in next semester.

3. Evaluation of Possible Solutions

A. Solution 1

1. Adv: It is very polite and formal way to solve the problem
2. Dis: If the conversation will fail, then the situation will getting worse.

B. Solution 2

1. Adv: The security will make a specific solution immidiately.
2. Dis: If the work fail, then she and her roommate's relationship will getting worse.

C. Solution 3

1. Adv: It will make no problem with her roommate.
2. Dis: She will get a lot of stress for that.

4. Selection of solution

A. choice: Solution 1
B. Justification: The solution 2 is the safest solution among these solutions. And also it is very formal and polite way. The roommate is not going to angry with the conversation for this problem.

Reaction to film of Animal House

Actually I did not enjoy the film “Animal House”. Because of the movie was an old American movie and the old American culture and their thinking and their mind were very unacceptable for me. Also my English still not perfect. So I would make me hard to understand to this movie. In my opinion, the best solution is conversation. Case study and the movie “Animal House”, if they had more conversation and trying to understand and care each other, then Maria and Delta or Omega did not felt angry and let them get out of college. In conclusion, until watch the next movie, I am going to improve my English skill to more easy to understand the movies.

Relation to Case Study of Animal House

I think the movie “Animal House” and the case study is very similar. They had shown the American college life and what they think about. In the case study, the main character Maria felt sad and lonely and angry, because of the roommate and friends. And the American friends were made a noise. So Maria got stress about that as much as she has felt want to back to her country. In the movie is not a national students problem, but, they also has two part of groups problem.

Summary and Analysis of Animal House

Larry and Kent were became a freshman in the Faber college. They joined to the omega group, But Omega thought they are not combining with Omega group, so the two of them were went to the delta group to have fun. The Delta group was more fit on them in the freedom, thinking and philosophy. But the president of the Faber College and Omega group leader were decided to get the Delta group out of the college. They would change the exam to let Delta get low grade. But the Delta group were known the situation, so, they also decided to revenge to them. So Delta made a plan to break them in homecoming day and broke them perfectly.

Roomate

These things are you should know about your roomate.

1. His personality.
2. charateristic of his sleeping. e.g: sleep talking, snoring
3. what kind of music does he likes - if the music is same as me then I can turn sound on much easily.
4. Does he smoking?
5. Does he drinking?
6. Has girlfriend? - if he has then I'm going to let him do not bring his girlfriend in the dorm. because it is interrupt my studying and uncomfortable.
7. Something that I should be careful to him.
8. His habit
9. His hobby - what is his favorite sports and what kind of things he focused on his life.
10. His name
11. His age
12. nationality

Chapter 4 - Time Management - Reaction to debate paragraph

I'm disagree about riding bike in breakfast to go to school. There are several reason that I disagree. First of all, I don't know how far the school from his house. Anyway, riding a bike in the morning is extremly tired and sleepy. Second reason is the bike will be at least more 100 dollars. Then you have to pay the money for bike. And also if it brake down, and you should pay the bill of repair. Third reason is if you ride a bike in the morning then that will be very dangerous. Also you can get injury from accident. Fourth problem is safity of the bike. It means stealing bike is still a lot. So if you do not careful, then you will easy to lose your bike. Even bike is fast and make body healthy, but I don't think riding bike is much faster than take shuttle bus. Also shuttle bus is much comfortable if you take the shuttle bus schedule. In conclusion, the best solution is get up early and taking the shuttle bus.

Reaction to Film of Stand and Deliver

I was little bit bored this movie because there has no action scene. But I learned very improtant things in this movie. I'm studying English but it's still very poor and slow. I think it's same as the students of the film. The most important thing of improver your study skill that is pay attention in the class, study everytime in the home, do your best on the exam and any activities and trust yourself. After I watch this movie, I thought I can do it, too. I'll do my best after this time.

Relation to case study of Stand and deliver

In the case study from Unit 1 and in this movie, I thought, it is very simillar. Because of the main characters are very poor at study at the first. In the case study's main character "Mei" get a lots of stress in the school and still has a problem with her friends and the campus life. It also can say
Mei had a culture shock in the USA. I hope that if she would rather is not going to study hard and pay attention in the class than go back to her country.

Summary and Analysis of Stand and Deliver

Mr. Escalante was lost his job and he decided to be a math teacher. But the students was very poor. So he want to encourage them and improve their study. Day after day the students became like the teacher and getting better. The students took an exam and all of them were passed the exam. But the test office didn't trust that. Because they were a trouble students before. So the teacher complain to the test office and let students take retest for proof their grade. At the end, they passed the exam and year after year all of the students passed the math exam whose teached by Mr. Escalante.

Lost in Translation - Film Analysis Report

Summary and Analysis

Bob came to Japan for advertisement. But, nobody didn’t understand Bob’s English in Japan. Also there has no friend. So he felt very boring about life in Japan. Charlotte is a photographer's girlfriend.
She came to Japan for her boyfriend's work. Every day the boyfriend goes out for work and she has nothing in the hotel. So she felt very boring, too. Bob and Charlotte were stayed at the same hotel. One day they met in a bar, they knew that they have a same feeling in there and they became a friend and their relationship was closed very quickly. They enjoyed the time in Japan for 7 days, In last day Bob left. Before he left he told her something, but in the movie didn't mention what they talked about. Just let audience curious about the conversation. Nobody knows the conversation's content, but I think the conversation was the best point of the movie and charm.

Relation to Case Study

In the case study from chapter 12 and in Lost in Transition, I could see the similar things. The main characters were come to the foreign country. Also they feel lonely. Also they are hard to make a friends Also they are not a talkative people. Both of case were trying to describe about difficult of adapting to another country. And then, Dita was trying to feel not lonely and Bob and Charlotte trying to feel not lonely and find someone and found them.

Reaction to Film

In my opinion, it’s very hard to find friends in another country. Also, adapting a culture is very difficult. Because of the movie and case study, I knew that do not feel lonely in another country is making friends who has a common thinking and mind. Then you will not feel lonely than you do not have any friends. So I recomand that making friends is very important.

Paragraph reaction to the debate

I'm disagree with the opinion of meet international students. If she meet them, then she is not going to feels lonely or homesick. But, the reason that why she came to the United States is to study English. Then she'd better make an Americans. Also in paragraph wrote that she felt extremly tired a week. Besides, she can not understand what professor talk about. If she meet the international students, that means, she is waste her relaxing time and study time. In final, she is going to ger bad grade on exam and also she can feels tired during the semester.
In conclusin, I disgree about meet international students.