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Advantages and Disadvantages of Tricycles

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Sketch 1Advantages

The main advantage of this tricycle is that it has been fitted with a pivot system steering. This is crucial as it increases efficiency as well as the safety of the tricycle. The tricycle has got brakes that are in a strategic position and thus can be used even in a prompt manner. There are also steering handles connected to pivot steering system to enhance safety. Finally, the chain has been connected to the back wheel to enhance easy riding.

Disadvantages

The pivot system steering risks easy breakdown of the tricycle. This is because the pivot is used by the wheels as well as the handles. The brakes also have been fitted in a manner that might confuse the rider in case of an emergency need to stop.

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The tricycle has the advantage of being fitted with an adjustable frame. This will come in handy when adjusting if at all the need arises. There is also a battery/motor slot whereby a source of power can be fitted.

Disadvantages

In the case of power exhaustion, the tricycle will not be useful. There is also the possibility that battery usage will pollute the environment.

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The tricycle is safe due to the fact that it has got a safety belt. This means that the rider will not fall out of the tricycle in motion in the case of an accident. Additionally, safety has been assured even at night due to the fact that it has been fitted with LED light. Another advantage is that it has Solar Panels that will generate power to drive the engine. The solar panels can also generate power to be used in other alternative chores.

Disadvantages

Failure of the engine means that the tricycle will be useless. There is also the fact that breakdown of the LED light will make riding at night impossible.

Reference

Steve Greene (2011). Free on Three: The Wild World of Human Powered Recumbent Tadpole

Tricycles. iUniverse. p. 21

Movie Review Of Lincoln

It’s quite paradoxical that none of the American movies has ever done a god job at representing the American democracy. However Lincoln the movie is one among the movies that tried to demonstrate a great democratic art form. Lincoln (2012) is an American drama that was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie is centered on the United States sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln which covers the four final months of Lincoln’s life focus being on the efforts made by the president in January 1865 of having the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States House of representative that would see the abolishment of slavery in the country. He tried to scare up votes to ensure that he could get enough votes to pass the bill in congress. This movie is therefore concentrates on tumultuous period between January 1865, the end of the civil war on April 9th and finally the assassination of Lincoln five days later.

This movie is therefore depicts a very important historical event in the United States which is of great significance on the history of America. This was a landmark constitutional amendment; With the expectation of the civil war to end in a month but an issue of concern being Lincolns 1863 emancipation proclamation would have been disregarded by the courts upon conclusion of the war and the 13th amendment defeated by the return of slave states. Lincoln then saw it necessary to pass the amendment at the end of January. That dispelled any possibility of already released slaves being re-enslaved. Radical republican and feared that the amendment would be defeated by people who wish the amendment to delay however whether the republicans in the border states support the amendment was not clear since their priority was ending the civil war. All of them on board were still not enough due to the fact that it was a requirement that several democrats support congressmen so that bit can be passed (Scott, 2012)

This is therefore a very important historical event in America, it was a task of a race against time, for the coming of peace any time and if it occurs that it comes before the passing of the amendment then the returning states in the south would ensure that the amendment process is stopped before it even becomes law. The movie depicts that a newly elected president Lincoln in January 1865 noting the imminence of the end of civil war, as he was wondering out loud what the fact of the former slaves would be. He finds hypocrisy in his emancipation proclamation in 1863 that saw the freeing of most slaves as a measure of war but had not declared slavery illegal. It was just a constitutional amendment that would end slavery permantly in America. Therefore it was an issue of great importance that Lincoln obtains enough votes from a recalcitrant congress before the arrival of peace and before it got too late. It was Lincoln’s belief that with the passing of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution that would abolish slavery would be a great step in achieving his core and at the same time end the war on slavery. In the movie the issue of the amendment is seen to be very important therefore as part of the subplots shows details of efforts made by three republican roustabouts in using any necessary means to ensure that the minds of the democrats will be changed while Lincoln delays a high level confederate delegation that is on its way to make peace talks in Washington. In the movie there are also glimpses of Gen Ulysses S.Grant making attempts of discerning whether or not the south is ready to quit (Scott, 2012).

In the movie, there are debates that range in the House of Representatives on whether the amendment is adversable or not some see peace being a necessity over passing the amendment while others view the passing of the amendment as a step in ending the civil war. This process was marred with challenges .days after the vote took place, Lincoln and Seward held a meeting with confederate delegation, the confederate made negotiation only on the condition that Lincoln would not allow ratification on it.

The movie places slavery as the centre of the story, and it shows how difficult and costly it was for the US to fully recognize a full and equal humanity of black people.

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Scott, A.O. (2012). A President Engaged in a Great Civil War. Retrieved February 23, 2013 from http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/movies/lincoln-by-steven-spielberg-stars-daniel-day-lewis.html?pagewanted=all

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Movie-Novel Comparison: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

The novel begins with Chief Bromden and other patients in the mental section of a hospital, restricted in a strict environment, subject to the harsh decisions of those in charge, and convinced there is no way out. Randle McMurphy the new patient renews there hope and plays the role of an advocate that comes to overthrow the cruel forces controlling the wards, Nurse Ratched in particular. The demonstrations of thematic elements in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the book are varied and making it difficult for one to synthesize the information and generate a common motif. However, this paper digs deeper and creates a comparison of the two presentations of a similar story.

There are obvious similarities between the plot of the film and that of the novel, in particular, the events leading to the sacrifice of the protagonist and main character, however, the film adaptation of the text undermines the simple the deep moral depictions to simple interactions that do not have profound meaning. Although the book is extraordinarily notable and complex, with profuse refinements, the film’s omission of important decent themes renders it mediocre and superficial in comparison.

To be fair some, there are a number of differences between the motifs of the book and those of the movie that do not hurt the intentions of Kesey, however, there are others that are harsh. It is also fair to say that some of the changes made by the film director Milos Forman were necessary to the perspective he chose and the transformation of Kesey’s work into a cinematic idiom. He does not tell the story from the perspective of the chief but chooses an objective one presented through a subjective camera. That brings a lot of changes because unlike the reader, the viewer can see and hear things directly since the chief could not be everywhere in the ward. The subjective camera removes the characters from the perspective of the Chief and instead each is given their own point of view.

Many things that happen in the novel are summarily captured in the book-with a few additions such as the scene with murphy in therapy which from a critical perspective it’s a chance for Forman to fill in some of the backstory and his battles with Ratched. However, a different tone appears, to the point that, it barely feels like a contest at wills. Let us first discuss the context at wills in order to create a basis for this argument. The novel presents its case with marginal spiritual fever. Bromden sees McMurphy as supernatural, a huge man with a wonderful voice and a life that appears inexhaustible, an avatar for everything that is human, masculine, and righteous (Kesey). His struggles with Ratched for the “ownership” of the ward unfold like an epic battle between wonderful, near-mythic enemies. Even the little bits where the reader catches a glimpse of the protagonist exhausted or acting in self-defense have a Christ-like composition. The contest of wills now appears where whether McMurphy wants it or not, he cannot shun this responsibility and in the end loses his life for the sake of others.

The film does not feel like a contest at will because in the book McMurphy flutters to his fellow patients that he can irritate Nurse Ratched. This bet feels like the primer of a basis: while the incentives direly increase with time and become the basic hook of a hero against a system from the beginning to the end. While he makes the same bet in the film, it is treated nonchalantly and basically forgotten. The film adaptation replaces the ritual of tragedy with something more organic and hard to construe. This happens with the constant foreshadows that speaks of an earlier troublemaker in the ward who was referred for a lobotomy for bringing chaos.

The adaptation, however, becomes smart when it chucks Kesey’s unfortunate portrayal of women. If the women in the novel are not controlling freaks they are presenting their bodies for sex, and every male in the ward agonizes at the hands of either. A good example is Billy, who is portrayed as a shy and desperate youth, who commits suicide when the nurse threatens to tell his mother about his transgressions with a prostitute. The story of hero versus the system is common in literature, and when the novel relies on McMurphy and his condemned determinations to beat the system a powerful account generates. But the interpretation of how the system operates is uncanny and narrow in a way that it undercuts the message.

In contrast, the film’s restructured approach presents something more open to interpretation. Although there are traces of sexism in representation, and other than McMurphy referring to Nurse Ratched as a “cunt” and another woman, there is not much talk of gender, or men being weakened by females in their lives. With all this removed, what remains is the fear of not being able to meet the demand that comes with adulthood. There is an elusive but discernible arc to McMurphy that sees him being forced into serving fellow patients almost against his will and appears as if he is infuriated by these other patient’s inability to see life the way he does and feels like he has to do something about it.

The film because of its entertainment aspect does not portray the idea of Ken Kesey as he intended. Kesey intends McMurphy as a savior who has the sole purpose of saving his fellow patients at the cost of his life. This idea’s shallow presentation in the film avoids capturing the essence of the story making it lack the richness and complexity presented in the novel. From a different perspective, however, one that gives the film liberty to stand on its own, it interprets the film in a manner that is fulfilling and removes flaws like sexism.

Works Cited

Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. New York: Penguin Books, 1996. Print.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Lowering the Voting Age to Thirteen

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Lowering the Voting Age to Thirteen

In most nations, the minimum voting age is set at eighteen years (Grover 2011, p. 3). In

the past, the minimum age to vote was twenty one years, but after several debates, this was

lowered to eighteen years. When individuals reach this age, they are considered to be adults. As

an adult, one should be able to analyze different situations, think critically, and thus make wise

decisions. Every decision leads to some consequences. Regardless of the consequences, whether

negative or positive, the responsible adult can be held accountable for them. This is the reason

that the minimum voting age limit has been set at eighteen years in many states (Grover 2011, p.

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Currently, there are ongoing discussions about whether to lower the voting age further.

At first, the minimum voting age being considered was sixteen years (Grover 2011, p. 4). The

latest debate talks of lowering the voting age to thirteen years. Reducing the minimum voting age

from eighteen to thirteen years has several advantages and disadvantages associated with this

change.

Advantages of lowering the Voting Age to Thirteen Years

Young people have a unique way of looking at things. This special quality is lost as the

child gets older. The uniqueness may compel them to vote for certain people who they feel will

be able to address their issues better, something that older adults may not do because they are

unduly influenced by other factors (Grover 2011, p. 45). It is also argued that generally youths

can vote wisely, since they too are able to make good decisions on their own.

Youths of today mature faster than they did in the past (Grover 2011, p. 47). Their quick

growth and maturity can be attributed to a number of factors, such as exposure to platforms from

where they lean the realities of life with great speed. The media is one such platform. Further, the

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more people vote, the more votes a candidate or political party will receive. This places a

particular party or candidate, who has the interests of youths at heart, at an advantage over

others.

Disadvantages of lowering the voting age to Thirteen Years

Logically speaking, there are important decisions that a thirteen year old cannot make.

Voting decisions are very crucial and nothing should be left to chance with something so

important. In other words, thirteen year olds are simply not mature enough to be involved in such

an important exercise (Grover 2011, p. 50).

A thirteen year old is not yet exposed to life and its realities. They, therefore, cannot

understand why some things happen the way they do, and the role they can play to control some

of these things. Thus, they might not consider voting with the seriousness it deserves (Grover

2011, p. 52). They also may vote for a candidate for all the wrong reasons. There are things that

are of great importance to a thirteen year old, such as video games for example. If allowed to

vote, they could base their voting decisions on such trivial matters.

Conclusion

Conclusively, a thirteen year old is still too young to be given some responsibilities, such

as voting. At thirteen years of age, one still needs the protection and guidance of a parent or

guardian. It would, therefore, be a huge mistake to allow thirteen year olds to vote. The

consideration of lowering the minimum voting age to sixteen years would be a more viable

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Changes to MLA in the 8th Edition

What’s New in the Eighth Edition

The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook, published in 2016, rethinks documentation for an era of digital publication. The MLA now recommends a universal set of guidelines that writers can apply to any source and gives writers in all fields—from the sciences to the humanities—the tools to intuitively document sources. Learn more below about the changes to MLA guidelines. Get resources for teaching, an FAQ, tips on writing, and more on The MLA Style Center (Links to an external site.).

The List of Works Cited

The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook introduces a new model for entries in the works-cited list, one that reflects recent changes in how works are published and consulted. Previously, a writer created an entry by following the MLA’s instructions for the source’s publication format (book, DVD, Web page, etc.). That approach has become impractical today, since publication formats are often combined (a song listened to online, for example, could have been taken from a record album released decades ago) or are undefinable.

In the new model, the work’s publication format is not considered. Instead of asking, “How do I cite a book [or DVD or Web page]?” the writer creates an entry by consulting the MLA’s list of core elements—facts common to most works—which are assembled in a specific order. The MLA core elements appear below:

In the new model, then, the writer asks, “Who is the author? What is the title?” and so forth—regardless of the nature of the source.

Because of this fundamental change, the works-cited-list entries produced by the two approaches are different. Below are differences that might be overlooked by writers making the transition from the seventh edition.

Abbreviations

Common terms in the works-cited list like editor, edited by, translator, and review of are no longer abbreviated. The eighth edition provides a shorter list of recommended abbreviations (96–97).

 

Authors

When a source has three or more authors, only the first one shown in the source is normally given. It is followed by et al. (22). (Previously, the omission of coauthors was limited to sources with four or more authors and was presented as an option.)

 

Books and Other Printed Works

Page numbers in the works-cited list (but not in in-text citations) are now preceded by p. or pp. (46).

For books, the city of publication is no longer given, except in special situations (51).

 

Journals

Issues of scholarly journals are now identified with, for instance, “vol. 64, no. 1” rather than “64.1” (39–40).

If an issue of a scholarly journal is dated with a month or season, the month or season is now always cited along with the year (45).

 

Online Works

The URL (without http:// or https://) is now normally given for a Web source. Angle brackets are not used around it (48, 110).

The citing of DOIs (digital object identifiers) is encouraged (110).

Citing the date when an online work was consulted is now optional (53).

Placeholders for unknown information like n.d. (“no date”) are no longer used. If facts missing from a work are available in a reliable external resource, they are cited in square brackets (2.6.1). Otherwise, they are simply omitted.

 

Publishers

Publishers’ names are now given in full, except that business words like Company (Co.) are dropped and, for academic presses, the abbreviations U, P, and UP are still used (97).

A forward slash (/) now separates the names of copublishers (108).

The kinds of publications that don’t require a publisher’s name are defined (42).

When an organization is both author and publisher of a work, the organization’s name is now given only once, usually as the publisher (25). No author is stated.

 

Miscellaneous

Full publication information is now given for widely used reference works. Page-number spans are given for articles in alphabetically arranged reference books in print. In other words, reference works are treated like other works and are no longer subject to exceptions.

The medium of publication is no longer stated, except when it is needed for clarity (52).

 

In-Text Citations

The principles behind in-text citations in MLA style are unchanged. A few details have been added or clarified, though:

For time-based media like video, times are now cited in the text (57).

The use of my trans. to identify the writer’s translation of a non-English quotation is described (90–91).

How to shorten long titles when they have to be included in a parenthetical citation is clarified (117–18).

The common practice of documenting borrowings from Greek, Roman, and medieval works with part numbers, not page numbers alone, is described (122).

The punctuation used when various items are combined in one parenthetical citation is summarized (126–27).

Ways of formatting citations in research projects other than traditional papers are suggested (127–28).

 

Other Aspects of Writing

Following are new points that concern the writing in a research project:

When the title of a periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper) begins with an article (A, An, The), the article is now treated as part of the title: the article is italicized and its first letter capitalized. For example, the handbook previously specified “the Georgia Review” in text and “Georgia Review” in the works-cited list but now specifies “The Georgia Review” in all contexts.

For works in a language not written in the Latin alphabet, writers must choose between giving titles and quotations in romanization or in the language’s writing system (74, 91).

Two forward slashes (//) mark stanza breaks in run-in quotations of verse (78).

If a block quotation of prose contains internal paragraphing, the first line of the quotation now begins without a paragraph indention even if one is present in the source (77).

Advantages of MBO

It reduces conflicts related to change since the objectives have already been set.

It reduces management work load thus giving managers more time to formulate new plans and strategies.

High performance is encouraged since everyone has to work towards the specified objective.

Disadvantages

Needs lots of paperwork thus bringing an extra cost.

Leads to rigidity since staff can only follow the specified goals, no divergent thoughts are allowed.

Environmental changes may weaken it

Advantages of MWA

Allows for innovative thinking since divergent ideas are allowed.

There is easy change in strategy in case of changes in environment.

It improves staff-management relations.

Less paperwork is required thus cutting on cost.

Disadvantages

Increases complexity of decision making since strategies are changed from time to time.

It is difficult to make long term decisions since strategies and plans change from time to time.

It may cause change related conflicts.

Movie Review of Girl in the Cafe

The film ‘The Girl in the Café’ is a television drama from the United Kingdom. It was produced by Hilary Jones, written by Richard Curtis and directed by David Yates. The film was produced by Tightrope Pictures an independent production company. Furthermore, the film premiered in the United Kingdom, in the year 2005, in the month of June. Later on, it was shown in the United States on cable television.

The film is about the lives of Gina (Kelly MacDonald) and Lawrence (Bill Nighy). Lawrence works in the civil service in the Chancellor of Exchequer’s office. Later on during his usual rounds, he decides to go to a café and there he meets his future love Gina. She is a young woman who is extremely outspoken about issues that concern improving the world. The romance that exists between Gina and Lawrence is quite improbable because they seem to be from different worlds. Firstly, Lawrence and Gina are working for different causes and in the real world; this is likely to cause a strain on their relationship. Furthermore, it is claimed that their relationship is a marriage of two opposites as well as that of different worlds. It is evident that Gina is interested in issues that will benefit mankind, while Lawrence does not. He is in a position to influence his superiors attending the G8 meeting, but he finds it to be quite difficult.

Love is often a strong emotion that makes people come together in order to share each other’s feelings. In this case, the attraction between Lawrence and Gina brings them together and they form a union. At first, Lawrence only did as was expected by his superiors and did not dare to challenge them. Even if he knew that he could persuade them and make them help those in need, he chose not to. However, upon meeting Gina and falling in love with her, Lawrence starts sharing the same views as her. He even goes to the extent of supporting Gina’s cause concerning helping African countries. Despite the fact that he risks losing his job; he does seem to deter from assisting Gina in any way possible. The thing that unites them is love because it has made them have a connection as well as a bond that cannot be broken easily. Love has made them want to do things that they would not have if they were not a couple. They were able to succeed because their love made them strong and even the other people who doubted them changed their perception.

The love between Gina and Lawrence has benefited different people in various ways. They were able to advocate for issues that would benefit others rather than themselves. This shows that that their love was extremely selfless as they were interested in improving the lives of others. Fair Trade and poverty were some of the issues that they were advocating for. They believed that it was not fair for people especially in Africa to suffer, yet the G8 leaders could address the issue. To add on, they also benefited because they became more attached to each other. It then became possible for them to achieve their goals as they had the same interests. Indeed, the Girl in the Café is a remarkable film that highlights the power of love.

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Changing Family Patterns

The family has always been a significant part of the United States of America. However, this unit of society has been faced with many challenges since establishing the union of states in America. For example, in the 18th century, extended families were typical. In the 19th-century nuclear families were common. This extended to the 19th century, whereby marriages and families began being disintegrated as women tried to get their rights and get an education. In the 20th century, most women tried to be independent, and this came with single parenthood as women decided not to get married but to get children. In the 21st century, there is the evolution of childless marriages, adoption to a great extent, and same-sex marriages. Therefore with time, the family unit continues to become complex.

Different families have different operation patterns, and they make their various impacts on the American society contributing to the diverse community present in America. Some of the factors that significantly impact how families tend to gravitate towards a particular area are race, ethnicity, and the economic configuration of the families and the nation. Race determines how a family operates, the class in the society with which they associate themselves, and how their children are raised. For example, most families with a black origin tend to keep to themselves, and most believe that whites are cruel and very racist. This is a learning point on the side of racism for black Americans. On the side of the whites, the kids get to be taught that black people might be harmful and are not good.

Ethnicity also determines how different families operate and what they believe in. for example, immigrants always live in fear and teach their children to be very careful of strangers. Like those who settled from Britain and became citizens, those of white origin believe that they are superior to the others. At the same time, Indians also think they’re degraded (“Recent Changes in Family Structure | Boundless Sociology”). It is, therefore, these believe that form family, and they act according to what they believe. This, therefore, means that there is a pattern formed by different families acting similarly and others acting in their ways to prove what they believe in. therefore, some families tend to gravitate towards certain areas while others gravitate towards others. For example, white families may be the ones controlling most institutions because they believe they are capable.

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Publisher, “15.3 Family Patterns in the United States Today.” Open.lib.umn.edu, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2016. This edition is adapted from a work originally produced in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution., 8 Apr. 2016, open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/15-3-family-patterns-in-the-united-states-today/.

“Recent Changes in Family Structure | Boundless Sociology.” Lumenlearning.com, 2009, courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/recent-changes-in-family-structure/.

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Mock awards have emerged to enhance art by humiliating certain entertainment productions such as film and music (Mathijs and Sexton 38). In spite of the idea that cinema thrives on cultic views, mock awards have gained authenticity and seriousness. It is this seriousness that MST3K placed Manos: The Hands of Fate film into public scrutiny by highlighting the serious flaws that the movie entailed.

In 1966, Harold Warren produced and directed the American horror film, thereafter, acquiring the status of the worst movies ever produced. By peering into the background of the director, it is not surprising that he availed the world a ludicrous film for the rest of the decades. Warren was a dealer in farm’s products, in Texas, and he decided to produce the movie as a result of a bet. The producer also had a role in the movie with notable El Paso theater actors. The independent production crew possessed limited background and experience in filmmaking. In addition, they faced a constrained budget at their disposal. On its debut, the film had little performances in the local theatres until MST3K discovered the movie and sparked its two DVD releases (Weiner and Barba 106).

An overview of the movie reads about a vacationing family who venture on a road trip and loses the way. The encounter by a pagan cult triggers the flaws that dominate the rest of the movie. The film possesses several technical deficiencies, continuity flaws, poor visuals and soundtracks, inexplicable scenes and shoddy acting.

The first flaw that indicates in the movie concerns with the production. The film begins by showcasing objects such as the car instead of the characters. This serves to divert the attention of the audience by failing to create curiosity into the later happenings. The movie is slow paced as the family drags its belongings into the car. A better way of launching the actions would have been to let the child stare into the camera. Since the child is sullen, the parents hum an irrelevant song into the child’s ears. As the family drives for a short distance, a sheriff pulls the vehicle over and asks of a tail-light problem. The father responds that the child is exhausted. There is a disconnection between the exhaustion of the child and the tail light failure (Trombo 52). The introductory part also entails landscape shots that exhaust the scene.

An additional problem with the movie regards its lighting. The producer chose most of the movie’s scenes at night. Given the scenes were to occur for several days, it does not create sense that the movie should majorly entail night scenes. The movie possessed inadequate electricity that helped develop a crudely lit and a murky effect. This effect of darkness emanate from the beginning of the movie whereby there is inadequate depiction of the day. The audience strives to make out the faces of the family members as they enter into the dwellings of Torgo. In spite of the idea that the movie entailed considerable night scenes, the audience did not have to struggle making out the characters’ faces.

In addition, the movie entailed inclusion of animals that did not augur with the direction of the script. The first animal is the family’s puppy that is supposed to travel with the family on a road trip. The child plays with the sullen animal that yearns to move out of the car. The puppy attains mild later scenes while the movie does not indicate the disappearance of the animal. In the Torgo’s cave, the child struggles playing with an uncooperative dog. This occurs regardless of the idea that the animals were supposed to accord a horror effect into the movie.

Another problem regards how the actors attain cue for actions. The film did not coordinate the camera movements with the actions of the actor. A shot begins by the actors consuming a long time in order to carry out their roles (Saltzman 47). This suggests that the actions could begin long after the camera had focused on the actors. The scenes comprised of actions whereby the actors could stare into the cameras before performing any significant thing. In the scene of question, the sheriff looked dead and hesitated before questioning the family. In addition, there is a scene in the car whereby the woman stays in absolute silence while staring at a nondescript object.

The car drives and stops at a seemingly abandoned house. The house does not approach the scene thereby appearing from nowhere. Instead of asking for directions, they are fearless of spending with the satyr. In essence, the satyr should possess scary features such as hooves or horns. The satyr is surprisingly warm instead of projecting a horror look onto the settled family. In addition, satyr is a wiry fellow that triggers the audience into sympathizing with him.

It is discernible that the Manos’ movie entailed terrible flaws that make it pale. To begin with, there is a whole idea of disconnection as pertains to the reason for getting lost because the characters should be familiar with their environment. The movie has other disconnections in terms of inappropriate soundtracks such as jazz in night scenes. This is coupled with poor lighting and sluggish actors that do not depict the required effects of a scene.

Works cited

Mathijs, Ernest, and Jamie Sexton. Cult cinema. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Print.

Saltzman, Marc. DVD Confidential 2: the Sequel. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Professional, 2003. Print.

Trombo, Tony. Sueno the dream of Hal Warren: the director of fate creates space. New York, NY: Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. Print.

Weiner, Robert, and Shelley Barba. In the peanut gallery with mystery science theater 3000: essays on film, fandom, technology and the culture of riffing. New York, NY: McFarland, 2011. Print.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

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With the pressure from the international community to reduce the carbon footprint, individual nations are increasingly looking to use alternative sources of energy that have a reduced effect on the environment. Some of the most promising forms of energy include solar power, wind, and water (Darby, Hansson, & Tisdell, 2020). Nuclear energy has also emerged as a critical contender in this race, given that it is likely to solve the environmental problem by ensuring a zero-carbon future. Nuclear energy is attained from split atoms contained in reactors that then heat water and turn it to steam. The steam then turns turbines that generate electricity. It is important to look at the pros and cons of using nuclear energy as an alternative form of energy. Despite the hot debate on its use, nuclear energy comes with a number of drawbacks as well as benefits, making it a controversial energy source. Ultimately, it is a low-cost form of energy, is reliable, has zero-carbon emissions, promises efficiency for the future, and has high energy density, yet, it is water intensive, has a high risk of nuclear accidents, contains radioactive waste, and is a non-renewable source of energy.

Advantages of Nuclear Energy

One of the most notable positive aspects of nuclear energy is that it produces clean energy. In the United States, nuclear energy is the largest source of environmental-friendly and clean energy, generating more than 50% of clean electricity in the country every year (Suman, 2018). By using nuclear energy, Petrescu et al. (2016) found that the United States avoids more than 470,000,000 tons of carbon emissions per year. Other clean solutions presented by the nuclear energy alternative include using thermal energy from reactors to decarbonize other energy intensive sectors including the transport industry that is one of the largest contributors to carbon-related pollution.

Another benefit of nuclear energy is that it is a reliable alternative energy source. Unlike other commonly used alternatives such as wind energy and solar, Bosselman (2007) notes that nuclear energy does not rely on the natural elements such as the wind or the sun. Nuclear energy can be used any time of the day or in any season. The advantage of producing energy non-stop is that there are zero delays in production and intermittent provision as seen with solar and wind power.

Zero carbon emissions is one of the most sought after sustainable development goals advanced by the United Nations and championed by other global stakeholders including governments and welfare organizations. Nuclear energy does not produce carbon as part of its byproducts. This is a significant benefit over other traditional energy sources, including fossil fuels that release millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the environment and the atmosphere. The buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is noted to be a leading cause of the current changes to the climate (Apergis, Payne, Menyah, & Wolde-Rufael, 2010). Therefore, minimal greenhouse gases and carbon emissions is an advantage that is difficult to ignore.

Nuclear fusion has been identified as one of the most efficient ways to harness energy. With an ability to control atomic fusion, then the world would have unlimited energy. The advancements in nuclear energy methodologies promises to have positive results for the future, including providing limitless amounts of energy for global consumption (Suman, 2018). The potential that nuclear energy has is important to meet other global goals and objectives including keeping the environment safe and ensuring access to basic needs for all populations. Energy generation in the future will be anchored upon the standards that are being established today in the nuclear energy sector.

Lastly, one of the most important advantages of using nuclear energy is the benefit of high energy density. According to Apergis et al. (2010), the energy amount released in a single nuclear fission reaction is estimated to be more than ten million times more than the amounts released through burning fossil fuels. As such, the nuclear power plants require small amounts of nuclear fuel compared to other power plant types. The benefit with this is that it aids in contributing to low cost energy production because a single nuclear power plant is capable of producing more energy compared to traditional sources of energy.

Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

Despite the many advantages mentioned above, the use of nuclear energy also attracts a number of drawbacks. One key disadvantage of nuclear energy is the environmental impact. Having zero carbon emissions is noted to be a positive point, yet nuclear energy has notable impact to the environment majorly through the water discharge and mining activities required to have the alternative up and running. Elements such as uranium used in the energy production must be mined (Rodríguez-Penalonga & Moratilla Soria, 2017). Any type of mining usually has a detrimental effect to the surrounding environment. Uranium mining leads to the production of radon and arsenic, contributing to negative environment results and poor health of those living near these mines. Thermal pollution is also a major concern as part of a negative environmental impact. The release of hot water into natural sources such as lakes and oceans are likely to change the chemistry of the surrounding making it less habitable for certain aquatic life.

Another major concern and a serious point of reference when discussing the disadvantages of nuclear energy is the increased risk of nuclear accidents. Although nuclear power plants follow strict protocols and rules when it comes to safety measures, accidents are still likely to happen. Events in countries like Japan, the United States, and in Russia have shown that a meltdown of these power plants would lead to catastrophic disasters. The Mile Island, Fukushima disaster, and the Chernobyl accident reveal that the effect to people and the environment would be near irreversible overtime (Mousseau & Møller, 2020). Although these accidents are very rare, it is important to note that the risk of occurrence is real and can be triggered easily through failure of a single component within the system.

Another notable disadvantage of nuclear energy is the fact that it has very high operating costs. Large and industrialized nations are more likely to invest in nuclear energy. However, the developing nations are still not capable of maintaining the power plants due to the challenging economic conditions in their countries. The strict rules on maintenance, the highly skilled staffing levels needed, constant operator training, and the international inspection standards required may be a financial burden to these emerging economies.

Conclusion

From the discussion above, nuclear energy is presented as a low-cost form of energy, is reliable, has zero-carbon emissions, promises efficiency for the future, and has high energy density. Even with these advantages, power plants are also revealed to be water intensive, having a high risk of nuclear accidents, contains radioactive waste that may have negative impact on the environment and health of people and wildlife, and is also a non-renewable source of energy. It is also noted that the high operating costs associated with nuclear energy makes the alternative unavailable to the emerging and developing economies because of the large economic and expertise levels required for maintenance. Overall, the advantages point to a need to explore the use of nuclear energy in the future because it promises limitless energy for global consumption. Yet, scientific procedures must work to ensure that the drawbacks are mitigated before the alternative can be accepted fully.

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