Wednesday, January 18, 2012
CNF Prompt #1.
Hi. Please respond to the following prompt (Shoot - did I just violate my "no homework policy"? Well, it will be short): What is your favorite non-fiction text? This could be a book, movie, TV show, radio program, or publication. Briefly, explain why you like it. Sign your post with your first name and last initial.
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The inner-sports fan inside of me will have to sway my vote for the film "Hoosiers". Being the single great basketball film in history, Hoosiers is truly a culmination of that hope inside all of us that we will all triumph in victory and reach our aspirations, and gives us an example that such things are possible in reality.
My favorite non-fiction text would have to be the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." It was the first documentary I saw and it not only got me interested in non-fiction but the environment and environmental engineering. It also seeks the audience to do something, not just tell us about the problem or issues like many non-fiction texts do, but calls the audience to action.
Anthony O.
My favorite non fiction movie is "The U", which is a 30 for 30 movie shown on ESPN. It's about the Miami Hurricanes football team, mostly in the 1980s when they were crushing almost every team, and doing it with zero class. I loved everything about it. The highlights, interviews, and music were phenomenal. I also say it's my favorite non fiction movie, because there is absolutely no fiction in it. There are no actors, no dramatizations or recreations. Everything in the movie is shown through real highlights, television clips, and interviews with the real players.
My favorite non-fiction test would have to be the documentary "Hoop Dreams". It was the first documentary that I had seen about children in the competitive sports environment. It was interesting to see the kids as they matured and moved on to further their careers. It was also interesting to see how their paths split even though they started from the same place. This movie started my interest in documentaries and also into non-fiction texts.
One documentary I particularly liked was one about 911. I don't really know the name but I do know that it was called "911: [and then some additional part of the title]. Although i don't know the title, I do remember that i liked it a lot and it showed a bunch of footage of firefighters rescuing people from the burning buildings. It told the story of certain peoples experiences on that day. One story in particular was a man who was a priest (who died that day) but also a firefighter. Another story was about two girls who went to college in NY who saw the planes hit the buildings from their apartment near by.
Sean L.
My favorite non-fiction text would probably have to be Warren Miller's Like There's No Tomorrow. This film documents some of the world's greatest skiers as they ski some of the world's craziest terrain. I like this film because skiing is something that I love to do and it shows a lot of normal people (who are also great skiers) traveling the world and doing what they love to do.
Andrew A.
My favorite non-fiction movie is probably "The Pony Express", which is about Southern Methodist University's football dominance in the early 1980s, and their "death penalty" for recruiting violations. I enjoyed it because I had never heard of SMU football prior to the movie and now I know why. It shows the crazy effect that two years of cancelled football can have on an entire university.
The Pony Express post is by John Kearns.
Sam Morse-
My favorite non-fiction movie is called Ghosts of Cite Solei. It's a documentary about to brothers who are the heads of a gang in the Haitian city known as Cite Solei. It documents their lives, struggles, and general life in the slum.
Sam M.
My favorite non-fiction text is First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. It was the first non-fiction book I read that had a straightforward plot, and it really drew me in from the beginning. I really loved the book because it was very emotional and real, and I could almost feel the pain the author felt throughout the story.
Laisa L.
Pfletcher
My favorite non-fiction text is a documentary on sea monsters. It love watching videos about the ocean and I think the ocean is an amazing thing. It is important to know whats out there and what all amazing animals are here on earth. I saw this documentary in IMAX so it made it all the more special.
My favorite non-fiction text is probably "Zeitgeist:Moving Forward." I always remember the first time I watched it I thought it was so interesting because it is about 9/11 and how all these people have a conspiracy theory about it.The movie just blew my mind away.I watch it all the time now because I like that there is some truth behind it.
Angelina
My favorite non-fiction text is a 30 for 30 ESPN Documentary called The Two Escobars which is about a player, Andres Escobar, who played for the Colombian National Soccer Team. He went to the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Colombia was the predicted winning team. Colombia was dominating their opponents when one game against the Unites States, Andres scores an own goal, ultimately making them lose 2-1. Two days after his return, he is shot and killed by Pablo Escobar, a powerful Colombian drug lord. The whole time I was in shock. The film was really interesting, and kept my attention the whole time.
My favorite non-fiction text is the documentary "Prayer for a Perfect Season." I really enjoyed this documentary because, all of St. Patrick Catholic high school basketball players persevered through the differnet types adversity. Whether that was taking a train three hours to get to school everyday, or a family member passing away. Many players went on to play successful division 1 basketball.
My favorit non fiction text would have to be the "Fab 5". It is about the Michigan basketball team, when they started 5 freshman, led by Jalin Rose, and Chris Webber. I loved everyhting that this group accomplished in their 2 years together. It was very exciting.
Jacob G.
Last semester in this class we read "Blink." I really liked reading this because I thought it was so interesting how we make decisions and how influenced those decisions are. I also liked the movie "Supersize Me," even though I didn't finish it. I really liked learning about health, and issues like that.
Natally T.
My favorite non-fiction movie is "Some Kind Of Monster". This documentary is about my favorite band (Metallica) and the band mates journey through line up changes and writing a new record post rehab.
My favorite non-fiction movie is "Schindler's list". It is about six hours long, but I found it very moving. It's about a Nazi military leader that regrets his actions and in the end, saves thousands of Jews. I liked this movie because it was through the eyes of the other side, and was very truthful.
Delaney B.
My favorite non-fiction text would definitely be "Bronson". Which is about Charles Bronson's life in prison. My friend made me watch it at one point over the summer and I got so into it. I liked how raw it was. There wasn't much talking in it, but the mood and the message is what made it captivating.
Sarah K.
My favorite non-fiction book would have to be "Ted Williams". This biography about Theodore Samuel Williams stretches from his life as a child in California, through his playing career, and after his death. I really like this book because shows a lifetime of success and tribulations, including personal that shaped his life tremendously for one of the most storied baseball players in all of America's history.
My favorite non-fiction text would have to be the documentery "Thrilla in Manilla." It is about the final fight between boxers, Muhammed Ali and Joe Fraizer. It is mainly from Frazier's point of view as it shows the utter distaste the men had for each other and the grudge that Frazier held his whole life. The will and determination that was shown by both men during the fight was amazing. I think it shows how real boxing matches can become as these two men, at least Frazier, legitimately did not like one another.
The comment about the "Thrilla in Manilla" is by Christian J.
I liked the movie I watched first semester, Born Into Brothels. I liked that a woman went in for an entirely different purpose but then gave the children on the red-light district hope through the cameras. She brought their stories to life with the pictures.
Katierose M
I really liked seeing "Born into Brothels". I liked how the woman's main purpose wasn't to teach the kids how to use a camera, but by her photography and filming in the brothels in Calcutta she gave kids cameras and taught them how to use them. For some, the camera became a sign of hope.
-Katierose M
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