Exploration 5 Andrew Chaffin

Chapter 11 showed a very descriptive way on how we should approach writing our review essays. They gave us a series of examples. One of which that stud out to me was "Slum Visits: Tourism or Voyeurism?" by, Eric Weiner. First I should give you the correct definitions to the terms tourism or voyeurism. The definition of tourism is "the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest." The definition of voyeurism is basically exploiting individuals. The article is about how people are giving tours of the poor areas or "poorism." There are individuals who see this as an experience for individuals to learn or help other people in need. Critics think it as a way to exploit the poor. This is an ongoing problem and the article explains this in great detail. They give a set of facts with opinions of other sources as well. It uses a lot of the information given to us through chapter 11.


Upon reading the chapter I did a review on the movie "Lincoln" by Steven Spielberg. One article that gave me insights for my review was by the New York Times. Here is a link to the review, Lincoln Review. The article showed me the correct way to organize my review. They also included many pictures of the film to show you examples of scenes and what the characters looked like. The descriptions were very well written using explanatory words. This was a great movie. The film expressed the behind the scenes of the Civil War. There were some battlefield scenes but not very many. The main focus is on Lincoln himself. There is the constant struggle between him and the republicans against the democrats. The republicans are trying to pass the 13th amendment freeing slaves. The democrats are pro-slavery though. The film goes through the resolution process of the signing and how it became law. I could get into more detail but you will just have to watch the movie yourself. It may not be your kind of movie if you do not like a lot of talking. There is some strong violence and language as well.

 

Introduction Billboard for "Lincoln"