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Coal and Oil

Author: Hope-Elena Sardella Coal and Oil are two of the most significant driving forces in the fossil fuel industry in the United States. In 2012

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The Jane Elliot Experiment

Author: Hope-Elena Sardella, ANT101 Jane Elliot was a grade school teacher in 1968. Following the death of Martin Luther King, she felt called to teach

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Personal Stories & One’s Testimony- An intrinsic part of Cultural Anthropology

Author : Hope-Elena Sardella, ANT101 Stories are an intrinsic part of who we are. More often than not we may inadvertently reenact an event we

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Film that has been affected by the internet and social media

By Hope Sardella I have chosen to talk about Blue Velvet (1986). David Lynch is the writer and director of blue velvet, and as history

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Film Critique – Elements of Sound in Blue Velvet

By Hope-Elena Sardella, 2018, ENG225   This week we have been asked to analyze the elements of sound within the film, and how sound plays a

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“Baby Wants Blue Velvet”- Film Critique of Blue Velvet & The Impact of Cinematography and Editing Options

By Hope-Elena Sardella, March, 01, 2018 In this week’s discussion, I have chosen to analyze the Film Noir motion picture, Blue Velvet (1986) written and

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Lighting in the film Blue Velvet (1986) – Film Critique

By Hope-Elena Sardella, ENG225, 02/24/2018 In this week’s discussion, I have chosen to examine the use of Lighting in the film Blue Velvet (1986). Blue

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Film Critique: Harold and Maude – Genre Theory

Author: Hope-Elena Sardella, ENG225, 02/26/2018 In this week’s first discussion, our class has been asked to choose a film from AFI’s top 10 list, to

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Effective Use of Aesthetic Choices in Film

By Hope Sardella, 2019 Editing  : The Baptism Murders, The Godfather (1972)   The Baptism Murders – The Godfather (1972), begins with Micheal Corleone (Al Pacino), taking part

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Pesticides: A Closer Look

Author: Hope Elena Sardella October 29, 2018 The continued use of pesticides has severely impacted the earth. A pesticide is a toxic human-made chemical that

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