The 60’s: The movie event of a generation: Drama blended with actual news footage and soundtrack from the decade. This film covers the United States during the 1960’s when mainstream America was struggling to redefine w hat it meant to be an American. Key themes involve racial and gender relationships, the generation gap as well as the protest against the US’s involvement in what was defined as the civil war in Vietnam. The story is told through the characters of one family, a daughter (Katie) becomes involved with hippies, a son (Brian) who serves as a US Marine in Vietnam and another son (Michael) who becomes a Peace Activist. Although the film includes mature content, the scenes of violence are actual footage, and there is no explicit sex. Reflecting the turbulent reality of the times however, some scenes are rather intense. Director: Mark Piznarski, NBC Motion Pictures, 1999. 172 mins Concepts: Ontological shock Praxis Paradigm shift

Gandhi, Docu-drama. Gandhi, the man of the century was not a ruler of nations, nor did he have scientific gifts.  Yet this small, modest man did what others before him could not.  He led an entire country to freedom – he gave his people hope

After 20 years in the making, this masterful epic garnered nine 1982 Academy Awards.  In stirring detail, Gandhi’s life, principles and power explode on the screen with vivid scenes such as the horrific massacre at Amristar where the British opened fire on 15, 000 unarmed men, women and children and the dramatic march to the sea where Gandhi led thousands of his follow Indians to prove that sea salt belonged to all and was not just a British commodity. 

Director: R. Attenborough, 1982. 190 mins. Concepts: Challenge to the SQ

Hitler: The Rise of Evil begins with Hitler as an aspiring artist embittered by repeated rejections of his work, and as an impressionable young man who was convinced that Jews were the root of all that's wrong with the world.Later, when Hitler became a political figure, he continued to promote his views and blame the Jews for many problems in Germany and the world in general. This led to the emergence of racist attitudes among the population, which eventually became an great tragedy... read more at buy term papers online service https://cheap-papers.com/buy-term-papers-online.php .The film chronicles the major events leading up to his assumption of power in the mid-1930s, including his time in the trenches in World War I and fury at Germany's signing of the Treaty of Versailles; his gradual emergence as a charismatic and powerful orator and eventual dominance of the National Socialist party; his first attempted takeover of the government, which resulted in failure (and a brief stay in prison, where he wrote Mein Kampf); and his eventual emergence as the all-powerful Fuhrer who devised the “Final Solution” and led his country into a disastrous war (the film ends in '34, several years before World War II began). Director: Christian Duguay, 2007. 130 mins. Concepts: Scapegoating Moral Community Cultural Relativism Genocide – “The Final Solution” Paradigm shift

Life of Buddha: Documentary: BBC

Life of Buddha breaks new ground in revealing the fascinating story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha, the great teacher who changed the entire world. The Buddha never claimed to be God or his emissary on earth. He said only that he was a human being who, in a world of unavoidable pain and suffering, had found a kind of serenity that others could find, too.  This beautifully produced DVD, featuring nearly an hour of additional materials from the world’s leading Buddhist scholars and spiritual leaders, is a must-see for anyone seeking answers to life’s mysteries.

Director:  Martin Meissonnier, 2004. 90 mins. Concepts: Challenge to the SQ, Fundamental teachings of the Buddha

Dr. Seuss's classic 1954 book Horton Hears a Who has entertained generations of children and served as the inspiration for a 26-minute, 1970 television special Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who and the 2000 Broadway musical Seussical: The Musical. This 2008, full-length animated movie features the voice talents of Jim Carrey as Horton, Steve Carrell as the Mayor of Whoville, Carol Burnett as the Kangaroo, and Jesse McCartney as JoJo and promises to delight a whole new generation of children and their parents and grandparents. The technological wonders of computer animation have allowed 20th Century Fox Animation to bring to life the wacky, colorful Whoville with its minute inhabitants and the lush Jungle of Nool with its host of distinctive animals and the result is a rich, fantastical world of wonder worthy of Dr. Seuss' own imagination. All the major plot elements of Dr. Seuss' book are present, with Horton hearing the faint cry for help from a tiny dust speck atop a small clover and doing his best to protect the inhabitants of that small civilization of Whoville despite the disbelief, disdain, and persecution of his fellow animals. The feel of Dr. Seuss' original rhyming prose is partially preserved in the sparse narration by Charles Osgood that's interspersed throughout the film's dialogue and the overarching themes of staying true to one's convictions and the celebration of the power of perseverance, imagination, and kindness come through loud and clear. Horton Hears a Who is a fun rendering of a classic Dr. Seuss story that's sure to entertain viewers of all ages. --Tami Horiuchi, Amazon.com