Blog 4 (Research project)

For the 103 research project, I confused with media mid-term paper(essay -4) and final research project(essay-5).
Roughly I’m going to research and write how different media in my country and U.S and some other countries based on two issues: one is Burmese civilian movement (Saffron revolution); two is Nagid disaster(Cyclone) that 200,000 Burmese people die.
I will search newspapers (AP, BBC, VOA, CNN, Reuters.) , Burmese blogs, so on. In addition, how to relate media power and government; I will compare; what is situation of media inside Burma and international in emphasis; global view and local view.

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In E 103, we learned about writing skill. Dr Salinger taught the main idea (general statement), detail (specific), coherence; Professor Meg Toth gave a lecture about how the scene works and why the director might have included it. She mentioned that one scene is one film; Professor Alexander takes his position what is the strong verb; he compared strong verb and verb to be.
In the Dr. Smith’ class, we discussed about film of the Matrix. The matrix’s main theme is struggle between human and machines, and reality and illusion. The matrix also is a cyberpunk; it has philosophy about religion. The entire shot, scene attracts the audience. For example, bullet time, Neon’s naked body in pods, is destroying the government building.
We also talked about blue pill and red pill: red pill means finding the reality; we also talked about plot of the Matrix we saw such as human vs. machines, birth image and rebirth, slavery and race, love and human spirit, hard line vs. cell phone, Kunfu and martial arts, in tantalization, imagine free will, going into the light, sexuality and body. In addition, we talked about the future we do or do not want; real world has painful Cyborg bodies, bad clothing and taste food; fantasy world is boring, Cyborg body is fetishes, their worship, special power, leather, and lot of gun.

“The Royale” is a scientific film. Commander and his crew entered the strange hotel which was alien planet. It is called The Royale that it has Casino and gambling games like normal hotel. They found a NASA’s American astronaut. They looked at astronaut’s diary. According to diary astronaut confronted with aliens and he was survived. And then aliens create The Royale for him. Commander and his crews realized about Royale and they knew their newfound knowledge. But they can go out from The Royale. They find the solution to go out from it. Finally, they got the clue how to go out it. The clue is “foreign investors.” They need to escape enough money. They got the enough money by gambling. Finally, they could go out from The Royale. It is a very fantasy and scientific film.
Fars cape Episode “A Human Reaction” also is part of a fantasy film. Actor Crichton is a pilot form the earth, but he arrived at Moya. He always thinks and finds to escape from Moya. Finally, he decided to through out the cloud hole to the earth. He persuaded his girl friend who is actress Averyn to come with him. But she denied his proposal. He took a adventure and arrived at Australia. Unfortunately, his leader Wilson shoots and arrest and put in the jail. They checked Crichton’s identities. Finally, his father was approved him as John. But his girl friend Averyn and members followed to Crichton from cloud hole. So military forces arrested them and put in together Crichton. Crichton helps them and negotiated with his leader Wilson. Averyn do not believe military group. Crichton and Averyn escaped from military base. They hided in his father house and he doubted his surrounding because he saw his friends and colleagues. They had already died. He knows every face he passes and all newspaper and magazine are old. He realized that something was wrong. He returns to the Military base and met with his father to resolve the situation. Finally, his father explained that he is not his son. Aliens create simulations from mind and memory. They want to know about human reactions that do human is an enemy for them or will human destroy the aliens. Finally, they released Moya’s crews.

Blog 3' Introducing

The matrix’s main theme is struggle between human and machines, and reality and illusion. The matrix also is a cyberpunk; it has philosophy about religion.All of the shot, scene attract the audience. For example,bullet time, Neo’s nake body in pods, destroying the government building. (be continue)

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In the Matrix, human body is used as an energy source. Bodies are portrayed that Neo abruptly look for himself naked in a liquid filled pod, his body connected by wires to a vast mechanical tower covered with identical pods, and his neglected physical body is restored. Machines use human beings’ bodies as its bioelectrical energy and body heat in pods. We can image rebirth or birth image.
I think that race is not important in the Matrix because it described how to make human population by body heat and electric activity. I see the racial themes directly addressed Neo meet with Oracle; the woman is black people; racial issues are implied in their dialogue; the woman predicted the Neo will be a superhuman in the Matrix but Neo complained that he is not the one. I think that Neo is white because his name is Thomas A. Anderson.
I would not live in the Matrix because the Matrix is the film; it describes a future in which reality by human is actually the Matrix; and it is a cyberpunk and hacker subculture, so it’s just illusion film, and I like reality as presence of nature.
Our tools and machines are just only goods or things to use our needs or our quality of life. Thus human is subject and machine or tool are human’s objectives. Human invents the tools and machines, and these serve to human’s promoting of life style.
Humans and machines are totally different whatever machines are sentient because in reality human creates all of machines, and human can make sense, ideology; and human control machines and the other things. Machines are just data; data need human’s handling.
We are living in the matrix because today is digital era and all of the global community is using the computer, internet, and high technology systems in everywhere.
Characters’ names are Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, Smith, Cypher, Apoc, Dozer, Tank, Mouse, Oracle, Switch, Brown, and Jones. I think that Neo means as Christ; and Smith means as Satan. Other characters also mean some religious meaning.
Actors and actresses exactly describe their action and sector such as family obligation, 200 years future images and style. The matrix is very popular film, and bullet time persuade the audiences; at this time director use the slow-motion; camera appears to orbit around the scene at normal speed. Some scene has high speed camera a track and high angle and close up. All most lighting is high key. Especially, the matrix’s bullet time shot was illusion shot as mind over matter by a virtual camera. So the matrix has virtual special effects because it uses virtual cinematography in characters, locations and events. Thus the matrix had received Academy Award for Visual Effects.

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Dear all,

I'm missing the blog 2 because my CUNY email has a problem for password and I'm a beginner about blogging. Now,however,I am happy to become familiar about it.Professor suggested to use LAGCC email address but I have to use my personal gmail account.
Actually, I am not use to movie or video the entire story because I am so busy in daily life.However, I need to see The Matrix again because I am not clear conversation for my poor English. I think that The Matrix has two subjects which are real life and dream life, and it has developing high technologies and deeped phylosophy about human's hyper ability.
I will try to analyse again and will post.
Have a nice.

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About Me

My Name is Ye Htut Maung. Now I live in Queens, New York. My email address is yehtut@yahoo.com.I was born in Burma (1964) and was a Rangoon University student in Rangoon of Burma (1983- 1988).I had to flee from Burma because I fought against Burmese military regime since1988.Therefore; I studied Art major of Rangoon University until 4th year. Subjects are Burmese literature (1), Burmese literature (2), Burmese literature (3), Political Science, History, Philosophy, English Language, and Pali Language (Buddhist language)
I arrived at Bangkok of Thailand (1989). I stayed there for three months. And then I arrived at Tokyo of Japan (November, 1989).I studied at Waseda Japanese Language School and certified the Japanese language degree (1990-1992).I studied International Politics, Analysis in Politics, Third world Politics, Elementary Economy, International Economy, Finance study, Monetary in Budget, Current Economy, Japan Industries in South East Asia, at Hoso University of Tokyo in Japan (1993 to 2004). I got all credit 93 in Hoso University including Rangoon University’s credits.
I arrived at New York in March 2004, and studied Adult free program (Saturday in English language Literacy (SPELL) at Hunter College December 2005 to 2006.Although I took examination the ACT test, I fail it. So I can’t go to Senior College. Finally, I have to choose LaGuardia College. I want to take Political Science. But there is no Political Science Major in LaGuardia College. Thus, I took International Liberal Art of Studies& Social Science (2006-2007).
My goal is PHD in Political Science Major. I want to go to Columbia University or Harvard University or George Town University or Cornell University. But I have problem about money. So now I can’t decide how to do graduate in LaGuardia or transfer.
I can Three Language. (Burmese, Japanese, English) I have being led for Burmese democracy movement such as organization which is Student organization, Community Association, Volunteer Association, International Campaign Organization, NGO organization, Political Party.
I worked as a waiter, Kitchen staff, office clerk, and manager, producer in Japanese news program, sale man, and driver. I determined to PHD expert in Politics. Now I am a Asylum in USA.