~Intro (government needs help, responsibility to force them to act)
~Howard Hawks
~"Italian Accent" in subtitles
~"Old-style gang leader" vs. New Italians
~1932
~Volstead Act
~Corruption of politicians, lawyers, witnesses ("wink")
~Based on book/real events
~"Micks"
~Glorify/Romanticize as "Demigods" by plastering across front page
~Take off front page
-most not citizens; make laws; give bad name to Italians
-private citizens need to act (cops can do nothing)
~X marks the spot (need to rewatch to see how many times...but definitely many)
~His involvement eventually kills his sister
~Rinaldo, Camonte, Lovo, Cesca, Epstein, etc.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Christian Broadcasting
Last week, while working late, I brought up the commericals that ask you to donate several hundred dollars so that a Russian can be moved back to Israel.
Perri said that she had seen that commercial...and that her first reaction was: "If they're planning on sending people back to where they came from, I'm saying this now: I'm not going back to Africa."
I thought it was an intriguing thought.
If there was a mass effort to remove people from this country, I might just barely make the list...and that would only be for being a "crazy liberal", but not because of my color.
It's amazing how often it's possible to forget about "whiteness."
Hmm....
Perri said that she had seen that commercial...and that her first reaction was: "If they're planning on sending people back to where they came from, I'm saying this now: I'm not going back to Africa."
I thought it was an intriguing thought.
If there was a mass effort to remove people from this country, I might just barely make the list...and that would only be for being a "crazy liberal", but not because of my color.
It's amazing how often it's possible to forget about "whiteness."
Hmm....
Friday, June 16, 2006
Gas Prices
driving back from target last night, i realised that it's kind of crazy the effort that gets put into watching the pennies on the gas station signs rise & fall.
...
i finally realised that this obsession is kind of absurd. a jump of 10 cents means that it will take an extra dollar to fill my car (for big trucks it's probably about $2-$2.50).
when did a dollar become so big? normally we get so excited over the things that we could get for $1 ("wow! a burger!...or fries!...that's awesome!). it seems a little strange that the thing we get so excited over spending to get food we compulsively stress over when it comes to gas for our cars.
just a thought.
(yes, i do realise that the jump up of $1+ per gallon that's happened over the last few years DOES make a difference...and that the difference has come about by the slow increase of pennies over time. on the short term, though, it does seem odd how close many people watch the gas prices to get the best deal...that really isn't that much better of a deal.)
(and yes, i will continue to be one of those people...though probably less so now.)
...
i finally realised that this obsession is kind of absurd. a jump of 10 cents means that it will take an extra dollar to fill my car (for big trucks it's probably about $2-$2.50).
when did a dollar become so big? normally we get so excited over the things that we could get for $1 ("wow! a burger!...or fries!...that's awesome!). it seems a little strange that the thing we get so excited over spending to get food we compulsively stress over when it comes to gas for our cars.
just a thought.
(yes, i do realise that the jump up of $1+ per gallon that's happened over the last few years DOES make a difference...and that the difference has come about by the slow increase of pennies over time. on the short term, though, it does seem odd how close many people watch the gas prices to get the best deal...that really isn't that much better of a deal.)
(and yes, i will continue to be one of those people...though probably less so now.)
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Applying for Jobs
At my interview yesterday afternoon, my Program Directors were talking about how the funding cuts were going to cause the corps to be significantly less diverse.
For some reason, white women are always the ones who apply early. (For note of reference: my corps tutors underachieving students.) All other types of people apply later along in the hiring process...sometimes even within a month of the program starting.
I thought that this was really interesting. What does it say about these different populations with how they relate to this sort of work? What other sorts of applying styles do other programs out there (that might not be so geared towards a particular group of people) have?
I think that it would be interesting to see what sorts of jobs that men apply to first, with others coming along later. Or the ones where non-white ethnicities are the primary candidates, followed by whites.
There's probably some research out there on such a thing. Well, I imagine there is.
If anyone hears of any, let me know.
For some reason, white women are always the ones who apply early. (For note of reference: my corps tutors underachieving students.) All other types of people apply later along in the hiring process...sometimes even within a month of the program starting.
I thought that this was really interesting. What does it say about these different populations with how they relate to this sort of work? What other sorts of applying styles do other programs out there (that might not be so geared towards a particular group of people) have?
I think that it would be interesting to see what sorts of jobs that men apply to first, with others coming along later. Or the ones where non-white ethnicities are the primary candidates, followed by whites.
There's probably some research out there on such a thing. Well, I imagine there is.
If anyone hears of any, let me know.
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