The September 26th episode of the "NBC Nightly News" was also primarily concerned with the effects of the recent tragedy. ... The show closed with a segment about the hero dogs of the tragedy and emphasized the notion that "we are all in this together." ... The segment about memorable still photos established a sense of patriotism, and the ritual view of communication is concerned about how it evoked a sense of humanistic appeal for today's heroes. ... One must be outside of an ideology to create change; however, one can never be outside of an ideology long before it is changed to a ne...

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As is only expected in traditional tragedy, Shakespeare's dark tale Macbeth, concludes with a righteous character, Malcolm, the heir to the Throne of Scotland, commenting on what has passed. ... For this they must also be condemned. ... She too loves her husband; her first words to the audience (after reading Macbeth's letter) include her solemn wish that Macbeth will indeed 'be what [he is] promised'. ... Similarly, her rapid and pathetic fall into madness evokes our sympathy. ... These actions, regardless of his righteous qualities, leave Malcolm and the audience to sur...

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The term documentary evokes the notion in the spectator that what appears on screen is factually based. ... As Brian Rohrbough, whose son Daniel died at Columbine, said of Moore (and Bowling For Columbine), 'This is just a guy trying to capitalize on the tragedy of others.' ... The format aligns the spectator with the filmmaker from the start and therefore the filmmaker operates as a guide through the film mediating what we the audience should believe. ... Filmmakers like Broomfield and Moore have a much greater level of control of audience perception than other documentary filmmak...

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