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A8 **CHECK-PLUS** Totten, Christopher D., and Nicholas Tyler. "ARGUING FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RESOLVING THE CRISIS IN DARFUR: THE CHALLENGES OF COMPLEMENTARITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND RELATED ISSUES IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. " __Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology__ 98.3 (2008): 1069-1118. __Research Library Core__. ProQuest. Alma College Library, Alma, Michigan. 30 Mar. 2009. .

This scholarly Article confronts the evolution of the International Court Case about Darfur, Sudan. It examines the U.N. investigation into the abuses of human rights in Darfur, Sudan. It also talks about the arrest warrants being issued by the ICC to those who are involved in this case. The main question being analyzed is whether the ICC complementarity principle is being violated in the Sudan case as a consequence of local legal activity against the suspects. The article also proposes a solution to resolving the crisis in Darfur. It concludes by offering advice on how to address the arrest warrants for the local government.

Schichor, Yitzhak. __ China ____ 's ____ Darfur ____ Policy __. 1 May 2007. AFAR. 30 Mar. 2009. .

The information for this website comes from amnesty International’s report, National Bureau of Statistics, and the China Statistical Yearbook. It offers a perspective on China’s foreign policy with the Sudan. At first China’s position with the Sudan government is described in detail. Next, the particular goods that are exchanged between the two countries are discussed. China’s UN action along with, what their position is on intervening in Darfur are revealed in detail.

__ The Devil Came on Horseback __. Dir. Annie Sundberg, and Ricki Stern. Perf. Brian Steidle. 2007. DVD. New Video Group, Inc, 2007.

This movie explains what is happening in Darfur, Sudan in detail. The main objective for former marine, Brian Steidle, was to go to Darfur and witness, and document, a ceasefire between the Darfur government, and the black rebels that inhabit the province of Darfur. The only tools he has to document the ceasefire are a camera, a pencil, and a pad of paper. It gives perspectives of both sides on the current conflict, and also discusses reasons why it began. 

Research paper topic: genocide why is the situation in Darfur still continuing? Why has the United Nations, not stopped this genocide?
**Matt -- Seems like a good topic idea. My only caution would be very careful when choosing your search terms so that you don't get too much information about the Darfur situation //in general//. Limit your search by using key-word phrases with terms like //"ongoing" and "continuing"// so that the sources you find will talk more specifically about the issue of the continuing conflict rather than the causes, background, history, etc. You will want to generally introduce the topic in the beginning of your paper, but then move very quickly to the more specific issue of the __ongoing conflict__ in Darfur.**

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Matt Deja Miss Vetne English 101.16 Movie Analysis Rough Draft March 15, 2009 __Into The Wild__ “__Into The Wild,”__ **[CHECK YOUR TITLE FORMATTING THROUGHOUT]** is a movie about the desire for freedom that feels, in itself, like the fulfillment of that desire” (A.O. Scott 7) **[INCORRECT CITATION]**. Whether it is all of the breathtaking views we encounter, or the high quality of human beings willing to help us along the way, the road is limitless with opportunities. The music coincides with what is actually happening in the movie to a T. Although this film is very well made it lacks in showing the main character has weaknesses, a certain feature essential to the plot, and the correct pace throughout the movie. **[YOUR THESIS SENTENCE IS CONFUSING/AWKWARD. ARE THERE TWO CRITERIA OR THREE?]** __Into The Wild__ is a film based on the novel “Into The Wild,” written by Jon Krakauer, which is about the true adventure filled life of Christopher McCandless. After graduating from Emory University, Chris does not want a car or any material possession; his only desire is to go and live on the road, and eventually his place of paradise, Alaska. Not only does Chris want to escape from society, but from his parents as well. McCandless cuts up all his credit cards, donates his life savings to Oxfam (a charity that strives to feed the world), burns all of his money, and tears apart his social security card. Chris even makes up a new name, Alexander Supertramp, so that nobody knows he is missing. His journey takes him to various places around the U.S. from the desert in Arizona, to the wheat fields of the Midwest, down the Colorado River, and ultimately to the “Magic Bus” in the Alaskan Wilderness. Chris meets many people along the way. He first encounters Jan and Rainey who are middle-aged hippies still enjoying the life on the road. Then, Chris needs some cash so he works on a wheat farm owned by Wayne, a good farmer who is not afraid to have a drink once in a while. The last person he encounters is the most significant. Ron is an older man who is a widower, and is able to see Chris clearly without any trepidation. Chris finds Ron to be the father he never had. There are many reasons why people love this film. A.O. Scott from the NY times describes the movie best, “ Into The Wild, finds epic resonance in a tale of youthful wandering and proposes that a trek through mountains, rivers and forests can also be a voyage of self-discovery” (Scott 5). The setting in the movie makes it such an epic film. The director allows the viewer to see the glory of the North American landscape, west of the Mississippi, from many different angles, perspectives, and depths. The music in the movie is mostly based on or composed by Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder. Rolling stone reviewer bill says it best, “ Eddie Vedder’s remarkable songs, sound like the voice of Chris’ unconscious” (Peter Travers 2) **[CHECK PUNCTUATION INTRODUCING THIS QUOTE.]**. A few other songs contributed to the soundtrack such as “ Can’t Touch This,” by MC Hammer. The songs coincide with what is happening throughout the movie. In one particular scene Chris has decided to hop a train in order to get back into the U.S. Soon after he enters the car, the song “ King of the Road,” comes on in the background. The song is actually about hopping trains and living life on the road. __Into The Wild__ portrays Chris as a saint. As he writes in his journal Chris talks about himself in the third person as a heroic loner, renouncing civilization, returning to the embrace of nature. During a certain part of the movie Chris is offering some counsel to Rainey, the old man looks at him in astonishment and asks, “ You’re not Jesus, are you?” (Scott 8).**[IS THIS ALL A QUOTE? HAVE YOU INTRODUCED IT? PUT QUOTATION MARKS AROUND IT APPROPRIATELY? ETC.]** Chris’s reasons for going on the journey seem very unchallenged. The way his parents were married, and their regard for appearances seem to be the main problems of the dysfunctional family Chris is running away from. There are people every day who deal with troubles far worse than what Chris had to go through, and they still do not run away. It shows the lack of maturity in Chris’ nature. In the movie, Chris disappears and makes sure his family will never be able to find him. The action of a kid running away and not wanting to be found expresses the reality that the parents must have failed miserably at raising and caring for their child. This was far from the case in __Into The Wild__. In one particular seen Jan tells Chris that her son has not talked to her in 2 years and he should contact his parents. He contemplates the thought for about two seconds and then erases it completely from his memory. Chris is clueless to the fact that he might be causing any pain towards any of his family by not talking to them. He acts selfish in the way he only seems to care about himself. One problem, I noticed, while watching the movie, is pointed out by Richard Schickel from TIME **[TITLE FORMATTING; NO CAPS]** magazine: I think the central mistake of this film derives from its lack of irony, a sense it refuses to impart that the world may not be exactly as the zealous Christopher perceives it to be. The film needs at least to entertain the possibility that its protagonist was driven less by high principle than by lamentable screwiness. And we need to leave it carrying some sense of tragic consequence with us. Instead, we're simply glad to be finished, at last, with this annoying man-child.” (Schickel 5) The general outlook on the movie is positive. Even Chris’ death is portrayed as a positive aspect of the movie. How does a man who seems to know everything about life, die from eating a plant that is clearly poisonous? Chris’ idea of paradise is a place known to have very little food and a lot of rough, and rugged terrain. The idea that the world is an evil place is never revealed throughout the story. The last problem with the movie is the length at which it runs. The story line takes two hours to unravel and then the last, and most important, scene lasts about 5 minutes. The pace of the movie goes from rather slow to a full on barrage of information and action. It makes the viewer question why the movie could not be shortened? **[I WOULD NOT INCLUDE THIS IN YOUR PAPER; SAYING THAT THE MOVIE IS TOO LONG IN THESE WORDS SHOWS YOUR LACK OF ATTENTION SPAN, NOT ANYTHING NOTEWORTHY ABOUT THE MOVIE. (I DON'T MEAN THAT TO AS A PERSONAL COMMENT ABOUT YOU -- I AM COMMENTING ON THE WORDING OF THIS SECTION.) IF YOUR ARGUMENT IS THAT THE PACE OF THE MOVIE IS INCONSISTENT OR ILL-PLANNED, SAY THAT INSTEAD -- AND THEN CLEARLY EXPLAIN WHY.]** __Into The Wild__ is a fascinating adventure with astonishing views and memorable music. It offers many messages that are very important in life: everyone needs a little help from their friends, people rely on the kindness of strangers, and ultimately how to forgive another (Ken Fox 3). Though, for all of its wonders, it runs a little long, it lacks irony **[IRONY? YOU HAVE NOT DISCUSSED THIS IN YOUR PAPER. IT IS A GOOD COMMENT: WHERE CAN YOU WORK IT IN TO THE SECTION ABOUT CHRIS'S RELATIONSHIPS ABOVE?]**, and it fails to show that Christopher McCandless is imperfect. Nevertheless, it still is a film, which exceeds far beyond the rest, and makes us want to depart INTO THE WILD. 
 * I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR OVERALL EVALUATION. THE CONCLUSION SEEMS WISHY-WASHY, LIKE YOU CAN'T MAKE A DECISION. WHEN YOU REVISE, TRY TO MAKE YOUR TONE AND LANGUAGE MORE DEFINITIVE. GOOD START HERE AND LOTS TO WORK WITH; I THINK YOUR ANALYSIS IS THOUGHTFUL, IT JUST ISN'T COMPLETE YET.**

====**A5** Into The Wild was a movie that was very well done. It was based on the true story of Christopher Johnson McCandless. The story is about a young man who graduates from college and instead of getting a typical job, he becomes a drifter who wanders around the western part of the U.S.. He made sure when he left that nobody was able to find him. Chris did not want to be found. His ultimate goal was to go and live in the wilderness which is Alaska. The setting is made clearly obvious in the movie. If the director makes the time, place, and even sometimes the exact day known by having it written out in white writing on the screen. Also, throughout the movie there are many other clues to where he is. Signs, stickers, buildings, statues, and the camera even zooms in on a check he writes to show the viewer the exact day and place. There was a little bit of violence in the movie. Chris hopps on a train and one of the workers catches him beats him up and tells him to never freeload on a train ever again. Freeloading was a very common thing in the early 1900's. However, in the 1990's freeloaders were suing the railroad companies for being injured while trying to hop on or off the train. The railroad was losing money over people who were illegally riding it's trains. The music in the movie flows well with the story. When Chris is riding a train a song is played in the background about riding trains. When he goes into a city and walks around a song comes on which has lyrics that talk about how society treats the homeless terribly. Most of the music comes from the artist Eddie Vedder. In fact I am pretty sure he created some short songs just for the movie. There are also more popular artists which are played in the background such as MC hammer.====

The cinematography was fantastic. I noticed this at the very beginning when Chris is first entering the Alaskan Wilderness. The Camera is focused far away. This allows the viewer to realize how large the Alaskan wilderness really is. The far focus allows the viewer to see that Chris is a tiny compared to the natural world. This realization is ignored greatly in today's world. In the opening credits the camera switches frames within 3 seconds. This keeps the viewers attention and allows them to start off by trying to focus more on what the frames depict.

Chris meets many people along his journey. He seems to learn something new about life with every new person he meets. Also, everyone who comes in contact with Chris seems to be impacted by him. His disappearance rejuvenates his parents relationship by making it stronger, and not on the verge of complete destruction. Instead of focusing on disliking each other they focus on trying to find chris. This was written in six separate paragraphs but when i hit the save button it combined into one big chunk. 
 * Good beginnings here, Matt. I hope that you build on these observations in more detail in your paper.**

A6
Christianity Today Review: I agree with many points this reviewer gives. Personally, I have not had the pleasure of reading the book Into The Wild, but it sounds like the movie is slightly different from the book. The reviewer says the movie tries to portray as a righteous, intelligent, individual where in the book he is portrayed as a pathetic human being. Also, everything Chris does is heroic in the movie even causing despair in his parents. I believe this is more selfish than heroic. Chris complains about how his parents mistreated him yet he goes and disrespects his parents in the worst way. I do disagree with the reviewer's definition of dropping out. One only drops out when they are actually in school. I know many people who travel the world once they are done with college then they go and look for a job. Are they considered dropouts?

I do agree that Chris touches people. Jan and Rainey's relationship was benefited greatly from just meeting Chris. They might have separated if it was not for Chris. Ron Franz was an older man who lost his family and was just going through the same routine every day. Chris inspires this man to go out and start living his life. Ron asked Chris," What are you running from?" Chris asked him the same question. I never really thought about this in the movie.I will definately use this new information in my paper.

Roger and Ebert Review: They start out by saying that Chris's desire to go into a wild is a child hood phase he did not grow out of. I actually agree with this statement because when I was younger I never wanted to be inside. One time I was grounded because i did not get home back on time from playing basketball in the park. When your a kid you don't worry about anything, you just do whatever you want. Another point i agree with in the review is that for how intelligent Chris was his idea of paradise was a place with a very limited supply of food. In fact, I would say it is just one step below a desert.

The overall message of this film in the review has two main points. The first is that one needs a little help from their friends, and second, and sometimes our lives depend on the kindness of strangers. I will definitely use these in my paper. These are just a few of the themes one can realize while watching this movie.

Time Magazine Review: The parents in the movie are portrayed negatively but are they really monsters? I know personally kids who have gone through a lot more than what little Chris had to go through. My one friend is an orphan, his real father is in jail and his real mother is dead. His foster parents are always moving so he has no real home. He is almost a traveler. Now tell me out of these two who has a harder life? Chris seems to be immature in they way he decides to run away from his problems instead of face them head on. This act is cowardly.

The reviewer also mentioned that the main actor Emile Hirsch is not a sufficient person to play this role. The reviewer says he acts too arrogant, and that his way is the only way to self fulfillment. I disagree with this completely. At some points it does seem like he can do no wrong. However, his flaws are easy to see in the movie. How he died is one major flaw in his character. If he would have focused more on what he was reading he might have noticed the book said that the plant was poisonous. This review has impacted me the most. Instead of embracing the movie it exposes all of its flaws.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 104, 0);">**Seems like you have chosen your reviews wisely, Matt. I would have liked to have seen more quotes included here (in A6), but you do paraphrase quite well. That is an important -- and difficult -- skill to master.**