Hudson Plane crash driven through New Jersey

These are some great pics of the plane being transported through small town New Jersey, I’m sure some people were very surprised that morning.

“The Fog of War” five lessons from Robert Macnamra

Five Lessons
note: These comments are for WWII inclusive

 
 
 
“Belief and seeing are both often wrong.”
            Agree. They are always wrong; the real difference comes from perspective.
 
“Proportionality should be a guideline in war”
            Disagree. In order to win, it may be necessary to destroy the enemy’s moral and this may not be possible to do with a [...]

Wings of a New Century Chicago 1933

A Century Of Progress:
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1933 Chicago International Exposition World’s Fair

A Century Of Progress. My Grandfather went as a boy and brought back some souvenirs. Please Click to enlarge all pictures

 

“Dead Man” Review

                                                                              
Dead Man
 
I chose this film because I am a big fan of westerns and this is one of my favorites because it is a unique and compelling interpretation of the genre. This is to say that while the film has many of the elements of a classic western, I see it as an anti [...]

Voltaire’s Candide–2003

                                                                                                      Candide’s Travels to the New World
 
 
Voltaire’s view of America as expressed in Candide is a pessimistic one, but also one that shows a lot of potential.  The Americas are corrupted at this point by the European powers and their exploitative nature.  Despite this fact, America is shown as a place where there is great opportunity [...]

“Ray” and aestetics 2003

                                               
Ray                                                                                                   Directed by Taylor Hackford
Starring Jamie Foxx
New and original music by Ray Charles
 
            “Don’t let nothing or nobody turn you into a cripple”
In order to evaluate this film we must recognize that there were three distinct artists who created it.  Ray Charles is the inspiration and creator of the music that is not only an [...]

Irish Famine story–2002

                                                The Blight                                          
 
Arriving in Liverpool in December of 1850, I realized that an objective account of a few Irish emigrants would be impossible, so affected was I by the suffering I saw there.  Nevertheless, a weepy emotional account of the situation there would be of no use to anyone due the already widespread accounts of [...]

Effects of colonialism upon Native Americans–1997

Effects of colonialism upon Native Americans
 
The question of intrusiveness by European powers upon newly “discovered” Native Americans is not a question of which colonial style did or didn’t damage the lands they stumbled upon, but who comparatively was the most harmful.  Focusing on Spain, England, and France will show how deep the impacts of colonialism [...]

Conflict in Ireland–1995

                                      Conflict and Cultures    
 
 
The conflict in Ireland, while having many similarities with the current conflict in the Middle East, has a much better chance of coming to a peaceful solution.  The first and most prominent reason for this is the fact that the cultures in conflict in Ireland are very similar while the Israelis [...]