In the 1970s, T. N. Mohan was a popular filmmaker and television producer in India, working on a wide variety of shows and movies for television. However, there was one type of film that Mohan didn't like: the documentary. "I'll give you a clip from a newspaper article in which I said that I did not like documentaries," he said, laughing.
This summer, sail the seas with Captain Jack Sparrow, swing through New York with Spider-Man and fight evil wizards with Harry Potter. The summer movie season was officially kicked off this past Friday (May 4) with the much-hyped "Spider-Man 3," the latest installment of the blockbuster franchise.
Amidst the dirt and withering plants in Matamoras, Mexico, unexpected pastel colored houses with matching shutters are sporadically placed throughout the city. For a price of $900 each, these one-room homes and churches can be built, and the money comes from churches throughout the United States who sponsor the projects.
Preserving our world's natural resources is a popular political issue these days, but environmental conservation begins with the individual. Saving energy may insure the future of our planet, but conservation also keeps power bills lower. This may appeal to many college students, especially those that live off campus in apartments, or those that will be graduating in just a few weeks and soon begin living on their own.
Does a Caucasian, Christian, American, upper-class, 23-year-old male have any right to talk about the Arab-Israeli conflict or the American Dream? My short answer is no, and my long answer is definitely not. However, I do have a responsibility to speak to America's role in the conflict and how necessary it is for people like myself and those in the government to start being honest.