This is an excerpt from the essay I wrote reviewing The Hurt Locker.
The other circumstance would be when Ssgt. James was disarming an IED he would need protection from terrorist trying to exicute him through sniper attack or detonating the bomb. His two fellow partners would strategically place themselves in order to give him cover. While this was happening through time more and more Iraqis would be standing on roof tops, watching through windows, and doors. Some would be holding a video camera or communicating with other Iraqi’s in other roof tops through hand signals or other less conspicuous ways. Marine ROE’s would mean that they would have to shoot these men with out hesitation again. This is just in order to provide protection for other Military in the area and other fellow Iraqi’s that were in the path of the explosion.
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When I first opened your blog I was surprised by the lack of color. I think that if you just added a simple background it would make your blog way more presentable. Everything is very easy to read with the white background. More visuals would be nice to see too, to make it pop a little more. I can only see two entries on your blog; a few more need to be posted. Your titles are very clean and are good at telling you in simple words what your post is about. The excerpt seemed to jump in very quickly and I didn’t get a good understanding of what the excerpt was trying to say, maybe build on it a little more in the introduction. I like the poll, for some reason I couldn’t vote though. The video bar is a nice touch and it flows well with the theme of the movie review.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your two entries, but would have like to have read more. I think you are missing three items that still need to be posted. Adding a splash of color would be great or maybe just changing the font color. I enjoyed your video bar and the slide show at the beginning. I to tried to vote in your poll but was unable.
ReplyDeleteYour blog seems a little bland in the color area-it's easy to read, but rather dull. Some visuals could also make it come alive. I also saw that you're lacking your other four essays and critical assessment. Your review of 'The Hurt Locker' was really confusing, maybe you could add an intro to it? There are a few grammatical errors I saw, you may want to check them out. I also tried to vote on your poll but it was closed.
ReplyDeleteI like that the blog is easy to read, but there is not a lot of color. Maybe you could add some color to brighten it up. If you do not want to add color you might think about changing the font color. I only see that you have put in two excerpts. I am assuming you are going to add the others soon. I do not really see any errors, but I could have overlooked some.
ReplyDeleteFollowing what seems to be the popular opinion so far, I think that your blog felt a little bare, although the clips from hurt locker were certainly a welcome and relevant addition. The excerpt from your review of Hurt Locker sounds more like a summary of a scene in the movie, not so much an analysis of what made the movie good (although I could have that impression just because the paragraph is out of context).
ReplyDeleteI haven't changed the color of my profile because I have no idea how to. I also feel that this is not something I am going to make into a big project and spend time I don't have after this class making it look "pretty and colorful" My piece is just a piece, not the whole paper I wrote. I just felt this was a really good part of my paper because it went with the movie in a sense that you emerse yourself in what is happening in order to feel what the charracters are going through. As the director meant for this movie.
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