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The laws then forced the scenes where there was a kiss to be broken up into very short segments because in the 1960's kisses could not be longer than 3 seconds in length. Along with this, Hitchcock films featured certain details that would be considered inappropriate for that time period. For example, Alicia would be considered very inappropriate during that time period, girls were expected to be very refined and proper, but she was not like girls of this period. She frequently got drunk and put herself out there in many ways with men.

Throughout the whole movie T.R. Devlin, from falling in love, is trying to crack down on the Nazis hiding uranium. The feud between Nazi Germany and the United States was a very big historical event and in this movie it is portrayed very well. During World War Two the United States was always trying to bring down Nazi Germany. In Notorious the U.S. Government is after the Nazis and they use Alicia Huberman as a spy.

T.R. Devlin was just the one part of the movie while in the end him saving the girl from getting poisoned and almost killed. The movie just shows how different of a director Hitchcock was from other directors back then. Hitchcock uses historical context many times in the film one of them is the when they kiss they only do it for three seconds, another is when T.R. Devlin was saving her at the end while whispering to the butler about trying to kill her.

Alfred Hitchcock uses his camera movement and frame position repeatedly to show the major themes in Notorious, such as mistrust and betrayal. By doing this, he is relating the audience to the characters in the film. By having the kiss in the film broken up into shorter kisses may not have been Hitchcock’s idea, in the 1960’s a kiss could not last longer than three seconds.  

http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/2000-08-22/140601/

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Notorious.aspx

http://whitecitycinema.com/2012/05/14/devlin-in-a-blu-dress/

Presidential Candidates

I was never a person big into politics, but recently my friend Dallas and I have been following the presidential candidate race very closely. I find myself becoming very interested in the race and each of the candidates stances on certain issues. In particular, I have been following the Republican race very closely, because I identify as a republican, however; I will not limit myself to just voting for republicans. I personally feel political parties a big problem and should be eliminated, so people vote for their favorite candidate, not just the party. I have not decided who I am voting for, personally I feel all the candidates have their flaws, I look forward to watching more and better informing myself.

High School Vs. College

Dear High School Senior,

One big difference between high school and college as stated in chapter one is, college work requires new kinds of motivation and self discipline. This means that as a new college student you must realize that college is not going to be a cakewalk like high school may have been. Personally, I never studied once in high school and breezed through, but I learned rather quickly that this was not going to work in college. In college, the more you study the better results you will see most times, sometimes you just have an off day and that's okay. Another big difference is that variation is most dramatic in the first year. In college, every teacher teaches in their own way, for example one teacher may do everything online, while other teachers may do everything on paper. Along with this, some teachers don't believe in homework so you may only get a midterm, a final, and maybe a few assignments that's it. Just be aware of how each teacher teaches and when your assignments are due. One big difference I have found between high school and college is that the distractions are much greater in college. In the dorms, there is always someone wanting to go somewhere or do something and for me it is hard to say no to people, so I have realize how much homework I have to do and do that instead. Another difference I found is the overall way you live. You are away from home for the first time and are forced to do things on your own that normally were done for you. The hardest adjustment for me was eating properly, with my parents feeding me it was hard to adjust to feeding myself.

I think we create illusions and myths about college, because we really have no idea what college will be like. This kind of lying is helpful, because it offers us a form of comfort in a situation that we will most likely be uncomfortable in. Along with this, these myths make us feel more in control and sometimes offer a confidence. These lies sometimes backfire, but they give a student time to adjust to the brand new situation they are in.