Wilson Traffic

I think that the war on drugs in unwinable simply because of the intelligence of the drug using population. As shown in the film, dealers are coming up with more and more ways of shipping drugs into or out of the country to keep them untraceable. That scene shows a lot about the intelligence of drug dealers, because the dolls are almost completely untraceable to cocaine, yet still they move the product across lines.

On an individual level, scoring drugs is way too easy because of how unenforced the "War on drugs" is on that low of a level. all of the money on the war on drugs is going to stopping it higher up on the chain, like large amounts coming across the boarder, but on the street level, drugs are still highly attainable. socially, there is a draw to drugs. there are people who are desirable as friends, and there are desperate people willing to do anything to gain acceptance that they will turn to drugs, and be accepted because of it. we see the social side of drugs in the film when caroline's friend overdoses. they are in a social setting, conversing and having a good time, free basing cocaine and snorting heroin! it because of all these reasons that i feel the war on drugs is unwinable.

Wilson GN&GL

In todays society with the many political issues going on in the country, I feel like Edward R. Murrow would not be very successful if he approached the issues as he did to Senator McCarthy. His manor of straight forward conversations, directly delivering the facts, and his ability to do a great amount of research on the topics he's arguing could be very captivating to today's audiences. However, I do feel that his audience has changed dramatically since he was on air in the 50's. today's audiences will be more prone to flipping through channels if the topic isn't as interesting as they want it to be, or not listening to the broadcast, while in the 50's, the audience would gather around the television to watch a program, and made sure that everyone was quiet and giving their full attention to the broadcast. While we did not get a good taste of the audience in the movie, I did get a feeling by the set up of the show that it was very personal: the close shots of Murrow sitting in a comfortable arm chair, the his eye contact with the camera a well lit studio to show his full face, etc. In today's television environment, I feel that the same level of intimacy wouldn't go over as well as it did in the 50's simply because thats not what television viewers want. Todays viewers want informed reports by professionals, while Murrow's show was more of a conversation.

Wilson Good

I believe the movie was entitled "Good" because of the main character's (John) struggle to be a good person. He is torn right from the beginning by two women and he wants to be good to each of them, but can only maintain one. In his mind, he may have been doing the right thing, the good thing, but the picture presents an example of when he is no longer viewed as good. John's ex-father in law attends the same party as him and his new wife anna, and his father in law condemns him for his divorce of his daughter. Another example of John's desire to appear good is when his friend asks him to buy him a train ticket to Paris. He is confronted by fellow nazi officers at the train station, and he needs to do the right thing and he is torn by the desire to buy the ticket and the desire to stay in good standing with the Nazi Party. He breaks from this desire to by held high in the party when he goes to the prison camp to look for his friend. John chooses right over wrong in this case friendship over naziism and in the end, although clad in a nazi uniform, tries to overcome evil and do good.

Wilson W.

In the movie W. by Oliver Stone, there is a major recurring theme of Bush's desire to be his own person while still being admired by everyone. This theme is shown at the beginning during the hazing scene for the frat house. In an attempt to please the frat brothers, W. recited the names of many of the brothers to gain the respect o the fraternity, but at the same time, when asked about his following in his fathers footsteps in politics, he replies "Hell no!" he is desperate to be unique and be his own person. This theme is also conveyed when after college, Bush sr. confronts his son about his inability to hold on to a job for a long period of time. His father talks to him in a very condescending tone about his lack of commitment and drive. THis scene is very important because it shows that W. is trying to find his own path in life and not just hold on to a dead end job that he feels is going nowhere. This portrayal of the theme is reflected in George W. Bush's presidency, because Bush was very good at reaching out to the american people, but found it hard to maintain his confidence on major issues.

Wilson West Wing (posted on the correct blog)

The pilot episode of the West Wing is very interesting in that it presses so many political issues on the viewer right off the bat. There are more minor issues presented such as Sam, one of the presidents advisors, sleeping with a call girl, and more major issues like Josh insulting the christian God on national TV. When faced with the pressure of these issues, it is very important for the president to stay calm, and I feel that the president's mind set is the most important political issue that he faced in this episode.

As the leader of a free country, the president has to remain calm and clear headed to make good decisions. After a bike accident such as the one Bartlet experienced, many people would have taken a few days off to clear their head, but because of the situation he faced, the president had to go on leading a country. Because of the gravity of the conflict created by Josh on TV, the most paramount issue i feel is the mindset of the president as he navigates out of the problem