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Joker
Privacy
Batman
Harvey Dent
Gordon
100
According to the text who does the Joker represent?
Al Qaeda
100
How is privacy violated in Batman the Dark Knight?
Cellphones, sonar, microphones
100
According to the text who does Batman represent?
George W. Bush, Cheney (vice president), Legislative branch
100
According to the text, who does Harvey Dent represent?
Obama, Judicial branch
100
According to the text who does Jim Gordon represent?
Military, Police, Enforcement, Executive...
200
Most of the Jokers thugs died in the process of destroying Gotham. How is this reflected in the events that occurred during 9/11?
Those who sacrificed their lives in order to destroy the twin towers and those who unsuccessfully tried to crash the fourth flight.
200
The use of sonar and microphones by Lucius Fox violates which constitutional amendment?
The 4th Amendment
200
Why does Bruce become Batman in the first place? Explain how George W. Bush is related to this.
Bruce became Batman because he lost his parents. He saw how cruel the world could be, and Bush started actively spying after 9/11 to make sure nothing of that magnitude ever happened again.
200
After Dent faces his horrible accident his two sided face symbolize?
Corruption, deception
200
What does this quote demonstrate about George W. Bush and how he was thought of during his Presidency? "What Gotham deserves but not what it needs right now."
The policies that violated some privacy rights. Security in airports, "random" screening of passengers..... A necessary evil?
300
Al Qaeda as well as the Joker do not care about material goods. They are more concerned with.....
Chaos, destruction, havoc, corruption, death
300
At the end of the movie Lucius Fox destroyed the machine that could see everything. Why did Batman give the decision over to Fox?
The privacy of others could no longer be violated when there was no longer a reason to violate that privacy. The Joker was found.
300
Bruce Wayne is thought of as an idiot. Similarly, no one liked George W. Bush for his polices, why is that?
The public did not like that George W. Bush was fighting terrorists on his own terms.
300
What explicit United States practice does Harvey violate Rachel's death?
Too not compromise in the face of terrorists, because we might become them.
300
What is Gordon really trying to save when he says this? "We have to save Harvey Dent. I have to save Harvey Dent."
Because Harvey Dent is the symbol of hope and strength for the people of Gotham.
400
How does the scene with the two ships mirror 9/11?
United Flight 93, the Fire Fighters, people in general who looked for survivors in the rubble.
400
Why must George W. Bush and the government be deceiving and violate civil liberties?
Legislation is slow, the time it would take to get through peoples objections and secrets could cost several lives.
400
Why does Bruce want too step down and allow Harvey to be the only hero Gotham needs? Bruce=G.W.B Harvey=Obama
Bruce does not want to be the monster in the night that scares the criminals straight, he wants Harvey to inspire people to be better than they really are.
400
Throughout the movie, Harvey is depicted as the face of morality and justice. At the end he is worse than the Joker, but still believes in fairness through chance. How was chance important during 9/11?
It was chance for whomever was aboard the flights that perished and inside or near the buildings that were demolished as well as the rescuers who were involved in the attacks. Those things were purely chance. The actions that caused those chances to occur were deliberate.
400
How does Gordon's death and resurrection reflect upon 9/11?
Gordon's death was a tragedy but his resurrection signified the unification of the city much like the United States prior and post 9/11/