John Q

In the film John Q (2002), I thought there were many scenes that could be marked as ‘memorable’ such as when John Archibald shouts to Lt. Grimes the words “I am not going to bury my son, my son is going to bury me!” But another scene before that, that kept replaying in my head was when John and Denise Archibald were sitting across the table from Dr. Turner and Rebecca Payne to discuss the money needed for their son’s operation. I don’t know if this was the correct rhetorical appeal that was used but I thought that Payne was relying heavily on logos. She just kept belting out information on information to the Archibald’s expense barriers. It was probably out of her professional costume that required her to come off so strict but she seemed so cold to the fact that a little boy was about to die. This scene seemed important to me for it was where Michael's parents hit a roadblock to save his life because of the money factor. It wasn't even that a donor wasn't available, it was that he couldn't even begin to search for a donor until he had enough money. Money became a greater factor than the life of a human being.

[Sidenote: The scene that I am referring to. I'm not sure why the clip is titled "John Q clip 1987" but it's from the right movie so, there you go.]

Research Log

Sources that I intend to use for the Experience and Other Evidence paper! MLA style~

1. Brown, Walter A. "Ancient Sleep in Modern Times." Scientific American Mind 17.6 (2006): 14-15. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2011

This article focuses on a sleeping cycle that in modern times is thought to be a problem and even an illness called insomnia. But gives examples and proof of sleeping schedules that were similar to "insomniac" being common in past times. Also the article reviews on experiments that were performed with extended hours of darkness to study the human sleep patterns. This article will allow me to make comparisons to sleeping cycles that were common before and now seen as problematic due to the human lives of modern days.

2. Martinez, Denis, and Maria do Carmo Sfreddo Lenz. "Circadian rhythm sleep disorders" Indian Journal Medical Research 131.2 (2010): 141-149. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. Mar. 2011

In this article, the common conditions of circadian rhythm sleep disorders that lie between the sleeping periods and the 24-hour environmental cycle are reviewed. Circadian rhythms are changes that respond primarily to the light and darkness of an organism's environment. These rhythms are related to our biological clocks as they are driven by our biological clocks. This article will allow me to make connections to our physical and social environments that have an affect on our sleeping cycles.