{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54189968","dateCreated":"1337134697","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189968"},"dateDigested":1532390085,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Negative Use of Voices","description":"As I thought deeper about the idea of the voices used for characters I thought it could have a negative affect on the viewer becasue if the viewer recognizes the actor's voice from one of their previous works, it would be much harder to build a character impression around the voice becasue you would imagine a different character from a different movie.  this would take away from the movie because instead of thinking about, say Frederick Douglas in the Civil War, you'd be thinking about Morgan Freemen's character in Batman.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"54189612","dateCreated":"1337133932","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189612"},"dateDigested":1532390085,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Use of Voices","description":"The fact that Burns uses the same actors to portray the same character throughout the series helps the viewer to get more into the movie because by hearing the same voice you are able to build an image of the person especially if you have seen pictures. This makes the series more interesting because it gives the history a new life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"54189558","dateCreated":"1337133778","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189558"},"dateDigested":1532390085,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Sherman","description":"Qoutes about Sherman and his march to sea talk about the complete devestation of the Southern parts his army went through on their march to the sea. Mary Chesnut said he would leave nothing and he didnt.  I think this is what he had to do though.  Sherman needed to destroy the South and their economy to distill any farther thoughts of rebellion by the South.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"54189440","dateCreated":"1337133527","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189440"},"dateDigested":1532390085,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Foote","description":"Foote says before the war people said the United States are and than after the war people said the United States is showing that the war unified the country.  I related this to class discussions about events like the reunion at Gettysburg where Union and Confederate soldiers swapped stories about their war experiences, farther showing the war brought the North and South together.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"54189332","dateCreated":"1337133283","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189332"},"dateDigested":1532390085,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Hospitals","description":"I thought it was interesting how Burns used quotes from people who worked in hospitals talking about how not everyone can be saved.  Looking at this from a larger view though, puts into perspective just how many men were really wounded or died in the war, not to mention the ones who died in hospitals because there was just not enough time to get to every injured soldier regardless of how many doctors and nurses there were.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54217482","body":"I agree with Klug on here. This was one of the topics that stood out most to me. I learned that most doctors didn't understand the need to wash their hands to prevent infections. Often the injured died from infections, rather than from the wound itself. This is a scary thought for anyone who has ever had any type of surgery! To me, this is one of the most interesting topics in the Civil War and the way Burns presented it with direct quotes from hospital workers was absolutely fascinating.","dateCreated":"1337191547","smartDate":"May 16, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"white_lightning1860","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/white_lightning1860","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328840992\/white_lightning1860-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"54189222","dateCreated":"1337133034","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"klugm15","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/klugm15","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812370\/klugm15-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54189222"},"dateDigested":1532390086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Women","description":"I liked how Ken Burns used the qoutes of Mary Chesnut to show women's thoughts of the war.  Althougth only a handful of women fought during the war, many had the same passion that drove their men to fight.  Other examples would be Clara Barton who was passionate about the soldier's health and the women who set up soldier homes such as the one in Milwaukee.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"54087336","dateCreated":"1336917819","smartDate":"May 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"firerc29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/firerc29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54087336"},"dateDigested":1532390086,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Ken Burns' Style","description":"I like the overall way Ken Burns used the same voices for certain people. For example, I like the way Morgan Freeman always speaks for Frederick Douglass, or how Garrison Keillor plays always plays Walt Whitman. This effect succesfully helps to draw the audience into the video and make the audience feel like they have a connection to some of the characters.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54092222","body":"My favorite voice was probably the Mary Chsnut voice, she had a very diffrent and pessemistic way of looking at the war.  I also found it very interesting at looking at the war through a women's perspective.","dateCreated":"1336932181","smartDate":"May 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"powerk19","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/powerk19","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1332202074\/powerk19-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54093834","body":"I would agree that using the same voices for certain characters. It helped me stay engaged throughout the long episodes.","dateCreated":"1336936560","smartDate":"May 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"muhs32","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/muhs32","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54108146","body":"The voices do keep the audience engaged becuase there is a lot of information presented in the videos i think that with out the voices it would get dull and sleepy like most monotonic documentaries. I agree with Mark.","dateCreated":"1336972217","smartDate":"May 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Roll.Tide.3","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Roll.Tide.3","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328811635\/Roll.Tide.3-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54141298","body":"I would 100% percent agree with what Charlie has to say. As I sat and watched all of these episodes this semester, the continuos voice actors gave me a sense a familiarity to the characters which made it a much more engaging experience.","dateCreated":"1337035850","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"nelsoc25","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nelsoc25","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54141300","body":"I would 100% percent agree with what Charlie has to say. As I sat and watched all of these episodes this semester, the continuos voice actors gave me a sense a familiarity to the characters which made it a much more engaging experience.","dateCreated":"1337035859","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"nelsoc25","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nelsoc25","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54143682","body":"The consistency of the voices were a big help for these episodes.  Personally, I tend to have a hard time following along with things like this, but once i was able to figure who was who, that allowed me to become more engaged, which made these more educational for me.","dateCreated":"1337041222","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"meyerm07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meyerm07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812219\/meyerm07-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54146290","body":"I have to agree with all of this. I found the voices to be one of the best parts of the documentary. The speaking an narratation was done excelently. I feel as if the documentry would have been much more boring without the memorable voices.","dateCreated":"1337046674","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Fighting69thInfantry","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Fighting69thInfantry","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812722\/Fighting69thInfantry-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54148184","body":"Pat Bassi comment; The speaking in this was done very well, and whenever i think of frederick Douglass I will automatically match Morgan Freeman to his voice. I think that they chose the narrators and speakers carefully to make this convincing and impactful.","dateCreated":"1337050823","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"starsandbars","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/starsandbars","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1331506979\/starsandbars-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54151928","body":"Nick Stephan: I also agree that the speaking portion of this documentary is done extremely well.  It is not only engaging, but also provides a nice medium for the listener to easily understand what Burns is trying to communicate.  Morgan Freeman does this very well because most people know about him, so it makes his character, Frederick Douglass, much more relatable to modern times.","dateCreated":"1337064115","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"rebelyell17","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rebelyell17","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54184102","body":"Using the same voice-overs helped me become more &quot;involved&quot; in the documentary. I agree when Charlie says it draws the viewer into the film more, because we can relate to it better when we become more familiar to it.","dateCreated":"1337124636","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"hippm29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hippm29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54193506","body":"I do have to say that Burns does a very good job of incorporating the voices into the important people throughout the series. The voices that he utilized effectively made me feel like I was there at that time period experiencing the mentioned events first hand. The voice overs were wholly efficacious tools that Burns uses to keep the watchers tuned in.","dateCreated":"1337146969","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"buffoa07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/buffoa07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"54053572","dateCreated":"1336759347","smartDate":"May 11, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mclaur29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mclaur29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54053572"},"dateDigested":1532390087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Episode 9 \"The Better Angels of Our Nation\"","description":"With This last episode i think there was one quote that really stood out over the rest.  it was by Foote and it was a quote that I had heard before but i think it sums up the war.  Foote said that before the war everyone said the &quot;United States are&quot; but after the war everyone says the &quot;United States is&quot;.  This change shows that the war brought the US as a country together.  Before we might have been one nation on paper but it was also very separate.  The war, and the Union victory is was brought our nation together.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54074122","body":"Matt Donohue comment- I feel that that those two guotes have great meaning.  I think at this point it was too early to call the country one nation.  The Union victory may have brought the Union states more closer than ever, but I feel the south was still detacted.  The unity will come with time after the war.","dateCreated":"1336846089","smartDate":"May 12, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"donohm29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/donohm29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812880\/donohm29-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54143942","body":"I agree, the quotes were not the best, but what it was about really stood out.  The idea that the country was still divided even though it was united is what caused many problems.  A country can not be free without that &quot;is&quot; and the Civil War helped make that happen.","dateCreated":"1337041832","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"meyerm07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meyerm07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812219\/meyerm07-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"54053200","dateCreated":"1336759032","smartDate":"May 11, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mclaur29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mclaur29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54053200"},"dateDigested":1532390087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Episode 8 \"War Is All Hell\"","description":"I think the most important quotes in this section were used to describe Sherman's March to the Sea and the destruction he created on the journey.  Sherman said his goal was &quot;To make Georgia howl&quot; and that is exactly what he did.  A Union soldier was also quoted saying that Sherman's army could go wherever it willed itself.  Some of the most interesting quote were from Union soldiers saying that it was a great march because they got great food and a lot of royalties that normal soldiers wouldn't have got.  Burns also used voices from women such as Mary Chestnut saying that Sherman would leave nothing.  I think these quote about Sherman and his march are so important because it shows gradually that the south is falling apart and that there is nothing they can do to stop.  They are slowly becoming depleted and there is no way to stop it.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54053250","body":"<!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:2:http:\/\/www.historyanimated.com\/AtlantaAnimation.html --><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyanimated.com\/AtlantaAnimation.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.historyanimated.com\/AtlantaAnimation.html<\/a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:2 --><br \/>\n<br \/>\nGreat visual display of Sherman's March to Atlanta.","dateCreated":"1336759070","smartDate":"May 11, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mclaur29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mclaur29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54144156","body":"This march was a great thing for the north, but could also be seen as something against them during the reconstruction.  The south could have used this as an excuse to hate them.  The reason for that is that Sherman went with intention to cripple Georgia, and leave them nothing.","dateCreated":"1337042280","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"meyerm07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meyerm07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812219\/meyerm07-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"54052302","dateCreated":"1336758247","smartDate":"May 11, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mclaur29","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mclaur29","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/civilwar2012.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54052302"},"dateDigested":1532390087,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Episode 7 \" Most Hallowed Ground\"","description":"During this seventh Episode i found that  Burns' discussion of Nathan Bedford Forrest was very interesting.  In the beginning we see many quotes from both North and South saying how good of a soldier he is.  Foot says that Bedford was a natural genius, while Bearss said he was the most interesting and one of the most intelligent people in the war.  Sherman even states that he is brilliant but he must be stopped.  Then at the end of this episode Burns brings to our attention that Bedford did have a down side, which was is racism.  he was quoted saying that black soldiers aren't as good as white soldiers.  There was also a quote from a black Union soldier saying that Bedford had shot him three times, and the only reason he got a way was because he played dead.  i just thought it was interesting how he showed the two sides of Forrest and used both Northern and Southern opinions to show it.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54144332","body":"That is also interesting, because we studied the NBFHS case.  Everyone there remembered his racism, and argued that point.  However, during and shortly after the Civil War he can be seen as an honorable man to have a school named after.  If that idea was introduced and argued during that argument, the people may have came to a more respectable outcome.","dateCreated":"1337042891","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"meyerm07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meyerm07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812219\/meyerm07-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54144404","body":"<!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:1:http:\/\/www.morningsidebooks.com\/Tro%20-%20Forrest%20DEF.html --><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morningsidebooks.com\/Tro%20-%20Forrest%20DEF.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.morningsidebooks.com\/Tro%20-%20Forrest%20DEF.html<\/a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:1 --><br \/>\nHere provides a great picture, which reminds us of his favorable mentality towards battle.","dateCreated":"1337043069","smartDate":"May 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"meyerm07","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meyerm07","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1328812219\/meyerm07-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}