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Man On Wire Character Analysis
If Sundance is looking for a success oriented, obedient intern then you should print this out, crumple it up, and see if you can make it in the trash from wherever you're standing. Because I'm not your guy. Don't get me wrong, I'll show up early to work with a positive attitude every day just like everybody else that actually cares about what they do, but I won't be there to further any dishonest agendas; that's not the guy I am. I'm the guy who suggests Man On Wire when my friends say they want to see a movie with crime in it. I'm the guy who won't think twice about ripping up my shirt so I can offer it as a bandage to someone bleeding out in the street. I'm the guy that wants you to do something because it interests you, not because it includes free cookies. I love characters that strive for more than just their …show more content…
That's why I'm going to speak about them. In 2000 I was eight years old and running around in an abandoned hedge maze with my brother. Suddenly we ran right into a group of men beating someone to an inch of their life with a metal pipe. Time stopped and we stared at each other for what seemed like too long, then I threw a rock at them and we ran for our lives. In 2003 I saw the cuts on my sisters best friend who had just been attacked by her ex boyfriend with a box-cutter for breaking up with him. In 2008 It was my brother's scars that I would be looking at. He tried to commit suicide and I, his own brother, didn't see it coming. I was devastated, and after floating around in a world of anger and shock I decided it was time for a change. No more complacency, no more accepting that this was the best we could do, no more throwing a rock and running; it was time for action. Since then I've worked with church groups, school groups, habitat for humanity and more to help those in need. Most recently and one of the things I am most proud of is working for Bernie Sanders

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