Academy Awards are given to the best of the best in the film industry. Generally these films have memorable scenes‚ hold the viewers’ attention till the very end‚ and resonate with the audience. The finalists for the award for Best Screenplay are “Temple Grandin” and “Invictus”. “Temple Grandin” is about a young woman with autism who broke barriers with her unique out-of-the-box thinking and became one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry. “Invictus” is about Nelson Mandela’s
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The Power of Storytelling People have been telling stories‚ writing poems‚ and drawing and painting pictures for others since the beginning of man. Since then many things have changed‚ and I will focus on three of these differences today. To start‚ I will discuss the differences between the views people had on hierarchy in the time of the Brothers Grimm‚ compared to the views the author of “Sir Patrick Spens” had. The next topic is the difference of middle class attitudes towards women found
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Anthony Nelson Cinema Appreciation THE2071 June 15‚ 2009 According to Louis Gianneti in his text Understanding Movies- Eleventh Edition‚ realism and formalism are general terms. These terms can be applied to portions of or scenes in a movie. They can show the tendency of the movie to lean toward one style over the other‚ but rarely can be applied to an entire movie. Both realism and formalism use reality as a foundation‚ but differ in how the reality is emphasized or shaped
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Professor Evans Geo 101 sec 8 22 January 2014 Zinn chapter 1 The primary topic of chapter one in “A People’s History Of The United States” by Howard Zinn is the viewpoint of history through the eyes of the Indians during the time of the discovery of the Americas. He also goes on to say how in history many cruel and unjust things are left out or briefly told and immediately covered up. Many people view Columbus as a hero when they think of him. He did amazing things‚ he sailed the unknown and
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Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is about a young man named Will Hunting. He is a complex character with an upsetting past. The movie first starts off with Will working as a janitor‚ and even though he has a simple job‚ he is a really smart man. He could solve any math problem thrown at him‚ and he also specialized in other subjects. One day‚ a Nobel Prize winner Professor Gerry Lambeau puts out a math problem and sees that Will has solved it. Before Gerry can speak to him‚ he runs
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The Departed Ethical Summary For my independent research project‚ I chose to watch the movie entitled The Departed. Centered on the Boston mob/drug lord scene and the Massachusetts State Police effort to put an end to it‚ The Departed is about as unethical as it gets. Frank Costello‚ the leader of the mob‚ starts off the movie with a rare ethical act as he buys a young boy‚ Colin Sullivan‚ some food for him and his grandmother and gives him a little spare change. One could say that he is sharing
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IS IT PATRIOTIC TO PROTEST ONES GOVERNMENT? “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. ” ― Howard Zinn According to Howard Zinn‚ a writer and social activist‚ “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” When considering whether it is patriotic to protest ones government‚ one only needs to consider Zinn’s comment. It is not only patriotic to protest ones government‚ in the United States‚ it is essential
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Good Will Hunting follows the story of a gifted young man from the ghettos of south Boston and his story of finding a mentor‚ love‚ and finding his purpose in life. This young man‚ Will Hunting‚ searches for his role in the world whether it be a long winded monologue telling off a high ranking office in the NSA while he’s being offered a job there or helping Skylar with her organic chemistry homework. Will is not only the most intelligent person portrayed in this film but also the wittiest. Will
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1 J. Edgar Pop Culture Element J. Edgar Richard Miranda Leadership Development - AEC 3414‚ Section 0482 Professor Stedman June 11‚ 2012 2 J. Edgar J. Edgar In 2011‚ Clint Eastwood directed a brilliant ensemble of actors‚ including Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role‚ in a biopic film titled J. Edgar about the life of one of American history’s more curious leaders: J. Edgar Hoover. The film is made fascinating by Eastwood’s courageous spotlight on not only Hoover’s strengths
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Invictus is a biographical film that revolves around Nelson Mandela’s efforts‚ and strategy to unite the South African society that is torn apart by remanence of apartheid. Upon being elected as the first black President of the country with severe opposition from the whites‚ Mandela faced the difficult task to reconcile the nation‚ and institute democracy in a country deprived of racism. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was to be hosted by South Africa‚ which became an unlikely opportunity for Mandela to
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