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    undisturbed. However‚ many of his subsequent films deal with themes similar to those in On the Waterfront‚ which suggests that his HUAC decision haunted him‚ even in the creative realm‚ for at least a decade. The recurring themes also suggest that Kazan felt a need to continually assert the right of the individual’s conscience over that of a mob or governmental authority. At the end of On the Waterfront‚ Terry is surrounded with people who admire and respect him. His informing has elevated him in

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    How does Kazan create tension and suspense in On the Waterfront? On the Waterfront‚ directed by Elia Kazan in 1954‚ portrays Terry Malloy‚ the protagonist of the film‚ who goes on a journey to redeem himself for the murder of Joey Doyle. Terry‚ a former prize fighter‚ could have been a “contender” but now is a “bum” under the command of Johnny Friendly‚ a corrupt union boss. Throughout Terry’s journey‚ the director uses various methods to create tension and suspense in some of the scenes. Joey’s

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    In Elia Kazan’s “On the Waterfront‚” we see that to some extent that people do prefer security to justice. This film focuses on the balance between our moral conscience‚ and our need for survival. It explores how much we are influenced by our own need for survival compared to our sense of justice. Kazan‚ utilizes characters like Terry‚ to explore the limits of human tolerance and the conscience. He depicts a world shrouded in a blanket of fog and mist‚ which masks the criminality‚ corruption and

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    An isolated community of the struggling longshoremen living under the exploitation of the corrupted union is introduced in one of Elia Kazan’s brilliant works in filmmaking‚ “On the Waterfront”. The viewers are moderately convinced‚ by looking at the mere world of brute force and injustice‚ that someone has to play the heroic role in order to return justice and hope to the working class on this dock. Edie Doyle seems to stand out among the rest as a candidate with her superior quality possessed from

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    Terry overcomes the role of bum that others have marked out for him‚ do you agree? Terry is the main character in the movie‚ ‘On the Waterfront’. Terry is called a bum many times throughout the movie‚ for different reasons. Terry tries to convince himself that he is not a bum‚ although he opens up towards the end of the movie‚ and finally admits that he is one. Terry’s brother Charley and Johnny Friendly are shown to be responsible for Terry’s role as a bum. Although it is open to interpretation

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    On the Waterfront is a film directed by Elia Kazan which illustrate the difficulties that the protagonist‚ Terry Malloy‚ has struggled in the early period of 1950s. Terry Malloy was a former prize-fighter who was bought up in a dark and brutal world of men. Since his career has ruined by the corrupted union which was controlled by Johnny Friendly‚ Terry was being recognized as a ‘bum’ within both the longshoremen and the mobs. This poor environment has created a false philosophy within Terry himself

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    Marks Dr. Williams CRTW 2 10 November 2011 The Portrayal Of The Working Class The film‚ On The Waterfront‚ portrays the labor unions and the working class in a rather unflattering light. It portrays the working class as uneducated‚ uncivilized‚ undesirable‚ and immoral and also portrays the working class as subservient to the upper class. The stereotypical portrayal of the working class in On The Waterfront conforms to and overturns the stereotypical portrayals of the working class found in Michael

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    Economic Impact of Sugar Beach‚ Toronto Article #1 Waterfront Toronto has transform a parking lot in a former industrial area into Toronto’s second urban beach at the water’s edge. It is located across from Redpath Sugar Factory and it is decorated with brightly colored pink umbrellas and candy striped rock. Sugar Beach is an important part of the revitalization of East Bayfront. It includes a plaza‚ urban beach and tree-lined promenade. The budget for Sugar Beach including site preparation costs

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    or non-profit working waterfront organization letterhead Date Ken Reecy‚ Community Program Manager Florida Communities Trust 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Sadowski Building‚ Suite 310 Tallahassee‚ Florida 32399-2100 Dear Mr. Reecy: On behalf of -----Name of the local government or non-profit working waterfront organization ------‚ I am pleased to submit the enclosed grant application (one original and two copies) to Florida Communities Trust’s Working Waterfronts Program. This application

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