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    The pelican brief. „The pelican brief” is the 3rd novel written by John Grisham in 1992. Most of his novels are about lawyers and so is this one. I could say that this book is definitely the one with most action in it‚ because the storyline is based on major government cover-up. One aspect of this book is its theme. The main theme of this novel is large-scale conspiracies in America. The author shows us the dark side of political and economical impact and its importance in the same time

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    "The Pelican Brief" Novel vs. Movie The differences and the similarities between the novel "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham and the movie "The Pelican Brief" by Alan J. Pakula film. There were maybe similarities between the novel and the movie. The story line and plot were basically the same in both the novel and the movie. Then there were also many differences when the novel was made in to a movie. As in most cases when a novel is made in to a movie there are certain things that are left

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    The Pelican Brief starts with the assassination of two different Supreme Court Justices. Liberal Justice Rosenberg is killed at home‚ while the conservative Justice Jenson is killed inside an explicit theater. The circumstances surrounding their deaths and the deaths themselves shock politically split nation. Darby Shaw‚ a law student‚ decides to investigate the two justices’ records and pending cases. She writes a report guessing Victor Mattiece‚ an oil tycoon wanting to drill for oil on Louisiana

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    Pelican Brief Summary

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    John Grisham: the Pelican Brief Summary: Two Supreme Court Justices‚ Rosenberg and Jensen‚ are murdered. Darby Shaw starts an investigation in different libraries for some days and opens a file about her theory why Rosenberg and Jensen could have been killed. She thinks that Victor Mattiece is responsible for the two deaths because Rosenberg and Jensen prevent him of gaining the oil in South Louisiana and in fact‚ her theory is completely true. Characters: · Darby Shaw: She is a 24- year- old girl

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    Grisham‚ an author from Arkansas‚ wrote a book called The Pelican Brief. John doesn’t just view his books as books. He views them as entertainment for everyone else. In The Pelican Brief‚ John shows how the brown pelican stirs conflict in court and leads to the murders of two Supreme Court Justices who both agree on one topic: the environment. The brown pelican is a “gull-like” bird that usually tops out around 11 pounds (Brown Pelican). These birds have multicolored streaks of brown‚ yellow‚ gray

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    The Pelican Brief Research In John Grisham’s book‚ the Pelican Brief‚ he writes about oil drilling harming the brown pelican which the reader can connect with the oil spills that are affecting the pelican as well. In the book‚ two supreme court justices are murdered. Darby Shaw‚ a law school student‚ decides to try and crack the case. She writes a brief that plants the murders on a man who owns an oil drilling company. Before‚ he had been in a lawsuit with Green Fund‚ who was trying to prevent him

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    In the hit book‚ The Pelican Brief‚ John Grisham’s depiction of lawyers who will do anything for money and their clients presents an interesting ethical dilemma. In the book‚ two Supreme Court justices are killed by a hired assassin‚ Khamel. FBI‚ CIA‚ and the press are working hard to find who the killer is. The only people who know the truth are attorneys from White and Blazevich‚ Nathaniel Jones (also known as Einstein)‚ Jarreld Schwabe‚ Marty Velmano‚ and F. Sims Wakefield and their client‚ Victor

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    In John Grisham’s “The Pelican Brief”‚ government manipulation and corruption are the themes that controls our future‚ government‚ and everything leading up to that. The deaths that occur in this book only add on to the idea of how vital positions in government are the points that influence people on the borderline of good and evil. No matter how hard it is trying to sway someone of the opposite‚ the primary form of concluding affairs is corruption in the form of manipulation and clandestine control

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    The producers of the film The Pelican Brief managed to preserve all of the main characters and even most of the minor ones from the book. The heroine and hero of the book‚ Darby Shaw and Gray Grantham‚ were preserved in almost all aspects. The personalities of the major characters are similarly presented in the book and film. As in the book‚ Grantham is solemn‚ polite‚ and inquisitive while Darby becomes very cautious and fiercely protective of her safety. For the major characters‚ much of the dialogue

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    Pelican Stores‚ based on a random sample of a 100 customers during promotional event‚ determined that a majority of their customers are married females in the 30-49 year age bracket. Customers showed to be susceptible to promotional advertising‚ and have a strong propensity for coupon usage. This data can help Pelican Stores to better identify and meet the needs of their most prominent clientele.  The customer profile we have created has come from the data analysis below (1-4). This data will be

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