The movie‚ Fireproof‚ has a very sensitive theme because it focuses on relationships on husband and wife. On the early scene‚ it is shown that Capt. Caleb Holt of the Albany’s Fire Department Station One’s chief. He has the motto of “Never leave your partner behind”. He has earned many respect in his career and in his community except in his household were he and his wife‚ Catherine Holt‚ always fight because they’re fighting over‚ mostly about financial problems and Caleb’s addiction to internet
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In April of 1839‚ a ship (La Amistad) carrying hundreds of native Africans from West Africa were captured near Sierra Leone‚ and sold into the Spanish slave trade. On July 1st ‚ while traveling across the Atlantic‚ the slaves led by Cinque‚ began a revolt on the high seas that ended the lives of the ship’s captain and crew‚ leaving two planters Ruiz and Montes‚ that were transporting Cargo (supposedly slaves) on the ship‚ to navigate the ship back to Africa. Instead the men purposely tried to steer
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Amistad‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ displays the fierce determination of 53 African abductees and their compelling desire to return home. Led by Cinqué (or Sengbe)‚ a man longing to see his wife and son in Sierra Leone again‚ the men aboard the ship La Amistad rebelled against the Spanish slave traders who guarded them from escape. Using sugar cane knives stolen from cargo aboard the ship‚ the Africans defeated the gun-wielding Spaniards. With ambitions of returning to West Africa‚ they eventually
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While watching the movie‚ I have observed similarities and differences of some scenes from today’s youth. Let’s start discussing about the similarities. First thing I have observed is the harsh treatment given by the colonials to our fellowmen especially to women and children. They‚ if not physically‚ were verbally abused by the Spaniards. I compared it to what’s happening in our society today and quite noticed a similarity. It is similar in a way that women and children‚ even the men too‚ are still
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Soc/His 340 Ethnic Relations in America Rosado 5/28/13 Amistad Amistad was a very touching film about the struggle that the Africans faced during the slave trade. As we have talked about in class watching these movies in the light of the class is very impactful. I originally watched this movie as part of a history class. I watched in as a series of events that impacted the civil war nothing more nothing less. Now as I watched it again in light of the class the Amazing Grace‚ I started seeing
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After watching the Amistad movie‚ I had a better understanding about what happened in 1839 on the Amistad ship. The movie described the story of the slaves’ rebellion on the Amistad ship while sailing from Cuba to America. Then‚ they were imprisoned in Connecticut and their case became a heated subject at that time. Spielberg‚ the movie director‚ did an amazing job showing the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade. In my opinion‚ the Amistad movie is historically accurate due to its true illustration
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Because of this‚ the stories about the characters in “Equaino’s Travels” and “The Amistad” are unique stories as both stories end with the slaves becoming free men. Although becoming a free man was a long and tedious process‚ the average slave did not always gain his freedom. While on the plantation slaves could gain freedom in three
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La Amistad movie a movie released in 1997 was a true movie story based on slavery life it took about how slavery was managed and about the slaves of La Amistad ship‚ La Amistad ship is a ship which carried slaves from other countries to the U.S. The historical setting is in Connecticut‚ a place in the U.S. The event took place in the 1800s. At the beginning of the movie Cinque the leader of a tribe was in LA Amistad ship then he managed to scaped from the spanish crewmen ‚ slaves force 2 spanish
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Startup.com shows the perils of going into business with a shaky business plan. It shows the initial excitement‚ the rise and fame‚ the bumping of heads and the eventual downfall. Such is the story of govworks.com‚ the documentary‚ startup.com covers it’s first‚ and only‚ year in business. Long-time friends‚ Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman‚ had a great business idea‚ with a large market‚ and little competition. They took something that nearly everyone goes through‚ and marketed it in a more efficient
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A BEAUTIFUL MIND (Reaction Paper) As I watched the movie‚ a lot of questions and clarifications comes in mymind. The movie was so tricky and full of twist which is really hard to understand yet as the movie goes on‚ my questions and clarifications are slowly answered and cleared. At first my impression was how intelligent John Nash was‚ as most people who suffer from mental illness. The feeling of sorrow came over me ‚ as I watched him struggle with the feelings of loneliness and depression
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