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    (“Sisters”). In this movie‚ two sisters discover that their parents are selling their childhood home and try to convince them and to keep it. Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) is a hotheaded hairdresser who cannot keep a job‚ house‚ or her daughter. Maura Ellis (Amy Poehler) is a responsible aunt who takes care of Kate’s daughter behind her back to provide a steady environment for her to grow up in. Kate convinces Maura to help her throw one last house party before the house is sold. The movie Sisters is a raunchy

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    In the movie The Little Foxes the director uses non-verbal action and other film direction to convey the situation. Some examples in the movie are when Birdie plays the piano while the Hubbard fidget‚ Regina contemplate her photograph and her image in a mirror and Betty Davis lets Horace crawl up the stairs. In the movie The Little Foxes the use of non-verbal action and other film direction help to reveal more of the characters. In the scene when Birdie plays the piano while the Hubbards fidget

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    The movie Braveheart takes place in Scotland in the 13th century. The main subject is Scotland’s fight for independence‚ but there are also other subjects like love and faithfulness. The main caracter is William Wallace‚ who gets the whole Scotland to fight with him against the Englishmen. Summary Williams’s father and brother died fighting against the Englishmen when he was a little child. He was taken care of by his uncle and travelled around Europe with him until he was about 20 years old.

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    Jennifer’s Body‚ written by Diablo Cody‚ has an acceptable balance of dark comedy and horror‚ but what really makes the movie worth watching is the comically terrible acting of the main characters. Jennifer‚ a popular high school student is best friends with a shy high school girl‚ Needy. Wanting to do everything Jennifer does‚ Needy goes with Jennifer to a club to see Low Shoulder‚ an indie band‚ play. Jennifer having a crush on the lead singer‚ Nikolai‚ flirts and talks with him all night. Things

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    The book The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton‚ and published in 1967. The Outsiders movie was then released in 1983 and was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The story is about a group of 7 greasers set in the 1960’s. Basically the greasers are in constant rival with the socs‚ the upper class kids from the west side. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade are the youngest in the group. They go threw some very difficult times after Johnny kills a soc‚ then dies. Ponyboy must learn how to cope with all

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    commanding officers. Therefore accepting the deal would degrade their honor as a Marine. This forces Lieutenant Kaffee to compose an actual defense for his clients‚ something he hasn’t done in years‚ let alone seen the inside of a court room. As the movie progresses‚ Kaffee matures his morality from a lawyer who attempts to take the easy way out to one that is more responsible. Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson‚ who is a role model to his friend and fellow Marine Louden Downey‚ constantly attempts to

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    of the authors experience hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. As the viewers discover as the movie gets farther into detail‚ Cheryl is hiking the trail in order to avenge her mother’s death and in order to find herself again after struggling with a lifetime of abusive men and abusive sex‚ drugs‚ and alcohol. Cheryl goes through a transformation during her time on the trail. Her goal at the beginning of the movie is just to finish the trail‚ and at first that in itself seems an impossible task. However

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    Movie: The Mission Meena Throngkumpola The movie‚ "The Mission‚" is about how the Spanish in cooperation with Pourtugal try to get the Jesuits off land negotiated by the two countries. The Spanish Church sends people into Asuncion‚ Paraguay to persuade the Jesuits to get off the land. The film includes spiritual and political activities the are reflected through the church‚ natives‚ and the Jesuits. What the movie mainly tried to show was that the Church wanted to maintain control over the

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    evil and suffering among innocent people. To answer the question a good theodicy is something that must have strong evidence and does a balance between good and evil. Something that defends God being good and not evil. C.S. Lewis in “The Problem of Evil” talks about theodicy‚ defends God’s goodness against evil in the world by talking about how works have multiple meanings (Lewis 16). Lewis talked about how theodicy would be good if only the suffering was divided evenly between everyone (Lewis

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    best movies do both. For that reason it is best to watch a movie like The Fundamentals of Caring. This movie is the story about Trevor a 18 year old boy with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (a debilitating disease that causes skeletal muscles to weaken and break down over time) and his caregiver Ben (a middle aged man who is trying to get his life under control. Together they help each other grow and face their problems head on. Throughout the movie the audience sees a somewhat realistic view of how a person

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