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    Gets" (A Breakdown Of OCD) Melvin Udall is a successful novelist who suffers from a moderate level of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He steps around cracks. He repeatedly checks door locks and light switches. He wears gloves and tries not to touch people. He washes his hands frequently and will never use the same bar of soap twice. When he eats out he has to have his own specific table‚ specific waitress‚ and he always brings his own plastic utensils. Melvin has an abrasive personality.

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    1. The zodiac killer is definitely organized. He is able to hide his crime well considering they have not been caught. 2. The murderer has the ability to taunt the police with weird ciphers‚ phone calls‚ insulting and cryptic messages. All without being caught. 3. The Zodiac killer has a specific way he kills. One particular way that was performed a couple of times was him or her approaching people in cars and often couples. 4. The killer often times has bad handwriting and miss spells commonly

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    The Great Debaters”‚ a movie drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson a professor at Wiley College located in Marshall Texas‚ in 1935 he inspired the student body to form the schools 1stdebate team‚ which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. The movie has an academy award-winning cast‚ consisting of Denzel Washington playing the lead role of Melvin B. Tolson; Forrest Whittaker‚ who plays the stern father in the character of Dr. James Farmer Sr.; his son‚ a debate team

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    about a specific debate team overcoming racism in the segregated South. It is based off of the debate team of Wiley College‚ a small religious black school in East Texas‚ during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Under the guidance of their coach Melvin Tolson‚ the team kept prevailing week after week against every single opponent. They started competing with other black schools but eventually worked their way to triumph over prestigious white schools as well. Their most significant win was against

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    4/29/13 English 102.008 The Great Debaters In reviewing the film “The Great Debaters” I found it to be captivating and the elements of the movie made it very relatable to the viewers. With this being a true story I found that it was very easy for me to understand that these young kids really wanted to find themselves and a voice in the process. I found that this film was an earnest drama about the search for self-esteem and sense of responsibility among young black people that successfully relies

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    The Great Debaters Melvin B. Tolson is the kind of educator who truly did recognize the remarkable powers of knowledge his students possessed. “The Great Debaters” is based on a true story about an outspoken Wiley College professor who boldly challenged the discriminatory Jim Crow laws of the 1930s. Melvin B. Tolson who is the coach of the Wiley College debate team in east Texas molded his students into a formidable team to create change. Tolson recognizes that his young debate students possess

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    The Case of Melvin Udall: Melvin Udall suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Melvin sticks to the same routine every day in order to not upset himself‚ if one thing goes wrong in that daily routine‚ Melvin’s entire day seems to be ruined to the point where he cannot function well. Melvin is afraid of the germs that are all around him. He does not enjoy being touched in any way‚ or by anyone‚ whether it is a stranger walking down the street or a friend‚ of which Melvin does not have many

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    The Great Debaters is a drama film based on the story of Melvin B. Tolson; Union Activist‚ Communication and English professor of Wiley College. Tolson had a mediocre vision of transitioning four amateur African Americans into master debaters which would allow them to defeat all other African American debate teams. In 1930‚ Mr. Tolson held tryouts for the debate team. He warned all contestants that only four will be left standing‚ however‚ he reminds them that debate is all about the hotspot in which

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    Melvin Burgess uses language very powerfully in a variety of different ways. He uses very persuasive ways of changing the readers opinion but leaves it open a bit to you can still think what you want and kind of have your own opinion about the book but adds a bit of his own opinion. My first reason why Burgess uses language powerfully is that he said “Its’s getting colder and you know you’ve got nothing to lose.” This shows that one of the characters is in deep trouble when something is

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    debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s‚ when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie‚ the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. This was their 47th annual debate team.Based on a true story‚ the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel

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