so much a stock speculator‚ but a nouveau riche success story. He lifts Gordon Gekko to the same level as Michael Corleone‚ an endlessly admirable bad guy. Douglas’ Gekko never realizes how cool and funny he is. It is too easy to forget about the Bud Fox story and simply await the next Gekko appearance. He’s right about everything‚ but only in the most cynical way. One wonders if “Wall Street” might have been a blockbuster in the mold of “The Godfather” had Gekko been the protagonist‚ seizing control
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young low level account representative‚ Bud Fox. Eager to make his riches and gain notoriety‚ Fox persistently solicits his services and market opinions to tycoon Gordon Gekko‚ a broker known for his ruthless tactics. Through a stroke of luck Fox earns the opportunity
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me 59 days in a row. Wants to be a player (to Bud) There oughta be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence. (back to phone) Look‚ Jerry‚ I’m looking for negative control‚ no more than 30 to 35%‚ just enouqh to block anybody else’s merger plans and find out from the inside if the books are cooked. If it looks as good as on paper‚ we’re in the kill zone. We lock and load pal...get on 3. Gekko’s dark intent eyes fixing briefly on Bud who stands waiting in the corner. He motions him
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there are different role‚ rules‚ and characteristics in every relationship. Characteristics in relationships such as a relationship of love‚ friends‚ family‚ and the workplace. In the movie Wall Street (1987) the two main characters Gordon Gekko and Bud Fox have a relationship that is control by separation of power that causes conflict. One type of relationships we form often is friendships with other for very reasons but we decide with whom we make doe friendships with. We might form friendship for
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(1987)” I learned of several dilemmas stockbrokers‚ such as Bud Fox and Gordon Gekko‚ encounter in the pursuit of wealth. First‚ Bud was faced with the difficult dilemma of whether he should do what’s best for his career or what’s best for his father. Bud’s father worked his entire life for a small airline company‚ but Bud’s Boss‚ Gordon Gekko‚ desired to take over the airline and sell it off (leaving Bud’s father and many others out of work). Bud must chose business for profit or family allegiance.
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nation’s economy? The movie “Wall Street” ‚ directed by Oliver Stone and produced in 1980s‚ is an excellent example that illustrates financial deregulation can cause major economic problems‚ including insider trading‚ which both Bud Fox and Gordon Gekko have been committed. Bud Fox‚ who just gets out of college‚ is an ambitious man that is looking forward to become one of the top people
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Austriaco‚ Jezelle J BSBA 4-1 REACTION PAPER WALLSTREET: Money Never Sleeps "Time is the most valuable commodity."..... Right i should invest to it. When it comes to investing you need to be patient. It takes a long time to determine if a stock is good and if you are able to find the right type of stock to help you grow a solid retirement. Finding strong winners and keeping the money invested in them is the best way to make sure that there is little risk and still the potential
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Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness? Capitalism is good at meeting many of our wants but has "big blind spots when it comes to others‚" such as family relationships‚ a sense of community. Capitalism‚ by unleashing rapid changes in technology‚ business organization‚ and social and economic status‚ sometimes undermines institutions and systems of beliefs that evolved in quieter and more slow-paced times or cultures. Sometimes this is good‚ as when capitalism helped end slavery and elevated the
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should be perceived due to the nature of his work. In Wall Street Bud is talking to his father about where all the money he earns goes and his ambitions to make it big in business “50K don’t get you to first base in the Big Apple anymore… I gotta live in Manhattan to be a player‚ there’s no nobility in poverty anymore.” Stone creates a stark difference between the two by their attire‚ Bud is in a suit and his father is in blue-overalls‚ Bud is all about materialism and wants to been seen at the right
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The way the stock market works in the world today is if there is a Stock (Piece or share of a company) that are being bought out by a lot of investors‚ the price of the stock will increase extraordinary high. If the stock does not get bought‚ the price of the stock will lower to a cheaper price. To buy the best stock that will soon be more valuable is a race as brokers try and fight to find the potential grossing stock and buy tons of them at a cheap price to later on earn tons of money as it becomes
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