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    Cast Away Review

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    make all the battles worth the fight. For workaholic FedEx troubleshooter Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks)‚ the drive that kept him up until the end was hope. The hope to return to his old life‚ to be back together with his long time sweetheart Kelly Frears (Helen Hunt). The movie Cast Away (2000) – in which Robert Zemeckis had directed in it – had shown perfectly a goal-driven kind of journey. They managed to emphasize how much Chuck wants to see Kelly again‚ through a long series of scenes previewing Chuck’s

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    made the wings. I was not expecting Chuck to actually go there in the end. One thing I would have liked to see in the last scene of the movie‚ when Chuck actually meets the girl living on the farm‚ was him actually going back there. The end of them movie leaves us hanging; we never find out which path he decided to take. It would have been nice to see which one he chose. I believe the movie would have been better if there was a little bit more action with Chuck on the island. The directors

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    CASE EXAMPLE B: XYZ Counseling Agency‚ a Limited Liability Company‚ hired Chuck as an anger management counselor. Two months ago during a counseling session with a client named Wilbur‚ Chuck became very angry at Wilbur’s failure to improve and beat up Wilbur. A week earlier‚ XYZ Counseling had counseled Chuck about an incident in which he grabbed a client by the arm and shook him. XYZ Counseling has a specific policy against violence and has disciplined employees who violate it‚ but it has never

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    Wilbur‚ the plaintiff is suing XYZ counseling Agency (the defendant) because an employee called Chuck physically assaulted him during an anger management session; he holds the company responsible for the employee’s action. As stated in the case‚ Chuck assaulted Wilbur during a counseling session‚ such an act is described as “intentional tort of battery” in our textbook. By making a decision to hire Chuck despite his bad work record (he was fired from his previous job for physically assaulting a client)

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    CASTAWAY

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    well as using resources in order to survive is portrayed in many various ways by the main character Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) as he finds himself stranded on an island for four years after his plane crashed over the south pacific. In ‘Castaway’ the film explores the physical and inner journey of Chuck Noland‚ who was a successful FedEx executive‚ the plane was crashed by a lighting storm‚ now Chuck must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive the challenges and obstacles that lay

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    Materialism is the obsession with possessing material items and consumer goods. Consumerism revolves around in the way individuals function. From TV shows to the clothes we wear and the ads we see‚ there will always be consumerism values and placements of products. Materialism ruins our everyday happiness. It attaches logos and specific brands at a young age affecting how people determine the need for a specific item to become satisfied but makes individuals feel as if one cannot be happy or live

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    Cast Away Analysis

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    the lack of dialogue‚ and the only reason this film was able to get a good rating with such little dialogue was due to the fact that Tom Hanks had the star role. I think that the movie would be better if we were able to see more of the movie where Chuck is talking with Wilson. We would also be able to see his struggle to keep his sanity‚ as he was stranded on an island for four years. Secondly‚ I believe that the majority of the people who watched this wanted the ending to be better. We are left with

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    ‘Castaway ‘‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ is a 2001 film starring Tom Hanks. Hanks stars as Chuck Noland‚ a FedEx delivery man whose life is headed in the ‘right direction’‚ until his plane crashes and he is stranded on an island. He must adapt to his new life on the island; overcoming many obstacles in order to survive. ‘Castaway’ explores three different journeys; physical‚ inner and imaginative. Chuck Noland is a filmic representation of the philosophy of time equals money equals fulfilment. Zemeckis

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    Life of Pi Ess

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    throws obstacles in one’s direction‚ one must grow and adapt to survive. Pi Patel and Chuck Nolan provide good examples of growing and adapting in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and the movie Castaway produced by Robert Zemeck. It is shown through these characters by‚ chuck and pi learning how to find a new source of food‚ having to create an imaginary figure to stay sane‚ and both found a will to survive. * Chuck Nolan and Pi Patel both find themselves stranded on an island without a steady source

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    Charles Schwab& Co.‚ Inc.: The “Talk to Chuck” Advertising Campaign Defining the Problem: Established in 1971 by Charles R. “Chuck” Schwab as a traditional‚ brick and mortar brokerage firm and investment newsletter publisher. Over the years Schwab has been know for providing discount self –service brokerage services to its clients. And after a little loss in connection with its clients during Mid 2004‚ Chuck began reengineering the company by implementing annualized cost reductions against an

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