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    Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9‚ 1954 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin) is a entrepreneur‚ stockbroker‚ motivational speaker and philanthropist who‚ during the early 1980s‚ struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son‚ Christopher‚ Jr.[1] Gardner’s book of memoirs‚ The Pursuit of Happyness‚ was published in May 2006.[2] As of 2006‚ he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm‚ Gardner Rich & Co‚ based in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ where he resides when he is not living in Toronto. Gardner credits his

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    a man named Chris Gardner‚ who is the protagonist of the film‚ surviving many things thanks to many qualities he possesses. Gardner’s predicament is one that takes much determination to get through while also trying to be the best role model he can for his son. His social skills have helped him come far‚ including into an internship at Dean Witter. Without his intelligence‚ he would have flunked early in the game. These internal qualities‚ along with many others‚ have helped Gardner overcome many

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    doubt‚ sometimes in fear‚ sometimes in nervous excitement. In The Pursuit of Happyness‚ Will Smith plays Chris Gardner‚ a motivated man living on the last of his means. Chris is constantly looking for a consistent quality of life‚ but seems to get beaten down at every road. A few times throughout the movie‚ Gardner expresses his thoughts on happiness‚ and whether or not it is actually attainable. Chris soon discovered that there was several advantages and disadvantages during his pursuit of his dream

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    The Pursuit of Happyness Based on the real life story‚ Chris Gardner goes through many challenges to become a stockbroker. Even though the title is The Pursuit of Happyness ‚ Chris faces many depressing times and sad ones as well. The movie focuses on an average African American man chasing his dreams while taking care of his son. Just when you think things are getting better for Chris‚ they only get worse. As Chris and his son Christopher move from place to place to eventually being homeless

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    “The Pursuit of Happyness” The movie it’s about a man called Christopher Gardner that lives with his wife and son in a small apartment. They have a low budget and are going thru a very difficult time economically and it could come to a point where they can lose everything and even get apart. This man invested the family savings in this kind of machines called “Bone Density scanner’’ thinking he was going to invest and earned a lot of money to maintain his family. They thought it was

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    Paul Gardner (born February 9‚ 1954 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire‚ entrepreneur‚ motivational speaker‚ and philanthropist who‚ during the early 1980s‚ struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son‚ Christopher‚ Jr. Gardner’s book of memoirs‚ The Pursuit of Happyness‚ was published in May 2006. As of 2006‚ he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm‚ Gardner Rich & Co‚ based in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ where he resides when he is not living in New York City. Gardner credits

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    Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama produced by and starring Will Smith. The main character of the film is inspired by Chris Gardner’s real-life struggle and how he overcame life challenges to achieve his dream. Pursuing happiness teaches people that happiness is the result of hope‚ perseverance‚ and caring for loved-ones. Chris Gardner overcomes many obstacles‚

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    ks that Chris Gardner faced in getting the ... www.chacha.com/.../can-you-list-some-of-the-risks-that-chris-gardner-fa...‎ Can you list some of the risks that Chris Gardner faced in getting the job at Dean Witter ChaCha Answer: He faced the risks present i... ... ChaCha does not charge for its service. Message and data rates may apply. If you need help‚ text HELP ... Asdfghjkl - College Essay - Charlymary - StudyMode.com www.studymode.com › Essays › Miscellaneous‎ There are many challenges that

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    The Pursuit of Happyness The Pursuit of Happyness Movie is a real life story based on Chris Gardner (role play by Will Smith) who used to work as a bone-density scanners salesman. A bone-density scanner works like X-rays but is portable and of course‚ more expensive. Gardner spends all his life selling these scanners and although he has made it‚ the time lag between his sales is long and slowly erodes his relationship with his wife who eventually leaves him as he could not afford to pay for bills

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    is rated PG13 and stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner‚ and Will Smith’s son Jaden as Christopher Gardner Jr. The movie represents how hard work can change a person’s life for the better. Throughout the movie Chris Gardner’s family‚ career‚ and some of his life is shown. This movie is mostly not a good representation of Chris Gardner besides some life facts. Chris Gardner had to live and sleep many different places while he worked to improve his life. Chris had to sleep on buses‚ subways‚ in public

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