The Great Debaters is an intriguing film set in the 1930s about a professor that goes by the name of Melvin Tolson who teaches students from Wiley College‚ in Texas‚ the fundamentals of debating. During this day in age‚ if an African American didn’t “stay in their place” they would be ridiculed for such insane behavior. One can only imagine how difficult it must have been for them to get through a debate without caring if they had crossed the line on a touchy subject. But through it all this debate
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Source one displays a quote told by Jimmy carter who was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He also received a nobel peace prize for his work with the Carter Center which is a non- governmental‚ non profit organization which deals with fighting disease and for human rights in developing countries in 2002. Jimmy Carter believed that globalization was a movement that has affected our world in more ways than one. It has grown to become a system that allows the richer to get richer
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Branagh’s film has much in its favor‚ of course‚ but for those of us who find Shakespeare’s comedies dark and troubling‚ Branagh’s glossy confection of spun sugar‚ with its relentlessly feel-good style‚ left us feeling more than a little cheated. Perhaps filmmakers really do like Shakespeare’s comedies and‚ because they like them‚ know that it is going to be frighteningly difficult to get that strange blend of tones onto film and so abandon the uphill struggle. Adrian Noble’s disappointing new film‚ a version
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in Clifton‚ New Jersey. In 1966‚ at the height of his boxing career‚ Carter was wrongly convicted—twice—of a triple murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades. During the mid-1970s‚ his case became a cause celébrè for a number of civil rights leaders‚ politicians‚ and entertainers. He was ultimately exonerated‚ in 1985‚ after a United States district court judge declared the convictions to be based on racial prejudice. Carter‚ who grew up in Paterson‚ New Jersey‚ was arrested and sent to the Jamesburg
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“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.” a quote from Steven J. Stowell. Stowell is the author of the book The Coach. This book is about the coaching process and skills. This topic important to me because when I grow up‚ I want to be a dance teacher. Also‚ coaches can be super supportive and helpful about activities you also want to do. Some of the activities could be joining another sport‚ or running for student president. I personally think that
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1. What was the theme of this film? What were the filmmakers trying to tell us? Were they successful? Justify your answer. There are many themes that can be taken from any piece of literature‚ yet I believe the main theme being portrayed is‚ anything stolen unjustifiably will be given back. It’s hard to determine exactly what the theme is since the filmmakers simply told us about his life. However‚ the fact that they withdrew information that was incorporated into the book‚ like his life before
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In the documentary “Business of Disaster” ‚Rick Young‚ the producer‚ and Laura Sullivan explored and shed light on how many insurance firms can profit off of disasters and the systems set in place for them to do so. The purpose of the film was to discover how and why insurance companies are able to make a good profit out of a disaster‚ while taking a stance against the insurance firms. The documentary focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Long Island‚ New York‚ where they depict how there
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The 39 Steps was my first Hitchcock film. I found it very engaging and intriguing. I liked how the readings pointed out that so often people did not believe Richard‚ but when he tells them lies they end up believing him. It actually reminded me of a character from another movie‚ Ladyhawke. In that movie the main character also didn’t having people believe him when he told the truth‚ so he always lied. In a lot of cases I think the reason why people didn’t believe Richard when he told the truth was
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Jimmy Carter and the Energy Crisis of the 1970’s In the speech that President Jimmy Carter preached he regarded plenty of important things‚ but one of the main ones was the issue with the energy. 0n his speech he says that one thing he has been asking himself is “why hasn’t the nation been able to resolve the serious energy problem?” (109) The whole nation is responsible for this issue and just like the President addressed saying that” it wasn’t only the gasoline lines or energy shortages‚ deeper
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-"Summary of the Film"- Jose Protasio "Pepe" Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or known "Jose Rizal" was a Filipino writer who wrote a novels. His novels are all about for the Spaniards that living in the Philippines and to brighten the minds of all Filipinos from the harshly doings of the Spaniards. Jose Rizal take a Course of Doctor in University Of Sto. Tomas and continued his studies in Europe. When he was a child his first teacher was his mother "Teodora Alonso". Dr. Jose Rizal was intelligent
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