process of change in the beliefs of Derek Vinyard. He begins the film as a violent young man and due to his father’s racist views he then develops his own‚ Derek is portrayed as becoming the leader of the Neo-Nazi organisation and claiming his leadership at a basketball game against the local blacks. There are two protagonists in the film‚ also coming from two perspectives; Derek is looked upon by his younger brother‚ Danny Vinyard who follows the footsteps of Derek ‘People look at me‚ and they see
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neo-Nazi brother Derek. Derek‚ played by Edward Norton is the leader of the local skinhead gang in Venice Beach‚ California. Derek was sent to prison for committing a hate crime against a black man‚ who tried to break into his house. Danny decided to continue down Derek’s path of becoming a white supremacist while he did time for the hate crime. Derek’s mother played by Beverly D’Angelo visits Derek while in prison and tells Derek about his little brother following in his footsteps. Derek realized the
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abilities because we want to be the best‚ so we don’t think about how it can affect the people around us. This is exactly what happens in the story‚ “MVP‚” by Clare Mishica. Derek wants to be the most valuable player on his basketball team instead of Cole so much that he forgets to be a team player. When Cole gets hurt‚ Derek realizes how much more important the trophy and being a part of the team is than getting MVP. Teamwork is always more efficient than trying to achieve something individually
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about his brother Edward Norton‚ known as Derek Vinyard‚ and the simplicities of skinheads and how they are subjected into this type of life style. Derek is one of the main leaders of this particular organization‚ consisting of young white supremacists in southern California. Derek is working under the main leader of one of the most respected white supremacists klans. The main leader of this particular organization is known as Cameron. Cameron sends Derek to be the spokes person
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American History X “I hate anyone that is not white Protestant‚” begins Danny Vinyard‚ the brother of a former neo Nazi skinhead. American History X offers opinions from two sides through one character‚ the ex-neo Nazi Derek‚ and the post-prison-reformed Derek. The post-prison-formed Derek serves as a vision of hope for present time. This powerful movie not only depicts the most disturbing aspects of racism‚ but also shows how close racism is to the middle-class‚ white Americans. American History X is
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Meredith gives Derek an ultimatum; her or Addison‚ followed by a heart felt speech given by Meredith. “Your choice‚ it’s simple. Her‚ or me. And I’m sure she’s really great. But Derek‚ I love you. In a… really‚ really big… pretend to like your taste in music‚ let you eat the last piece of cheesecake‚ hold a radio over my head outside your window‚ unfortunate
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Whose Property? I Derek Evans used to work for a small computer firm that specializes in developing software for management tasks. Derek was a primary contributor in designing an innovative software system for customer services. This software system is essentially the "lifeblood" of the firm. The small computer firm never asked Derek to sign an agreement that software designed during his employment there becomes the property of the company. However‚ his new employer did. Derek is now working for
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Livin Publishing(ASCAP) Henderworks Music Publishing (BMI) Produced by Tha Bizness for Tha Bizness Productions LLC Recorded at Patchwerk Recording Studios‚ Atlanta‚ GA and TDE Red Room‚ Carson‚ CA Recorded by Dee Brown and Derek “MixedByAli” Ali Mixed By Dr. Dre & Derek “MixedByAli” Ali Live Bass Guitar by Demonterious Lawrence 2.Bitch‚ Don’t Kill My Vibe (K. Duckworth‚ M. Spears‚ Braun/Vindahl Friis/Lykke Schmidt) WB Music Corp.‚ TDE Music‚ Hard Working Black Folks Publishing (ASCAP) TDE
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What factors have led to Janice Bowman’s current frustrations? (10 marks) Janice Bowman’s current frustrations all boil down to the complaints about Derek Sinclair from customers. Although I will mention the little things that built up to this serious problem. Janice holds 13+ years in experience in her field of work‚ with those years behind her she hold a fair grasp on what it takes to be successful. Garden Depot has minimum full-time staff while mostly hiring part-time student help with so
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dislike between a “ghetto” black community and a white neo-nazi gang. One of the main ideas in this movie is to show how someone whose whole life has been centered around racism and later he realizes that all races should be treated with equal respect. Derek who is the main character of the movie has a lot of harsh situations and influential people who are going to start his change in life. In his review David Keyes states‚ “American History X is not just an average movie. It’s a brutal and disturbing
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