brother Derek‚ although Sweeney assures him that Derek was not involved. Instead‚ Sweeney asks the teacher to leave and asks Danny to step in.Danny then puts an American flag toothpick in mouth‚ Danny steps into the office and sits down. Dr. Sweeney begins yelling at Danny‚ telling him that writing what he did is offensive. Sweeney tells him that he is now his new history teacher. The class is called American History X and the next assignment is due tomorrow morning; a paper on his brother‚ Derek (Edward
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behavior was learned from his brother Derek and his Derek’s deviant behavior was learned from his father and Cameron. As you see in the movie Derek once didn’t have all that hate in him. There was a scene in the movie when Derek was explaining a homework assignment to his father about him writing an essay on a black man. Derek seemed excited and interested in the class. Derek father said things that possibly could have influenced the way he thought. Derek father told him not to get so caught up
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color‚ these schemes symbolize the before and after of Derek Vinyard’s life. The film is about the life of an "idol" skinhead and D.O.C. member Derek Vinyard‚ and how his life of hate and racism has affected his family and himself. Throughout the movie the importance of color and lighting is obvious‚ because it divides the movie into two fused worlds of Derek. Some of the movie is shot in black and white to show that‚ at that point in time‚ Derek was a racist Nazi‚ and only saw people in terms of their
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History X‚ there are several examples help to illustrate the concept of convergence: Firstly‚ the attitude and the way of thinking towards Derek are influence by his father who is being murdered and killed by two black people during his duty as a firefighter. In one of the flashbacks in the film‚ Derek’s family gathered around at the dinner table‚ Derek mentions his black teachers‚ Bob Sweeney‚ who assigned the class to read a book which is written by an African American author. Derek’s father
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path which he took. The beginning and the ending of the film revealed a change in the character of Derek from a hate-fuelled racist to an open-minded person who finds his mistakes. Kaye uses black and white cinematography; non-diegetic sounds and also costumes to support his message that ‘hate is baggage’. When comparing the portrayal of the beginning and final scenes of Venice beach‚ the murder Derek which had committed to that of the murder of his younger brother – Danny‚ and also Derek’s initial
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who is 20 years old and a Full time university student‚ part time shoe salesperson and Derek Jamion who is 38 and a stay home dad. Price is one of the main factors because we want the best quality but for a low price‚ this will determine Rowena and Derek choice when it come to buying a car. Price is a powerful factor when you are buying a product‚ as numerous consumers want the best thing for a low price. Derek would have a larger range of cars then Rowena because Derek’s income is $80‚000 so he
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has grossed $23‚875‚127 worldwide. Derek Vinyard‚ played by Edward Norton is a former Neo-Nazi skinhead who is trying to save his younger brother Danny Vinyard from making the same mistakes he did . After their father ‚ who was a firefighter was murdered by a black drug dealer while extinguishing a fire at a suspected Compton drug den ;You can see the anger and rage flourish in Derek. During the news interview given hours after his father s’ murder‚ Derek blames his father’s murder on numerous
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Title: Using the knowledge of principle and rule used by judges to interpret statute‚ and comment on Derek situation. The system of law is divided in two parts including Public Law and Private Law or Civil Law. In there‚ Public Law continuously includes three other areas which are Constitutional‚ Administrative and Criminal Law. According to Griffiths (2011 p.3)‚ in Law for-Non Lawyer‚ and Criminal Law is defined as “Certain kind of wrongdoing pose such a serious threat to the good order of society
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happened in this movie. Derek had to embrace the aspects of being in a situation that he was not comfortable with and do the best that he could with it. Even though he had a swastika tattoo on his chest‚ the prison officials forced him to work with the black man. Being in prison changed the way that Derek thought and he changed his way and was no longer practicing in or for the KKK. The movie American History X is about two brothers‚ Danny and Derek Vineyard who skinheads. Derek was the older of the
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that depicts the life of a young white supremacist named Derek Vinyard and his younger brother Danny. Growing up in the suburban area of California‚ the boys are faced with many ethnic backgrounds and cultural differences. When their father‚ a fireman‚ is shot and killed by a black man Derek strives for white supremacy in his small area. Following the most infamous leader and supporter of white supremacy in southern California‚ Cameron‚ Derek creates a following of “Skin heads” that include his younger
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