Grand Torino Analysis Cultural Diversity Through Interpersonal Communication Margaret Heinsohn Florida International University Abstract The aim of this paper is to study the interpersonal communication taking place in a cultured shocked neighborhood. The findings of these studies are applied to the film Grand Torino. In addition‚ this study will discuss the communication styles applied by the characters of the movie. I believe they are essential to understanding the reasons
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Gran Torino Hi‚ my name is Clint Eastwood and I’m the director and protagonist of the film Gran Torino. My character Walt Kowalski is a grumpy‚ tough-minded‚ Korean War veteran who has an intensely strong opinion on different races because of experiences from the war that haunt him from his past. Having also directed the film I was able to express the character Walt in such a way that emphasized three particular themes; racism‚ religion and family. I also used a wide range of cinematic and film
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Movie: Gran Torino Gran Torino It is very rare to meet people who are exactly alike. Even those who are generically identical‚ still have different personalities and characteristics. People often wonder‚ what exactly is it that makes us who we are? Is it the way people were raised? The environment they grew up in? The role models around them? The experiences they have been through? It would seem almost impossible to determine exactly what makes up the character of a person. It is often
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true and this makes them realise their wrong doings throughout their life. Often people who discriminate becomes aware of their despicable error and learn to be less judgemental towards others. This is depicted by Walt Kowalski the protagonist of Gran Torino who is haunted throughout his life for the crime he did and the way he chose to make up for it. Having been a military veteran who served in the Korean War‚ Walt is seen as an angry old man who despises Koreans. However‚ he gets attached to his
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Grand Torino The film Grand Torino contrasts selfish materialistic‚ unspiritual characters to characters that think of others before themselves. Some minor characters in the film demonstrate selfish ego centric behaviour. In contrast‚ other minor characters display selfless acts and show care for other individuals. Also this film displays a great deal of transformation through the major and the main characters in the film. The major character in ‘Grand Torino’ is Thao. Thao starts off in the film
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Vulcan Mold-Maker will need to be approved by the board of directors. Having already been rejected three times for a similar type of mold maker by the board and most recently as late as 1999 this will not be an easy task. Further more Fonderia di Torino is running at 90% capacity the addition of an extra 30% capacity would currently go unused. 2) Worker’s Union: The current collective bargaining agreement between the worker’s union and management is prohibitive. Cost cutting in the form of human
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Libertin Stephans English 104 1/06/2012 Diversity Through a Kid Human nature is the reason diversity is such a huge controversy. Looking at the world all around us there are two different views of diversity. The first view is that there should be diversity because it is right and it brings out the best in people. On the other hand‚ diversity could also bring out the worst in people because of human nature. Both in the past and present‚ however‚ diversity has been seen to bring out the worst in people
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In my opinion‚ diversity is the mixture of different backgrounds‚ whether social or cultural‚ coming together to form one group. Diversity deals with being comfortable within yourself while accepting those who are unlike you. While diversity can be interpreted in many different ways‚ it is crucial for us
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Diversity: the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety; especially: the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. United States of America is a country that many people from around the world. Underneath every culture‚ the people remain the same; they experience the same tragedies‚ sufferings‚ and triumphs that every other person does. We are living and working together. That is what I like about its
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I believe that diversity is an awesome concept/theory. Additionally‚ I believe that “true diversity” is something America will never achieve. There are some organizations and institutions that have zero tolerance for non-diversified environments and have successfully achieved that goal (to an extent); but overall as a nation; I personally believe our culture‚ mindset and practical origins prevent actual implication in a variety of instances. To achieve an America where we are judged by the content
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