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    Not acting like yourself just to be accepted by others can truly be problematic and will eventually catch up to you. In the movie crash Cameron Thayer is an African American television producer. He manipulates himself into acting how he feels an African American should act in order to survive in this corrupt American society. The society in which he lives has molded his mind to place his reputation over his dignity. This way of living had him drying up like a raisin. He was depriving himself of his

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    Madison Mitchell English 401-14 October 19‚ 2008 “Crash” This movie was very captivating and it made you think of the impacts people have on each other. In every scene of this movie‚ one person always leads to another character‚ whether it be a Chinese man being ran over by the inner city car thief‚ or the rich wife of Rick Cabot being “unhappy” all the time against other races than her own. This movie sets examples for others not to follow‚ basically concentrating on the different stereotypes

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    Mongol Crash Course

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    1. List the four characteristics of herding/nomadic groups brought up in the Crash Course  Video.    ­ They aren’t Jack Kerouac‚ they don’t produce manufactured goods‚ they live close to  nature and harsh conditions‚ and they are more egalitarian.    Complete the following chart:         What     Why     Migration     They move around  according to the weather.  They move in order to feed  their animals.  Trade     They would trade with the  near by settlers.   They traded in order to get 

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    observing your surroundings‚ what is the first thing that pops into your head? Do you think about what you are going to eat for lunch after you get done walking or are you more likely to judge the people around you based on how they look? In the movie “Crash” it really shows us how every race judges one another. It doesn’t matter what race you are‚ how rich or poor‚ or how well you speak a language‚ we are all quick to judge depending on looks alone. Two people from the movie really stuck out to me; the

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    I chose to review the movie Crash directed by Paul Haggis which featured many different crimes specifically dealing with racial issues throughout the movie. After closely examining the movie I will explain the elements of "motivation" and "opportunity" as well as touch on the impact of bystanders‚ aftermath of crime‚ victim precipitation and correlation of gender and crime. This movie features several small stories which intertwine during a short period of time in a city involving a collection

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    guides humans to the good as duty (ISG 8). Philosophers Immanuel Kant‚ Aristotle and Emmanuel Levinas approach ethics in three different ways yet all three revolve around the Catholic expectations of being an ethical and moral human. In the movie‚ Crash‚ character Officer Ryan experiences situations that requires the code of ethics and morality to react accordingly‚ to deal with the problem at hand. The responses to his experiences shows that Officer Ryan has ethics but acts unmoral

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    Jimmy Garcia Ethnocentrism is basing other cultures according to a person’s own standards and their culture. This plays a huge role in American society only because it really is human nature to be ethnocentric. Males are always portrayed as the financial supporter of a home‚ one that holds their emotions in‚ independent‚ courageous and strong. But the question is why? A historical event that I believe that has lead up to this ethnocentrism in America is war. Dating back all the way to America’s

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    market Crash of 1929 The stock market crash of 1929 was the most significant crash in U.S. history. The crash began on October 24‚ 1929‚ the stock market opened at 305.85‚ falling 11% during day trading. It regained just 2% down for the day‚ the Wall Street bankers were worried because trading was triple the normal volume. They bought stocks to prop up the market but‚ it fell again on Black Friday. The stock market ended with a stampede out of the stock market on Black Tuesday. The crash led to

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    Prejudice Crash‚ a film directed by Paul Haggis in 2005‚ is a film that follows characters whose lives intertwine over the course of just a few hours. These characters all have different cultures‚ ethnicities and backgrounds‚ but are each in front of the identical issues of racial discrimination and stereotyping because of their differences. Making the impression that "films are primarily concerned with the issues of everyday people" a highly accurate statement in regards to the movie Crash. Thoroughly

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    The car that has been chosen for this ANCAP Crash Investigation is a Mitsubishi Lancer‚ see Figure 1. They retail from around $21‚000‚ are available in multiple models. The base model Lancer is driven by a 2.0L petrol‚ DOHC 16 valve engine‚ that can take it to a top speed of 200km/h. This engine puts out a total 110kW@6000rpm and maximum torque of 197NM@4200rmp. It comes with either a 5-speed manual or automatic gear box‚ that implements paddle shifters. It weighs in at 1.8 tons wet. The Lancer has

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