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    The movie "Shawshank Redemption"‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont is about Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who in 1947 is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However‚ only Andy knows that he didn’t commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time‚ Andy‚ a banker in the outside world has to learn to get by in the brutal‚ cutthroat confines of prison life as he is subjected to vicious attacks from the guards and his fellow in-mates

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    point of view‚ and furthermore her style of writing is quite detailed. Some of the themes in this short story are prejudice‚ death penalty or the fact that there has to be a co-existence between the good and the bad in the world. The plot is about Andy‚ a man who lives in Whitesburg who is known for his homemade liquor. On this exact Indian summer day in 1925 there is only one thing that seems to disturb the inner peace of our protagonist‚ and that is the fact that a young man called Lloyd is in

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    is to be in a gang and how dangerous it can be. First‚ Andy was stabbed by a gang member who was in the Guardians (gang-group). It was 11:30 p.m. at night‚ he was in an alleyway‚ lying on the sidewalk bleeding. Then‚ a drunk man came and saw Andy‚ but got confused by the blood and rain that was pouring down at the moment. Finally‚ many people came and looked at Andy but didn’t help because he was a Royal (the opponent of the Guardians). Andy was found dead by his girlfriend‚ Laura‚ later that night

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    the struggle of a man named Andy Dufresne‚ who is a banker in Maine that gets convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He claimed he was innocent‚ but because of his cold and sheltered personality no one believed that he was truly an innocent person‚ so he was given two life sentences at the Shawshank Prison. A month later Andy approaches another character who they call Red‚ and Red is the guy you go to in the prison when you need something from the outside world. Andy wanted a hammer to work on

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    of prejudice involves the symbol of the tiger. Monty draws tears on a tiger in his class‚ and the teacher objects. Andy tells his brother that‚ “if you want to draw tears on your tiger or draw dragons in the jungle‚ you tell your teacher that your big brother said it was just fine.” This shows that the teacher is biased and not letting Monty be himself. Another example occurs when Andy is thinking about caged tigers. He thinks‚ “The tiger‚ who might think he’s equal to all those tigers in the jungle

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    Assessment 1: Individual Assignment Question 1 (a) Consideration is one of the four main elements to be present in order to have a legally binding contract. Consideration can be anything of value (such as an item) which each party must agree to exchange for the contract to be valid. For consideration to be sufficient‚ both parties have to have an agreement. If only one party agrees to it‚ then the agreement is not consider a legally binding contract. Something must be given or promise in exchange

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    being but most people are one or the other. As shown in the film‚ Andy is a superior wrestler and Brian is a superior student. The two meet in Saturday Detention at Shermer Highs School in Illinois along with three other students‚ named John‚ Claire‚ and Allison. Throughout the day‚ the actions of these students show who they really are beyond the surface. This also answers the question to the essay they all were supposed to write. Andy is a wrestler for the Shermer High School team and he does very

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    Explain some of the significant symbols in the film and what they are used to convey.” Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a prison drama that tells the story of Andy Dufresne‚ a banker who is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover‚ however; only Andy knows he did not commit the crimes. He spends twenty years in Shawshank Prison‚ during this time he befriends a fellow inmate‚ Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding‚ and finds himself experiencing

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    Andy Biersack "Stand up for what you believe in‚ even if it means standing alone." Andy Biersack was born December 26‚ 1990. He is the vocalist and main lyricist for Black Veil Brides. Black Veil Brides is an American Rock band‚ created by Andy Biersack in 2006. The name Black Veil Brides is a Roman Catholic term for when a woman marries into the church and gives up all the pleasures of life to‚ devote her life to God. Biersack chose the name because he views rock and roll the same way. You devote

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    This was the case for Andy‚ the main character in “Shawshank Redemption”‚ who had become a prisoner at Shawshank prison under false accusations. Andy‚ before being arrested‚ was a fairly prominent and successful banker‚ married to an unfaithful woman who wound up leaving him for a professional golfer. The evidence against him was irrefutable‚ and he was sent away for two life sentences. Andy was a tall‚ thin‚ well-dressed man who stuck out like a sour thumb. When Andy arrived at Shawshank‚ nobody

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