“I wish I could say something classy and inspirational‚ but that just wouldn’t be our style”. (IMB‚ The Replacements. 2000) This quote is when the quarterback‚ Falco has the team in a huddle before their last play of a big game. The Replacements was released in 2000 and stars Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves. This movie is about a bunch of hopeful pro football players who take the place or replace real pro football players‚ who are on strike with the Washington Sentinels. The Washington Sentinels
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Belonging Essay Within the concept of belonging there is a understanding that the human not only belongs to certain aspects of society but also Is enthusiastic about trying to gain acceptance and inclusion consciously with in one’s environment. With in context of belonging we are to see through Peter Skrzynecki poem St.Patrick College the emotional stances of apathetic nature towards the protagonist surroundings. Skrzynecki show inclusion in the poem St. Patricks College. In the poem Skrzynecki
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Black Society Black folks have never had anything in this city to call their own except humiliation and despair – (discrimination) Society Emma is a victim to the societal mindset (Collective Thinking‚ the world we think to perceive and think to be existent outside of ourselves is only a projection of collective thinking). Societies influence on one’s perception. She refuses to shake hands with Julius. But later she realises how this is wrong‚ and after Gerry’s accident‚ goes up to Julius and
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“Goodbye‚ and eat my dust!” in the excitement of a cheering crowd‚ and finally at Gary’s funeral when it is sung as a funeral dirge by his old team-mates as they farewell their friend. The song evokes emotions of exhilaration and excitement in the first two instances and a depth of sadness and honour in the last instance as it is sung slowly and quietly; with reverence. We are left grieving with the characters. This film uses techniques such as camera angles‚ music and dialogue to make us respond
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Remember the Titans is not just another football movie. It is about so much more‚ teamwork‚ friendship‚ pride‚ change‚ belief‚ integration‚ discrimination and especially racism. It is a true story about real life. Remember the Titans is about football and the barriers they have to overcome to play. The teams had to combine and get a new coach. They had to overcome racism and work as a team. They went to camp where perfection was demanded of them. They united there and started working on strategies
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¨Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender‚ that is strength.¨ - Arnold Schwarzenegger. Surrender‚ Strength‚ Winning‚ and Struggle: Words that are not only associated with the quote above‚ but words that are synonymous with the motion picture Glory Road. Don Haskins‚ head coach of the Texas Western Basketball Team‚ recruits a majority of African-American student-athletes to his new division I group. Made up
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Winning requires lots of hard work and tactics. The U.S hockey team used many tactics and strategies on their road to win the olympics in 1980 Some of these strategies coincide with the ideas in the How to become a master student textbook. The U.S hockey team uses the strategies of goal setting‚ “Be Here Now”‚ and Avoiding multitasking. Goal setting is one strategy used by the U. S hockey team. Goal setting is the process of identifying something that
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Remember the Titans Essay Remember the Titans directed by Boaz Yakin is a film set in Alexandria‚ Virginia in 1971. At this time the first school was being integrated and neither race was happy about it. This film tackles the theme of overcoming racism and uses techniques such as camera angles‚ dialogue and music to evoke a strong emotional response from the audience. In the beginning of the film‚ the white and black members of the team hate each other. Both sides have preconceived ideas about
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Synthesis Essay – Vince Lombardi MSgt Jesus Guerra Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Vince Lombardi When you think about the Super Bowl what thoughts come to mind? You might think about parties‚ half time shows‚ or even commercials‚ but did you know that the Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince Lombardi? Today I am going to take you on a journey of why Coach Lombardi was a Visionary Leader. He took the worst team in the league and turned them into champions by
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The biggest theme in the film is overcoming adversity. Its something that exists and is real in the shape of defeating your opponents. Overcoming adversity is affirmed throughout the film. Remember the Titans is another great example of overcoming adversity. The movie starts out with a black coach‚ replacing a white coach in rural Virginia‚ which was white dominated at the time. When this happened many bricks were thrown through Coach Boones’s‚ the black coach‚ house. Riots and rallies were held
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