Freedom Writers Gang violence in Los Angeles was at its prime in 1992 right after the infamous Rodney King incident and Los Angeles riots that locked down the city for three days. (Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots‚ http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html) Teenagers in the rough neighborhoods of California thought that they were destined to become gang members with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that
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First off‚ the film does not show the correct number of court cases that were held. The court cases in the film are so distorted that it does not depict the historical significance of how the cases were handled. In the film‚ the court makes it seem as if the judges and their views of slavery are all on the same page. It depicts the idea that the Supreme Court was convinced by John Adams plea to prove that slavery
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HIS-112 | Gone With The Wind | Directed by Victor Fleming; 1939 | Starring:Vivian Leigh as Scarlet O’HaraClark Gable as Rhett Butler | Mattie Seidel | 3/30/2012 | Gone with the Wind On December 15‚ 1939 a movie was released in Atlanta‚ GA that would forever change how people saw the "Old South". This movie quickly became a smash hit and went on to become the #1 movie of all time and still holds the title‚ as we were reminded of at the Oscars last year. The movie was "Gone with
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Apollo 13 was overall a very accurate movie‚ scientifically and factually. Of course there were things changed in order to advance the story and make the movie more interesting‚ but most of these things were very small. Apollo 13 was an Apollo mission that came after the first landing on the moon. The problem was that since the United States had already beaten Russia to the moon people weren’t sure why they needed to go back‚ so there were less resources and money going into this mission. The
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Viewed as God’s punishment for man’s wickedness‚ many consider the story of Noah’s Ark a “moralistic” myth. While others believe that the story is historically accurate. To conclude that Noah’s story describes events that occurred only a thousand years ago. For as far as we know‚ Noah’s Ark was conveyed as a ship in the Genesis flood account‚ the first book of the Bible‚ Genesis chapters 6–9‚ where God spares Noah‚ his family‚ and a portion of all the world’s animals from an overwhelming flood. According
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By writing his novel “Grapes of Wrath”‚ John Steinbeck was ready to receive harsh criticism. His novel showed his obvious support for the poor and this gave the impression that he was an anti-capitalist and communist. Many people could argue that Steinbeck’s story was bias by siding with the working class. However‚ once a reader goes behind the scenes of Grapes of Wrath and dives deeper into Steinbeck’s novel‚ one would find that Steinbeck absolutely knew what he was talking about. John Steinbeck
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up‚ read the inside cover and a few sentences on the first page‚ and my attention grabbed‚ checked it out and started reading. I’ve rarely‚ if at all‚ read any book of its kind. The DaVinci Code is a mystery‚ but also seems to portray some historical accuracy. In addition to this‚ Dan Brown manages to spin a tale so far-fetched and unbelievable while making it seem like reality all at the same time. The minute I read the first page‚ I was hooked. And I couldn’t put it down until I finished reading
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FRQ #3: Prompt 1 In the decades following the civil war‚ many factors altered the American city. As urbanization and industrialization developed simultaneously‚ cities were provided with supply of labor for factories and improved transportation. Commercial farming‚ followed by a shift in population of people relocating from rural areas to more modern cities greatly influenced the evolution of the America city. As well as a significant increase in immigration to the states‚ these are the most
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Seagall and Bruce Willis seems an almost insurmountable task. But difficulties in sales aside‚ there are two crucial elements for movies about history to be the most effective they can be. These elements are historical accuracy in a personal story‚ and a sense of hope. <br><br>Historical accuracy does not mean trying to encompass everything that happened in a particular time period. Rather‚ it requires a story that highlights key elements of the period involved while containing nothing that could never
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which most people get fed up of. So interpretations‚ exaggerations and idealistic scenes are added to the movie to make it more interesting for the audience. "The Patriot" is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution. Politically‚ socially‚ and culturally‚ "The Patriot" attempts to give a sense of the scope of aspects involved in the American Revolution. Despite succeeding in this regard‚ it still lacks details that reveal the
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