Melissa Mathison wrote the screenplay‚ but the essence of the story for E.T. actually came from several inspirations of Spielberg. After the tremendous popularity and success of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (it was nominated it for eight Academy Awards and winning two)‚ the studio (Columbia Pictures) urged Spielberg to make a sequel‚ but he was reluctant to do so at the time. He eventually wrote a treatment for a planned sequel and commissioned screenwriter John Thomas Sayles to complete a
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The Company was breaking the psychological contract with Claude by treating him as a token. Ted has no faith in Claude’s ability to increase their recruitment of professional minorities. While Claude was not interested in taking the recruitment position‚ he also felt he did not have the option to turn it down. Claude decided to put his best efforts
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Wei Wang ALS 162 Mark 05/03/2013 Comparative Analysis In ancient times‚ there are many heroes deserve our admiration‚ they have been dedicated in this world all their own‚ these real heroes are worthy of praise by people’s. Hero stands for different things to different kinds people. People always understand hero as a film or sports star. In article “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich” the author Tollefson talks about what is a hero. The question “What is a hero?” is the main topic
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There was widespread praise for the 442nd -- its heritage‚ determination‚ loyalty and self-sacrifice. General George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff of the Army‚ Secretary of State and the third U.S. Secretary of Defense) enthusiastically acclaimed the 442nd saying‚ "I had the honor to command the men of the 442nd Combat Team . . . [who] fought magnificently in the field of battle and wrote brilliant chapters in the military history of our country. They were superb! That word correctly describes it:
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other radical minorities such as Wobblies‚ who were members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)‚ and also Socialists. It was thought that the Wobblies and the Socialists were trying to overthrow the United States government. Wobblies‚ were persecuted against for speaking out against the capitalist system. Most of what they said‚ was only to attract attention‚ but it was taken seriously by the government. From the very beginning of the Red Scare‚ the Wobblies were attacked by the government
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Animal Cruelty in Today’s Society PetSmart For a company that claims to be "pet smart"‚ petSmart has not been making intelligent choices for its’ pet care. During a local undercover investigation by PETA‚ more than a hundred cases of small animals being deprived of necessary veterinary attention were documented. These small animals included lizards‚ birds‚ hamsters‚ and more. When PETA officials wrote an e-mail to a PetSmart executive‚ Bruce Richardson‚ he replied with "This particular store
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There are two factors which help me take responsibility for my own learning; the fact that I enjoy learning and that I want to become a neurologist in the near future‚ an aspiration which I have thought about ever since I started secondary school. Both of my parents haven’t been to university so I would like to make them proud. I took early entry GCSE exams for chemistry last year and attained an A overall‚ a grade which I worked hard for. Success in the academic field isn’t easy‚ it requires boundless
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groups and tend to dictate the different change mandates instead of eliciting creative contributions from all employees. This thought process often neglects the needs of the employees and establishes barriers due to a lack of meaning. Per Seligman (Ted Conferences‚ 2004)‚ a meaningful life would be needed to champion happiness and happiness is known to encourage creativity according to Hallowell (2011). Therefore‚ the barrier to happiness is causing these segments to be less
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Play Adaptation of “Daddy” Daddy written by Sylvia Plath in 1962 shortly before her death is about her relationship with her father‚ Otto Plath. It has produced a variety of distinct reactions‚ from feminist praise of its unadulterated rage towards male dominance‚ to wariness at its usage of Holocaust imagery. I would like to adapt Daddy for a play based on Sylvia Plath and her relationship with her father. The theme for the play would be mortality of herself and her father and freedom and confinement
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hundreds of innocent members. In Spokane there was an ordnance passed which prohibited IWW street meetings‚ and when an organizer insisted on speaking he was arrested. This infuriated the Wobblies so they marched straight up to the town center and spoke and each one got arrested after speaking. Six hundred Wobblies ended up in jail that day. Untimely the IWW won back its right to speak. A similar event took place in Fresno‚ again resulting in multiple arrests taking place. This time the however‚ the
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