Metro Trains “Dumb Ways to Die” advertisement was popular because instead of taking the usual safety precaution route by using What If’s and scenarios meant to scare people into compliance; Metro Trains decided entertainment would be the better route to go. To create the kind of buzz they wanted for their advertisement they not only came up with a catchy song (A sure-fire way to make sure people remember something) and an entertaining game. The advertisements catchy song and cute cartoon characters
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Kathryn Tucker Windham (June 2‚ 1918 – June 12‚ 2011) was an American storyteller‚ author‚ photographer‚ and journalist. She was born in Selma‚ Alabama and grew up in nearby Thomasville‚ Alabama. Windham got her first writing job at the age of 12‚ reviewing movies for her cousin’s small town newspaper‚ The Thomasville Times. She earned a B.A. degree from Huntington College in 1939. Soon after graduating she became a reporter for the Alabama Journal. Starting in 1944‚ she worked for The Birmingham
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Ysabel D. Ramos Industrial Psychology BSP – III Ms. Ariane Marie Paraon Movie Analysis: Disclosure Directed by: Barry Levinson Starring: Michael Douglas‚ Demi Moore and Donald Sutherland Double standards in the workplace has existed for as long as women were able to gain more ground‚ responsibility‚ and power in careers that
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One important message that was stressed in the movie is that tolerance is ideal and the recognition that intolerance may be around. Knowing what you truly are as a person will make life less complicated and accepting the fact that people are different from one another in terms of preferences and ideals. At the end of the movie‚ it imparts that life is about timing‚ opportunity and choices. It is still up to the person whether he or she
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1989 movie‚ glory‚ was about the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War; also known as the 54th Massachusetts. African-American runaway slaves and free men were not only fighting for their freedom‚ but were also fighting against discrimination. The government and white soldiers refused to view colored soldiers as equals‚ even though they were fighting the same war. Change began to happen by the end of the Civil War. Despite the challenges faced‚ Colonel Robert Shaw‚ John Rawlins
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not disclosed during an application process knowingly or not the coverage could have been terminated. Great example would be from the movie “Sicko” by Michael Moore‚ where Tracy Pierce lost his battle to cancer‚ and we think many people die each year‚ but in his case his insurance would not pay for the medication‚ and that includes pain medicine. Even though‚ the movie is bias it show how private insurance works in America. B. Another problem according to Kaiser’s Health Reform Source is that some
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are having to sacrifice clean water‚ which is a necessity in life‚ for warmth in your house then we are hitting an all new low. How did it come to this? What’s happening to the beautiful place that’s not so perfect anymore? To fix the problems you must first understand the problems at hand; and there are a lot. But personally‚
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Miracle Miracle is a sports movie made in 2004. The movie is about the story of Coach Herb Brooks‚ and his 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team. Russia has been dominant for years on the ice‚ defeating the best teams the world has to offer‚ including the NHL All-Star team. In an attempt to beat the Russians‚ Herb is hired as the coach the US Olympic team. Brooks now must use his unique coaching method to turn a rag-tag team of hot headed college kids into a medal winning olympic hockey team‚ and finally
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Where to Turn When Beneficiaries Die Before You What happens when a beneficiary of your will dies before you die? The typical lawyer’s answer applies. It depends. Consider how a will is typically drafted. First are bequests of tangible personal property such as jewelry‚ furniture and cars — things you can touch. Then there are bequests of sums of money or property. Next there is the residuary clause‚ disposing of everything that wasn’t disposed of above. Despite its name‚ the residuary clause
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Summary: This movie is mostly concentrated on the relationship between Maylin‚ mother‚ and Shelby ‚ daughter. Shelby is diabetic and her whole life her mother basically controled everything she did. Treating her as if she were a little child still‚ telling her what to do‚ until the day Shelby gets married‚ and moves out. Months later she is pregnant‚ which the doctors said she shouldn’t do‚ and eventually take her life. Along the way there are four other women they are friends with and get together
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