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    perfect world if no one stereotype‚ but we don’t live in a perfect world and here is where our problems lie. Stereotype is not just wrong‚ but it robs people of their right to be individuals. The movie Crash is a great showcase of the stereotype and prejudice seen in everyday life. Throughout the movie‚ stereotyping and

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    The film Crash by director Paul Haggis addresses the presence of racism and prejudice that still exists in our society. Over the course of 36 hours in Los Angeles‚ a diverse group of people’s lives begin to intertwine as they are forced to face certain misconceptions they may have about other races and cultures. The film contains several powerful moments that force the characters to “crash” into each other and truly confront their own beliefs and opinions. Four cultural theories‚ which include stereotypes

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    In the movieCrash‚ nearly any racism and discrimination you can think of are shown. In all of these the core problems are lack of civil liberties‚ rights‚ social justice‚ and prejudices from people. This movie did a great job of showing what goes on in certain societies. The main races shown as minorities and being treated wrong were African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ and Persians/Asians. Civil rights are defined as‚ “The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.” Civil liberties

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    Movie Analysis: Crash

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    Crash a film by Paul Haggis “moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other” As you watch the film‚ think about & answer the following questions. 1. What was your overall reaction to this movie? What emotions did you find yourself feeling during this film? Why? It amazes me how people can be so racist. I was angry when the white cop searched the women the way he did. Then the guy that sells guns didn’t want to see the man a gun because of his race. Then the DA’s

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    Madison Mitchell English 401-14 October 19‚ 2008 “Crash” This movie was very captivating and it made you think of the impacts people have on each other. In every scene of this movie‚ one person always leads to another character‚ whether it be a Chinese man being ran over by the inner city car thief‚ or the rich wife of Rick Cabot being “unhappy” all the time against other races than her own. This movie sets examples for others not to follow‚ basically concentrating on the different stereotypes

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    Crash Movie Ethics

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    In the movieCrash‚ character Officer Ryan experiences situations that requires the code of ethics and morality to react accordingly‚ to deal with the problem at hand. The responses to his experiences shows that Officer Ryan has ethics but acts unmoral

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    going to eat for lunch after you get done walking or are you more likely to judge the people around you based on how they look? In the movieCrash” it really shows us how every race judges one another. It doesn’t matter what race you are‚ how rich or poor‚ or how well you speak a language‚ we are all quick to judge depending on looks alone. Two people from the movie really stuck out to me; the Persian man‚ and the black man Anthony. Both characters were either racist against themselves‚ or they believed

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    The Movie Crash Sociology

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    I chose to review the movie Crash directed by Paul Haggis which featured many different crimes specifically dealing with racial issues throughout the movie. After closely examining the movie I will explain the elements of "motivation" and "opportunity" as well as touch on the impact of bystanders‚ aftermath of crime‚ victim precipitation and correlation of gender and crime. This movie features several small stories which intertwine during a short period of time in a city involving a collection

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    Not acting like yourself just to be accepted by others can truly be problematic and will eventually catch up to you. In the movie crash Cameron Thayer is an African American television producer. He manipulates himself into acting how he feels an African American should act in order to survive in this corrupt American society. The society in which he lives has molded his mind to place his reputation over his dignity. This way of living had him drying up like a raisin. He was depriving himself of his

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    In the 2004 film Crash‚ writer and director Paul Haggis presents a complex story that intertwines characters of differentiating races‚ ethnicities‚ cultures‚ genders‚ and socio-economic backgrounds. It explores the controversial topics of stereotypical racial clashes and cultural diversity in the American society. The plot takes the viewer on a 36 hour‚ voyeuristic journey into the lives of whites‚ blacks‚ Latinos‚ Koreans‚ Iranians‚ cops‚ and criminals‚ both upper and lower class. Haggis showcases

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