LONG WAY GONE is a prodigal son story about a terminally ill man‚ who once had a promising music career. Upon returning home‚ he reconnects with his old flame‚ a mature country star whose fallen on hard times. They relive their romance through a series of flashbacks which also ignites memories of his childhood traveling around with his father‚ an itinerate preacher/musician. While this story is certainly catnip for the faith-based market‚ the overarching appeal of this film for a larger market
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Long Island Man The mid-1960s was an exceptional time for rock music. Many different kinds of rock‚ from a more bebop sound to psychedelic‚ from folksy to hard rock‚ were beginning to develop and Long Island was in the forefront. The first band to make it to the national charts was the Young Rascals1 and soon others were trying to make their mark. “Long Island became a hotbed of blue-eyed soul bands of all stripes. Long Island was the soul counter to the West Coast psychedelic counterculture
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A Long Way Gone Characters: Ishmael Beah The narrator of this true story‚ Ishmael‚ is a boy soldier who finds a way to escape the horrors of war and go on to counsel others who are only looking for a way to live in peace. Esther She is a nurse at Benin House where Ishmael is taken for rehabilitation. She befriends him and helps him to find himself again. Alhaji He is a young man whom Ishmael befriends when they are both part of the soldiers fighting the rebels. He is as strong and
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In A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah‚ many events change his life and he has to choose to live with them or die. Ishmael has changed because of several major events that he lived through and has adapted and that has helped him survive in his war ravaged country. He has changed from young‚ innocent boy to mindless child solider to a proper adult but he still survives and that makes him very resilient. Though it was hard he found himself amongst war. One of the first major
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Long Distance Relationships: How Does Media Communication Impact on Relational Maintenance? A long distance relationship is very challenging for college students to maintain without face to face interactions. The influences that media usage has on maintaining long distance relationships is a big part of communication. This research is going to examine the types of communication methods between long distance couples and then to determine which type is most suitable for a healthy and stable relationship
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Long-Term Care Phyllis Peace Virginia College Future of Long Term Care Introduction An increasing proportion of elders in the population are projected for the next few decades. An increase of 76% is expected by 2030. Because the incidence of chronic illness and disability is correlated with advancing age‚ the demand for long-term care will correspondingly increase. Older persons will also be more ethnically and racially diverse. These circumstances cause concerns about the adequacy of long-term
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Prerequisites: None Web-CT Address: Georgia Southern WebCT Portal Catalog Description: This course examines the structure and functioning of the health care delivery system. Health care organizations including hospitals‚ long-term care‚ ambulatory care‚ managed care‚ private and public insurance‚ public health‚ integrated delivery systems‚ and other health care providers will be reviewed. The course also examines principles of strategic management applied to health care
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Long stretch of summer vacation is one of the arguments that some parents and educators are arguing about. They say that the school year should be changed so that there wouldn’t be a 10-week summer break. But for me the school year should not be changed. Students should still have 10-week summer break. Students are just humans they also need to rest and relax even just for 10-week. 10-week summer break is the time for students to enjoy and have a fun time with their family. Summer is for students
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A Long Time Ago‚ In a Galaxy Far‚ Far Away... ...A Debate Was Born A Treatise on the Canonicity of the EU A Long Time Ago‚ In a Galaxy Far‚ Far Away... Or May 25‚ 1977 to be precise‚ Star Wars was first brought to the silver screen‚ entrancing millions of viewers worldwide. The newly created hordes of fans demanded more and more Star Wars content. This lead to the creation of arguably the largest fictional universe to this day (certainly
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Long Research Proposal The first wave of women’s rights movement which emerged in the late 19th century and lasted till the early 20th century focused mainly on women’s political rights. As a result‚ they gained their property rights as well as their rights to vote. However‚ those rights only represent women’s triumph in getting a broad social position. In fact‚ women were still treated unequal to men occupationally‚ domestically and personally. Because of this‚ women’s movement reemerged in the
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