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    Gardner had written the #1 New York Times bestseller autobiography in 2006 called ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’. Later that year it was turned into a movie starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith‚ his book is inspiring and heartwarming (Cooke). Gardner’s book shows that people who succeed have made up their minds about what they want‚ which is why those people are successful- how Gardner became a multimillionaire. An individual

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    No movie gives an impact better than a story that happens in a setting closer to the real scenarios of life. The movie Pursuit of Happyness acted by Will Smith gives us lessons in life in its rawest form. The film happens with a great taste of honesty. It teaches lessons you can use in your daily lives. The movie starts with the Gardner couple having problems‚ which is a common scene for people nowadays. The protagonist earns money by selling bone density scanners which he sells to medical institutions

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    Project 1 – Rhetorical Analysis of a Movie Trailer: Prewriting Questions Name: Neeyal Patel Trailer: The Pursuit of Happyness Part A. What do you regard as the most likely preferred interpretation/argument offered in the trailer (besides the very obvious promotional message: “come see this film”)? In other words‚ “why is the story being told and why should the film be seen” (Maier 162)? In the trailer for The Pursuit of Happyness‚ the main character Will Smith is a father who is forced to live

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    The pursuit of Happyness 1. What was Chris Gardner’s American dream‚ and why did he choose this to be his dream? Chris Gardner’s American dream in this movie is that he wants to be able to support his family financially. He chooses this to be his dream‚ when he sees how much the poverty affects his life with his family. His wife gets frustrated because she feels that she is working really hard when he can’t even sell one machine so they can pay their rent. It also pains him to see his son’s face

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    English Speech – The Pursuit of Happyness The Journey movie I chose to talk about is The Pursuit of Happyness. It is an inner journey. The movie starts off showing the scenery – the Golden Gate Bridge‚ an American flag and the crowded busy street full of business people and the homeless. The camera then focuses on Chris Gardener and his son Christopher. Chris says throughout the movie the 6 stages of his life. It starts off with ‘Riding the bus’. In ‘Riding the bus’ we learn that he lives in an

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    Class No. 4 July 5‚ 2013 Atienza‚ Jaimelyn G. SMALBUS Reaction Paper on The Pursuit of Happyness Summary: The Pursuit of Happyness is a story of a man‚ Mr. Chris Gardner‚ who invests his savings to portable bone density scanners. He had a five year old son named Christopher. Chris introduces these scanners to the doctors which he believed much better to X-rays. But along his journey of being a salesman‚ their financial condition gets worse. To him selling one is can

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    The Pursuit of Happiness‚ which is inspired by a true story of Wall Street legend - Christ Gardner‚ is absolutely one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Once watching it‚ your heart can easily be touched to every inch because of the meaningful message it brings: everybody can do everything with determination and…love. The movie is performed by excellent actors who truly make the film. Will Smith‚ a Hollywood action superstar‚ plays in this very dramatic movie with his real-life son-Jaden Smith.

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    Comparisons: Novel to Movie After reading A Walk to Remember and then watching the movie you realize how completely different they are. Some of the times that I teared up or cried in the book are different that the movie. I think that after you watch the movie it gives you a better appreciation of the book because it is more touching than the movie. The main point where I felt that the book was more touching was when Jamie gives Landon her mother’s bible. She carried it where ever she went

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    between the book and movie. One of the differences in the movie is there is a tornado tracker guy gets information on the tornado‚ but in the book there isn’t a tornado tracker guy. In the movie‚ Stacey doesn’t help get Dan ad Arthur out of the basement out of the basement‚ but in the book‚ she does. In the movie‚ the Mom doesn’t give instructions to Dan and Arthur‚ but in the book she does. In the movie‚ when Mom leaves the house‚ she’s checking if Grandmas okay‚ but in the book‚ she checks

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    English Power: “King Lear” & “The Pursuit of Happiness” He who controls others may be powerful‚ but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. Good afternoon/morning ladies and gentlemen. Power is a debatable concept‚ constituting questions such as what actually defines true power‚ authoritative power vs. personal power and why individuals seek power. These ideas are explored in Shakespeare’s play King Lear and Gabriele Muccino’s film The Pursuit of Happyness through their language features

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