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    The Journey Towards Freedom

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    English 1002 Section-006 26 April 2012 The Journey Towards Freedom Throughout the film Shawshank Redemption (1994) directed by Frank Darabont‚ the audience watches as the protagonist goes through a compelling heroic journey. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is a young successful banker whose life is suddenly turned up-si-down when he is falsely accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. Following his conviction‚ Andy is sent to Shawshank prison where he faces a life sentence. Before long

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    ‘Meeting challenges’ My visual representation is based around the theme ‘meeting challenges’ and how this relates to the movie ‘Shawshank Redemption’. Some of the challenges faced by the characters in this movie were isolation‚ false imprisonment‚ loneliness‚ and rejection. I used black cardboard for my visual representation to show the loneliness and fear the main character‚ Andy Dufresne‚ must have endured during his time in Shawshank prison. I also used a gaol cell door to represent the

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    Mansfield Reformatory

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    Mansfield Reformatory The Mansfield Reformatory was built in the year 1886 and was originally built with intentions of humanely rehabilitating first-time offenders. The reformatory was initially applauded for creating a positive step forward for prison reform. It was later in 1978 that the reformatory’s legacy was one of abuse‚ torture‚ and murder. It had been denounced for “brutalizing and inhuman conditions”. Violence among inmates was an everyday way of life. Tales have been told of inmates

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    learnt by watching movies such as blast‚ escape pod and power generation shield. I think it is an interesting way to learning English. The next reason is some of the dialogues in the movie are quite inspiring for me. For instance‚ in Shawshank Redemption mentioned that “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” I think that is one of the most inspiring sentences that I have ever heard before. Fear can let you do nothing but if you trust your faith‚ you can do anything you want.

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    Authority vs Individuality

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    The individual may be a single civilian. This essay will compare and contrast the way the following text types present the concept of Authority and the individual: Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury; Billy Budd‚ by Hermann Melville; Shawshank Redemption‚ by Hollywood Studios; And the poem Naming of parts by Henry Reed. It will discuss how symbolism‚ language of features‚ themes‚ and text form contributes to the way they present the idea of Authority and Individual. It will also discuss the state

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    RETRIBUTION This story takes place exactly after the last chapter of "Redemption" with the death of Brad Pierson and Vice President James Emery. James Whitmore of the West Coast division for Loksat’s organization in charge of merchandise shipped from Korea‚ Japan and most of the far east. When he had just arrived home from attending a meeting with the rest of his members‚ had heard the sad news about Vice President Emery having been murdered in the White House by three unknown attackers. Whitmore

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    complicated name for this poem’s meter; it sounds worse than it really is. "To the Virgins" alternates b... Speaker As is so often the case‚ it’s really easy to imagine Morgan Freeman speaking these lines‚ or at least to his character from The Shawshank Redemption. In that movie‚ he plays a prisoner who made a m... Setting Let’s suppose you live near a place called the Rose Garden‚ which is full of (surprise) flowers. You and your best friend spend a lot of time there‚ especially when you’re bored and don’t

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    The discussion of the theme of martyrdom and redemption through suffering in modern poetic dramas requires an investigation of the origin and the roots of martyrdom from earlier times. A historical perspective on the cosmological theme of birth and renewal is quite useful in this respect because the concept of martyrdom and sacrifice is as important in the pagan creed as it is in the recognized established human religions as Christianity and Islam. Drama and religious rituals went hand in hand in

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    SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION REFLECTION: 1. The Catholic Social Teaching is not very popular to Catholics. How about the prison‚ how unpopular and ugly its reality? 2. The Catholic Social Teaching did something good to the people. How about Andy Dufresne‚ did he do something good to others in prison? How? 3. Can Andy be considered a hero in prison? Why yes or why no? 4. You (student) what big accomplishment did you do so far to help society or just your surroundings? 1. In the prison they only

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    SS1611 leelokyiu

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    SS1611 Movies and Psychology Story Book Movie Title:The Shawshank Redemption Student Name:Lee Lok Yiu Student Number:53057085 Teacher Name :Dr. Andus Wong Summary of the movie The story begins with a young and successful banker Andy Dufresne whose life changes dramatically when he is convicted of the murderer of his wife and her secret lover. Therefore‚ Andy is sent to Shawshank Prison to be permanently sentenced despite his claims of innocence. During time in prison‚ Andy builds

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