On Sunday‚ none of the boys was faster than the girl. Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500‚ considered the Super Bowl of NASCAR‚ posting a lap of 196.434 mph Sunday. In doing so‚ she also became the first woman to win a pole at any NASCAR top-division race‚ racking up another milestone in her barrier-breaking career. "I’ve heard stories about a kid‚ a boy or a girl‚ saying‚ ’But mommy‚ daddy. That’s a girl that’s out there racing.’ And then they can
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In the film ‘Remember the Titans’ directed by Boaz Yakin‚ there is an important character named Gerry Bertier. Throughout the film‚ we see Gerry Bertier mature‚ become less narrow-minded and more accepting of his football playing counterparts. We see these qualities come out when Yakin uses film techniques such as dialogue and camera shots to show how Gerry Bertier develops as a character. ‘Remember the Titans’ is a film set in Virginia‚ USA‚ in 1971. This film is about the integration of a school
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Remember and Crabbit old woman both portray a sense of persuasion to the reader as they both try and give out a clear and insisting message. They are both written in a first person perspectives which clears boundaries to make the poem more personal and affectionate. Remember is about a person who is dying and is pleading for remembrance. Crabbit old woman is about an old woman who is pleading for a fair judgment of who she really is and that she is not just an old woman but some one with a heart
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Remember the Titans‚ takes place during the race problem in America between whites and blacks. The year 1971‚ right after the Civil Rights movement‚ when all-black and all-white high school has been combined in Alexandria‚ West Virginia. Football was the only thing this town was known for‚ the school year begins not in school but on the football field. It starts with Herman Boone‚ a coach from South Carolina who is a hard core coach who doesn’t take any shit. He was hired by white board to please
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Remember the Titans Movie Review Football: the All-American sport that can either bring people together or tear them apart. In Remember the Titans’s case‚ the sport of football brings white and black teenagers together with the help of two coaches – one white‚ one black. This is a “feel good” film that moves us by the triumph over discrimination but lacks a touch of reality. Remember the Titans takes place in Alexandria‚ Virginia in 1971. Racism was a huge issue‚ and schools were starting to integrate
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Out of Class Movie Reaction: Remember the Titans Remember the Titans’ is a movie based out of Virginia‚ it tells the story of a small town were one black and one white high school are closed and the students sent to T.C. Williams High School under federal mandate to integrate. While merging the schools were a big task‚ merging the two football teams was even bigger. Denzel Washington was giving the head coaching job at T.C. William high school the job was previously by soon to had been Hall of
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A Walk To Remember Writer: Nicholas Sparks(novel)‚ Karen Janszen(screenplay) CHARACTERS: Major Characters: Landon Carter -The 57 year-old man who through flashback narrates the story of his seventeenth year‚ the year that changed his life. Jamie Sullivan-The seventeen year-old girl daughter of a Baptist minister who is dying of cancer‚ but who impacts on the lives of everyone around her. Settings The story takes place in the real-life city of Beaufort‚ North Carolina (pronounced
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present. I’ve never done anything like this before‚ Time to time‚ I softly said to me‚ I love you. I have never kissed you‚ I would have before. So let’s take a walk‚ One foot in front of the other‚ Through leaves‚ over bridges. We had always been playful‚ but never talk of love. What happens next? I let you know I loved you.. “Too late”‚ she said. I started walking again. Involuntarily‚ she bursts into tears‚ and clenched her hands. A woman couldn’t hide
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to me because I recently moved to Virginia from Ohio this year. Much like Christina Rossetti in her poem “Remember”‚ I had to leave my friends behind in Ohio in hopes that they would remember me. In “Remember”‚ Christina Rossetti uses specific elements such as diction‚ metaphor‚ and structure to explore the prospective/wishful desire people experience in hoping their loved one will remember them after they depart. To begin with‚ Rossetti utilizes diction to strengthen her point by relating to the
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directions to present Sheila as a half-joking character with the stage direction ‘[half serious‚ half playful]’ to show that although the conversation may be sincere she beings a lightness to the atmosphere. In addition‚ another stage direction ‘[mocking aggressions]’ also indicates this half-joking‚ half-genuine characteristic and shows that Sheila adds the humour and sarcasm to the conversation in to room to insure it don’t become too firm. However‚ towards the ending of the act Sheila hears about the
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