Erin Brockovich Submitted by: Alger Morrison Prepared for: Dr. Margaret Hopkins College of Business and Innovation The University of Toledo November 8‚ 2012 Often times‚ it takes a moment of adversity for the true leader inside someone to come to life. When nothing in life seemed to go right‚ Erin Brockovich‚ a struggling single mother of two‚ thought life had gotten the best of her. With her back against the wall‚ Brockovich’s only
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In the film Erin Brockovich‚ a poor single-mother‚ Erin‚ begs for a job as a secretary. When she gets interested in a family’s medical problems‚ she uncovers a huge cover-up from a company who knowingly contaminated the town’s water. As she digs deeper‚ Erin finds herself leading her law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history. Research on audiences suggests that social positions affect interpretations. It acts as a central mediator of the interpretive process
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Erin Brockovich as an unemployed single mother of three children who‚ after losing a personal injury lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in‚ asks her lawyer‚ Edward L. Masry‚ if he can give her a job in compensation for the loss. You get a hint of Erin’s true nature early in the movie when you see Erin’s idea of asking for employment. She simply showed up at the law firm and started working‚ telling the other employees that Ed Masry had hired her. When he does show up‚ she plays
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American Government ERIN BROCKOVICH In the movie‚ Erin Brockovich is a very strong‚ provocative and gutsy divorced woman. She is a mother trying to support her three beautiful children. She finds herself involved in a motor vehicle accident and through a referral meets Ed Masry a partner of the law firm Masry & Vititoe. Brockovich had serious injuries from the accident and therefore sued the person responsible for crashing into her vehicle. Mr. Masry represented Brockovich in the personal
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The movie I have selected to for this assignment is Erin Brockovich. This movie is not only one of my favorites‚ it also parallels one of our class themes‚ "American Dream to American Nightmare". Although less obvious‚ it also demonstrates our class theme of "reification". Because it correlates with two of our fours class themes‚ I have decided to write on Erin Brockovich. One of the appeals of Erin Brockovich is that the movie is based on a true story. In a nutshell‚ Erin rises from being an
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Luis Christian R. Rodriguez VI – 15 -2 IV – St. Mary Mr. Arnold De Guzman Compare and Contrast Music and Noise. Music waves have a regular pattern while those of noise are random and irregular. Noise lacks a pleasing quality‚ definite pitch‚ rhythm and pattern while music produces a pleasing sound and has an interesting beat. Music is the art of arranging and combining sounds in order to create a harmonious melody while
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Introduction Erin Brockovich is a movie that dramatizes the story of Erin Brockovich’s legal fight against the energy giant Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). The film is directed by Steven Soderbergh and actress Julia Roberts plays the lead role for which she subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Actress.The movie brings into light the events Erin Brockovich went through in her life in the 1990’s‚ from being an unemployed single mother‚ to filing litigation against PG&E‚ and winning a huge
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Movie Analysis of Erin Brockovich After viewing the film I realized that Erin’s public self was pretty much the same as her private self. The reasoning behind this is .that she treated Ed‚ her boss in the same manner as she treated George‚ her boyfriend. Erin didn’t take crap from anybody but at times she did let her aggressions take over. Most of the time these hostilities would lead her in contempt‚ but in the long run usually worked out for the best. I will admit‚ it was a good way to get her
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Competent Erin Brockovich’s CharacteristicsThe main character in the movie Erin Brockovich is an easy going woman who seems tobe very competent in communication. This paper will discuss three characteristics that a competent communicator‚ such as Erin Brockovich possesses. I will also explain specific scenes where she demonstrated the following characteristics: self-monitoring‚ empathy‚ and commitment; commonly known as denominators that characterize effective communication. The first characteristic
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Erin Brockovich portrays one of the rarest personalities found in society. The societal norm of our country and many others‚ is to be respectful‚ kind‚ study‚ go to school and get a job. Erin did exactly the opposite of everything but still managed to come out as one of the most successful women. Her dominating personality overwhelmed everyone around her‚ although she was living proof that honesty is the policy. When people converse with each other‚ they don’t always say exactly what they are
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