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    Movies and Leadership Many movies contain characters that display leadership qualities or situations that can help you explore various leadership topics. Make sure that if you are using films to study leadership with others that you have the proper licensing to use the film. Here are some ideas to get started! Articulating a Vision Building a team Callous Leadership‚ bad leadership A Bug’s Life Pay it Forward Miracle A Few Good Men Bamboozled Devil Wears Prada‚ The Gangs of New York‚ The Gladiator

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    a Salesman P= The Wars E= exemplar unavailable Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. (June 2010) S = The Wars P= The Shawshank Redemption & The Bean Trees E= Death of a Salesman Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. (Jan 2010) S = Death of a Salesman P= A Doll’s House

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    Stephen King’s The Body was written in Different Seasons along with three other novels‚ Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption‚ Apt Pupil‚ and The Breathing Method. The Body is a coming of age story where the characters’ lives transition from innocence to adulthood. It is definitely no mistake that The Body appears in the section‚ “Fall from Innocence”; the plot itself takes place right between summer and fall. Told in the first person by Gordie Lachance‚ the narrator remembers the last adventure

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    Hollywood’s Unfair Portrayal of Prison Guards and the Resulting Consequences on Society “Popular culture is a fantasy promoting social phenomenon that defines the reality of unknown regions and the nature of their inhabitants for ‘outsiders’.” (Riley) Influences of popular culture on society are overwhelmingly strong. When Hollywood focuses on the correction system‚ particularly maximum security prisons‚ they create negative prison stereotypes. Much of these negative stereotypes lie in the

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    1937) is an American actor‚ film director‚ and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart‚ Driving Miss Daisy‚ The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits‚ including Unforgiven‚ Glory‚ Seven‚ Deep Impact‚ The Sum of All

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    new points from this‚ show the how did the ¡®Shocking‚ frightening‚ thrilling and funny¡¯ (Nev Pierce) work in the film. The second part is my discussion parts; I will refer some typical Hollywood big name films such as Gangs in New York‚ Shawshank¡¯s Redemption‚ and Good Fellas to discuss the main differences between City of God and other national films. The third part is my summary‚ I will use my knowledge to analyse why there have big different between both kind of films and their advantages.

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    Stephen King is one of the most famous writers of the horror‚ science fiction‚ supernatural fiction‚ and suspense genre. Stephen King was born on September 21‚ 1947. He is still alive to this day and is 68 years old. When King was young‚ he was very involved in school extra-curricular activities. These activities included participating in school politics and also writing a weekly column for the school newspaper. After high school‚ King went to college at the University of Maine in 1970. He graduated

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    accordance with the strictly defined beliefs of an existentialist. An existential hero is very conscious of the worth and impact of his choices. He is responsible‚ lonely‚ independent‚ self-reliant and free. Andy Dufresne the protagonist in The Shawshank Redemption written by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont exhibits these essential existential qualities. The movie has several existential themes within it‚ made apparent by Andy’s words and actions. For this reason‚ it is evident that Andy Dufresne

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    book "Danse Macabre"‚ which chronicles several decades of notable works in both literature and cinema. He also writes stories outside the horror genre‚ including the novellas "The Body" and "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (adapted as the movies "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption"‚ respectively)‚ as well as "The Green Mile"‚ "The Eyes of the Dragon"‚ and "Hearts in Atlantis". In the past‚ Stephen King has written under the pen names Richard Bachman and once John Swithen. King often

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    Some of Freeman’s well known films are‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ Bruce Almighty‚ The Dark Knight Series‚ Through the Wormhole‚ Driving Miss Daisy‚ Olympus Has Fallen‚ and many more. He is also known for his narrative voice. Freeman has produced up to 43 creditable narrations. He has been nominated for

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