Thirteen Days is a 2000 movie that depicts one of the most difficult and dangerous times in American history. The movie documents the chain of events that lead to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The major movie roles consist of the President‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Attorney General‚ Robert F. Kennedy‚ Secretary of Defense‚ Robert McNamara‚ Secretary of State‚ Dean Rusk‚ members of the Executive Committee‚ and the President’s Assistant. The major event setting the crisis in motion is the revelation
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Thirteen days is a historical account of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is told from the perspective of Robert F. Kennedy‚ senator and brother to President John F. Kennedy. It is an account of the thirteen days in October of 1962. It lasted from the 16th to the 28th. During this time many crucial events in United States. These thirteen days were the time period in which the fate of the world was decided. The focus of the book was on the decision of both the United States and Russia. The United
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The movie follows the Cuban missile crisis day by day and shows us what transpired in the White House‚ the Pentagon‚ in Cuba and America during those critical 13 days. One of the movie’s departures from history comes with its portrayal of Kenny O’Donnell‚ Kennedy’s special assistant and appointments secretary. In the movie‚ he is depicted as a crucial political
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Thirteen Days “Thirteen Days” is a thriller movie that reveals how close we came to World War III back in October 1962‚ after President John F. Kennedy discovered the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles inside Cuba that could kill over 80 million Americans. “Thirteen Days” is told from the point of view of presidential assistant Kenny O’Donnell. Through his eyes‚ we gain knowledge about President Kennedy’s inner most circle during the whole crisis. President John F. Kennedy and his
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that everyone in this world has in common is communication. Without effective communication the world wouldn’t be able to function. An important aspect of communication‚ which is highly displayed in the movie Thirteen Days‚ is the ability to resolve conflicts. Throughout the movie‚ Thirteen Days‚ the characters work through the process of mediation‚ negotiation and arbitration to develop a plan for dealing with the possibility or World War 3. Throughout this paper I will discuss the ideas of mediation
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The movie‚ thirteen days accurately displays the behavior and activities that were occurring during the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ which the movie is based upon. In a recent national study of the 13 days movie‚ against known fact the movie was given high ratings with accuracy and how true the facts where. But there were also problems and false facts‚ leading the movie to be more of a representation of the event than a total recall. The directors also had to have their analysis of the movie‚ pre and postproduction
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Movie Review: Thirteen Days April 20‚ 2013 Summary The movie Thirteen Days is based off of the real life situation of the Cuban Missile Crisis that occurred back in 1962. The United States learned that the Soviet Union was placing missiles with nuclear weapons in Cuba. The movie follows President John F. Kennedy and his advisors as they are trying to come up with a plan of action for how to handle the situation. The missiles are positioned to be close enough to hit almost any city
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Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making? Timothy Spencer Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the examination requirements for the award of BA (Hons) Tourism and Business Management. Awarded by the University of Hull. 5th May 2009 Abstract This report aimed to answer ‘Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making?’ In order to do this research was carried out using the following methods: books‚ websites‚ journals and case studies (secondary sources); focus groups‚ team
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Thirteen Days” by Antony Gumi The “Thirteen Days” movie describes how the 35th president of United States of America (USA)‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis during the period of October 14-28‚ 1963. It shows how JFK’s leadership saved the world from having World War III (WWIII)‚ or worse‚ Nuclear War. JFK’s crisis management and decision-making skills was tested during this period. He was under an extreme pressure‚ having the Cuban missiles were about to be ready
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Even though when we work in groups we usually strive for a harmonious and cooperative environment‚ this does not mean that an environment in which all members are in total agreement is desirable. The phenomenon termed groupthink describes the kind of situations in which each member of a group attempts to conform his/her opinion to what they believe to be the consensus of the group. Whereas this might be seen by some as a way of keeping the peace among group members‚ it is a rather negative attitude
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