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Remember The Titans : A True Story

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Every human being possess flaws. Although many strive to be, not one person on this planet is perfect. Everyone makes judgments and forms stereotypes about others and sometimes those judgments are made based on true information, while other times they are made based on incorrect information. However, all these judgments are a usual occurrence in life; everyone makes judgments, including racist attributions. The film, Remember the Titans depicted two races, separated by racism, come together, transform, and become mulitculturally competent. Remember the Titans was based on a true story. In 1971, a court order forced three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia—two white schools and one African-American school—to integrate their students and faculty for the first time. As a result, Coach Bill Yoast, the head coach of the T.C. Williams High School football team, was asked to give up his position to Herman Boone, who became the school 's first black faculty member. Coach Boone did not receive a warm welcome by the school 's staff or students, and the newly integrated team was full of players—both black and white—who did not have much respect for one another. The problems that came from the racial diversity were obvious, but Boone was determined to form a winning team—it all depended on how he approached the game and how the team reacted to him—and his future relied on it. Against all odds, Boone helped his team overcome the doubt and misinterpretation and they became a force to

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