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    notorious crew. Neil McCauley knows that he has to do everything possible not to be caught by the detectives and police. The 1995 film Heat starring Al Pacino as the detective Vincent Hanna, and Robert De Niro as the bank robber Neil McCauley is one of the best heist movies because of the strong plot, variety of controversial themes, and excellent cinematography. Heat takes place in Los Angeles and is about Neil McCauley and his organized crime crew who rob banks and armed cars for a living, while, Lt.

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    The 1988 film, “Rain Man”, told a story of an autistic man with incredible savant abilities. He can instantly count hundreds of objects at once, has an astounding memory for baseball statistics, the telephone book, and the amazing ability to count cards in Las Vegas. The hit movie exposed millions of people to both autism, and the phenomena known as Savant syndrome. Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which the person demonstrates profound abilities that are not commonly possessed by most people

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    Sayer asked Mrs. Lowe to sign a form asking if she was alright to let him experiment on Leonard with a new drug. She agreed because she wanted what is best for her son. Dr. Sayer then made it happened and he added and added more dosage of grams to be given to Leonard. When the dosage of the new drug was to the highest point; Leonard has

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    I. Introduction Awakenings was directed by Penny Marshall and It was written by Oliver Sacks and Steven Zaillan. The main Character was Robin Williams as Dr.Malcolm Sayer.In the movie awakenings, Dr.Malcolm Sayer discover a positive effects of the drug L-dopa to the catatonic patients who survived the disease called Encephalitis lethargica, According to (NORD 07) ‘Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and

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    He Made Them an Offer They Couldn't Accept Marlon Brando is an American icon. Even after his death, his executors kept tight control over his image, legacy, and estate. Brando’s legacy has continued to earn millions of dollars for his heirs even after his death. Unfortunately, Brando’s legacy has been marred by scandal due to the change he made in his will just days prior to his death. Many people allege because Brando changed his will to appoint new executors, his wishes have not been honored.

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    Gun Shot Research Paper

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    A Man in his mid-30s was found dead at the bottom of a mineshaft with a gunshot wound. The man was found at 2:45 pm on October 20th 1990 after a women reported about witnessing the murder. The mine shack was located near Parry Sound Street. The man was depicted as blue eyes, blonde hair and a birth mark near his right ear. He wore a white t-shirt and black jeans with branded running shoes. He was found dead on his stomach with a small gun wound on his back chest. After police investigation, there

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    The Case of Jordan Linn Graham On July 11, 2013, at 9:45 am, the body of Cody Johnson, age 25 was found at the bottom of a cliff in Glacier National Park in Montana. The body of Johnson was recovered 72 hours after he went missing. Just 8 days before, Johnson married a 23-year-old woman by the name of Jordan Graham. Prior to the wedding, friends of Cody Johnson discouraged him from marrying the woman he was in love with. Johnson’s friends discouraged him from marrying Jordan Graham because they

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    In my opinion the greatest movie ever made would have to be ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. The movie was released in 1994 and stared a rising superstar, Morgan Freeman, and a more known actor at the time Tim Robbins. My argument for this movie being the greatest ever made will be simple and deep thought reasons. One of the reasons for ‘Shawshank Redemption’ being the greatest movie of all time is the fact of it being well-made. Setting was a great aspect for this movie, the movie was set in late

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    Tom Cruise is an extraordinary actor. Critics and films determine and prove that he is one of the best actors to make it in the business. Cruise not only was nominated for 80 awards, he has won 29, and 4 Golden Globe awards (Wikipedia). His life style, and acting wasn’t just handed to him it was earned and hard worked like anything Tom has achieved before. Cruise was conceived on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse NJ. Cruise didn’t have it as bad as some people did financially, but he was born with

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    The Godfather Comparison

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    The past few years have been rough for Johnny Depp. In the beginning people absolutely adored Depp’s off the wall, zany performances in films like ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, but as time passed audiences grew increasingly weary of a goofy Depp performance. Films like ‘Dark Shadows’, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘The Lone Ranger’, and most recently ‘Mortdecai’ were met with disappointed and backlash. With the dread of his films snowballing Depp

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