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    Bullying happens throughout many schools, and is a subject in many movies and television shows. One particular infamous bully is the character Biff Tannen in Back to the Future (Zemeckis). Tannen is a typical high school bully who spends his time tyrannizing the unpopular kid, George McFly (Zemeckis). He later resorts to bullying Marty McFly when he arrives (Zemeckis). A bully like Tannen uses fear to take control of groups of people the same way a dictator like Adolf Hitler does. First of all, the

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    After carefully reading and anatomizing your article “Writing Matters: Back To The Future Rhetoric”, I become very passionate about many of the ideas you explored. I found that the excerpt focused primarily on the process of writing resonated with me the greatest. As a student, I feel as though many teachers I have had in the past stressed that the final work students submit must be high quality, yet they did not construe nor fixate on the course of action that is needed to be taken in order to meet

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    movies and television shows like the “Back to the Future” saga or “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”. In these examples the main characters are time travelers who go back in time for various reasons. In “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Bill and Ted travel back in time to significant historical time periods to get historical figures for their final project in their history class. In “Back to the Future,” Marty McFly takes the iconic DeLorean time machine back in time in order to save Dr. Emmett

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    you were a moviegoer in 1985, there’s a good chance you were among the millions who made “Back to the Future” the year’s highest-grossing film. All these years later, the story of Marty McFly, Doc Brown and their DeLorean time machine has become a genuine Hollywood classic. It’s no wonder organizers expect massive crowds for October’s “We’re Going Back” anniversary celebration. So what gives “Back to the Future” its lasting appeal? It has a timeless plot and unforgettable characters. The rousing soundtrack

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    leaders in various churches, a lot of these women are looked down upon, held to different standards, and given less respect due to the historical references society has put on church leadership. In Estelle Freedman’s book, “No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women,” she said, “The major Western monotheistic religions, which originated around five thousand years ago in the ancient Middle East, provide a good example of the use of supernatural theories to support patriarchy” (3). Freedman

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    Joumal of Change Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, 309-325, December 2004 i"\ l\ Kurt Lewin and complexity theories: back to the future? BERNARD BURNES Manchester School of Management, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK ABSTRACT Many writers acknowledge the significance of Kurt Lewin 's contribution to organizational change. However, over the last 20 years, where the focus has been on rapid, transformational change, Lewin 's work has increasingly

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    “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child, the answer to that question seemed limitless. However, as a senior in high school, the answer is almost too obvious. The true question is: “How are you progressing towards obtaining your dreams?” Where am I going to live and how much will I spend on groceries? The aforementioned expenses will all be assessed, in order for me to reach my monthly budget and goals. How much will I spend on transportation or the internet? Will I retain my current

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    “Back to the Future” not only defined a generation, but also has kept critics talking for decades. “Back to the Future Part II” has even predicted several technical advances in society and foresaw numerous inventions. Both movies could easily stand strongly alone, but together they work to create a flushed story. Although reviews and articles differ exponentially concerning the second film, the plot is far larger than it’s processor. The intrinsic differences between the original movie, “Back to

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    Zemeckis’s movies, like Forrest Gump, Castaway, Back to the Future, and Back to the Future Part II cover years long time periods throughout the course of the movie. These four movies all have in common the fact that because of the long amount of time that the films cover and a change in history occurs because of an event that happens or the discovery of something new. When these events happen, they usually change the future. Changes made to the future are a result of time perception throughout the

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    Leonid Gayday’s 1973 film, Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future follows what happens when Shurik Timofeev, a scientist, invents a time machine and accidentally brings Ivan the Terrible to present-day Moscow while sending the apartment complex manager, Ivan Bunsha, and the thief, George Miloslavsky, back to 1500s Moscow. While the film is exceptionally entertaining, it also provides an intimate look into apartment living in 1970s Moscow by exhibiting two apartments owned by the complex’s tenants along

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