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    when someone takes the one reason why they can succeed, they do. There is no better representation of this and the American Dream than the movie Cinderella Man. It shows that no matter how bad things are, no matter how many reasons there are to lose faith in yourself, those who believe can overcome any adversities and find the “American Dream.” Cinderella Man is a story that takes place during the Great Depression, and features an ordinary

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    Film Critique: Cinderella Man Set during the Great Depression, Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man follows the life story of James J. “Cinderella Man” Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and inspiration that represented the hopes and aspirations of the American public in the 1930s. Despite the conditions Braddock and his family were forced to live through during this difficult time, Braddock’s love and devotion to his family fueled his desire to keep his family together

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    Cinderella man is about a boxer by the name of Jim Braddock who had a wife called Mae and three kids jay Braddock, Howard Braddock and Rosemary Braddock was wealthy and had a mansion before the great depression. in the great depression between the 1920’s and 1930’s. He had lost all his money from taxies that he had shares with them because everyone used taxies to get around. So, then he had to live in a two-bedroom apartment because they had lost all their money and could only afford the apartment

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    Once upon a time there was a normal guy named Cinderella man. His dad has died and all he has was his evil stepdad and step brothers. They never treated Cinderella man equal. He would have to do everything around the house by himself with no help. His mom never believed how evil they were to him. He never really had anything nice. So one day he was going on a walk and he seen a flies that there's going to be a ball at the castle. So he decided he would finally do something for himself. Soon as he

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    Cinderella Man The plot of the movie Cinderella Man, was set during the Great Depression. James Braddock, who is Cinderella Man is a boxing champion. James has to give up boxing due to breaking his hand in the ring. James and his family no longer have a lot of money and he has to go get a job. Thousands of people are outside of this workplace wanting a job and a man comes out and only picks a few and lucky enough, James was one of them. He is unable to get work everyday and there was a cancellation

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    best comeback in the face of great hardships. He never gave up to shoot for his goal to beat the best-known boxer at the time, Max Baer. No matter how hard it was back home he fought his best to get his life back. He then got the nickname of “The Cinderella Man” for his comeback

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    Hardships of an Immigrant and a Working Class Man How far might one man go to support his family through hardships? In this essay the hardships of the millions of immigrants that came to America in the 1920’s and the working class man of the 1930’s will be explained. Jurgis Rudkus is an immigrant from Lithuania who came to the United States in search of a better life; Jurgis is the main character from the book, written by Upton Sinclair, The Jungle and is a fictional character but his life is an

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    Cinderella Man Analysis

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    The film Cinderella Man tells the story of a man living through major events of the early 1900s. As the plot drives forward it touches on specific events in history that happened during the time period from the perspective of James Braddock, a man trying to help his family through the harsh times primarily through boxing. These historic events range in chronological order from the 1920s to the New Deal set forth by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cinderella Man eloquently depicts the events of the early 1900s

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    Cinderella Man Heroes aren’t born, they are made. Heroes are not the people who always win and get their way in life, but rather they fight back from their substantial failures and losses. James Braddock was an inspirational hero that citizens suffering through the Great Depression looked up to for motivation and hope in the film, Cinderella Man. He inspired Americans to strive forward and not give up as they witnessed him overcome many hardships that related to their own personal struggles. The

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    The movie The Cinderella Man used boxer James J. Braddock as a representation of the many American people who experienced a prosperous life in the twenties that suddenly turned poverty-stricken during the Great Depression. As happy prosperous times quickly turned to those of stress and desperation, many Americans took risks in order to persevere through life. Before poverty struck, people took risks fueled by wealth and success, and during the Great Depression risks were influenced by desperate

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