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    In my life I need a lot of courage to do the things I do every day, It takes a lot of courage to just come to school every Monday and take that test I know I am not ready for yet. Although I may need a lot of courage every day, one example really pops in my mind when I think of courage in my life. My dad, My brother and myself were all traveling to Utah for a snowboarding trip, and up there in Utah, it is a lot different than it is in Vermont or upstate New York which is where I normally go. I have

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    There are many characters that display different levels of Grit throughout the course of the movie. However between the father-son relationship, Marlin wins the Grit prize because he proves that it is possible to overcome a traumatic experience and although it was extremely difficult he got to the point where he was able to become vulnerable again. He was real and expressed understandable apprehension in situations that he had no control over. He truly deserves the credit because unlike most of the

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    If someone were to casually mention the name, Dory, it is possible that one would immediately think of the iconic, little Royal Blue Tang Fish from the film franchise, Finding Nemo (Stanton, 2013). More recently and long overdue, Finding Dory was added (Stanton, 2016). As a key element to the plot of the first film, it would be hard not to remember her. Ironically, remembering is something that the character struggles with throughout the movie, admitting as much to Marlin, another main character

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    We all know the popular family movie “Finding Nemo” a kid’s movie that tells a journey of Marlin, a father clown fish, who crosses the vast ocean to find his son Nemo. During Marlin’s journey he comes across many new and scary things, but like any good children’s movie Marlin does eventually find his son Nemo and they go back home and live happily ever after. This all sounds good right? Wrong! Looking at this movie from a psychologist point of view, or in my case a psychology students’ point of view

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    Although psychology class is most likely not the first thing to come to mind when watching a Disney movie, many psychological concepts can be drawn from them. In Andrew Stanton’s 2003 animated film, Finding Nemo, various psychological concepts are exemplified. Finding Nemo tells the story of an overly cautious clownfish named Marlin who losses his son, Nemo, to a pair of divers. He meets a fish named Dory who together seek to find Marlin’s son. Throughout their journey they encounter a storm of jelly

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    Churches, Factories, Fans and Failing Plans C.M.H Introduction "Zachariah Tremaine? Is that you sir? You are looking even younger then before, are you sure you are about to crack at fifty?" said a man sitting opposite to the man in his black suit and tie, Zachariah Tremaine. "Oh yes, Gabriel, it 's only in a few

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    William Shakespeare once said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Throughout history, there have been many heroes, as written by William Shakespeare, and each and every one have had to travel a different path to get there. Some are born into power, and others persevere through their struggles to become a hero, while yet others are forced by drastic occurrences to reassess their lives and they change into a hero because of it. A hero can be

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    As inconceivable as things for years and years scientists have missed the two new species of psychedelic fish found in the water surrounding Indonesia and The Colossal Pink Lizard that lives on the Galapagos Islands. Ted Pietsch a scientists imperfection at the University of Washington named the species “psychedelica” which is a type of frog fish. Frog fish have fins under the body that looks like worms and a white frog like mouth. The body is jealous tonus comma with 6 old love skin which gives

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    Finding Nemo is about a clown fish (Nemo) being taken from the sea and his dad, Marlin, crossing the ocean to save him. At the beginning of the movie Marlin, Marlin’s wife Carol, and their unborn children just moved into a new anemone at the edge of a coral reef. Marlin and Carol were enjoying their new view when Marlin saw a barracuda at open sea; while he wants to hide, his wife wants to go and save her unborn kids from being eaten. When Carol went to save the kids, Marlin was knocked unconscious

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    Pathos: Pathos refers to an appeal to emotions. It is used to persuade an audience by provoking an emotional response. In the very beginning of the video, Oliver features a couple pictures of cats while referring to the internet as an electronic cat database. He is taking advantage of the fact that many people adore cats and is attempting to elicit feelings of joy and happiness as he begins to discus how amazing the internet is. Mythos: Mythos refers to the "...interrelated set of beliefs, attitudes

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