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    Open-mindedness connecting with all of his teammates. Gerry stood up for what he believed in and for what was best for the team. He acted on his values and beliefs and followed many of the characteristics describes as a servant leader. He had a passion for the game, and loved his teammates, and coaches and

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    change are clear themes in Boaz Yakin’s Remember the Titans and Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit Proof fence. Molly is an Aboriginal girl in the middle of Western Australia who is taken from her mother and must get back home by following a Rabbit proof fence. Gerry is a White American who is racist towards African-Americans, this changes as he learnt to play with an integrated team. Gerry’s leadership drives change, his leadership helps change his life and the lives of others. Molly’s leadership drives change

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    example of integrity in the inspirational movie “Remember the Titans” is Gerry Bertier. This character stands out to me as a character with integrity because even though he was white, he still stood up for his black teammates despite how people tried to make him feel like an outcast. Gerry’s also shows an exemplary example of a integrity when he put aside his paralyzed body and encouraged his team without being jealous. Gerry Bertier sets an excellent example of what a integrity should look like even

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    Yakin and set in Alexandria, Virginia, follows the T.C Williams high school football team on their journey to success and how their companionships help overcome the racial and discriminant issues of their small town. The friendship formed between Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell starts off slow but when formed, becomes contagious throughout the team, uniting both the black and white team members. Similarly, A Time to Kill (1996), directed by Joel Schumacher, explores the sexual mistreatment of a young

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    Boone was hired to replace long term head coach Bill Yoast, played by Will Patton. There was conflict between the coaches, as well as between the players. Gerry Bertier, played by Ryan Hurst and Julius Campbell, played by Wood Harris, lead the way in bringing black and white players, and the city together to help form a winning team. Gerry and the other white players were adamant that they would not play for Coach Boone without Coach Yoast staying on staff. Knowing that having his players sit

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    They fall into this position due to their physicality, individual feelings, and need to ensure their "siblings". Gerry Bertier at last progresses toward becoming group leader by figuring out how to set aside his bias and concentrate on the group paying little mind to shading. The relationship that creates amongst Bertier and Campbell lead the path for the clear majority of the group to meet up. “Peer Leadership". Sometimes a manager asks a subordinate to share in performing

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    Remember the Titans is directed by Boaz Yakin and stars Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone, Will Patton as Bill Yoast, Ryan Hurst as Gerry Bertier, and Wood Harris as Julius Campbell. The movie takes place in 1971, at T.C Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. The high school had recently integrated, where both Americans and African Americans conjoin to the same school. The main social issue in the movie was racism, because the Americans didn’t want to be a part of the same school as

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    full potential individually and while working together as a team. Coach Yoast leadership was one of empowerment and self-management. Through the leadership of both Coach Boone and Coach Yoast, they produced two other leaders Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell. Both athletes, Bertier and Campbell were team leaders. Despite the racial tension in the being, after Gettysburg, they began to inspire their each other and their teammates to the next level. They learned how to deal the challenges and changes

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    the bigger picture, which is that people from different races are not all that different. With a little help from Coach Boone, Coach Yoast, Gerry Bertier, and Julius Campbell, the team is able to form an unbreakable bond that brings everyone in the community together. As individuals everyone has the opportunity to be courageous

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    your teammates. In my opinion, Gerry Bertier from “Remember the Titans” shows a superior example of integrity. Nevertheless, he demonstrated integrity when he was not treating his Negro teammates as inferiors, but rather as brothers and equally created individuals. Another reason of why I chose Gerry for integrity was for the fact that he put aside his paralyzed body and encouraged his team without being jealous. The fact that you can go in depth with Gerry Bertier setting an excellent example of

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