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    John Hancock was born braintree on january 23 and he was raised by his aunt and uncle Hancock. After graduating from Harvard college in 1754 hancock went to work for his uncle. Hancock would later earn a reputation for being generous and using his personal wealth for public projects however, he also received criticism from some people, including fellow Revolutionary leader Samuel Adams. In 1775 Hancock married Dorothy Quincy (1747-1830) the daughter of Boston merchant and magistrate. In 1765,John

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    The Blind Side (2009) by John Lee Hancock is a movie shows the struggle of a young Black male named Michael Oher (the main character) in a predominately white society. Michael is constantly experiencing discrimination and racism throughout the film. This is nothing new, we see people being discriminative all the time whether it's in the media, on the news, or in a local supermarket; sometimes we ourselves are the ones being discriminated against. The Blind Side is a remarkable movie because not only

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    Required Skills and Experience • Educated to degree standard or equivalent. • Experience of venture capital, accounting, banking, or of being an entrepreneur. • Analytical skills. • An interest in technology and social media. • Ability to work as an integral part of a small team. • Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people including investees, stakeholders and intermediaries. • Familiarity with Word and Excel. Desired Skills and Experience Knowledge/Experience:

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    Film Essay In the film Blind Side, John Lee Hancock has used many different techniques varying from close ups to quotes to portray a number of gifts of the holy spirit including reverence and courage. This links to the theme through Michael and others spreading the way of the lord and how we shall live our life. In the Thanksgiving scene in the movie Blind Side the director John Lee Hancock has used close up and facial expressions to show the gift of Reverence and awe. The director has used a close

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    close ups, master shots, and establishing shots. The main shots used in the film are the medium and establishing shots which give the movie a dramatic and heartfelt tone. The images in the film involve a combination of closed and open forms. John Lee Hancock uses the variety of settings that create a sense of emotion and empathy

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    be difficult to give a building, that is seen as a work place, ornamentation, because it would lie about what it is from appearance. But this had to change if skyscrapers were to be used to accommodate people and it did. One can see this in the John Hancock Tower, the building is fitted with glass windows from the bottom to the top and would usually be used to compensate people but also businesses. So the new skyscraper was not true to what it really was because it would either accommodate people

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    John Hancock was a patriot, merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the original instigators of the American Revolution, and he led the Second Continental Congress to sign the document that declared complete freedom from the British. John Hancock was very important in establishing the country that stands today, and he encouraged the people of Boston to see the tyranny of the British. () John Hancock over qualifies for a position in the History Hall of fame due to his

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    The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a semi-biographical motion picture sports film that is based off the book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game”, written by Michael Lewis. In both the motion picture and the novel, the true story of Michael Oher, a previously homeless African-American boy with a traumatic past turned professional football player is revealed. After having been sent foster home to foster home from a young age, Michael Oher was eventually taken in by the Tuohy’s, a wealthy

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    In this paper I will be discussing and contrasting the differences between Prairie Style architecture and Hi-tech architecture. We will go over the origin, the years it was used, the main components and characteristics, some of the architects that used these design types, a few real=-world examples, and we will compare them. Prairie School was a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat

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    The Blind Side Analysis The movie, The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is known as a heartwarming film about a privileged white family taking in a black boy from off the streets, named Michael Oher. While The Blind Side is seen as an inspirational movie about Michael Oher rising against social and economic challenges to become a football player, the director centers the story around Leigh Anne, the white woman who took him in. Rather than displaying Michael Oher’s perspective of the

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