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    thrown my way or a racial slur uttered through gritted teeth. The latter most especially after Momma died due to a fever five years ago when ten, and the Smiths, compassionate and caring, took me in as one of their own in exchange for helping them around the house. When Momma got pregnant with me and escaped the brutal South, Henry and Jenny Smith took her in, as well. Momma used to tell me stories about how harsh and cruel those white men were, and how they used to beat her when she “disobeyed”.

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    internal objective that can be achieved through the diligence of an individual, rather than one’s natural ability. Research has shown that most famous celebrities achieve their success through relentless devotion of their lives to their careers. Will Smith is a famous actor, rapper, and comedian who lives a very fortunate and beneficial lifestyle. A few years ago, Will did an interview with the television program, 60 Minutes. In the interview, Will discussed how his road to “hitting it big” was not at

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    relate to this human struggle. This movie lets individuals know that eventually if they make continuous efforts life will improve and circumstances in life can be changed through an individual's free will. Through the main character, played by Will Smith, the director is able to utilize the fictional version of Chris Gardner’s persistence, emotional breaks, and way of thinking to relay the message of perseverance through to the audience. The relentless nature of Chris Gardner allowed for him to become

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    story of Chris Gardner, where Will Smith shines a tale of rags-to-riches filled with love, family, and outcome of the American dream. Chris Gardner is an American businessman, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist. Based on this real-life story of Chris Gardner, Will Smith takes the role of Christopher Gardner, who was a salesman struggling to satisfy the needs of his wife, Thandie Newton, and their son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. With the financial problems, his

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    Fatoumata samake Film:The Creative Medium 12/01/2017 Life is a struggle for the single father Chris Gardner known as Will Smith. He and his young son known as Jaden Christopher Syre Smith got evicted from their apartment with no place to go. The Pursuit Of Happiness directed by Gabrielle Muccino. The Pursuit Of Happiness was released in 2006 and it is 117 minutes long. The genre of the movie is Biography and drama. The important theme in this movie is about the American Dream. It is a very common

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    I Am Legend

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    The movie I am Legend is a great movie. I really enjoy I am Legend because it is a story about Robert Neville (Will Smith) and his dog Samantha, a German shepherd, surviving in a “zombie” apocalypse in the heart of New York City. Now these are not your normal zombies they are more or less just infected, but they cannot go into sunlight because it burns their skin very quickly. They are infected with a virus that started out having the ability to cure cancer, but then later mutated the host into these

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    The film The Pursuit of Happyness is a biography based on the life of Chris Gardner, who is played by the actor Will Smith. Will Smith portrays a hardworking father who is struggling to sale bone-density scanners to the local hospitals, while trying to make ends meet for his family. After his wife leaves, he is left to raise his 5-year-old son Christopher alone. Making it clear to those around him, it is obvious that he is among the working poor class and cannot meet the basic human needs (absolute)

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    “Success is something that should always be assumed” for Michael Costello his assumptions were correct. Michael had taken the world by storm, after becoming the 4th runner up on season eight of Project Runway. His designs were dynamic and eye-catching. Michael Costello has designed dresses for celebrities such as Toni Braxton, Caitlyn Jenner, Kim Kardashian, and many others. As a child Michael knew he was destine for greatest. Michael didn’t always follow a straight path, however he was able to

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    Poverty Scenario Paper

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    The scenario that I have chosen is scenario 1. Jim and Mary Smith share their rented home with their two children in the small oilfield community of Drayton Valley. Jim and Mary’s two young children are Sam, who is seven years old, and Beth who is nine. The home they are currently renting has been sold and they are required to move out by the end of the month. Jim is employed full time and brings home an income of $1800.00 per month. Jim did not graduate from high school which limits his employment

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    The movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, produced by Lassiter, Blumenthal, Tisch, Black, and Smith, is loosely based on the true story of the struggle-filled life of Chris Gardner and his rise from near bankruptcy to becoming one of the greatest and richest stockbrokers in the San Francisco area, but contains many details that are completely untrue, most importantly the idea that he sold bone density scanners for a living. In the movie, Chris spends his life savings on a massive amount of bone density

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