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    For example, even though Andy plans of possibly getting a journalistic position at Runway Magazine, she went ahead and accepted the personal assistant position, which instead made her have to cater to the needs of Miranda at all times. Priestly, did not believe in accepting too many opinions from her staff. She had her own vision of how she wanted her organization to be run; therefore, the opinion of others was not needed. For example, her role of hierarchy was clearly stated. She had her goals

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    needed to help her land a job as a reporter or writer with a serious publication in the future. Andrea knows little about the fashion world or its impact on people’s everyday lives. Andy’s first few days working for the demanding and inconsiderate Miranda are extremely challenging, she even

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    quickly. As coming out of Northwestern College as a journalist she lands a job with the magazine “Runway" as their junior Assistant for the head editor and chef Miranda Priestly, who is played by the wonderful Meryl Streep. Miranda could be described as strict, stern, demanding, and a overall perfectionist. However, by the end of dealing with Mirandas demands for a year Andy can only hope she will score a job as a reporter or writer else where, so the question is will she do it? When Andy begins her job

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    Miranda warnings would not be required because John was not being questioned at the time that he was making self-incriminating statements. John was in custody, the “legal concept of custody exists when a suspect recognizes that he is not free to leave an immediate area“ (Reid, 2017). John wasn’t advised of the Fifth Amendment, which “gives individuals the right to refuse answering any questions or make any statements” (Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination, 2017). It was legal due to the

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    Prohibiting self-incrimination not only helps guarantee due process of law but also maintains one of the basic principles of American law by putting the burden of proof on the prosecution. No person should be requiring to answer any questions excepts in response to specific charges presented to him in his own language. For example, the ability to drive on public roads is considered a privilege granted by the state. When you accept that privilege, you agree to submit to testing of your blood alcohol

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    die for: Novel vs. Movie’ In 2006, David Frankel made a movie version of The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger. The book and the movie are both set in New York and tell the story of a girl named Andy. In both versions Andy starts working for Miranda Priestly, editor-in chief of Runway, a fashion magazine. Generally the film version of The Devil Wears Prada, what kind of experiences Andy passes through is similar to what Andy experiences in Weisberger’s novel. However, the movie is different form

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    working for Miranda Priestly, the Editor in Chief of Runway Magazine, who is played by Meryl Streep. Runway is a fashion magazine, and although Andrea shares no interest in fashion or the fashion industry, she wants the job because she was informed that anyone that works for Miranda for a year without being fired will be given the chance to be promoted to a job position of their dreams. Since, Andrea aspires to be a journalist for The New Yorker; she believes that working for Miranda for a year and

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    Devil Wears Prada

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    Andrea gets a job as Miranda Priestley’s (Meryl Streep) second assistant, known to be a job that “a thousand girls would kill for” because Miranda is the editor and chief of Runway and is known to be a fashion

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    The Allegory Of The Cave

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    modern-day New York City, the home of Andrea “Andy” Sachs, Northwestern graduate, aspiring journalist, and a girl in much need of some fashion advice. Until, she gets a job at the most prestigious, couture magazine in New York, Runway. With the job comes Miranda Priestly, the Editor in Chief of Runway, and the creator of the impossible tasks and crazy requests, that require unwavering dedication from Andy. But, before she can achieve her dream, her life turns upside down and backwards, in the sinfully funny

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    The Devil Wears Prada was released on June 30, 2006 in the United States and has since then climbed to worldwide fame. Based on Laura Weisberger’s novel of the same name, the film stars Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a high-powered head editor for a fashion magazine, and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, Priestly’s newly graduated co-assistant. The film spans the course of eight months as Andy not only becomes accustomed to her new job in the fashion industry, but also becomes accustomed to the movie’s

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