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    This paper discusses “The Shawshank Redemption,” a 1994 American movie written and directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The movie was chosen because it tells that vision, strong values and obligation are key factors of personal and organizational success. The movie tells the story of Andy is a successful banker whose life changes radically when he is sentenced and punished to life custody for the murder of his wife and her lover. Indeed, The Shawshank Redemption

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    Parshwa Shah (1641068) Vaibhav Shah Ethics 05 September 2017 The Shawshank Redemption In the movie The Shawshank Redemption the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commited. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sent to Shawshank prison for the murder of his wife and her secret lover. Ethical Dilemma Should Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) escape the prison? Scene’s Description Andy (Tim Robbins) first smuggled

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    The Catch Some people say money is the root of all evil. I didn’t see it that way. All I saw was a simple task and a big prize. Well, at least I thought it would be easy. I remember it like it was just yesterday. The hot sun. The loud neighbors. The game. This game was like no other. It was called $100 catch, and the rules were simple enough. There were ten levels, sometimes there were obstacles, and you had to catch the ball. If you could do all that, then you’d get the prize-- $100. Easy

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    Have you ever wasted money in hopes of winning something that you have never received? I have done this once about five years ago; what happened was my family and my cousins once went on a cruise ship for a nice vacation. Since it was vacation, the adults didn't want to deal with us all the time, so they often let us have free reign. There were many activities available to us on the cruise, one of them being an arcade. Before we did anything, our parents gave us a limit to how much money we could

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    Distinguishing between right and wrong, good and evil, may be troubling when someone who is superior causes you to believe what you know is wrong is right. It can confuse one and have them believing things that they once believed to be terrible is actually okay. In Frank Darabont’s film, The Shawshank Redemption, throughout time spent as an inmate or an employee of Shawshank prison, the characters all partake in actions that they feel are “okay” even though they are aware that they are wrong. Which

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    Doctor Who Origin

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    We are well within the one-week countdown mark to possibly one of the most hyped series of Doctor Who in the show’s five-decade history. On the face of it, the series looks to be like any other. One with lots of monsters, mystery and adventure. Also with the important point of it being another Moffat series to add to his collection (which isn’t a terrible collection at that). So, what makes Series 9 that much more gripping, even before it airs? What have got Whovians the world over raving about

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    Three things that can make or break an actors career, is whether they can be heard and understood. Not only did Buddy the elf launch his booming voice at the audience, but he also was in tune with the amount of expression in each line he said. Even when Buddy sang he could tone his voice to be gentle and vociferous at the same time, Similar to his personality of being a gentle giant. Whenever he spoke it demanded the attention of the entire audience, due to his bombastic voice. But still the audience

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    Analyse aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close viewing and/or listening, supported by evidence. The film that I will be analysing is “The Shawshank Redemption”. The Shawshank redemption is a film that was directed by Frank Darabont in 1994 and it was set in 1947. This film is about a young hotshot banker named Andy Dufresne, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. For this crime he was given a double life sentence and he was sent to Shawshank prison to serve

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    Toy Story Analysis

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    Toy Story and A Bug's Life film Trailer Comparison Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, both directed by John Lasseter, exercise various cinematic techniques to persuade the trailers viewer to watch the film. Toy Story and A Bug's Life are adventure comedies full of surprises in which scenes change from light-heartedness to heart-stopping suspense. The trailers director doesn’t give too much away by revealing only parts of a scene; leaving the viewer frustrated and wanting to know the outcome, music also

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    The film “The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont is set in Maine. This film is about a young successful banker named Andy Dufresne who is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a double life in prison. Andy ends up becoming an inmate in Shawshank prison where he learns about the unpleasantness and brutality of prison life. Andy holds on to his dreams and his hope and along the way he befriends a couple of his fellow inmates, and one of them was a

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