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    just doing the right thing in general. There was a bunch of good and bad examples in “Radio” to start with, Coach Jones was the best example of good character in “Radio” because the movie started off with Radio walking in the town and people just giving him stares and moving out his way like he was different from everyone. When Radio was at the football practice just watching the football

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    Radio, Film analysis The dramatic and uplifting movie “Radio” starring Cuba Gooding JR. and Ed Harris, is based on the true life story of James Robert Kennedy, a k a Radio; a mentally retarded young African-American who spends his days pushing a shopping cart around the streets of Anderson, a small South Carolina town, collecting junk and old radios. The movie starts with the heartbreaking scene of Radio pushing his cart around the town, in his own little world; people are ignoring him, and a

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    in the film “Radio” emotions came to me, thoughts surfaced, and ideas came to mind. Conflicts arose in the film, how were they handled, and if I was a character in the movie, how would I have handled them? In the movie, I acknowledged a couple of aspects of diversity that were strong and whether they were important or not. As I watched the film “Radio” I was immediately drawn to the portrayal of adversity. Nevertheless, it particularly

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    Radio is an inspirational movie that shows how one person can change the perspective of others. The story is of a young man, named James Roberts (Radio) who is mentally challenged and is really into football. He is seen by coach Jones pushing a shopping cart outside of the fence of a football practice. A few boys from the football team tie up radio and put him in a shed where coach Jones finds him and sets him free. The next day coach Jones sees radio and ask him to come by practice to help. The

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    Movie Critique Summary The movie Radio is based on the true life story of James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, an African-American male with a slight mental disability, played by Cuba Gooding Jr.. The setting of this movie is in the small rural town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976.The movie begins with the main character, Radio, pushing a grocery cart filled with his personal belongings and a radio, which he was affectionately named after, along a train track. During Radio 's frequent journeys

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    Scene Analysis The movie I chose to do my scene analysis on is Do the Right Thing. The scene I chose in the movie is the scene of the 20 “D” Batteries. The scene of the 20 “D” Batteries reflects the movie and the scene because it betrays the ethnic and racial tensions between each race and the cross-cultural communication between them. Throughout the movie the filmmaker Spike Lee uses wide variety of angles but in this scene he uses high angle and low angle. The character Radio Raheem is walking

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    Radio Character Traits

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    As I watched the movie Radio I noticed that each relationship or how each character interacted with one another showed all of the 6 character traits for Personal Growth, the 4 Aspects of Personal Growth, and the Strategies for Personal Growth. The 6 character traits for Personal Growth are Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. The 4 Aspects of Personal Growth is Achievement of Goals, Self-satisfaction, The Ability to Appreciate, and Having positive relationships

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    The movie "Where Do We Go Now?" by Nadine Labaki had won lots of awards in the Cannes Film Festival (Fares 2). The movie was thought provoking and simply beautiful. The movie was about war torn villages wherein Christians and Muslims are having personal conflicts and are plaguing the whole village at large. The conflict had mixed effect in the whole habitants of the village and the women on the movie are trying to keep off men from each other’s throat. The movie was all about the coexistence of Lebanese

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    Movie summary: The movie takes place in Anderson, South Carolina in the late 1970s. The movie is about when a football coach befriends a mentally challenged African-American student (Radio) after he has been harassed and made fun of by the football players. Radio becomes part of the team and transforms from a shy young man into an positive figure to the community. 1. Related chapter or website: Center for Parent Information and Resources. (2015, July). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://www

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    Harlem Renaissance In the 1920’s many African American were searching for a refuge to escape from racism,discrimination, and violence. Many went to place called Harlem, a neighborhood in New York, where they commenced a new style of art, writing, and music. This was known as the Harlem Renaissance, where African Americans had their chance to be known for their skill. Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, were some of the important people who help express the African culture through writing and and

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